Ira Posted December 1, 2012 Posted December 1, 2012 (edited) 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. The first thing I did was to cut off the rounded bottom of the Stinger and replace it with Flat Sheet Plastic. 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. Next I cut the bottom edge of the body as shown... 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... More Coming... Edited December 26, 2012 by Ira
Pat Minarick Posted December 1, 2012 Posted December 1, 2012 Ira ,You just never know were to find you next I'll have to keep my eyes open.
george 53 Posted December 1, 2012 Posted December 1, 2012 Cut that stuff up! It's only plastic daddy-o! This is gonna be cool. I can't wait to see the end results!!!
Edward Gore Posted December 1, 2012 Posted December 1, 2012 I watching this build. That's a radical idea! The original Stinger model was 1:20 ?
Ira Posted December 1, 2012 Author Posted December 1, 2012 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... I glued it in place on the Stinger as shown. Here is a shot of the Stiletto showing the progress...
Ira Posted December 1, 2012 Author Posted December 1, 2012 ADDING SOME UNDERSIDE SHAPE!!! I cut the top front off of the X-Wing Fighter Body... I did some Cutting and Fitting to make for tight fit. Then I glued it in place. Here is another view!
Ira Posted December 1, 2012 Author Posted December 1, 2012 Wow... that's really out there! Thanks! That's the Plan...
Ira Posted December 1, 2012 Author Posted December 1, 2012 ENGINE MOUNTS!!! I am making Engine Mounts with 1/2" Plastruc "L" Strip. I cut the strips so that they filled the Slots in the X-Wing Body. I also trimmed the front so that it extends to the point shown. This will allow me to slide the Engines Forward!
Ira Posted December 1, 2012 Author Posted December 1, 2012 Ira ,You just never know were to find you next I'll have to keep my eyes open. Yeah, I like to try New Things for a Change of Pace....
Ira Posted December 2, 2012 Author Posted December 2, 2012 Cut that stuff up! It's only plastic daddy-o! This is gonna be cool. I can't wait to see the end results!!! Thanks George!
Ira Posted December 2, 2012 Author Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) WE'VE GOT POWER!!! I sliced off the ends of the X-Wings and then I glued them together. 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... Edited December 2, 2012 by Ira
Dr. Cranky Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 You are up to your (un)usual tricks again, Ira. Loving every step, keep it going.
Ira Posted December 2, 2012 Author Posted December 2, 2012 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...
Ira Posted December 3, 2012 Author Posted December 3, 2012 (edited) THE FIN IS IN!!! I cut the Front and Rear Sections from the Interior and Shaved a little off the Bottom too. I cut a piece of sheet plastic to cover the front area removed from the Interior, and glued it in place... Next I Cut Off the Back Section of the Bubbletop and glued it in place as shown. Then I Sanded the area smooth. I cut the BiG Fin from sheet plastic, sanded the edges down nice and sharp, and glued it in place! Edited December 6, 2012 by Ira
Ira Posted December 4, 2012 Author Posted December 4, 2012 Another fun Ira build to watch, cool ! Thanks Ray!
Ira Posted December 4, 2012 Author Posted December 4, 2012 (edited) 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. I also cut 2 pieces of plastic tubing, flattened them a bit and glued them on as shown... Here are the New Engines & Fins in place! Rear View... Hope you like it! Edited December 11, 2012 by Ira
Ira Posted December 5, 2012 Author Posted December 5, 2012 You are up to your (un)usual tricks again, Ira. Loving every step, keep it going. Thank You Dr.! Glad you like it so far.
bobthehobbyguy Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 Ira, Just found this one and all I can say is really cool. You come up with some interesting ideas and use some interesting kits to make it work. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to see this at the NNL West. Bobthehobbyguy
Ira Posted December 5, 2012 Author Posted December 5, 2012 Looking cool.. but I have loved you builds.. there so out of the box thinking. Thanks Derick!
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