AMT X-wing preview/review

[Quaralane]

First, THANKS, GRENDELS!
I say that because I got this as part of the drawing he did for his 1000th subscriber contest.
It's one of the late reissues of the old AMT/Ertl/MPC 1/43 (or so) X-wing fighter.

I wanted it so I could take a stab at it with today's modelling skills.

Also, thanks to John's assistant, Bibi, who drew my name for the kit

AMT-Ertl X-wing--Badgrendels 1000 subscriber prize

 

[fumblethumbs]

That's a nice look at an old classic there Q! I see a lot of Aves in your future

Silly me...I always thought that big step in the fuselage was intentional :

I mean it's just soooo HUGE!!

Thanks for the peek Q, brought back some nice memories.

 

[Glorfindel]

Oh' how I remember this well. Q your lucky that reissue of that kit comes with a pilot. I had to purchase Hasagawa's 1/48 scale U.S. Navy Pilot set to get a seated guy for mine. Are going to post WIP pics for this?

 

[fumblethumbs]

Q your lucky that reissue of that kit comes with a pilot.

Actually Glorf, if you had that pilot in your hand...You still may have bought a Hase!! For real man...It's baaaaad!

 

[Quaralane]

Actually, the step "is" intentional. The problem comes with the gaps that will form around that step.
And the pilot can be worked with, with patience and a total disregard for what Luke actually wore in the cockpit.

When I start the build, yes, there will be plenty of WIP pics.

And yes, there is a LOT of Aves in my future

 

[fumblethumbs]

Actually, the step "is" intentional. The problem comes with the gaps that will form around that step.

Ahhhhhhhh...OK, I get the tricky issue now

And the pilot can be worked with, with patience and a total disregard for what Luke actually wore in the cockpit.

"a total disregard".....That's funny stuff right there Q!!! ;D

I look forward to seeing how you approach this one! Any thought of lighting it Q?

 

[Quaralane]

I may not light it. Depends a lot on if I decide to put it in flight, or grounded on the landing gear

 

[JohnSimmons]

Nice one Q! Looking forward to see what you do with this one.

 

[Glorfindel]

I'm glad your doing this. Not that I'm saying "better you then me", but I built this a few years back and the inaccuracies can drive one mad. If I remember correctly you called it, and I quote "a well polished turd" when it was finished, for which it was. Today many guys just opt for the FM 72/48 instead. It'll be fun watching you go through memory lane with this one. There are so many of these kits still out there it will be a blast to watch one on a thread.

 

[Quaralane]

I'll try not to disappoint you guys when I tackle her.
But, unlike some modelers out there, I don't need it to be 100% studio correct to be a good model.
We'll likely treat this one as a 'variant' of some kind.

Although, I may borrow heavily on Scott's old Red Six vids for some of my planning