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TIE X-WING INTERCEPTOR!

I started this one with parts left over from my Jedi Tie Wing Racer. These parts are mostly from the X-Wing Fighter and the Tie Interceptor. I cut off the Snap-Fix Posts, so these need to be glued together now.

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STARFURY!

The Tie X-Wing was inspired by the Starfury from Babylon 5.

I started with the X-Wings.

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Next I cut out the Center Section of each Wing. I am going to Reverse the Wings so the Engines are on the Outsides of the Wings.

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Here are the Center Wing Sections fit together. They will support the New Reversed Wings after they are mounted.

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WINGS REVERSED!

I glued the X-Wing Armature inside the X-Wing Body. The X-Wings will be reversed and fixed in place.

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I cut the Guns off all of the Wings.

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I'm going to add a 1/4" plastic strip to the back of each wing so that I can change the shape of the Wings.

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Here are the Wings with the strips glued in place with Zap-A-Gap CA Glue.

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WING FRONTS!

I decided to add a strip of plastic to the fronts of the Wings so that I can change the Wings shape. I marked the shape on the strips before gluing them in place.

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I cut along the marked lines with a cut-off wheel.

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I did a little filing and sanding before gluing the strips in place.

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Here is a finished strip in place.

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SORRY R2D2!

Oops! Cut R2D2 right in half!
I cut off the back of the X-Wing Body right where R2D2's Head was...

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I am going to use front of the Tie Interceptor on the Tie X-Wing. Here is a quick mock-up...

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Mock-up. Back view.

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BIG MEATY ENGINES!

The underside detail of the X-Wing Engines doesn't seem right. The Engine Detail looks too small. I am going to replace the kit parts with nice Big Engine Halves taken from the Extra Parts Box.
Here is what the Engine Half looks like after trimming.

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Here is what the Big Engine Halves look like in place...

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I also cut pieces of plastic tube to fit in as shown.

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LITTLE OFF THE END PLEASE...

I decided to remove the excess plastic from the Wing Ends before I add anymore Hardware to them. I marked the area to be removed.

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A cut-off wheel was used to remove the excess.

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Here it is cleaned up a bit.

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MORE WINGS!

I cut out 2 new wings from more extra X-Wings. I glued an "L" shaped plastic strip on one side of each Wing. This made attaching the Wings easier.

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Next I sanded down all of the sharp edges and rounded them off.

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Then I glued the rear end from the Tie Wing on the back of the X-Wing Body.

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BIG WINGS!

I glued the 4 Modified X-Wings in the slots in the X-Wing Body. I also added the Intakes.

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Here is the rear view with the X-Wing Engines in place. You can also see how I cut down the backs of the wings in this photo.

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FILLING A GAP...

I going to fill this gap for the Hinge pieces. No Hinges needed here anymore.

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I cut a piece of plastic a little bigger that needed and attached it with Zap-A-Gap.

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Here it is with the plastic piece sanded down smooth.

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SUPERCHARGERS!

I decided to add More Power to the Engines. I glued 8 bottom pieces of the X-Wing Guns together to make 4 Superchargers. Then I drilled and reamed out one end of each piece, large enough to fit the chrome end of a Gel Pen.

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Then I cut the ends off.

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Next I slipped more Pen Ends over the Cut Ends of the Superchargers.

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Here is the Supercharger mock-up.

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