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Old 04-03-2019, 10:43 AM
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Awesome build. Added to my to do list.
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Old 05-11-2019, 04:19 AM
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After having been busy with my other ships I have finally arrived at a weekend with no plans and time to continue the X-Wing.

With the first actual wing I didn't take step-by-step pics at I was to buys figuring out how it all went together. So this time I will fix that with the next wing build!

Here we have the parts for the core wing.


I prepare the fold for the major wing part.


And then prepare the inlets on the bottom or inner side of the wing.


Some detail added into the larger one of the two.


Next they are glued into position as shown.

After a first "soft" gluing I "glue-weld" the not visible side with some more white glue applied with a toothpick.

The I prepared this framework which will keep the wing in good shape.

It's just held together by little blobs of glue on the eges but as it is not seen I haven't worried much about how it looks.

Then I start to glue the frame into the wing.

I start with that one edge and then glue the rest after this one has dried.

Once all the sides are glued together I have my first core wing part.

As you can see I have also colored the inner edges of the areas where more details will be added just to be safe.

Next I will be adding the "hump" with the actual engine! To be continued ...

Chris
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Old 05-11-2019, 04:21 AM
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One more thing. Before I continue, I glued the parts that need to be reinforced onto stronger cardboard.

These go onto 0,5mm paper ...


... and these go onto 1mm paper!

The one with the two red "x" actually will be glued again as it needs to be 1,75mm

So for now I will put them under heavy books to press and wait until the glue dries! To be continued ...

Chris
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Old 05-11-2019, 06:24 AM
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This is my first time looking in, and I must say you are doing an amazingly clean and precise job assembling this detailed and wonderfully textured model.
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Old 05-11-2019, 12:26 PM
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This is my first time looking in, and I must say you are doing an amazingly clean and precise job assembling this detailed and wonderfully textured model.

Thank you I love this model so I am trying my best not to mess it up. If I look reeeally close I do see some messy bits But I am happy with it from normal viewing distance!
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Old 05-11-2019, 01:57 PM
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Very nice work! And don't feel bad. My TOS build looks way better off camera than it does on. Resolutions above 720p are not kind.

Even so, you've got a very clean build here.

As a note while you're frame building- you might want to try using a drop of superglue sprinkled with some baking soda- it provides an instant rock hard bond. It's what I use to tack walls in place, ect. Watch out, though, because when the superglue and the baking soda hit each other there's a thermal reaction that can be a little warm on the fingers... very old trick from the model boat/airplane world. The resulting 'cement' can also be shaped, drilled and painted fairly easily. Anyway, it might speed up the build process for you on those areas that will be covered.

Great build!
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Old 05-11-2019, 07:30 PM
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Very nice work! And don't feel bad. My TOS build looks way better off camera than it does on. Resolutions above 720p are not kind.

Even so, you've got a very clean build here.

As a note while you're frame building- you might want to try using a drop of superglue sprinkled with some baking soda- it provides an instant rock hard bond. It's what I use to tack walls in place, ect. Watch out, though, because when the superglue and the baking soda hit each other there's a thermal reaction that can be a little warm on the fingers... very old trick from the model boat/airplane world. The resulting 'cement' can also be shaped, drilled and painted fairly easily. Anyway, it might speed up the build process for you on those areas that will be covered.

Great build!
That's an interesting tip. Never heard of the baking soda mix before. Will try it. Thank you.

In the meantime I continue with the "hump".

These parts will form the main frame for it.

This side part gets wrapped around a double up former.


Glued together ...


... and dry fit with the wing.


Next I glue it all together and trim the engine tube inside.


On the other side there's this to cover up now.


On the wing tip I added these details.


And on the "hump" there's also more details to add.


So now I got the wing like this.


Next up are the round engine parts. To be continued ...

Chris
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Old 05-12-2019, 12:37 AM
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Super clean construction here, very impressive!
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Great job there, everything looks great.
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Old 05-12-2019, 08:52 AM
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Thank you guys!

On with the engines I go ...

These parts will turn into the main engine turbine.

I am always a bit uneasy still with gluing on edge, so I added these glue tabs to help when the cover part comes on.


Also added parts to make the round parts stay straight up.


Added the details to the cover parts ...


... and glued the cover on.


And finally glued the whole section onto the "hump" on the wing.


Next up is the smaller engine turbine/exhaust? part. To be continued ...

Chris
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