Dedalus5550
Sr Member
The mandibles holding cargo makes a lot of sense, especially considering some of the recent posts. The problem remains that the mandibles in every movie and every scene, as far as I know, are toed-in. Plain and simple. What if all the Y-wing kits were covered in smooth panels because they were like that before the panels were removed? And you couldn't find a model of a Y with all that detail anywhere? Seems simpler to produce, so why not? (This is assuming the ship did look like that. I've read the Clone Wars ship is not quite the same ship, but the OT ship also, once, was covered in panels, too.). FM's mandible issue is further emphasized because they are so far apart. And if moving mandibles explains the FM look, can we also assume that when the mandibles opened up, it caused the jawbox to widen at the mouth to become rectangular? And all that stress on the hull caused the ship to flatten out? Some more of the FM MF mysteries explained?
As far as the new Bandai kit, do we have any really definitive shots to show for sure about it's mandibles? I keep seeing lots of angled shots and can't tell.
Mike Todd
As far as the new Bandai kit, do we have any really definitive shots to show for sure about it's mandibles? I keep seeing lots of angled shots and can't tell.
Mike Todd