Dandiego Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 Thanks to Out2getcha,Starfighter,Rainer, Jim, Joel, Anthony,and Bill. I appreciate your comments and support over this long build. Probably about half done.Lots of small stuff still to do. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) Paul, thanks for dropping by. Your work on all of your creations is incredible. I am jazzed that you are following my project. Dan Edited May 5, 2017 by Dandiego Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 Hey, Been a slow 2 weeks. Working on a vac box..... Finished the shell ejection chutes..... And I got too aggressive with my sanding at the front of the intake, needed to add more plastic and re-shape. Thats all for today, Dan Anthony in NZ, airscale, Hubert Boillot and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Dan, if I may add a bit of advice- Run some weather stripping, or even caulk, around the edge of the metal platen on your box- That way, you'll get a better seal when you pull your canopy. Even a 1/4" wide strip will make a huge difference. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Dan, I'm in awe ... brilliant is all I can say. I've followed the build every step of the way and I still can't believe what you've done! Great work. Jim Dandiego and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Love the box. Lee has good advice. Tight is right! Sorry about the over sand there. No undo button in real life. Darn. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 A small amount of progress. The landing gear has a core of wire that will be scaled up by putting on plastic tube. I have added a small diameter tube followed by a bigger tube to achieve desired size. Each tube was split length-wise and then forced onto the wire. A lot of seat of the pants construction here. Just keep working on it until it looks right. Poor photo, sorry. And then some work on the main wheels. These are custom wheels from Harold at AMS Resin. they are beautiful. First I opened up the hole that will accept the gear and then I added a small disk to thicken up the assembly. Topped off with tiny brake calipers, also from Harold. Have no idea what the white disks are supposed to be but they fit the bill exactly. The calipers almost "snapped" in place. Sometimes you get lucky. Dan Kendzior, HerculesPA_2, MikeMaben and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Those wheels are really looking good. Great work, Dan. Cheers Rainer Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 (edited) Small amount of progress on the landing gear. First picture is of the main gear. Wire core with plastic tubing used to thicken it up. Wheel pushed on to get overall effect. Still lots of detailing to do. Front gear, I used an F-100 metal gear as the base. Cut it up, shortened it and added the fork with the wheel from wire. Still lots to do. Thats all for today. Dan Edited May 27, 2017 by Dandiego blackbetty, Lee White, Harold and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Dan, Love the start of your scratching out the main struts. Looking forward to seeing how you go about detailing them. Joel Dandiego and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Dan, Love the start of your scratching out the main struts. Looking forward to seeing how you go about detailing them. Joel Thanks Joel. I am also looking forward to how I will go about detailing. Not really sure myself how I am going to do this. Dsn Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Thanks Joel. I am also looking forward to how I will go about detailing. Not really sure myself how I am going to do this. Dsn Well, figure out something, so I can copy your techniques! Dandiego and Joel_W 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Well, figure out something, so I can copy your techniques! Lee,photos of the main gear are rare and not very helpful. My biggest issue is trying to figure out what detail to model. I am off work this week so I should actually make some progress on this project. Stay tuned. Dan Joel_W and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 Ok a little bit more is done. First up are the main landing gear. I have thickened up the wire core and then have added some rings to give it that beefy look. Still not done but a lot better than before. I have also added a retraction cylinder. I have also added some embossed thin sheet to give some rivet detail to the wells. Hard to see the rivets in the photos, hopefully they will show up when there is some paint and weathering. Nose gear being beefed up, almost there. And last for tonight is one of the splitter plates. Toodles, Dan LSP_Kevin, Harold, Lee White and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 dont know how i missed this, Dan. maybe because i have never heard of an F-90 before great work!!! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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