1/24 Hero X Wing Build with Maxi Brute Fuselage

[PB BB1]

Have a few emails out, and one to Mr Estes himself. I'll post here if anything turns up.

Meanwhile...

Obsess much? I know I do... was worrying about my Saturn V parts. First picked up a vintage release, following Beaz's way of casting what I needed to leave the kit intact. Then I found another bargain and figured I might as well use the kit-parts and save myself the trouble. Might as well bother making some corrections, though.

Left to right; untrimmed bell, corrected bell, first release bell


BUT there is the dreaded mold damage. Having read about these quirks for a number of years, along with claims that subsequent releases were not as crisp...


...well, I gotta say I'm not going to obsess over this one. The plastic of the later release is less opaque, more of a milky white compared to the old kit, but certainly not suffering any detail loss.

Wondering what my avatar is all about? Have a look at this all kit-part droid strip master pattern that is only one part short of completion. At least I've got the one to cast.


Lastly, the nose cone pattern before final cleanup.