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TonyT
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A little X wing inspiration

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This was a model I haven't finished, I got to an impasse on the cockpit framing etc and have left it, but I thought you might like to see it, the bottom wasn't finished and bar the rear nozzle which is a deodorant cap, the rest is plastic card, plastic rod and strut, with just a little ally mesh used in car repairs added :D


http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff32 ... ftSide.jpg

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff32 ... /top-1.jpg

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff32 ... efront.jpg

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff32 ... eFront.jpg

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff32 ... y/rear.jpg

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Post by Tony Agustin »

Now that's what I'm talking about! Nice!
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Post by TazMan2000 »

It's definitely an eye catcher. Love the weathering. Top notch.

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When Star wars meet Mad Max...

Great job,
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I like it a lot.Now build a base as a small diorama so it looks like crushed and abandoned.
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Love it.

Needs really cr@ppy landing gear to match.

Otherwise, love it.
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I LOVE THIS! It would be right at home in the Firefly universe. :D
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Post by WarpeD »

Definite Klingon overtones too. Nice work.
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Man, that is the dog's bollocks. Great model, thanks a bunch for sharing it with us.
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brilliantly done!
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'Fresh and interesting, mon. Is she named yet? I nominate Junkyard Defender.
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leroyo wrote:When Star wars meet Mad Max...
Now just to have the pilot's handle on the side...Toe-cutter
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Holy crap! The weathering is fantastic. Nice job!
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Wow, and...wow!:shock:

I'd fly that for a dollar!
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Post by AbsoluteSciFi »

Is that a pick ax and sledge hammer on the right wing? YES. In case the 105mm cannons on the overly-piped wings fail, the pilot can jump out there and throw heavy objects at the enemy! So cool!

Seriously, The only thing I don't like is the front end where I can see the base styrene plastic showing under the nice paint job you did. Cap it. Fill it. Paint it black, anything to blend it into the rest of the model!
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Post by TonyT »

The front was never finished, as with the underside, I wasn't happy with the canopy so I abandoned it, it just looks wrong, may when I feel able to carry on and finish it. :)
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Post by tiking »

Very old thread but what an amazing build. Nicely done Tony.
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KWSTAS wrote:I like it a lot.Now build a base as a small diorama so it looks like crushed and abandoned.
Make it look like a crash scene. Reminds me of artwork done by Chris Foss for a book with a crashed spacecraft and the pilots skeleton still in the cockpit.
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