Topic: [MAXX-Replicas] X-WING FIGHTER - Hasbro conversion W.I.P. - 02/21/14

[Mr. Black]

Looking real good, love your attention to detail! Man, I didn't know Rebelcon was on 17/5. I'm away for the weekend then, otherwise I'd definitely would've dropped by!

[Tamer]

My comments are on the front page. Wow!

[Sjefke]

Just ....Wow!
I cant wait to see the weathering process.

[Road Warrior]

VERY envious of your skillset. Beautiful execution.

[Luke Sprywalker]

Oh yes, this looks amazing! Where are you getting the model or cast parts from for the details?

[maxx-replicas]

Thanks a lot for your coments  

Looking real good, love your attention to detail! Man, I didn't know Rebelcon was on 17/5. I'm away for the weekend then, otherwise I'd definitely would've dropped by!

What a pity, but maybe we'll see us in 2015 -> REBEL CON V  

Oh yes, this looks amazing! Where are you getting the model or cast parts from for the details?

Some of the detail parts are recasts from a real studio-scale kit which I bought some time ago: the cockpit, the small "yellow" parts under the engines and the part on top of the model (behind the R2-Unit)
All other details parts (the white ones) are made by hand.

Here are some new pictures with the finial cockpit illumination (more as usual here: http://maxx-replicas.jimdo.com/coming-soon-w-i-p/x-wing-fighter/)







more soon...

[Mr. Black]

Rebel Con V has just been marked in my agenda  Gelsenkirchen is only a 1.5 hour drive for me.

I really dig the cockpit lights. Wish I picked up those cheap christmas lights when I had the chance  I've got this A-Wing on hold, because I couldn't figure out what to do with the cockpit. I'll have to modify it so I can add lights like these as well.

[Tamer]

Wow, what awesome light work. I think I would fall over passed out if Hasbro even gave us just a bit of this as far as cockpit lighting. Off to share.

[Luke Sprywalker]

That cockpit is amazing! The scale and brightness of the lights is just perfect. Thanks for the info, the yellow parts are exactly what I was asking about. A find molds cast is what they re from?

[Sjefke]

Inspiring.  I've got to learn how to work with fiber optics.  Can you recommend a good resource Maxx Replica?

[FialaFernbrugg]

By far the most detailed X-Wing Fighter I've ever seen.
I wish I would have your skills to upgrade the new Revell X-Wing.

[hemble]

WOW and here I thought that this build was amazing already and then you go and throw fiber optics in as well and just blow me away. Just stunning work .

Ron

[maxx-replicas]

Thanks so much for your feedbacks - but there is still a lot to do -> painting & weathering 

A find molds cast is what they re from?

I've made the mold by myself -  the parts a recasted from a "Captain Cardboard Studio Scale X-Wing Model".
The "source" of Capt. Cardboards kit was an original ILM pyro X-Wing model 

Inspiring.  I've got to learn how to work with fiber optics.  Can you recommend a good resource Maxx Replica?

Here you can find some informations about fibreoptic illumination: http://www.starwarsmodels.com/techelec.html

Here's a little update with some picturss after I've primed the model:









more very soon...

[Tamer]

Just outstanding. You can read more of my comments on the front page.

[maxx-replicas]

Many thanks my friend