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wingform84

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August 2008
From: Tuscaloosa, AL

MPC X-Wing - Light it up - 9 Images

Posted by wingform84 on Friday, November 21, 2008 8:34 PM

Made from a MPC/ERTL Return of the Jedi X-Wing Fighter kit and the lighting kit from voodoo fx. This was the first time I ever did soldering, and it was honestly a pain getting it into those tiny holes Overall it took me around a month, but most of that was the wiring/cutting because the actual kit went together really easily. That pilot figure is a pain, I swear is the exact same as the driver sitting in my 1:24 scale Buick Lola Indy Car. Weathered/battle damaged. First time I ever really used my airbrush instead of a spray can too. Built for a good friend's Christmas present since she's like obsessed with Star Wars and admires my models. Feedback is of course welcome.

That's the best I can do as far as shots of it turned on, my camera isn't good in the dark

And I really wonder why they made the star at the base of the stand two peices...

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Boba Fett

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May 2008
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Posted by Boba Fett on Friday, November 21, 2008 9:22 PM

Looks great! My only rub is the lighting in the cockpit looks like a strobe light is in there. Maybe you could tone the lights down a little with paper filters?

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DesertRat

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February 2007
From: Casa Grande, Az.

Posted by DesertRat on Friday, November 21, 2008 9:50 PM

The lighting does kinda mess with the pictures. But the exaust/afterburner affect looks spot on! Very well done!

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SkullGundam

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February 2008
From: Schaumburg, IL

Posted by SkullGundam on Friday, November 21, 2008 10:21 PM

I agree, the lighting in the engines looks great, like there's a little afterburner firing.

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Puma_Adder

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May 2008
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Posted by Puma_Adder on Sunday, November 23, 2008 4:44 PM

Very nice! I agree with what has been said before me though, the cockpit lights are to bright, but the thrusters are perfect!

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Cosmic J

Member since
December 2007
From: Louisville, KY.

Posted by Cosmic J on Monday, November 24, 2008 9:55 PM

Wow, that takes me back. This was like the third kit I ever built. I had forgotten about the wobbly stand.

Not bad for a first time airbrush job. Are you hooked now? Cool [8D]

I got one of those big Pro Modeler light and sound X-wing kits, but I haven't built it yet. Any insight or tips on wiring or lighting one of these?

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wingform84

Member since
August 2008
From: Tuscaloosa, AL

Posted by wingform84 on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:43 AM

Thanks for the input, I'll have to see what I can do about that cockpit light. I thought it looked kinda bright too but didn't really know of a way to fix it

Cosmic J - The best thing I can say about the lighting kit is... be patient. I don't know if the one that comes with the pro modeler kit requires a lot of soldering but that was honestly the hardest part. Since it came with it I doubt you'll have to do as much removing parts as I did, by the time I was done there were plastic shards everywhere XD I do love the airbrush, and it definately opens some new opportunities to me. I actually bought it to be able to make more unique colors for my cars but thought it would work great for the damage on this one.

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Boba Fett

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May 2008
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Posted by Boba Fett on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 1:35 PM

wingform84 wrote:

Thanks for the input, I'll have to see what I can do about that cockpit light. I thought it looked kinda bright too but didn't really know of a way to fix it