ScottishDave Posted November 15, 2015 Posted November 15, 2015 (edited) Here is my version of the T-70 X-Wing from "The Force Awakens": This rendition owes a lot to Mike Psiaki's T-65 X-Wing: in particular I took the nose and the X-Wing opening mechanism from his design. For the rest of the design, I was trying to capture the fact that the T-70 has a much smoother and sleeker shape than the boxy ol' 1970s T-65. I had a lot of fun with the engine intakes: I was trying to capture the slight inward curve at the front, and the large area of flat silver. The sloping area between the engines and the wings was quite challenging: in the end, I borrowed some ideas from BaronSat's T-70. I am especially pleased with the rear of the engines: not just the correct off-set from the centre, but the technic cams which attach the engines securely and semi-accurately. The only problem is that the cams are not cheap or readily available in white. There are more photos on the flickr album: do enjoy, and please let me know what you think. Edited November 15, 2015 by ScottishDave
FTG Prime Posted November 15, 2015 Posted November 15, 2015 Wow it looks really good man !! I was going to post my T-70 today too xD
Koenta Posted November 15, 2015 Posted November 15, 2015 (edited) That's a slick looking T70 Edited November 15, 2015 by Koenta
Dameronian Posted November 15, 2015 Posted November 15, 2015 Beautiful! Best rendition of the engines I've seen!
YellowCorvette Posted November 15, 2015 Posted November 15, 2015 Looks great, but the windscreen placement is very similar to my version. Aside for that, the T-70 looks smooth and looks less bulky than my version. Your T-70 makes my T-70 looks crappy now......... but I appreciate anyone who can did better than me. Good job!
Graham Gidman Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Awww yeah, best version of this I've seen yet. Well done!
TheBear Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Great job, that looks really good. I have been put off attempting one of these due to there being no suitable part for the semi-circular engine intakes, but your solution is pretty decent. Looks great, but the windscreen placement is very similar to my version. The windscreen placement is from Psiaki's X-Wing, even if you came up with it independently.
ScottishDave Posted November 16, 2015 Author Posted November 16, 2015 Thanks for all the nice comments, guys! Great job, that looks really good. I have been put off attempting one of these due to there being no suitable part for the semi-circular engine intakes, but your solution is pretty decent. Thank you! The curved slopes do move around a bit, so it ain't perfect: but I'm pleased with the overall effect. Looks great, but the windscreen placement is very similar to my version. You are definitely the first person to use that part on a T-70, and I apologise for not mentioning this in my original post. However, it was not a deliberate snub! The windscreen placement is from Psiaki's X-Wing, even if you came up with it independently. What he said.... I honestly thought that you had drawn inspiration for the canopy from the Psiaki X-Wing. As TheBear knows, I already have a Psiaki-inspired T-65. My use of the part was based directly on this model, as I wanted a matching pair, like so: (with apologies for the hunk of junk photobombing the shot )
YellowCorvette Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 You are definitely the first person to use that part on a T-70, and I apologise for not mentioning this in my original post. However, it was not a deliberate snub! Never mind. I appreciate anyone who can did a better job.
meowmachine Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 I like it. The nose does look a bit awkward.
Gouniaf Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 Great amont of details, especially on the rear and on the engines. I like the design of your ship, very close to the original one.
MilkPls69 Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Absolutely amazing been thinking of making something like this with my own!
FatB Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Barrels! Genius. Love the detailing on the rear of the fuselage.
ScottishDave Posted November 29, 2015 Author Posted November 29, 2015 Thank you for the nice comments, chaps: much appreciated. I'm currently working on a black and orange one: (Yes, the canopy is non purist. Please forgive me , on the grounds that it looks really cool.)
MilkPls69 Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 I hope it's cool with you but I have started to mod my LDD Psiaki X-wing to look like yours.
ScottishDave Posted November 30, 2015 Author Posted November 30, 2015 Wow, excellent! That's a great start. Very interested to see where you are going with the nose. Just a quick suggestion - you can get rid of the entire "click hinge"/180 thing on the wing mechanism - it makes them stronger and lets you have both sets of wings the right way up. I attached the engines using a variant of the technique which billyamy used on his thread (and for much the same reason - it is a classic way to do 180 degree joins). I hope this helps!
Smitty500 Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 I just recently discovered this piece, but I think it would look perfect insode the engines and give it some detail. , unfortunately it only comes in tan right now
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