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Blue Leader SS X-Wing

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  • Member since
    August 2009
  • From: Bluegrass
Blue Leader SS X-Wing
Posted by robiwon on Thursday, August 20, 2009 10:13 AM

New member here. Thought I would start out by showing off my Salzo V2 SS X-Wing. Some may have seen it on other forums already but I wanted to get it on here as well. This was built from the resin Salzo V2 kit and is 2 foot long. It took me just over two months to build and was my first SS kit. I chose to go with Blue Leader as there are a lot of Red 3,4, and 5's out there. Blue Leader was never filmed and was repainted to become Red 2 in the movie. The blue markings turned out black against the blue screen.

The electronics were done by me and not a store bought kit. There a 10mm Jumbo Super Bright LEDs in each engine. A single white 5mm LED supplys light to numerous strands of fiber optic in the cockpit. Tamiya clears were used for the different colors. The R2 unit is also lit by a LED and more fiber optics. Rare Earth magnets hold down the strip behind R2. This panel covers access to the battery pack and the on/off switch.

Well enough rambling from me. Enjoy the pictures.

 

Sorry for the blurry pic on this one. I will be doing a new set soon with a proper back drop.

  • Member since
    March 2006
Posted by TD4438 on Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:46 AM
Awesome.Great workmanship.

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    January 2015
  • From: Katy, TX
Posted by Aggieman on Thursday, August 20, 2009 4:00 PM
Fantastic work.  I've never heard of this kit manufacturer.
  • Member since
    June 2008
  • From: Piscataway,NJ
Posted by jtrace214 on Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:25 PM

Thats one of the best X-wings I have ever seen,looks like it coulda been used in the movie.Great work.

 

John

the pic to the left is my weekend condo lol

  • Member since
    December 2007
  • From: Louisville, KY.
Posted by Cosmic J on Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:23 PM
Very nice. Anyway you could make the images larger? I'd love to get a good look at the figure.
  • Member since
    April 2008
  • From: Philadelphia PA
Posted by smeagol the vile on Friday, August 21, 2009 12:33 AM
I also demand larger images.  I must say I approve non red Xwings, the blue is very cool looking on the Xwing

 

  • Member since
    August 2009
  • From: Bluegrass
Posted by robiwon on Friday, August 21, 2009 7:03 AM

Thanks guys. I will take more pics this weekend (bigger as well). The kit was made by Mike Salzo. Unfortunatly it is no longer in production. You can still find them on forums and ebay. But beware of recasts. This is a Version 2, the last one made was a Version 3. It had subtle differences. The kit is all resin, about 5lbs and 2 feet long with a 2 foot wingspan. The figure that was was used in the original filming miniature was a Harrier jet pilot. I replaced mine with a Hasbro "skinny" Luke X-Wing pilot action figure. However he was severly modified. I also ditched the resin R2 unit and used the plastic R2 from the ROG Jedi Starfighter snap kit. It was a fun build and my first big resin kit.

All of the red ships have been done to death and I wanted something different. I have only seen one other build up of Blue Leader. The hard part is that reference material is almost non existant, as it was never on film and repainted very soon after complition.

Wait untill you see what I have planned for my second X-Wing! 

 

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: A secret workshop somewhere in England
Posted by TANGO 1 on Friday, August 21, 2009 3:38 PM

Wow!

thats fantastic! I am well impressed with all the details and lighting. cannot wait to see your next project! Thumbs Up [tup]

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
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    February 2004
  • From: Second City
Posted by arki30 on Friday, August 21, 2009 5:03 PM
That is just cool.  2' long?  Wow. Thumbs Up [tup]

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  • Member since
    September 2009
  • From: Garland , Tx
Posted by batmancustoms on Thursday, September 10, 2009 12:36 AM

Freaking cool!

John 'Panzer' Hinton http://www.batmancustoms.com/
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    September 2009
Posted by caisson2delta on Friday, September 11, 2009 9:18 AM
Very nice work. The blue looks awesome.
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    November 2003
Posted by richter111 on Sunday, October 4, 2009 5:06 PM

I have the captain Cardboard version in my stash, but to be honest, I am too scared to try to build it, I have been thinking of trading it off for some kits I have been wanting.

 

 

Great job on yours, seeing the great build ups makes me figure I cannot do justice to the kit

  • Member since
    August 2009
  • From: Bluegrass
Posted by robiwon on Monday, October 5, 2009 10:07 AM
Bah! I say go for it! Build that puppy. The great thing about X-Wings is that they don't have "perfect" paint jobs. It can be scratched, different colors, streaks, smudges, etc and it will look great. Plus, original CC's and Salzo's are getting hard to come by. I have two of these bad boys, if you need any help along the way I'm willing to help out. The reason I did Blue Leader is I got tired of seeing everyone built as Red 5! I did not want to try and replicate a filming miniature and then get criticised that a smudge or scratch was too thin or too long or shaped wrong, etc.... I did my own thing with this!
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