09-22-2012, 01:49 PM
Charlie Webb!? Wow, I really don't get on here enough. Sorry I'm late.
I am thrilled you were able to clear this up for us, and a huge thank you for taking the time to post here.
We have often debated the pedigree of the Maxi Brute X Wing, and since my work began on this scratchbuild I was able to aquire a copy of an original X Wing fuselage. Even though it had undergone repairs, I was still uncertain of the Maxi Brute X Wing origins after comparing the two. Amazing what Ron McLaren accomplished from your photographs. Through careful modification and layering styrene on the top of the Maxi X Wing fuselage, it actually measures up to the original.
Our hopeful legends persisted because the rocket is that good. I noticed the bottom is more shallow compared to the original. We have an article that explains the model makers had to increase the depth to accomodate the motors for the wings. I was kicking around the idea perhaps the rocket was derived from their original shallow bottom version. Now I know it was just a rationalization in my mind.
I think I wrote earlier in the thread that it was probably the 77 Christmas Catalog that were the source of the rumors. Its easy to get your hopes up after reading the article and seeing you guys standing next to the original models. Here is a link to the pdf.
http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/catalog...stxmas.pdf
The original X Wing models from Star Wars are mostly gone. We don't have a lot of refernce material and we are nuts about the details. I like to think that our diehard fan replicas are a way of preserving what no longer exists. We'd love to see some of the photos you took if they are still around.
Thanks again Oldcoyote. Its a real treat to have you here.
I am thrilled you were able to clear this up for us, and a huge thank you for taking the time to post here.
We have often debated the pedigree of the Maxi Brute X Wing, and since my work began on this scratchbuild I was able to aquire a copy of an original X Wing fuselage. Even though it had undergone repairs, I was still uncertain of the Maxi Brute X Wing origins after comparing the two. Amazing what Ron McLaren accomplished from your photographs. Through careful modification and layering styrene on the top of the Maxi X Wing fuselage, it actually measures up to the original.
Our hopeful legends persisted because the rocket is that good. I noticed the bottom is more shallow compared to the original. We have an article that explains the model makers had to increase the depth to accomodate the motors for the wings. I was kicking around the idea perhaps the rocket was derived from their original shallow bottom version. Now I know it was just a rationalization in my mind.
I think I wrote earlier in the thread that it was probably the 77 Christmas Catalog that were the source of the rumors. Its easy to get your hopes up after reading the article and seeing you guys standing next to the original models. Here is a link to the pdf.
http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/catalog...stxmas.pdf
The original X Wing models from Star Wars are mostly gone. We don't have a lot of refernce material and we are nuts about the details. I like to think that our diehard fan replicas are a way of preserving what no longer exists. We'd love to see some of the photos you took if they are still around.
Thanks again Oldcoyote. Its a real treat to have you here.