The One-Stop X-Wing Thread (1/24 original trilogy studio models only)

[purpleyez]

Hello all, I am a serious newbie here so please forgive me if I am posting this in the wrong place... I really didn't want to to start a new thread if that was not appropriate so tried to find an existing one that would possibly be the best place to ask. Actually I was hoping to find the info I need here but no luck. So...

I am intending to start my Salzo SS X-Wing in the nearish future - I think it's a V2, purchased from Starship Modeler in Oct 2006. So I am wondering what the options are for armatures for this kit. I see plenty references to the Mike Reader armature but all references I can find to obtaining that armature point to an alert page on modelermagic.com. I visited that page and link there to Mike's page is a dead link. So my question/s is/are; does anyone know if Mike Reader's armature is still available and if so how do I contact him and also what are the other options for X-Wing armatures if any? I guess then the next question is should this be a seperate thread that can then be linked to in this thread to help others in the future?

Thanks all,

Lee

 

[Jkirkon]

Hi Lee,

I bought an armature from Mike Reader late last year. He is still making them. I'll have to dig around for his email address, but I have it somewhere. I'll pm it to you when I find it.

 

[Jkirkon]

Hello all, I am a serious newbie here so please forgive me if I am posting this in the wrong place... I really didn't want to to start a new thread if that was not appropriate so tried to find an existing one that would possibly be the best place to ask. Actually I was hoping to find the info I need here but no luck. So...

I am intending to start my Salzo SS X-Wing in the nearish future - I think it's a V2, purchased from Starship Modeler in Oct 2006. So I am wondering what the options are for armatures for this kit. I see plenty references to the Mike Reader armature but all references I can find to obtaining that armature point to an alert page on modelermagic.com. I visited that page and link there to Mike's page is a dead link. So my question/s is/are; does anyone know if Mike Reader's armature is still available and if so how do I contact him and also what are the other options for X-Wing armatures if any? I guess then the next question is should this be a seperate thread that can then be linked to in this thread to help others in the future?

Thanks all,

Lee

Mikes contact info is: reader@mymts.net

 

[purpleyez]

Thank you for that info Jkirkon - I will definitely fire an email off to him.

I am still interested to know what, if any, other options are available if anyone has more suggestions.

Cheers,

Lee

 

[kokkari]

Hey guys, I know there has been a little discussion here and there, but is there a thread regarding the destruction of the original Red 5 model? Why it was changed to Red 4, why it was dismantled, etc...? Even if no one really knows, has there been any speculation?

 

[Jkirkon]

Sad that what once was such a beautiful ship is now in that state.


No idea why it was converted to Red 4, but I would also be interested in knowing the tale.

 

[ShowCraft]

A recent find. I’m fairly certain this is the correct stuff.

 

[Scott Graham]

Yeah, that’s the stuff I have. Same number. It seems to have come in tan, white and red. Good find!

 

[Studio Kitbash]

Is there a Parts Map of the X-Wing (i.e., Red Five) the way there is for Red Jammer Y-Wing? And if so, can someone point me to it?

 

[Scott Graham]

Here are some. I can't remember how the red jammer maps went, but this is a start.

https://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=191952

There's a really good CG one that's got all of the parts. I can't remember where I've seen that lately but will post it if I come across it.

 

[Scott Graham]

Found those CG pics. There is some great info and research in this thread:

https://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=236230

 

[Treadwell]

brass tubing:

Long ago I copy/pasted some information and kept it on file, and it lists 8 sizes required. But I only see five sections of tubing on the cannons.

???

Here's that copied list:

3/32
1/8
5/32
3/16
7/32
1/4
9/32
5/16

.014 wall thickness

 

[Jkirkon]

Some additional information on brass cannons

 

[Jkirkon]

What happened to all the saved threads in this post?

They get lost when the site was upgraded? I hope not, this was a gold mine of information.

 

[whb64]

There is a TON of information in this thread! Thanks all!

One thing I am not seeing or able to easily find is how the wing mechanism works. I

 

[eze38]

It seems like almost all the threads have been lost; at least most have lost their photos... Am sad about this.

 

[acesh007]

It seems like almost all the threads have been lost; at least most have lost their photos... Am sad about this.

I've noticed that a lot of the older threads are dead links. I sure hope someone can recover those. Such a wealth of knowledge is gone.

 

[ecl]

I came to this thread too late; working on my first studio scale x-wing Kit now.....if only I’d gotten here years ago when the photos and links were still active!

 

[Jkirkon]

I came to this thread too late; working on my first studio scale x-wing Kit now.....if only I’d gotten here years ago when the photos and links were still active!

What specific reference are you looking for?

 

[ecl]

What specific reference are you looking for?

Mostly been looking for as many Photos and bits of info regarding the pyros. Luckily I’ve found some good stuff after digging around a bit, but so much of the old links no longer work!