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LANDING GEAR? I thought I had finished the Aerotrec earlier this year but I kept thinking about a suggestion that Hobby Bobby made. Bobby thought I should remove the Landing Gear and display it flying. So I decided to remove the Landing Gear. I just broke them off and smoothed the area as best I could. Then I covered the area with a black vinyl sticker. All three areas were successfully covered with the stickers! Here is the Aerotrec mounted on piano wire! Look Bobby no Landing Gear! A Few More Coming...

TAILFIN FINS! I decided to extend the Tailfin. I made File Card Templates for the Extensions and then traced the shapes on to plastic and cut them out. I glued them in place with Zap-A-Gap. Here is a the front Extension in place. Here is the rear Extension in place. I am having second thoughts about this little Extension. I might remove it and add a larger Extension later... More Coming...

Thanks Joe!

FILLIN' & FITTIN'... After adding Plastic Shims and doing a little Bending, I got the Wings to line up just right. Then I glued them in place with Zap-A-Gap. Here you can see how shims were used to fill in and make the Body and Engine Unit fit together Nice & Tight! Here is the Viper with the Wings glued in place. More Coming...

Thanks Arno!

DECALS & DETAILS! I did some Weathering with "The Detailer" Black Wash, and added Tony Nancy & Starfighter Decals. I added a Blue Rhinestone for the Hyperdrive and 2 Half-Pearls for Fun! The Tie X-Wing Interceptor is Finished! I'll be taking some Finished Photos Soon! Finished Photos Coming Soon...

PIPES & HOSES! I drilled some more holes in the engines so I can add some Black Plastic Coated Wire for Hoses or Pipes. Here are more Hoses added. No glue necessary, the wire stays in place by itself. Another View. More Coming...

FLAMES! I decided to increase the Red area, so I painted a little more Red and straightened up the lines. I didn't want to apply decals over a Non-Shiny surface so I tried some Future. I brushed the areas where I wanted decals with Future Floor Wax. It's clear acrylic and it worked very well. I cut part of the Flames Decal off so it would fit the area better. Here are the decals in place. I decided I didn't like the Flat Finish so I applied a couple coats of Testors Glosscoat. That's about it. I'll be posting photos of the finished Jedi Tie Wing Racer soon! Finished Photos Coming Soon...

BRASS & MAGNESIUM! I panted the engines and some small details with Model Masters Magnesium. Next I drilled two holes in each Engine, one for each end of the Brass Wire. Then I inserted the Wire in the first hole and tightly wound it around the Engine and inserted the other end in the second hole. Brass Wire is very flexible so you can squeeze it down for a real tight fit. More Coming...

Great Build Ken!

Thank You Dr.!

BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING BUILD! Just saw this one John, beautiful Work...

Thanks Bob!

NEW WING SHAPE! I decided to make Wing Extensions to connect the Viper Wings to the X-Wing Body. I cut these little ends off the Wings. I made a Template from file card and traced the shape on to sheet plastic. Here are the Plastic Wing Extensions. Here they are glued to the body only. I will glue the Wings to the Extensions next. More Coming...

BELLY FIN! I made a Belly Fin Template from file card and then cut the shape out of sheet plastic. The Fin fits between the lower Engine and the underside of the Body. Here it is glued in place. More Coming...

Great Progress John! Wonderful Detailing...

Great Project Rich! I'll be watching...

NOSE JOB! I glued the X-Wing Body halves together and then I cut off the Nose. The new Nose is a lot like the Viper Nose. Here is the X-Wing Front and the Viper Rear glued together. The body fits around the Intakes much better now. More Coming...

LOOKS GREAT! Love the Blue...

Thanks Gary!

Thanks Joe! Almost Finished...

Thanks for the kind words Dr.! I will be posting a collection of the 2013 Builds very soon...

A LITTLE TOO WIDE! The sides of the X-Wing Body cover parts of the upper intakes. So I decided to sand down the areas to make them fit. I also glued a small rectangle of plastic inside the area so I can Grind them down further. Here is the right side area after grinding & sanding. More Coming...

Works for me! Thanks Ed...

Found a little button called the BB code! Seems to be working now. Thanks for the Help Guys...