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  1. blbills
    This is a fantastic MF! Very well done. Would love to own something like this. Can I add my vote to recreate this beauty in LDD so parts list and instructions would be available? I would be happy to help in any way and would gladly pay for the finished product!
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    Where are people seeing pics of this new snowspeeder?
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    Just finished Bricklinking... Had 48% of the parts, the rest set me back $180 shipped. I'm excited!
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    Check out my T-65 X-Wing album over on Flickr for more images. https://www.flickr.com/photos/145097789@N03/albums/72157674835234124 IMG_4218 by Brian Bills, on Flickr IMG_4232 by Brian Bills, on Flickr IMG_4225 by Brian Bills, on Flickr IMG_4249 by Brian Bills, on Flickr
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    Here are some pictures of my build. Really turned out quite well. See my Flickr A-Wing Album for more. https://www.flickr.com/photos/145097789@N03/albums/72157674924783193 IMG_4154 by Brian Bills, on Flickr IMG_4155 by Brian Bills, on Flickr IMG_4152 by Brian Bills, on Flickr IMG_4146 by Brian Bills, on Flickr
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    75153 ordered, thanks for the suggestion!
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    I'm putting in a BL order to build this beauty. Question, it's only feels proper to do an AT-ST of similar scale at the same time. Any suggestions? Thanks!
  8. blbills
    Nice representation! I was actually quite impressed with how sturdy the frame was with the included droid lift. In fact when I was taking pictures yesterday my son-in-law who is only 1.5 got ahold of it and dropped it on the floor. About the only portion of the model that survived was the rear section of the fuselage. I tried several combinations to connect the slopes of the engine inlets and found the rigid tubing to be the best. It also doubles as a decal as I did it in blue ;-) No problem. Thank Inthert for the original design. I simply adapted it for gray (which actually required a surprising amount of deviations due to part availability in the colors I wanted to use).
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    Hey guys, been away for a while but wanted to post some pictures of my completed Inthert's T-70 in gray. I've had this complete for a few months but haven't had a chance to get some decent photos until now. Here is a sample. More to come. Enjoy. Lego_T-70_X-Wing by Brian Bills, on Flickr
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    Thank you Gary for all of your contributions! I am very impressed with what you were able to accomplish!
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    Hey guys, I know it's been a long while and this is old news but I finally had a chance to get some decent pictures of my original Inthert X-wing. Here's a sample: Lego_X-Wing by Brian Bills, on Flickr
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    Wow guys, what an excellent model! I remember stumbling on Inthert's X-wing some months ago and thinking that it was the best representation I have ever seen. I even went as far as creating it in LDD as well as a physical model but this collaboration takes it to the next level! Very impressive! I'm going to to have to build me a real one. Thanks for all the hard work everyone has put into this!
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    No one has mentioned the chance of a resistance X-Wing (T-70) from the new movie. Seems probable that Lego would make an official set considering how much they favor the original X-wing. I guess it may not be 40th anniversary but I'm sure at some point down the road.
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    Very Nice Gary! Those are some great improvements over Inthert's original design. Not even sure where to start. FYI I have had no issues with the "droopy nose" syndrome with Inthert's physical model.
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    Attached is an LDD of Inthert's excellent model. This first caught my eye a few months back over on Flickr. I wanted to make a grey one ever since. There have been several deviations to account for the color change and brick availability. Here are some notes when working with the file: 1) Replace orange parts with 60483. 2) Red mudguards don't exist in light bluish grey. Best alternate substitute is the flat silver ones that actually come in TLG T-70 kit (75149). 3) Red rear landing gear struts need to be replaced with grey ones (18649). For some reason BL doesn't like this part and it will need to be deleted prior to uploading and added afterwards. 4) The two yellow 18674's will need to be removed prior to uploading to Bricklink and then replaced with dark grey ones. 5) Nose cheese slices are held in place with minifig hands (reference Inthert's T-65 build for pics). 6) Once the ends are removed from the "Hose, Flexible 8.5L, Tube 7L" on the engine inlets the hands can be used to secure them. 7) Install the "droid lift" per Inthert's tear-down pics. 8) I'm going to replace the curved slopes that make up the engine inlets with flat sliver ones. 9) I'm also going to play with some blue rigid hose for the inlets to see how that turns out. I have all my parts on order through Bricklink and hope to have a physical representation soon! T-70 complete.lxf
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    Found it! Wow, I feel retarded. Thanks!
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    Sorry I'm a little green around the ears but does anyone know if 11291 exists in the current LDD? Can't seem to find it anywhere... http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=11291&idColor=86#T=C&C=86 Thanks!
