resin Statodingue...

[Tophe]

Yesterday I had the great joy to receive the 2 copies I have ordered of Caillette Statodyne E (Sharkit models).
My project is not to build this project in a 1st degree what-if spirit (what-if it had been actually built scale 1?)
My goal is to invent a 2nd degree what-if: what if a X-wing derivative had been designed?...
Crazy? Yes I am...

PS. In my French language, Statodingue sounds as Statodàng (meaning Statocrazy), not Statodinguee.

[Tophe]

I was searching for a front view to Photoshop it into the wanted X-wing of my dreams, but I have not found it yet.
A similar layout is found on a US patent of Georges Caillette about unmanned VTOL:

[NARSES2]

Those mouldings look really nice Tophe, but then they are Sharkit 

[kitnut617]

It looks like Ren has really upgraded the quality of his kits ---

[Tophe]

Yes, the parts look very good, I hope my bad skills will not destroy them, butchering (sorry...)

I was searching for a front view to Photoshop it into the wanted X-wing of my dreams, but I have not found it yet.

On the principle I can draw it with Corel Draw:

[Tophe]

The Statodyne E subpart is taking shape

[Tophe]

Going on, pleasantly...

[Tophe]

Then it was almost finished:


I was very afraid to broke the vacformed clear part. But I failed only once and succeeded on the other one, almost:


I thought the rest of the clear part would go to garbage, of course, but my 8 y.o. son Jacky said this is a volcano, "please daddy give it to me, please..."

[Tophe]

The Statodingue 1/72 prototype/single-seater was not what-if/crazy/funny enough for me: I have decided to build the 1/250 liner derivative:


First drops of paint:

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Oooooh, it's tiny 

Well done Tophe 

[Tophe]

Well, the microjet single-seater with prone pilot is not as big as a Spitfire... but the 1/72 Statodyne is the size of a 1/144 Spitfire approximately...

[Tophe]

Finished!:

Much better may be done with this nice little kit, but crazier than my dream seems a challenge...