Keeping the cockpit closed was the correct decision. Having it open when the X-Wing is in flight mode would look funny. The paint job and weathering turned out awesome. Great job 👍

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

Thanks friend...I didn't think an opening cockpit really added anything to the model.

Yellow and blue look good.

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Your figure painting works. It's hard to make AMT pretty. Like putting lipstick on a Berkshire hog. You did great.

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

Thanks...yes, the figure left a lot to be desired.

Nice one, I had seen this kit around but didn't know it was 1/35 scale. Like the colours you chose and love seeing a new vid pop up from you :)

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

Thanks friend, hope all is well with you!

DC circuitry can be fun. I've had to do it with 575V Bosch motor drives for electric vehicle battery presses where I've been working. Always fun when the engineer throws in a resistor bank or capacitors.

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

I'm still a novice at it, but i'm learning !

@user-je5do6jn2f

4 ай бұрын

You already know 3V and 9V DC circuits judging by your previous masterpieces. You'll be doing 12V and 24V distribution in no time!

@user-je5do6jn2f

4 ай бұрын

It's Rusty, right? I saw one of your builds in Fine Scale Modeler's Reader Gallery years ago.

Sweet!😊 Im thinking of doing the 1/48th Fine Molds kit with electronics & moving s foils...

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I wasn't aware they made one...I'll have to see if I can find it now...lol

@jcwoodman5285

4 ай бұрын

@@EagleSciFiModeler Yes, there are standard X wing kits in 1/48th by Fine Molds but there is a version with all the electronics, wings etc. It's pricey at around $125... I like this bigger scale version though the 1/72 Fine Molds kits are great!

Looks AMAZING as always!!!!

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

Thanks friend!

That 14.5V DC supply is an oddball alright. I think tiny motors and low volt lighting ran on that stuff in the 90s into the Oughts.

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

The kit definitely shows it's age in the electronics area...lol

Those "mystery" parts are capacitors, and looking at the instructions, they can just as easily be installed across the corresponding terminals on the circuit board. Of course, I haven't got to the end of this video yetr so maybe you already sorted it out 🙂

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, I understand what capacitors do, how do you think it helps in this case...seems to be working okay without them.

@user-je5do6jn2f

4 ай бұрын

That's one advantage of DC vs. AC circuits, DC is easier to add devices to on work drawings and schematics to make Ohm's Holy Law add up for it.

@occamsrayzor

4 ай бұрын

I imagine they are there to provide a kick to get the motor spinning, since electric motors, especially those with a gear assembly to drive, require a bit more current to start than they do to keep operating 🙂

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

@@occamsrayzor Thanks, I appreciate the info! Seems to be working fine without it...for now...lol

I'm doing the Patrick Bateman nod right now. Noice...

Really cool. 👍

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Look at the old breadboard and solid state relays. I've demoed more of that than I've installed...

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

Well, I did get to work on my soldering skills... lol

@paulgertsch7105

4 ай бұрын

Keeping the canopy closed was the wright decision , having it open when the X-Wing is in the flying position would look funny. The paint job and weathering look awesome. Nicely done.

Beautiful job as always. I have the motorized Bandai x-wing kit that I still need to finish up. It’s a bit newer and smaller than this kit but the electronics are miles ahead of this one for obvious reasons. But you did a fantastic job. I don’t see a ton of different versions of the x-wings, just the usually red so this is a nice change. Fantastic work. Take care