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    Gary_Mouser, I think it's looking great! I really respect your idea of taking an excellent model (Inthert's) and going to the next level with it. I like your approach of using the plan views as a gut check. I really think this model has the potential of becoming one of the most accurate minifig scale-ish X-Wings of all time. Lets keep working it. I'm wondering if we should split the effort off of Inthert's main thread so as to not take away from his original design? Few thoughts that I had at first glance: -Love the added greeblings behind R2 -Had no idea that a "mini" R2 could be created. That solves a lot of things. -It would be interested to see how this model compares to your plan view again. On that note have you had a chance to compare the side profiles? From my memory I believe the bulge underneath just behind the canopy is more prominent. I could be totally wrong though. -I wonder now that you've killed the landing gear in the rear if it makes sense to kill the one up front? This would give ample room to create additional support structure for the nose. Just a thought as it looks like you are transitioning to more of a display model rather than a play toy with some of your decisions (which I'm totally cool with) -I'm not a fan of trying to duplicate the red markings on the wings with the 1x2 tiles. Even on the much larger USC it looks like garbage. I think we should either just get close with the red wing pieces or make it all white and do a custom decal set that includes those. -We need to find a better way to attach the rear engines than the 3794. It just destroys the look. I know that you said the rear is a wip though. Let me know how I can help! E.g. if there's something you want me to experiment with on the actual model or any LDD work or whatever.
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    Played around today with the wing mechanism. My goal was strengthen it without starting over. I actually got quite lucky on this one and the mod is quite simple. Gary_Mouser, I would strongly recommend updating your LDD with the below mod. After building this model in actual lego I've found this to be a must. As seen below Inthert's wing mechanism is in the background (at least my best attempt to mimic his design). I've found the lower wings to be quite fragile and they break off with even minor adjustment. You'll see that there are only two studs holding each lower wing to the hinge. My very quick mod is to replace Inthert's hinge with a 44301 and sandwich it as seen in the wing mechanism in for foreground. Proposed wing mechanism change by Brian Bills, on Flickr
  20. blbills
    No worries. I've thought about this. The reality is R2 is already a bit difficult to remove as the slides are angled in a bit. This requires you to flex the sides apart to get him in and out. I didn't even have the slightest problem with either of these areas on the real thing. BTW without those 6134's the whole model would crumble. I'm excited to see it.
  21. blbills
    To answer my own question: An X-wing is 41 feet long. The average pilot height is 5'10" or 5.83 feet tall. A minifig is 5 studs tall. (41x5) / 5.83 = 35.16 studs long. Inthert's X-wing fuselage is already 38 studs long...
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    Well I finally had a chance to sit down and build Inthert's X-wing. I finished pretty late last night so no making fun of the very quick cell phone pics ;-) Overall I am very, very impressed. The model went together very well and looks great! I had to scramble a bit with what few pieces I had on hand for the wings as when I constructed them in LDD (deviating from Inthert's a bit) I found them to be very very weak. I'm going to look into redesigning them along with beefing up the hinge mechanism to improve the "swooshability." As it stands now they are still quite delicate. I'm with Gary_Mouser on a few items: 1) Something that I noticed from the beginning is that R2 sticks up a bit too much. Unfortunately this is going to be a tough tweak as a bulk of the structure that holds the whole model together is right below. I should be able to figure out a solution that would drop him a plate or two. 2) From a scale perspective I'd like to also lengthen the fuselage. I'd be very interested to see how Gary manages. I think that I will also employ plates stacked sideways for the flat length that extends from the front of the canopy to the tip of the nose so that I can include some of the yellow/tan that is prominent on the studio model. 3) Also mented this may mean going to a 4x4 engine section and a couple other tweaks. Has anyone actually done the math to know how many studs long a scale x-wing should be at minifig size? This shouldn't be too hard and would be a good gut check. BTW here is one of the best references I've been able to find on Red 5: http://www.modelermagic.com/?p=3295 Again a huge thanks to Inthert for the beautiful model! X-Wing1 by Brian Bills, on Flickr W-Wing2 by Brian Bills, on Flickr
  23. blbills
    Inthert, I was aware of the mudguard dilemma on the T-70. I was going to use the flat silver ones that come in the new T-70 Lego kit. They are pretty close and contrast well with the dark grey that will be used for the "inside" of the engine. I will be sure to keep you updated on my progress with both the T-65 and the T-70. It's really killing me actually. I'm on vacation through the end of the week and I know all my BrickLink orders are piling up in my mailbox while I'm gone! I want to be home building! Gary_Mouser, Thanks for combing over my LDD file. I'm not going to admit how many hours I meticulously analyzed Inthert's tear down pictures to put that model together. Good eye on the additional 1x1 round plate and also using a 3004 temporary to align the center section with the rest of the vehicle. I'd be curious on your technique to adding the cheese slices to the front of the nose without being able to use Inthert's hand trick.
  24. blbills
    Inthert's X-wing first caught my eye on Flickr a couple months ago. IMHO this is one of the best lego representations of this iconic spacecraft. I meticulously recreated it the best I could in LDD but had a dozen or so mates I just couldn't get to work. Looks like Gary_Mouser had more success that I did. Good job! Fortunately I got far enough to order bricks and hope to have a physical representation soon. Attached is my LDD attempt. I made a few alterations based upon the studio scale Red 5. Still a work in progress. Next up is to duplicate Inthert's T-70 in grey which is also very, very impressive but that's probably for a different thread ;-) Thank you Inthert! x-wing.lxf
  25. blbills
    Gotcha, thanks!
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