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STILETTO! A Personal Jet SPEEDER...WIP 12-26-12


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STILETTO!!!

Stiletto is a High Speed - Jet Powered Flying Car!

I always wanted a Flying Car...

I am using parts from AMT's X-Wing Fighter and Monogram's Seaquest Stinger Kits to make the Stiletto.

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The first thing I did was to cut off the rounded bottom of the Stinger and replace it with Flat Sheet Plastic.

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Next I cut off the Tail Section and removed a Pie-Shaped section from the cut. Then I turned the Tail Up-Side Down and glued it back. This caused the angle of the Tail Section to changed in a downward direction.

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Next I cut the bottom edge of the body as shown...

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I cut the front off the X-Wing Fighter and carved it to fit the Stinger Body, Up-Side Down. Then I glued it in place...

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More Coming... B)

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STILETTO GETS SOME BACK!!!

I turned the back half of the X-Wing Body up-side down and sliced it to match the Stinger's Rear Body Line...


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I glued it in place on the Stinger as shown.


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Here is a shot of the Stiletto showing the progress...


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ENGINE MOUNTS!!!

I am making Engine Mounts with 1/2" Plastruc "L" Strip.


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I cut the strips so that they filled the Slots in the X-Wing Body.


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I also trimmed the front so that it extends to the point shown. This will allow me to slide the Engines Forward!


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WE'VE GOT POWER!!!

I sliced off the ends of the X-Wings and then I glued them together.

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Then I turned the X-Wing Assemblies around so that the Wings face the Engine Mounts. Next I spread the Wings and glued them on to the Engine Mounts. Here they are in place...

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I watching this build. That's a radical idea!

The original Stinger model was 1:20 ?

Thanks Edward!

Yes, the Stinger is 1/20th scale and the X-Wing Fighter is a little bigger than HO scale. The X-Wing Figure is only about 1" tall...

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THE FIN IS IN!!!

I cut the Front and Rear Sections from the Interior and Shaved a little off the Bottom too.

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I cut a piece of sheet plastic to cover the front area removed from the Interior, and glued it in place...

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Next I Cut Off the Back Section of the Bubbletop and glued it in place as shown. Then I Sanded the area smooth.

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I cut the BiG Fin from sheet plastic, sanded the edges down nice and sharp, and glued it in place!

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MORE ENGINES & FINS!!!



I couldn't decide weather to have more Engine Details or more Fins...then I found these parts!

These are the Engine "Backs" for the X-Wing. I added strips of plastic on the edge and then sanded the strips down to a sharp edge.


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I also cut 2 pieces of plastic tubing, flattened them a bit and glued them on as shown...


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Here are the New Engines & Fins in place!


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Rear View...


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Hope you like it!

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