The Librarian Posted June 11, 2017 I've been photographing a whole bunch of models today, including this little A-Wing in racing colours I knocked together a couple of months back. A bit of an exercise in refining wedge-shapes and locking upside-down sections in place. Racing A-Wing by Librarian-Bot, on Flickr Racing A-Wing by Librarian-Bot, on Flickr Racing A-Wing by Librarian-Bot, on Flickr Racing A-Wing by Librarian-Bot, on Flickr Racing A-Wing by Librarian-Bot, on Flickr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manglegrat Posted June 11, 2017 Nice! Very sleek, and love the colours. So how did you lock those upside-down sections in place? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moppo Posted June 11, 2017 Impressive! I'm also intrigued about that upside-down slope. Looks a lot sturdier than I managed. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Librarian Posted June 16, 2017 Thanks both! On 11/06/2017 at 10:53 PM, manglegrat said: Nice! Very sleek, and love the colours. So how did you lock those upside-down sections in place? Mostly through a cunning contrivance of 1x4 plates with two studs. In the right configuration, the flat in the middle allows them to lock sections together with studs in the opposing direction. It's a technique I've used elsewhere and in this case, it worked rather well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manglegrat Posted June 17, 2017 23 hours ago, The Librarian said: Thanks both! Mostly through a cunning contrivance of 1x4 plates with two studs. In the right configuration, the flat in the middle allows them to lock sections together with studs in the opposing direction. It's a technique I've used elsewhere and in this case, it worked rather well. Cool. Thanks for the description of the technique. I can't get this to work in LDD but I think you're saying you used four #92593 plates in two pairs, one pair inverted and rotated at 90 degrees across other, with the smooth parts touching, right? Must give it a try in plastic sometime soon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moppo Posted June 17, 2017 I think I understand. Like this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Librarian Posted June 17, 2017 That's the basic idea, yes. In practice, I've used it in combination with other kinds of tiles and plates, but at it's heart, it's exploiting that kind of connection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manglegrat Posted June 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Moppo said: I think I understand. Like this? That's exactly what I was trying and failing to do in LDD... 53 minutes ago, The Librarian said: That's the basic idea, yes. In practice, I've used it in combination with other kinds of tiles and plates, but at it's heart, it's exploiting that kind of connection. Cool, thanks - good to have another zero-gap low profile SNOT technique in the toolkit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icm Posted June 19, 2017 Thanks for posting pictures of the stud inversion technique you used. Whenever I try to build something complex, stud inversion usually defeats me. How is the wedge in the center of the nose handled? The A-wing itself is nicely shaped and nicely colored. It looks just enough like an A-wing to be convincing, but is just different enough to be visually interesting, like a modified P-51 Mustang or F8F Bearcat used in real-world air racing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadstermatt Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) On 18-6-2017 at 0:06 AM, Moppo said: I think I understand. Like this? <snip> now that's clever Edited June 23, 2017 by BEAVeR Please don't quote images Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brobert Posted June 21, 2017 The front landing gear is my favourite idea, haven't seen this before, but it's so effective on this ship. Shame that TLG didn't do this with the stock A-wing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moppo Posted June 21, 2017 They retired those hinges long ago, otherwise they'd probably have used them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Only Sinner Posted June 22, 2017 I like it too. The build looks really sleek and sturdy. Air racing is a lot of fun to watch and I would love to see modified starfighters racing like this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites