01-08-2010, 01:39 AM
Thank you Jason. No responses yet, and I doubt I'll hear from any of those guys... but we'll see. I'm even using facebook.
Cobra, this is the kind of feedback I need. I was just explaining to a friend of mine that making this fuselage 'perfect' geometrically would be going too far.
However, I do wish to correct some things... not all, but some. Anything that looks flat out sloppy to me I'll fix, especially because I'm sure those guys back then would have given more time. Take my droid strip for example; the messerschmitt part at the center is actually 2 messerchmitt parts. The single part used on the original does not sit flat (small gap under the back curved edge), but there is a flat part in the kit that corrects this... and I used it. I am very fussy about fitment... I actually sanded channels in that dark green plastic so I wouldn't have to worry about any gaps from the raised borders of the deck. I won't even have to seal this before it goes in rubber. No undercuts, no gaps... just styrene bonded with tenax.
I am flattered you think this will be the closest we'll get. It is still too fat when compared to the Red 3 reference. BUT, this is just one bird and I can't help think that Red 2 (the first X wing built) is closer in shape to the original nose part coming out of the mold. I will be filling the line that was the seam as this would not have been on the original nose, but the advice will be heeded. The MB nose cone features a separate injection molded styrene part that goes on the bottom. There may be some quirks here and there, and I'm not going to back the opening of the nose until the fuselage top is done. Looking for some play, but a solid surface to surface fit.
Please guys, more feedback. What do you think of the shape of the nose? Keep in mind the layered styrene you see in the notch on the Hero models was an individual add-on, and the nose would be cut through for access to the mounting point. This is why there is no panel line on the pyros extind top to bottom. We also know styrene was used to extend the angled profile of the nose on the bottom half of the fuselage. Please note red 3 does not have this addition.
Cobra, this is the kind of feedback I need. I was just explaining to a friend of mine that making this fuselage 'perfect' geometrically would be going too far.
However, I do wish to correct some things... not all, but some. Anything that looks flat out sloppy to me I'll fix, especially because I'm sure those guys back then would have given more time. Take my droid strip for example; the messerschmitt part at the center is actually 2 messerchmitt parts. The single part used on the original does not sit flat (small gap under the back curved edge), but there is a flat part in the kit that corrects this... and I used it. I am very fussy about fitment... I actually sanded channels in that dark green plastic so I wouldn't have to worry about any gaps from the raised borders of the deck. I won't even have to seal this before it goes in rubber. No undercuts, no gaps... just styrene bonded with tenax.
I am flattered you think this will be the closest we'll get. It is still too fat when compared to the Red 3 reference. BUT, this is just one bird and I can't help think that Red 2 (the first X wing built) is closer in shape to the original nose part coming out of the mold. I will be filling the line that was the seam as this would not have been on the original nose, but the advice will be heeded. The MB nose cone features a separate injection molded styrene part that goes on the bottom. There may be some quirks here and there, and I'm not going to back the opening of the nose until the fuselage top is done. Looking for some play, but a solid surface to surface fit.
Please guys, more feedback. What do you think of the shape of the nose? Keep in mind the layered styrene you see in the notch on the Hero models was an individual add-on, and the nose would be cut through for access to the mounting point. This is why there is no panel line on the pyros extind top to bottom. We also know styrene was used to extend the angled profile of the nose on the bottom half of the fuselage. Please note red 3 does not have this addition.