It's been a long time since I've seen this 1/35 scale X-Wing kit, noticeably bigger than the old *mpc* kit from 1978 which is some weird box scale that isn't exactly 1/48 scale, always hard to find a pilot figure that can pass as a rebel pilot with that one. Very nice work!
@EagleSciFiModeler12 күн бұрын
Thanks, I have another I'm going to build one day with my own lighting and with the moving parts.
@jcwoodman52857 ай бұрын
Sweet!😊 Im thinking of doing the 1/48th Fine Molds kit with electronics & moving s foils...
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
Thanks! I wasn't aware they made one...I'll have to see if I can find it now...lol
@jcwoodman52857 ай бұрын
@@EagleSciFiModeler Yes, there are standard X wing kits in 1/48th by Fine Molds but there is a version with all the electronics, wings etc. It's pricey at around $125... I like this bigger scale version though the 1/72 Fine Molds kits are great!
@paulgertsch71057 ай бұрын
Keeping the cockpit closed was the correct decision. Having it open when the X-Wing is in flight mode would look funny. The paint job and weathering turned out awesome. Great job 👍
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
Thanks friend...I didn't think an opening cockpit really added anything to the model.
@Limousine08Ай бұрын
i have the one I bought back in 98, still in the box, never got around to it, always wanted to do it just right
@EagleSciFiModelerАй бұрын
It's definitely a challenge to build.
@user-je5do6jn2f7 ай бұрын
Your figure painting works. It's hard to make AMT pretty. Like putting lipstick on a Berkshire hog. You did great.
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
Thanks...yes, the figure left a lot to be desired.
@AvengerII26 күн бұрын
RIP, Boyd Crompton. I had no idea he had passed away when I made my comments on this video. A lot of us were taken by surprise. It wasn't the cancer that killed him. According to The Ensign's Chair, Boyd contracted pneumonia and with his weakened system he wasn't able to fight it off. It's a tragic loss for the online modeling community....
@EagleSciFiModeler26 күн бұрын
He was such an inspiration for me when I returned to modeling.
@AvengerIIАй бұрын
I was thinking... If you have Rogue One on disc, it's not that hard to capture sound from it OR find sound files online. The entire Battle of Scarif is on KZfaq already! The issue would be you'd have to find a different sound board. I think Boyd from TrekWorks has done some things with this for his Star Trek model kits. (He's a Trek guy; he's not much into Star Wars!). An adaptable/custom sound board is really the only way to acquire what you want sound effects and dialogue-wise. Sound editing is a pain but there are plenty of freeware sound editors (I use Audacity) out there that can edit just about any major sound file format (AIFF or WAV; WAV is most common and the Windows/PC standard). Even a 22 Hz, mono sound file really doesn't sound that bad. Lower than 22 Hz unless you really know what you're doing and better-than-average consumer grade generally doesn't sound as good.
@MrBMBuilder7 ай бұрын
Nice one, I had seen this kit around but didn't know it was 1/35 scale. Like the colours you chose and love seeing a new vid pop up from you :)
@EagleSciFiModeler6 ай бұрын
Thanks friend, hope all is well with you!
@user-je5do6jn2f7 ай бұрын
DC circuitry can be fun. I've had to do it with 575V Bosch motor drives for electric vehicle battery presses where I've been working. Always fun when the engineer throws in a resistor bank or capacitors.
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
I'm still a novice at it, but i'm learning !
@user-je5do6jn2f7 ай бұрын
You already know 3V and 9V DC circuits judging by your previous masterpieces. You'll be doing 12V and 24V distribution in no time!
@user-je5do6jn2f7 ай бұрын
It's Rusty, right? I saw one of your builds in Fine Scale Modeler's Reader Gallery years ago.
@user-je5do6jn2f7 ай бұрын
That 14.5V DC supply is an oddball alright. I think tiny motors and low volt lighting ran on that stuff in the 90s into the Oughts.
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
The kit definitely shows it's age in the electronics area...lol
@occamsrayzor7 ай бұрын
Those "mystery" parts are capacitors, and looking at the instructions, they can just as easily be installed across the corresponding terminals on the circuit board. Of course, I haven't got to the end of this video yetr so maybe you already sorted it out 🙂
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
Thanks, I understand what capacitors do, how do you think it helps in this case...seems to be working okay without them.
@user-je5do6jn2f7 ай бұрын
That's one advantage of DC vs. AC circuits, DC is easier to add devices to on work drawings and schematics to make Ohm's Holy Law add up for it.
@occamsrayzor7 ай бұрын
I imagine they are there to provide a kick to get the motor spinning, since electric motors, especially those with a gear assembly to drive, require a bit more current to start than they do to keep operating 🙂
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
@@occamsrayzor Thanks, I appreciate the info! Seems to be working fine without it...for now...lol
@Iams0017 ай бұрын
Looks AMAZING as always!!!!
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
Thanks friend!
@rilginАй бұрын
Great job!
@EagleSciFiModelerАй бұрын
Thank you!
