New Star Wars models

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

New Star Wars models

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 6, 2005 4:22 PM

Hey again , I just bought the new re release of the old snap tight ertl X-wing fighter and the MF building the X-wing now and will post pictures as I can , I do have to say while the quality of the kit is rather poor / avarage you can't beat the cost $15.00 brand new , compared to Fine Molds , however you can't beat Fine Molds either .
I'm wondering has anyone else bought any of these kits ? Drop a reply I'd love to hear about it .

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maxx1969

Member since
May 2004
From: Oregon

Posted by maxx1969 on Sunday, March 6, 2005 7:31 PM

I have quite a few of the AMT Star Wars kits and have always enjoyed building them. With some work they can turn out great. Just need lots O putty on hand Yuck [yuck]

. One thing though... Did you mean $15. for both or for the x-wing??? Both I hope

Matt

~Matt T Meyer

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 6, 2005 7:52 PM

I saw these kits the other day, I'm thinking of picking up the At-At at some point...can't beat the price.

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jdavidb

Member since
August 2004
From: Kennesaw, GA

Posted by jdavidb on Sunday, March 6, 2005 8:46 PM

Man all this time I thought they reboxed the bigger X-wing (almost 1/48). I have the small one too. I ground out its entire interior and scratchbuilt a new one. Then I made a 1/72 Cobra 'copter pilot fit in it. The next step was: put it all back in the box because I already built the 1/40-something one! :D

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Sunday, March 6, 2005 10:02 PM

Love to get the Snowspeeder again, I have fond memories of building that kit back in the early 80's.

cheers

Mike

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 7, 2005 1:48 AM

Since they are all made in China where the workers are almost slaves then no wonder they are cheap. :>

Glad to see them comming out again because it's been kind of hard finding older ones like snowspeeder and at-at

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cthulhu77

Member since
January 2003
From: arizona

Posted by cthulhu77 on Monday, March 7, 2005 9:03 AM

I bought both too... cut out the innards of the x-wing , scratchbuilt new landing gear, scratchbuilt the cockpit, and added canards to the nose:
(yeah, I know...it doesn't hold up to the film version...I built the one described in the original script, wheels, etc....so I call this one a T-65 G )
http://members.cox.net/ewaldbros/xwing.JPG

http://www.ewaldbros.com

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Model Grandpa

Member since
July 2003
From: Keizer, Oregon

Posted by Model Grandpa on Monday, March 7, 2005 10:45 PM

I checked on the "new" AMT kits today. Looks like the Snowspeeder will be here before the end of the month, I'll be picking up one of those and also the Star Destroyer when it's released later in the year. The At-At looks like it is a Structors (spl?) kit, which I believe is the wind up mechanism to make it walk, wish they had re-released the large static At-at. Anyhow should be good fun, want to do a Snowspeeder rigged for dessert use this time, which I guess would make it more of a Sandspeeder?

Regards, Dan Building Scale Models At The Speed Of Dark

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 7, 2005 11:06 PM

Man this is sounding like it could lead to a group build ???? any takers ?

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gnsnow

Member since
January 2003
From: Denton, TX

Posted by gnsnow on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 11:23 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by SewerRat

Man this is sounding like it could lead to a group build ???? any takers ?

Definitely!

"Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who can attain it in nothing."
- Eugène Delacroix

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 11:29 AM

Whatever you do... if you finish them before end of May, enter them in the Starshipmodeler.com Star Wars Contest:

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/contest/entries.cfm

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Model Grandpa

Member since
July 2003
From: Keizer, Oregon

Posted by Model Grandpa on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 11:53 AM

OOB Star Wars group build? Good idea for us non-scratch builders, but I would not be able to participate as I'm booked for the year for group builds, but I will watch closely if one gets started. Have fun!

Regards, Dan Building Scale Models At The Speed Of Dark

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 10:16 AM

I'd be in for a OOB Star Wars GB, I have both the larger and snap style X-Wing, the MF (That won't be OOB however), and a Speeder Bike (contemplating building it OOB or doing some simple accurizing).

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Cudamav

Member since
November 2004
From: Nashville, TN

Posted by Cudamav on Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:05 AM

I would be down for a group build as well:).

~Jason "Not all who wander are lost"

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Warhawk68

Member since
July 2003
From: Atlanta, GA

Posted by Warhawk68 on Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:36 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Cudamav

I would be down for a group build as well:).

Hi guys,
I hate to sound like an idiot but.... what is a group build and how does it work?

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SteelSnail

Member since
June 2003
From: México

Posted by SteelSnail on Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:27 PM

Idiot would be the one who didn't ask.
Group Build or GB is when folks agree to build a model in a defined period. For example:
German tanks GB 15/may/2005 - 15/december/2005 would be a group build for people interested in building german tanks models between those dates.
There can be specific rules like OOB (out of the box) if no aftermarkets pieces are to be used or maybe the model kits that can be used.

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Model Grandpa

Member since
July 2003
From: Keizer, Oregon

Posted by Model Grandpa on Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:35 PM

Hello Vince and welcome to the forums.

Group builds are pretty simple things. We, as a group, pick a certain kit or subject and build it during a given time frame. Along the way we post our progress, challenges and solutions and just generally harass one another on the forums. Usually there is a Group Build badge to display as a reward for participating.

Check out the “Group Builds” forum here at FSM and you’ll catch on pretty quick.

Regards, Dan Building Scale Models At The Speed Of Dark

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