Four foot X-wing (ILM tribute)

[427 Cobra]

Here are the latest parts I've made for the vault. I apologise for the blurry pics that the scanner takes,but until I get another digicam,I can't take any more photos. This will have to do for now. I'm bidding on one of the pawnshop garbage digital cameras that were demo models for wallyworld on feeblebay,so until the auction ends,I won't know if I'll have another picture taker,or not.



The disc is made up of eight sheets of 0.40" thick styrene superglued together. I turned this on the homemade lathe I put together from a hand drill,and a table mounted vise with duct tape to hold this to it while I held a flat board wrapped with 60 grit sandpaper against the edge of it as it spun around. This sounds thick,but it's only 5" 1/16 inch from front to back. The other round parts are made up of multiple sheets of 0.40" thick styrene glued together,and shaped into a circle by hand with an emery board. I then drilled a hole in each of them,then I reamed the edge of each before inserting another rod inside for the complete effect of the inner ridge each of these have.

The rest of the details are washed out with the light of the scanner,but the little "clock hands" are made from one piece. This is the fifth try,as I couldn't get the correct proportions,and angle to my satisfaction. This has the step graduation in it on the top,and the sides from the bigger part of the "arm" to the smaller tip of it. The rest of the parts are made of multiple sheet styrene pieces as well. I'll post pics of this when I get a digicam. This way,it'll be easier to see the overall result.

The parts that look like a walkie talkie,and a rocket are the pieces that will make up the rivets,and the mounting pin for the "clock hands".