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01-04-2012, 03:06 PM | #11 |
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Just unscrew all the screws, then pry open the middle section gently so you can pull the wing out. I just took a pair of side cutters and cut all the teeth off. Put some tape on the pivot point to add friction, put it back in to ensure it's disengaged and then did the other side. The whole wing mod took like 10 minutes only.
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01-04-2012, 03:47 PM | #12 |
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01-04-2012, 03:54 PM | #13 |
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That looks good. Nice work.
Do you have a pic without the pilots? I'd like to see what kind of cuts you had to make to get the seats just right. Thanks! |
01-04-2012, 04:15 PM | #14 |
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Great work! Also where dis you get the helmets for our pilots ?
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01-04-2012, 04:24 PM | #15 |
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love those pilots...
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01-04-2012, 04:42 PM | #16 |
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Thanks! The helmets are from BBI F18 and F16 pilots. I had lent a set to Alyosha to cast them so he actually has a cast ones on his site.
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For the front, I had to remove the pedals and the support part that sicks up on the actual lower shell that sticks into the position under the pedals. For the front seat seatback, I cut out the middle console section of another cockpit and cut an angled notch and made the bottom of the lower console a tab that goes in that notch. Basically, the hardest to fit is the rear seat one. The actual cockpit is higher than the bottom of the Skystriker shell. You need to cut the sides of the cockpit so that the RIO's legs can stradle the middle (as I need to keep the middle rib intact to put the front seatback on) and have his legs dangle on the edges a little below the cockpit's seat cushion. You have to point his toes forward as well. When the pilot sits, he actually sits on the RIO's legs a little but because the sides of the seat cushion are removed, you can bend his legs at the knees to keep that part of his leg almost level with the seat cushion top. Hope that makes sense.
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01-04-2012, 04:52 PM | #17 |
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Wow that makes mine look like a hack job. That is friggin awesome though.
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01-04-2012, 05:01 PM | #18 |
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That looks perfect now. I need to get on my wing mod at least, so I can display it better.
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01-04-2012, 05:09 PM | #19 |
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wowee!
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01-04-2012, 05:27 PM | #20 |
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Right on, just found the helmets on his site, thank you.
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