Quick question: differences between X wing nose cones?

[DARTH SABER]

Anyone have a basic rundown on the differences between the X-wing nose cones on the filming models?






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[korben44]

I would like to know as well... Bandai includes two in some of the T-65 kits.

 

[DARTH SABER]

I would like to know as well... Bandai includes two in some of the T-65 kits.

Yeah, thats the reason I asked too.





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[Treadwell]

I don't recall what the differences ARE, but I can touch on the WHY.

The nosecones on the heros were separate parts (covering a mounting point) that had been cast and then hand-cleaned. They all came out a little different due to the by-hand attention.

One hero, with nosecone in place, was cast in L-R halves (as opposed to the top-bottom construction of the heros) and that mold used for the pyros. For whatever reason the nosecone on that hero was atypical, so all the pyros ended up with a nose different than most heros.

 

[DARTH SABER]

I don't recall what the differences ARE, but I can touch on the WHY.

The nosecones on the heros were separate parts (covering a mounting point) that had been cast and then hand-cleaned. They all came out a little different due to the by-hand attention.

One hero, with nosecone in place, was cast in L-R halves (as opposed to the top-bottom construction of the heros) and that mold used for the pyros. For whatever reason the nosecone on that hero was atypical, so all the pyros ended up with a nose different than most heros.

All i remember is Bandai gave two options. one was longer than the other but remember which one went on which X wing.




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[Treadwell]

There were hero and pyro versions of most of the X-wings, so it's user's choice.

 

[Richard Baker]

IIRC Red Five had a longer nose

 

[Jkirkon]

I believe Red 2 had the shorter nose.

 

[DARTH SABER]

Found this online, dont know how accurate it is but figured Id post it-

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[PHArchivist]

That's fairly comprehensive.

Was going to offer a similar comp I did years about, but mine only had two or three nose cones.

 

[PHArchivist]

Found it... I believe these are Red 2 and Red 3

 

[DARTH SABER]

Found it...

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Cool. So which is this?

Red 2 and 3?




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[PHArchivist]

Cool. So which is this?

Red 2 and 3?






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Pretty sure top is Red 2

 

[Jkirkon]

Pretty sure you are right, Red 2 at top. I remember it has a sloped up nose.