Chaps,
I have a quick question about modeling the X-Wing which I'm sure Brand or the crew could answer easily enough:
I'm modeling the forward fuselage of the X-Wing, and it's been taking far too long. I intended for this to be a short little project, but like most of my projects, getting the project done seems to get run afowled by the intention of doing the project right. At least the intentions are good...
The model state, as you can see, is not too impressive:
https://1drv.ms/i/s!As--YsoV359khESQYIDyx6getU0bhttps://1drv.ms/i/s!As--YsoV359khEd1lUcXGMFb-30Lhttps://1drv.ms/i/s!As--YsoV359khEUb-F-LSBAB2kAshttps://1drv.ms/i/s!As--YsoV359khEZbgQSMUymJul41For those interested in the source image, I can't tell you where I got it, but I've had this handy on my drive for 8 years or more. Perhaps it has some flaws, but it is the best X-Wing schematic as a whole I've ever come across:
https://1drv.ms/i/s!As--YsoV359khDkOgBv8vMyCurP3Basically, modeling started from the front to the back, and now is moving back to the front. What gets me a bit miffed is that it seems from most drawings, model shots, etc., the nosecone section is mostly slab sided (as a single plane), with a little curvature/filleting being produced as the nose advances towards its extremities. That single plane geometry might be producible, but it may result in other aspects of the model just not working out correctly - at least not correctly with the reference images I've been working with. As a primary model reference, I'm using the art2models X-Wing as a reference:
http://art2models.deviantart.com/gallery/http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=146279^There are other threads with this sexy model out there if you are inclined to look.
"Blue 1" is also a nice reference model:
http://www.makmodeler.com/?p=951I did note a small amount of curving in the unpainted art2 X-Wing near the base of the canopy, but Blue 1 is in contrast pretty much slab-sided until halfway down the nosecone.
In contrast, the full-size prop X-Wing had some additional faces in the forward hull:
https://1drv.ms/i/s!As--YsoV359khDpUAnRPXmWPbac8https://1drv.ms/i/s!As--YsoV359khD2Z8FISYzeqwekfhttps://1drv.ms/i/s!As--YsoV359khDwi5QVeFcMEuXkRhttps://1drv.ms/i/s!As--YsoV359khDugoRK0lLQNsZIohttps://1drv.ms/i/s!As--YsoV359khD8aRvhZQYhCUsWqhttps://1drv.ms/i/s!As--YsoV359khD7ILaKwunGXQquFThis almost seems to be reflected in the film miniature, but that's only semi-arguable:
https://1drv.ms/i/s!As--YsoV359khEIAPGIxeYpCK9NZ^Note that the new CG X-Wings are kind of nice, but they really do lack a lot of the finer details, such as a pronounced chine on the fuselage sides. I found it interesting how much of an angle the full-size X-Wing has on its forward chine, while the filming model's chine is nearly flat:
https://1drv.ms/i/s!As--YsoV359khEA3DhKf8QhvoWGghttps://1drv.ms/i/s!As--YsoV359khEGhOesnTzodPd3NSo, because I've not quite arrived at my ideal solution for how to work with the forward fuselage,
what did you guys do? I'm certain you've already been through all of the concerns I'm just arriving at now, so I'd find it very useful to know how you got around all of this.
*Edited because direct picture links were not working via my Live account.