Four foot X-wing (ILM tribute)

[427 Cobra]

(02-14-2010, 12:18 PM)79 Daytona Wrote: Cobra i thought the first one looked pretty damn close but from looking at the pic's and your drawings i think you really nailed it with the second one.

Great work my friend!!!!!!

Do you mean the FOURTH one? Just look at the second photo from the top - this is how many tries it took me to get this right.

(02-14-2010, 02:38 PM)jasonwright.1972 Wrote: Yeah thats it mate. I wanted to say I thought you were a bit small on the first run & shouldhave spoken up then. From now on I'll trust my eye cause that looks spot on Cris. You may want to check out Greeble Gremlins new build at the RPF. If you can't let me know.

Like I said in the first post with this turnbuckle turd - all questions,and comments were more than welcomed. This is because I knew I was on the right track,but it just didn't have the right appearance no matter what I did. I drilled the holes on the first one twice,after filling them with styrene rods I made. It still had the wrong look because,this is short,and wide - not long,and thin. Finding the correct angles,and proportion between the lenticular shaped part,and the "eyes" was the worst part of it all. I didn't see the fins on the sides until after I made the third attempt at making this piece. There are so many reticulating angles,and surfaces that making this was a logistical nightmare!

I worked on this model long enough! I need to finish it,so I can produce other products that I have promised to other people. I need to get on the ball,as making these last peices took me four days,and many hours of scrutinizing Ira keelers' work,as well as that of my own. I know that Ira Keeler,and Mike fulmar are the two who made this model,but I don't know what was going through their minds when they decided on the kits they used for this part of the build. ????