Repair S-Foil wings on Vintage X-wing

Tank1252 · May 31, 2009

Hey fellas,
I've got a vintage Kenner X-wing where the S-foil wings don't stay locked open when i press on Artoo's head. Anyone know if there's a repair for this? I've searched around and i can't seem to find much on the problem, let alone a repair. Surely it's pretty common?

btw...i've also got an imperial troop transporter with no sound, i'll give the fix posted in these forums a go when i get a spare minute or ten.

han duo · May 31, 2009

have you opened them both up?

the imperial transport has a small record player inside and the motor can require a kick start and a touch of WD-40

if you take some close up photos of them both, opened up then i may be able to point you in the right direction....

Tank1252 · May 31, 2009

No mate, only just received them both cheap from a US RS member.

I see there's a repair posted for the sound of the Transport, reckon i'll open that one up & give it a go.

As far as the X-wing was concerned, i wasn't going to bother opening the X-wing up if there was no repair. So you think it may be repairable mate? I think i can get it open (found a kiwi site that has instructions that can hopefully get me inside). Maybe i'll get it open, have a poke around & come back to you...

Cheers for the help.

Bollux · May 31, 2009

let us know if you manage to fix it please pal

gustie · Jun 1, 2009

troop transporters are fun to fix LOL - could be the motor or the elastic band on the mini record player inside it

Tank1252 · Jun 1, 2009

I'm hoping it's just the band. I'm looking forward to playing around with it tbh, my sort of thing! Got a long weekend over here this weekend so may give it a go (after i mow, build some shelving in the garage, put up a covered deck in the back yard etc...)

aussiejames · Jun 10, 2009

Hi, which X-wing? The R2 locking mechanism is different for the battledamaged. There is a lip at the base of the"R2" which you can only see when you pull it apart. A small section is probably brocken off, just rotate it 180 degrees and it's fixed. The troop transporter repair guide is great but it does not mention a metal strip and post which should be cleaned(sanded) The "record player arm" moves the metal strip on & off the post (ie. it is the switch mechanism that stops the record after each sound) Hope you have a win

Tank1252 · Jun 10, 2009

aussiejames said:
Hi, which X-wing? The R2 locking mechanism is different for the battledamaged. There is a lip at the base of the"R2" which you can only see when you pull it apart. A small section is probably brocken off, just rotate it 180 degrees and it's fixed. The troop transporter repair guide is great but it does not mention a metal strip and post which should be cleaned(sanded) The "record player arm" moves the metal strip on & off the post (ie. it is the switch mechanism that stops the record after each sound) Hope you have a win

Hey James, another Aussie, where are you in Australia mate?
Thanks for the advice, it's for the original X-wing (not the battle damaged). Is this what you're referring to with the repair?
Cheers, and welcome!!

aussiejames · Jun 11, 2009

Hi, I'm in Perth. There is a different locking mechanism for the original vs battledamaged I can't remember which one was easy to fix by spinning R2 around. It's fun pulling it apart and having a look. I'm sure you'll have it working in no time.

Tank1252 · Jun 11, 2009

No worries mate, Perth couldn't be further from me (Coffs Harbour).
As far as the x-wing, i've hopefully got another one coming, which should enable to crack this one & have a poke around with it without too many worries.
Cheers!!

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