X-wing vintage collection as a studio scale base with lighting.

[BenHobbie]

Unboxing pics

 

[Quaralane]

One VERY big X-wing there
And, surprisingly, it's Red 3, and not Red 5

 

[BenHobbie]

One VERY big X-wing there
And, surprisingly, it's Red 3, and not Red 5

Yes

Finding the original astro will br a pain so I will buy any R2 type of the vintage collection and re do the paint sheme

The R2 unit will habe lighting, the engines and the cockpit too.

I think I will use connectors to be able to plug and unplug the astro and the power cell will be in the X-wing itself with switch and recharge port hiden in a service door already on the underside of the ship :

I will use static and flickering LED and one of my trusty Panasonic 3.7v 4700mah I use for lightsaber as power source 8)

 

[peza]

I think I've got just the droid ya lookin for!
you'll have to pm me ya address mym8

 

[BenHobbie]

You got a pm ;D

 

[BenHobbie]

Some progress
























The 18650 will not fit so to have space and since I have not that much power consumption I will go with a smaller 18350 1200mah, like this one:

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/271838562116?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

And for the engines LED I go with those one:

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/170980877148?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&var=470231929820&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[Quaralane]

Looking like a lot of work going into this one

 

[Constantine]

Looking good so far, you going to have a display piece when you are done.

 

[Hagoth]

Quite the project you have started here. This will be impressive when completed.

 

[BenHobbie]

Looking like a lot of work going into this one

Yep :

Looking good so far, you going to have a display piece when you are done.

Thanks

Quite the project you have started here. This will be impressive when completed.

Thanks too

Some progress :

 

[BenHobbie]

 

[BenHobbie]

And that will be all for today :

 

[Grendels]

Nice bit of work going on here.

 

[BenHobbie]

Nice bit of work going on here.

Thanks

 

[Quaralane]

Going to be VERY impressive once you get her back together

 

[BenHobbie]

Going to be VERY impressive once you get her back together

I hope

 

[BenHobbie]

Little update before going to the workshop

 

[Hagoth]

Looking impressive. What is that black stuff you are using for weathering? Can't quite read it but it looks like MAT eye shadow makeup?

 

[BenHobbie]

Looking impressive. What is that black stuff you are using for weathering? Can't quite read it but it looks like MAT eye shadow makeup?

You nailed it

 

[BenHobbie]

Little sunday morning update :