@jamespike46207 ай бұрын
Beautiful job as always. I have the motorized Bandai x-wing kit that I still need to finish up. It’s a bit newer and smaller than this kit but the electronics are miles ahead of this one for obvious reasons. But you did a fantastic job. I don’t see a ton of different versions of the x-wings, just the usually red so this is a nice change. Fantastic work. Take care
@AvengerII7 ай бұрын
The motors are better on the Bandai kit not to mention it's better-engineered. The wings just don't open or close well on this old AMT/ERTL kit. I've seen video build-ups of the Bandai 1/48 X-wing kit and it definitely outclasses this kit by a mile. Of course, you pay more than a mile extra for the Bandai kit, too! It wasn't cheap when it was first released and I doubt you can get the deluxe Bandai X-wing kit for much less than 30-40% mark up now. Eagle Models did what he could with this kit. It was a nice paint-job and the lighting on the engines and cockpit front panel were nice touches. I don't think I would have bothered motorizing the thing. I would have just kept the model in cruise (wings closed) or combat configuration (fully extended/open wings). I don't know that Round 2 should bother re-releasing this kit unless they seriously improve it, if they're going to keep the motors (which I doubt they would). While their old Star Wars model kit re-releases have been generally good, only the newer Round 2 Star Wars kits have been hits out of the ball park. Very few people are dissing the new TIE Fighter model released this past year. It proves there's life in the US market when a company cares to do research and properly engineer its model kits. (Lest we be seen as too Bandai-biased, their model kits have problems, too. The chemistry of the Bandai Star Wars kits does NOT take kindly to the "wrong paints." The assembled, painted kits have been known to become brittle and crack over time. Also, the plastic is thin as it is and a lot of people have broken Bandai models simply by sneezing on them! Yes, an exaggeration to be sure but it's true that a lot of the small bits on the Bandai models are fragile.) It's kind of difficult for anyone to top Bandai but seeing as how half the Bandai Star Wars kits are no longer easily available in the US AND Star Wars' popularity is no longer what it was because of Mickey's mismanagement ---! Yeah. We're lucky ANYONE is doing new Star Wars model kit releases now! I saw a TON of Boba Fett/Bandai action figure/model kits at Ollies Discount Outlet this past XMas. Those kits did NOT sell. They still have tons of them in-stock. What killed sales of that kit was the awfulness of the Boba Fett limited series on Disney+. They absolutely ruined that character!
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
Thank you, I will have to get the Bandai kit and give it a go, I'm sure it's a far superior kit.
@AvengerII7 ай бұрын
@@EagleSciFiModeler Unfortunately, I don't think you CAN get a good deal on most of the Bandai kits now. If I'm not mistaken, at least half of them are out of production or extremely rare -- except the Boba Fett model kit! LOL Yeah, that 1/48 scale Bandai X-Wing kit with the motorized action received raves but it was gone fairly quick. As ubiquitous as the X-wing is, it sells out most of the time! LOL The scale, motors, and LEDs really put that Bandai 1/48 X-wing kit on another level. I think it was their best X-Wing release but it was limited and I don't think they ever did another run of the kit with the LEDs and motors. I've seen the other X-Wings Bandai did and frankly I think they were kind of dinky... Then again, their Perfect Grade (1/72 scale) Millennium Falcon wasn't huge, EITHER, and that was never an economical kit for the size. With the general popularity of Star Wars in decline, the AMT/ERTL kits I'm sure have better deals. The question is how many people want to spend time accuratizing half those kits?!?
@goforitpainting7 ай бұрын
Really cool. 👍
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@razif69166 ай бұрын
I have the bandai 1/48 still havent touch it..but this looks much bigger and fun to build
@EagleSciFiModeler6 ай бұрын
I'd love to get the Bandai version but it's quite expensive right now.
@mrwoodandmrtin7 ай бұрын
Yellow and blue look good.
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@duvy657 ай бұрын
Hey mate great video and I actually have that kit I bought in 1998 it's still in the box not built yet one day I'll get around I have hundreds of other ones as well 😊
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
Thanks friend! Get to building those kits! 🙂
@user-je5do6jn2f7 ай бұрын
Look at the old breadboard and solid state relays. I've demoed more of that than I've installed...
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
Well, I did get to work on my soldering skills... lol
@paulgertsch71057 ай бұрын
Keeping the canopy closed was the wright decision , having it open when the X-Wing is in the flying position would look funny. The paint job and weathering look awesome. Nicely done.
@user-je5do6jn2f7 ай бұрын
I'm doing the Patrick Bateman nod right now. Noice...
@user-je5do6jn2f7 ай бұрын
Man, I don't know how you're not a contributor or assistant editor at Fine Scale Modeler. Have you ever talked to Aaron Skinner or Matthew Usher there? I think you have what it takes for FSM, EM.
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
Thanks! I've never talked to anyone but that would be interesting to be part of something like that!
@AvengerII7 ай бұрын
Beginning of Video, BEFORE I finished watching! -- Didn't Bandai release a 1/48 scale X-Wing that was motorized, too? Sweet model but very expensive, too. I think it was a limited run as well. The second production run didn't have the lights and motors in it.
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
I haven't seen that one...I'll have to look for it.
@TimBailey8597 ай бұрын
It's the Bandai Star Wars 1/48 X-wing Starfighter Moving Edition. I'm building it now. I had the AMT 1/35 shown in this video but I ended up selling it. It's a cool model but I didn't want to mess with the older electronics.@@EagleSciFiModeler
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
@@TimBailey859 thanks for the info!
@AvengerII26 күн бұрын
Do you think Round 2 will ever repop this kit with an updated sound board? It'd be nice if you could customize the sound!
@EagleSciFiModeler26 күн бұрын
I don't know, that would need to upgrade the lighting elements to LEDs too. The model is a nice size, it would be nice if they did something with it.
@sliuman7 ай бұрын
Good looking kit. However i think the engine housings are back to front…i may be wrong.
@EagleSciFiModeler7 ай бұрын
Thanks, that's how the instructions have them and they only fit that way...the detail on them is off ...
@sliuman7 ай бұрын
@@EagleSciFiModeler Haha, par for the course for older kits I suppose!
@AvengerIIАй бұрын
"In Honor of Blue Leader-- he died well!" = Klingon tribute... probably! They never did a Blue X-Wing in the original Star Wars because blue paint doesn't agree with blue screen!