Bandai Ralph McQuarrie-ish concept X-wing

DARTH SABER

Master Member

• Jun 14, 2017

• #1

The new resistance X-wings are so similar to Mcquarries design that I just had to make one of these.

I took some artistic liberty with the wing markings simply because I always felt it needed something in the wings. (No offense to Ralph)
I decided to go with a 1970's design style motif to stay in line with the common design markings often used by Ralph and other concept artists (Syd Mead) during the 70's and to maintain the common "L" shape found on the other "X-wings.
These type of 70's style markings can also be seen on the Y-wing and Lukes land speeder.

Gave it a light weathering because I just wanted it to stay relatively clean.
Also did some minor surgery here and there.

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StevenBills

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• Jun 14, 2017

• #2

Love it! Very nice mods and paint work. I really like the orange markings on the wings. Sort of a precursor to the ANH X-Wings. Very good!

SB

 

Jaitea

Master Member

• Jun 14, 2017

• #3

Lovely work DS

Love the closed up section behind the droid

Nice & sleek.....& the stripes wow

J

 

Axlotl

Master Member

• Jun 14, 2017

• #4

Beautiful! I need to buy one of these kits so I can have my own McQuarry X-Wing.

 

joez2391

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RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Jun 14, 2017

• #5

awesome job on this kit, the stripes on the wings are so unique but it fits the look of the ship perfectly! very impressive build

 

Mustangkevin

Active Member

• Jun 14, 2017

• #6

I wasn't planning on getting one of these after seeing this I may have to reconsider!

 

DARTH SABER

Master Member

• Jun 14, 2017

• #7

Some of the minor mods-

Sanded down the sharp edges on the fuselage until it was nice and curvy.

Covered the greebly strip behind the astromech droid to streamline it a bit

Cut off 1/3 of BB-8s head to match thr little flat cap on the droid in the McQuarrie painting.

Added a lift under BB-8 so he would sit up higher.

Swapped the cannons on the left to the right and vice versa. When swapped out on this bandi kit the flash hiders lay horizontal instead of vertical like the McQuarrie art.

Added the vent panels on the engine intake using the little flat tabs that were part of the sprue.




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Axlotl

Master Member

• Jun 14, 2017

• #8

It's gorgeous, man.
I love it.

 

DARTH SABER

Master Member

• Jun 15, 2017

• #9

Axlotl said:

It's gorgeous, man.
I love it.

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Thanks man!


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Dobber

Well-Known Member

• Jun 15, 2017

• #10

Outstanding! I love it! I also really like the markings you came up with for the wings. I think I may want replicate that.

Great build

Chris

 

minifig

Sr Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Jun 15, 2017

• #11

...Brilliant...

 

Galactican

Sr Member

• Jun 16, 2017

• #12

I think I'll be making one, too.

 

Hunk a Junk

Sr Member

• Jun 16, 2017

• #13

Honestly, I like this paint job better than what we saw in the movie.

 

DARTH SABER

Master Member

• Jun 16, 2017

• #14

Thanks!
Im actually thinking of making another one (non McQuarrie) with a completely custom paintjob.
Entirely 70's style inspired.

 

ggriffaw

Sr Member

• Jun 16, 2017

• #15

DARTH SABER said:

Some of the minor mods-

Sanded down the sharp edges on the fuselage until it was nice and curvy.

Covered the greebly strip behind the astromech droid to streamline it a bit

Cut off 1/3 of BB-8s head to match thr little flat cap on the droid in the McQuarrie painting.

Added a lift under BB-8 so he would sit up higher.

Swapped the cannons on the left to the right and vice versa. When swapped out on this bandi kit the flash hiders lay horizontal instead of vertical like the McQuarrie art.

Added the vent panels on the engine intake using the little flat tabs that were part of the sprue.




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The model looks great!

What was the reason for rotating the flash hiders?



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Last edited: Jun 16, 2017

DARTH SABER

Master Member

• Jun 16, 2017

• #16

ggriffaw said:

The model looks great!

What was the reason for rotating the flash hiders?



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They are positioned horizontally instead of vertically when switched.
Thats how the mcquarrie painting has them.




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ggriffaw

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• Jun 16, 2017

• #17

DARTH SABER said:

They are positioned horizontally instead of vertically when switched.
Thats how the mcquarrie painting has them.




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Which painting is that? When I search on Google for "McQuarrie X-Wing", I see some McQuarrie inspired models and images with them horizontal, but the actual McQuarrie painting behind the X-Wing in the trench with a bunch of laser bolts shows them vertically. There must be some McQuarrie image that shows them horizontally, but I can't find it.

http://a.dilcdn.com/bl/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/01/32-Trench.png

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DARTH SABER

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• Jun 16, 2017

• #18

ggriffaw said:

Which painting is that? When I search on Google for "McQuarrie X-Wing", I see some McQuarrie inspired models and images with them horizontal, but the actual McQuarrie painting behind the X-Wing in the trench with a bunch of laser bolts shows them vertically. There must be some McQuarrie image that shows them horizontally, but I can't find it.

http://a.dilcdn.com/bl/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/01/32-Trench.png

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Hmm. I think i may have seen it on one of the existing models and thought it was from the McQuarrie painting.
Either way I can easily swap them out.
I still like then in the horizontal position.

Dont know what the consensus is on that other McQuarrie painting (the one you posted)...it doesnt seem to be the same X-wing from the other painting.






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DARTH SABER

Master Member

• Jun 16, 2017

• #19

ggriffaw said:

Which painting is that? When I search on Google for "McQuarrie X-Wing", I see some McQuarrie inspired models and images with them horizontal, but the actual McQuarrie painting behind the X-Wing in the trench with a bunch of laser bolts shows them vertically. There must be some McQuarrie image that shows them horizontally, but I can't find it.

http://a.dilcdn.com/bl/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/01/32-Trench.png

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Nevermind, i found it.

My mistake, it was actually a Joe Johnston sketch of Ralphs X Wing-

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robn1

Master Member

• Jun 17, 2017

• #20

Yeah the horizontal flash hiders seem to be in Johnston's sketches, and aren't even visible in one of the paintings. But horizontal is an interesting variation, and seems more effective from the pilot's vantage point.