@AvengerII

4 ай бұрын

The motors are better on the Bandai kit not to mention it's better-engineered. The wings just don't open or close well on this old AMT/ERTL kit. I've seen video build-ups of the Bandai 1/48 X-wing kit and it definitely outclasses this kit by a mile. Of course, you pay more than a mile extra for the Bandai kit, too! It wasn't cheap when it was first released and I doubt you can get the deluxe Bandai X-wing kit for much less than 30-40% mark up now. Eagle Models did what he could with this kit. It was a nice paint-job and the lighting on the engines and cockpit front panel were nice touches. I don't think I would have bothered motorizing the thing. I would have just kept the model in cruise (wings closed) or combat configuration (fully extended/open wings). I don't know that Round 2 should bother re-releasing this kit unless they seriously improve it, if they're going to keep the motors (which I doubt they would). While their old Star Wars model kit re-releases have been generally good, only the newer Round 2 Star Wars kits have been hits out of the ball park. Very few people are dissing the new TIE Fighter model released this past year. It proves there's life in the US market when a company cares to do research and properly engineer its model kits. (Lest we be seen as too Bandai-biased, their model kits have problems, too. The chemistry of the Bandai Star Wars kits does NOT take kindly to the "wrong paints." The assembled, painted kits have been known to become brittle and crack over time. Also, the plastic is thin as it is and a lot of people have broken Bandai models simply by sneezing on them! Yes, an exaggeration to be sure but it's true that a lot of the small bits on the Bandai models are fragile.) It's kind of difficult for anyone to top Bandai but seeing as how half the Bandai Star Wars kits are no longer easily available in the US AND Star Wars' popularity is no longer what it was because of Mickey's mismanagement ---! Yeah. We're lucky ANYONE is doing new Star Wars model kit releases now! I saw a TON of Boba Fett/Bandai action figure/model kits at Ollies Discount Outlet this past XMas. Those kits did NOT sell. They still have tons of them in-stock. What killed sales of that kit was the awfulness of the Boba Fett limited series on Disney+. They absolutely ruined that character!

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I will have to get the Bandai kit and give it a go, I'm sure it's a far superior kit.

@AvengerII

4 ай бұрын

@@EagleSciFiModeler Unfortunately, I don't think you CAN get a good deal on most of the Bandai kits now. If I'm not mistaken, at least half of them are out of production or extremely rare -- except the Boba Fett model kit! LOL Yeah, that 1/48 scale Bandai X-Wing kit with the motorized action received raves but it was gone fairly quick. As ubiquitous as the X-wing is, it sells out most of the time! LOL The scale, motors, and LEDs really put that Bandai 1/48 X-wing kit on another level. I think it was their best X-Wing release but it was limited and I don't think they ever did another run of the kit with the LEDs and motors. I've seen the other X-Wings Bandai did and frankly I think they were kind of dinky... Then again, their Perfect Grade (1/72 scale) Millennium Falcon wasn't huge, EITHER, and that was never an economical kit for the size. With the general popularity of Star Wars in decline, the AMT/ERTL kits I'm sure have better deals. The question is how many people want to spend time accuratizing half those kits?!?

I have the bandai 1/48 still havent touch it..but this looks much bigger and fun to build

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

I'd love to get the Bandai version but it's quite expensive right now.

Beginning of Video, BEFORE I finished watching! -- Didn't Bandai release a 1/48 scale X-Wing that was motorized, too? Sweet model but very expensive, too. I think it was a limited run as well. The second production run didn't have the lights and motors in it.

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

I haven't seen that one...I'll have to look for it.

@TimBailey859

4 ай бұрын

It's the Bandai Star Wars 1/48 X-wing Starfighter Moving Edition. I'm building it now. I had the AMT 1/35 shown in this video but I ended up selling it. It's a cool model but I didn't want to mess with the older electronics.@@EagleSciFiModeler

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

@@TimBailey859 thanks for the info!

Hey mate great video and I actually have that kit I bought in 1998 it's still in the box not built yet one day I'll get around I have hundreds of other ones as well 😊

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

Thanks friend! Get to building those kits! 🙂

Man, I don't know how you're not a contributor or assistant editor at Fine Scale Modeler. Have you ever talked to Aaron Skinner or Matthew Usher there? I think you have what it takes for FSM, EM.

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I've never talked to anyone but that would be interesting to be part of something like that!

Good looking kit. However i think the engine housings are back to front…i may be wrong.

@EagleSciFiModeler

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, that's how the instructions have them and they only fit that way...the detail on them is off ...

@sliuman

4 ай бұрын

@@EagleSciFiModeler Haha, par for the course for older kits I suppose!