ScottishDave Posted December 1, 2015 Author 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. , Exactly . unfortunately it only comes in tan right now Exactly . I'm tempted to buy some and spray them black... .
ScottishDave Posted December 1, 2015 Author Posted December 1, 2015 I gave in to temptation and ordered some. Thank you very much for the suggestion, Smitty500!
All in the Reflexes Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 It annoys me thats not in LDD let us know how you get on Dave!
Lord Tyrus Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 Fantastic job! We're seeing so many of these at the moment, and the film's not even out yet!
Pcm979 Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) Great work! I've been wanting to make a Resistance X-Wing myself. What I'm really concerned about is making the wings flush when closed. How tricky is it to make that work with the Psiaki-style internals? Edited December 4, 2015 by Pcm979
ScottishDave Posted December 4, 2015 Author Posted December 4, 2015 Great work! I've been wanting to make a Resistance X-Wing myself. What I'm really concerned about is making the wings flush when closed. How tricky is it to make that work with the Psiaki-style internals? Well, there are two parts to that answer... Firstly: Psiaki's original design involved click hinges placed at 180 degrees to one another, to attach the bottom wing upside down. This produced a gap of half a plate's thickness. My design has both wings the right way up and side by side, so it totally eliminates that gap. Secondly: The wings do sag slightly, due to the tolerances of lego and the clutch power of the parts. The upper wings are supported by the landing stands: the lower wings are not. On my white X-wing there is a noticable sag when the ship is landed between the upper and lower wings. This could be corrected by redesigning the landing gear (I have not gotten around to this yet but it is on the "to do" list.) Due to having newer parts, the wings on my black x-wing (of identical design) do not sag at all. I hope this answers your question.
Pcm979 Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Thanks, that answers my question perfectly! I don't suppose you have any shots of this landing gear issue? I wonder if it's something that would also apply to a simple mod of the 75102 Poe's X-Wing Fighter with new wings and opening mechanism, because that's about where my skill level's at (if not a bit beyond me, to be perfectly honest).
ScottishDave Posted December 4, 2015 Author Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) Well, in this photo you can see the position of the landing legs: They are positioned under the upper wings, and push up on them slightly: at the same time, the lower wings are dragged down by the weight of the guns. You can see the effect in the photo I posted on the first page, repeated here for clarity: As you can see, there is a bit of white visible under the curved slopes by the guns. If the wings were level, this wouldn't be visible. To make this go away, the parts need to clutch tighter... ... actually, typing that out just gave me the solution. I've replaced one of the 1x2 tiles on top of each lower wing with a jumper plate, which grips on to the underside of the upper engines: and it has completely solved the problem. Thanks for prompting me to look at it! -- Dave. EDIT: Actually, just putting a jumper on one side is quite enough, and it makes it easier to open. Edited December 4, 2015 by ScottishDave
Pcm979 Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Wow, I'm glad to help! Thanks for the breakdown; If I do end up making one of my own and posting it up here, I'll be sure to give you credit!
Joe7218 Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 Hi Scottishdave! If i where to build your x wing i dont have the part #57906 so do you have any substitutes i coukd use for it?
ScottishDave Posted December 19, 2015 Author Posted December 19, 2015 Joe7218, That's a tricky question. I've seen people use 45301 to great effect, and also 47397 and 47398. It isn't a question of just plopping those parts into the design and hoping for the best though: you'll have to redesign the entire nose. Good luck!
Joe7218 Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 Joe7218, That's a tricky question. I've seen people use 45301 to great effect, and also 47397 and 47398. It isn't a question of just plopping those parts into the design and hoping for the best though: you'll have to redesign the entire nose. Good luck! cool thanks ill try my best!
Tracytron Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 On 17/11/2015 at 9:25 PM, Hold0511 said: They all look fab - great job! Thunderbirds fan? Ps you'll only really understand why I'm asking this if you are.
Captain Nemo Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 @Tracytron - Stop drudging up old topics to add an offhand comment. You have already been told, yesterday in fact, that this is not appropriate behavior. Do not continue to do this in the future. Thank you.
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