04-27-2024, 02:57 PM
so i am back on the SS Xwing "kit"
i have had a heck of a time the last many years, i wont go into that here, but i am just now able to work on hobby related things
although i have had no time to work on SS or post here i have been visiting the site regularly and looking at peoples builds and research progress - i lack the gift of words to express fully my thanks to everyone here, but thank you nonetheless
i got really amped to finish my xwing so i could build a replica of the Red leader, because of the amazing photos released from the auction site when it was auctioned off late last year - if anyone is unaware of the photos i do not know the protocol for posting them, they certainly were not strict about showing them when they wanted to get the bids going lol
here is a link to the Greg Jein auction page (i think - if you search greg jein auction it is top result)
https://fineart.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=...otNo=89464
also saw a video of someone looking at a pdf of the Japanese book "SW Chronicles: Vehicles" and someone sent that to me - all kinds of mouse problems with that file of course so it is a bit difficult to procure
also it is in Japanese and it was just a raw pile of scans with some duplicates and some missing pages, so of course i have spent about 150 hours totally translating the book to english and cleaning up every page, photoshopping out the Japanese and remastering the whole thing in english...
so here is my official SS X-Wing update
i have not yet got my workshop set up - it is complicated due to the aforementioned stuff i wont go into here, but i am actively working on it and should be able to have a complete X-Wing in 2-3 months
here are some pics, new cannon thing from close up pics from Red One, also now have 7 distinct versions of the engine parts so you could build original Blue leader all the way to Porkins, maybe, i have to do more research with the Chronicles book once i am done with the translating, as i haven't actually looked at the book yet lol
what do you think about the 3d printed part? it would be with a tough resin so it would be about as strong as cast i think
also my Zvezda star destroyer i did last year, about 1200 feet of fiber optic roughly 1600 drilled holes, just to torture myself
i have had a heck of a time the last many years, i wont go into that here, but i am just now able to work on hobby related things
although i have had no time to work on SS or post here i have been visiting the site regularly and looking at peoples builds and research progress - i lack the gift of words to express fully my thanks to everyone here, but thank you nonetheless
i got really amped to finish my xwing so i could build a replica of the Red leader, because of the amazing photos released from the auction site when it was auctioned off late last year - if anyone is unaware of the photos i do not know the protocol for posting them, they certainly were not strict about showing them when they wanted to get the bids going lol
here is a link to the Greg Jein auction page (i think - if you search greg jein auction it is top result)
https://fineart.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=...otNo=89464
also saw a video of someone looking at a pdf of the Japanese book "SW Chronicles: Vehicles" and someone sent that to me - all kinds of mouse problems with that file of course so it is a bit difficult to procure
also it is in Japanese and it was just a raw pile of scans with some duplicates and some missing pages, so of course i have spent about 150 hours totally translating the book to english and cleaning up every page, photoshopping out the Japanese and remastering the whole thing in english...
so here is my official SS X-Wing update
i have not yet got my workshop set up - it is complicated due to the aforementioned stuff i wont go into here, but i am actively working on it and should be able to have a complete X-Wing in 2-3 months
here are some pics, new cannon thing from close up pics from Red One, also now have 7 distinct versions of the engine parts so you could build original Blue leader all the way to Porkins, maybe, i have to do more research with the Chronicles book once i am done with the translating, as i haven't actually looked at the book yet lol
what do you think about the 3d printed part? it would be with a tough resin so it would be about as strong as cast i think
also my Zvezda star destroyer i did last year, about 1200 feet of fiber optic roughly 1600 drilled holes, just to torture myself