1st try at a custom build. X-wing 1/6 cockpit section only

[IzzyMel]

This is my 1st custom piece. I decided to build a custom 1/6 X-wing Cockpit section only. I don't have room for a full x-wing. I have the new Luke from Sideshow on order and I figured that I would need something to display him with. I used the x-wing PDF plans, that Oldman made, which I found on the RPF forums. Not sure who it was that Made the PDF's but I took the measurements and converted them to a 1/6 scale for my diorama. This is a 1st try to see how everything fits together.

I printed the cross sections off and then taped and cut them out on Foam board;

1/6 Scale xwing project by i_melendez45, on Flickr

I bought two poplar wooden dowels to help space out the sections:

1/6 Scale xwing project by i_melendez45, on Flickr

1/6 Scale xwing project by i_melendez45, on Flickr

Image of the seat; (The seat is not canon. Had a hard time finding images of the seat. The cross section book has the an image but doesn't match the movie)

1/6 xwing project by i_melendez45, on Flickr

I used a 1/2 pvc pipe to also help line up the sections;

1/6 xwing project by i_melendez45, on Flickr

I secured the cross sections with hot glues

I'm using balsa wood to skin the frame of the cockpit.
1/6 xwing project by i_melendez45, on Flickr

1/6 xwing project by i_melendez45, on Flickr

1/6 xwing project by i_melendez45, on Flickr

1/6 xwing project by i_melendez45, on Flickr

1/6 xwing project by i_melendez45, on Flickr

1/6 xwing project by i_melendez45, on Flickr


More to follow
Sorry about the mess in the background

 

[haveblue]

Wow, I'm looking forward to seeing how this turns out. Looks good so far!

 

[Natedog]

Subscribed!

 

[Kodiak3d]

Very ambitious undertaking. Can't wait to see it finished!

 

[cmiller99]

This is a very ambitious project for your first custom! Good luck with getting the seat right!

 

[Hewer]

Nice work mate

 

[karon]

 

[IzzyMel]

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That's awesome.

 

[IzzyMel]

This is a very ambitious project for your first custom! Good luck with getting the seat right!

Found this image on the web:


xwing seat by i_melendez45, on Flickr

I think this is the closest seat to the one seen in the behind the scene shots of the X-wing cockpit. Any thoughts?

 

[Natedog]

Looking great. Please continue to embed the images instead of links to your flickr account

 

[IzzyMel]

figured out how to post pics without linking it back to Flickr. I will go back an edit the first post. thanks

 

[Natedog]

Much better

I didn't realize you were extending it to include R2 as well. NICE!

 

[OutLander]

Nice work so far IzzyMel. Thanks for posting pictures of your progress work. I'd like to do some 1/6 Dio's/ships projects and it's nice to see how you go about it and the sizes involved.

 

[IzzyMel]

I cut out a pattern for the seat to see how it would look once in place.

Xwing seat pattern by i_melendez45, on Flickr

I think it will look good once I cover the pattern and fill the cushions.

Xwing seat pattern by i_melendez45, on Flickr

 

[Chakaman]

This is looking fantastic. Good stuff.

 

[IzzyMel]

I gave a good friend of mine the files for the x-wing canopy and he is printing them off for me. Hopefully it will fit. This is the 1st print.

WP_20150120_009 by i_melendez45, on Flickr

I will post the back part once it is printed off.

 

[eczamurai]

Makes me sad that you arent doing the whole thing <3

I mean surely you have room for this!

 

[IzzyMel]

Did some more work on the seat, cockpit and outer area.

The seat I used come card stock, cushion material, and pleather to make the seat. I like this one better than the 1st one I tried;

Xwing seat by i_melendez45, on Flickr

Xwing seat by i_melendez45, on Flickr

Xwing seat by i_melendez45, on Flickr

Xwing seat by i_melendez45, on Flickr


Xwing seat by i_melendez45, on Flickr

Xwing progress by i_melendez45, on Flickr

Here is the bottom;

Xwing progress by i_melendez45, on Flickr


Start to work on the inner cockpit. The seat is sitting loose.

Xwing progress by i_melendez45, on Flickr


R2 and Pilot;

Xwing progress by i_melendez45, on Flickr

More of the cockpit;

Xwing progress by i_melendez45, on Flickr

 

[IzzyMel]

Today I built out the front part of the inner canopy from card stock to see how it would fit before I built it from balsa wood.

Front view:
IMG_20150126_185902 by i_melendez45, on Flickr

Side view:
IMG_20150126_185917 by i_melendez45, on Flickr

Rear View:
IMG_20150126_185932 by i_melendez45, on Flickr

 

[IzzyMel]

I started to build out the inner cockpit from styrene.

Xwing progress by i_melendez45, on Flickr

Xwing progress by i_melendez45, on Flickr

A little bit more progress today.

Side view:

Xwing progress by i_melendez45, on Flickr

Back View:
Xwing progress by i_melendez45, on Flickr

Front View:

Xwing progress by i_melendez45, on Flickr