LSP_Kevin Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Courageous work, Dan! I love to watch this kind of old school modelling, and you're doing a terrific job. Kev Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Balls of steel, that's all I can say. ClumsyDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 Alright a little more progress. I was going to post these pictures yesterday before the "outage". First a new seat from Harold. Out of the goodness of his heart he sent it to me. Super cool. Thanks Harold. As you can see the second intake is done. Mostly done, always going to be a few more tweeks. Oh yeah and a coat of primer over the entire fuselage. Starting to look pretty pretty cool. Working on the complex and subtle curves on the aft end. Also the exhaust area needs some delicate work as well. A little blurry but a detail added to the vertical tail. The prototype was supposed to have a feature where the tail angled back at high speed, so the step I have introduced represents this feature. Never actually saw the tail angled back in any photos though. Thats all, Dan F`s are my favs, Lee White, Harold and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) Dan, Thanks for explaining the detail added to the tail. Sounds like another idea that just didn't pan out. I just re-read my post and it not what I intended for it to imply. By "didn't pan out", I was referring to the designers of the real aircraft, certainly not your scratching building, which I find amazing to say the least. Joel Edited February 15, 2017 by Joel_W Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hansen Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Actually, the variable incidence tail was used on the Lockheed JetStar, and it worked quite well. The tail didn't start moving until the plane was moving pretty fast, so aside from it being dialed into a "nose up" position for landing, it probably wasn't too often that you would see it out of place. -d- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 That looks super cool! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Did some work on the bleed air vents on the top of the intakes. First mark them out. Cut out the opening with a dremel cutting wheel. Cut out an insert and open up the vents. Glue it in place. Repeat for other side. Putty and sand. Thats all, Dan sandokan, F`s are my favs, Rainer Hoffmann and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadelgrad Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) I think i personally like this thread so much because it looks like something that's maybe within my reach some day if i keep honing the skills. Not to say I'd ever have the guts to try to start with flat stock and end up with a 3d rendition of something, but somehow i can relate to it. Maybe. I dont mean to imply your work is within my reach, but i love this build. Bill Edited February 18, 2017 by Citadelgrad Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I think i personally like this thread so much because it looks like something that's maybe within my reach some day if i keep honing the skills. Not to say I'd ever have the guts to try to start with flat stock and end up with a 3d rendition of something, but somehow i can relate to it. Maybe. I dont mean to imply your work is within my reach, but i love this build. Bill I can't speak for Dan, Bill, but, all I can say is you'll never know if you can do it until you try. I always thought the hardest part was just making the decision to try. Dandiego and Rainer Hoffmann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Lee, The final results on that vent installation say it all. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Terrific as always Dan. Love watching this come together, so inspirational. Jim Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 I think i personally like this thread so much because it looks like something that's maybe within my reach some day if i keep honing the skills. Not to say I'd ever have the guts to try to start with flat stock and end up with a 3d rendition of something, but somehow i can relate to it. Maybe. I dont mean to imply your work is within my reach, but i love this build. Bill Bill, it is a little overwhelming when you look at the whole project.Do what I did, start small. I started down this path by doing conversions to existing kits. My first scratch built attempt was really crappy. My second was pretty good. This is my third full scratch project. Pick an easy subject, gather some references, cut plastic. Dan David66 and Lee White 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Had the day off from work 😆 Worked on the wings, stabilizers, and wing tanks. Pictures to follow soon. All through this build I thought that the horizontal tailplanes looked wrong. However the shape I transferred front the drawings matched up perfectly. Lightbulb...the drawings were wrong. The wings and tail surfaces should both be 35° but my drawing for the tail showed 45°. Once corrected the overall shape of the plane seems right. Also after 4 months working on this only today did I realize that the rudder is split into a top portion and a bottom. Good to know before I work on the rudder. Dan Lee White, MikeMaben and airscale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Watching with interest, Dan. Love it so far. I'm trying to convince my 1/72 buddy to go scratch with me. He loves this plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 A few photos of the lower wings being built and attached. Side walls for the gear bay and a piece of square stock for rigidity. The gap between the wing halves will slot over the keel. Lots of square stock added to the ribs and spine to increase gluing surface. Lined up and ready for clamping.. . Ye Olde wood clamp.... Later, Dan blackbetty, Hubert Boillot, Anthony in NZ and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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