Zealux Myr's X-Wing Workshop

By ZealuxMyr, in X-Wing Painting and Modification

On 17/11/2017 at 7:15 PM, ZealuxMyr said:

Y-Wings Turret Weapon Upgrade (WIP)

So I've always been displeased with how shoddy the turret gun on the Y-Wing looks on the base model, so I was in a great hobby shop in Tyngsboro, MA (Hobby Emporium) and was poking around their WWII ships section and an employee showed be the scale of the 1:700 weapons emplacement kits. Now am I working on installing 40mm cannons for turrets on my Y-Wings, perfect scale. Pictures have the turret just sitting on top of the prepped ship - going to do some shaving of the wedge mount under the gun to get a less boxy fit. I would like to make them swivel but I think I'm going to just glue them in-place as (likely) rotating them without the use of tweezers will likely break/damage the cannons...

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Also extremely excited to mount so 5" dual barrel and 6" triple barrel gun emplacements on one of my VT-49 Decimators to really emphasize the Decimator part. (Plus the Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk fighter planes-comes with 2-are perfect scale to squeeze onto Armada squadron pegs.)

Around whatsize where these cannons? Im thinking of using them for Legion terrain when it drops

12 hours ago, Celestial Lizards said:

I would gladly pay for something as intimidating as that Deci.

PM me, we'll see what we can arrange.

7 hours ago, Jabby said:

Around whatsize where these cannons? Im thinking of using them for Legion terrain when it drops

Itsybitsyteenyweenie? Y-Wing for scale?

They're 1:700 scale US Navy Deck Guns...the ones used on the Y-Wings are about 5-8millimeters long...

Imperial Grey TIE Silencer

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What's with the splash of purple on the hatch?

4 minutes ago, ZealuxMyr said:

Imperial Grey TIE Silencer

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That ship would look great with a turret

3 minutes ago, Yakostovian said:

What's with the splash of purple on the hatch?

Because I could :P

There's also a splash of purple (two shades in all cases) on the exterior of each wing. Very small splash and also not visible in any of the photos I took due to the angle... :huh:

On 11/17/2017 at 8:15 AM, ZealuxMyr said:

Y-Wings Turret Weapon Upgrade (WIP)

So I've always been displeased with how shoddy the turret gun on the Y-Wing looks on the base model, so I was in a great hobby shop in Tyngsboro, MA (Hobby Emporium) and was poking around their WWII ships section and an employee showed be the scale of the 1:700 weapons emplacement kits. Now am I working on installing 40mm cannons for turrets on my Y-Wings, perfect scale. Pictures have the turret just sitting on top of the prepped ship - going to do some shaving of the wedge mount under the gun to get a less boxy fit. I would like to make them swivel but I think I'm going to just glue them in-place as (likely) rotating them without the use of tweezers will likely break/damage the cannons...

iwOtQoZ.jpg mEehbGW.jpg aOsKa4F.jpg 3l1EJeV.jpg

The kit I purchased: qM5KH0J.jpg

Also extremely excited to mount so 5" dual barrel and 6" triple barrel gun emplacements on one of my VT-49 Decimators to really emphasize the Decimator part. (Plus the Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk fighter planes-comes with 2-are perfect scale to squeeze onto Armada squadron pegs.)

How about tiny puck magnets to stick the turrets on? Then they should rotate freely and no worries when they fall off :)

edit: looks like you already finished them all, those turret upgrades look great!

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Captain Nym - Scurrgy

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15 minutes ago, ZealuxMyr said:

Captain Nym - Scurrgy

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Are those landing feet? Were those always there?

4 minutes ago, Celestial Lizards said:

Are those landing feet? Were those always there?

Yup. Just painted in a much bolder contrast now.

Torani Kulda - Repaint & Fin Extension (it's the new fad...)

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Sol Sixxa - Joining up with Captain Nym

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Love these!

First outing and oh my, what a lovely duo!

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Karthakk Pirate joins the ranks (and finishes off the Scurrg H-6 Bombing wing)

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So the real question - what will you do with four Scurrgs? Epic games? :D

Those are fantastic. Nice work.

The Kartharrk Pirate is 24 points, so technically I can run all 4 of them in standard play (with a whole 4 points to spare!). But, frankly, they're shelf decorations - in standard format I'll never need more than two but the card art was too good not to replicate on the ships.

I am about to start running a custom campaign format for our local group (Maine) and I'm sure the players will love to verse four kitted out Scurrg H-6 Bombers :P

Thank you :)

Obligatory Z-95 Headhunter Repaint

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The Karthakk Pirate color scheme appeals to me, and it is spreading...

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10 hours ago, ZealuxMyr said:

Obligatory Z-95 Headhunter Repaint

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The Karthakk Pirate color scheme appeals to me, and it is spreading...

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I love that color scheme too. Those are beautiful, what red are you using? This is Vallejo “dark red” with a black wash and clearcoat.

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I am using a base coat of Citadel Khorne Red, a light nuln oil wash, followed by a dry brushing of Citadel Wild Rider Red.

B/SF-17 Bomber - Crimson Specialist's New Ride!

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TIE Avenger (a long WIP), Supremacy Mark VI Starfighter , and one (of three) Clone Z-95 Starfighter all done! :)

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More B/SF-17 Bomber Love, realized I did this MONTHS ago and just never posted it...now I have to crack it open an add LEDs...

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Full B/SF-17 Bomber Wing , I am (for fun) running all three as Crimson Squadron Pilots with Accuracy Corrector, Sensor Cluster, Tactical Jammer, and the Crossfire Formation Title this Saturday at a Q1 event.

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On 27/03/2018 at 11:36 PM, ZealuxMyr said:

TIE Avenger (a long WIP), Supremacy Mark VI Starfighter , and one (of three) Clone Z-95 Starfighter all done! :)

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I'm curious about your really nice Avenger. Is it 3D printed? If it is, where did you get it ?

It is 3D printed and is from the Mel's Miniatures shop on Shapeways . I chose the TIE ball variant, there is a "normal" variant also that has cockpit glass closer to what the TIE Silencer ended up looking like.

I've always wondered why the TIE Avenger's appearance is so beloved. I think it's close to a good design, but having the solar panels as far aft as they are makes it look odd to me.

It is certainly an odd looking ship, I got one because it looks odd (and Mel's had a TIE ball variant, if that detail wasn't available I never would've gotten one) and I enjoy running custom written campaigns where odd ships can be easily added to the game.

I do wish, rather than make the boat that is the TIE Silencer, they just made a sleeker TIE Avenger for Kylo's fighter in TLJ. Basically take the TIE Silencer and scale it down to just slightly longer than the TIE Advanced. But nooooooooooo, let's make a freaking boat of a ship... *rolls eyes*