Should take about 4 to 8 weeks and can't wait to get my hands on them. Just finished drawing up the plans for the metal skeleton and the first pieces will be cut from steel & aluminum soon. The metal skeleton means entirely rebuilding the wings, and the Falcon 3D Parts are going to be very helpful with that. What a difference when comparing Revell's cockpit to the upgrade counterparts. Here are some of the pictures I've been taking of the work-in-progress: Don't want to have any bent wings or crooked lasers showing up now or sometime later. Could make the lasers with plastic tubing but fear that they would bend or break when transporting or handling the model. Also, the new lasers made mostly of brass tubing will weigh a bit and will probably make the plastic wings bend over time, so a sheet of aluminum running from the pivot pieces to the lasers is in order. Revell's pivoting solution is not a good one and makes moving the wings a wobbly affair. This should make everything straight and sturdy. What I like is that the plastic kit is hollow and has very much room inside, so there is a lot of space for lighting, multiple model mounts and an interior metal skeleton that will stretch all the way from the pivot points inside the hull's center to the tips of the lasers. The upgrade details made by are beautiful, makes the Revell X-Wing kit look like the original models. Got three projects cooking at once right now: the large Y-Wing and two Revell X-Wings with upgrade parts.

Hull upgrade x wing