spacewolf Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 So... that question answered, I cut some sheet for the doors... but found the bottom of the wing curves concave both front to back and side to side... Front and rear edges were sanded down but strips of scrap sheet had to be glued in on the sides and sanded to fit... and finally the door glued in place.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 With the bay issue settled it was time to start joining the wing surfaces...but before I did I checked out the molded belly plate... and quickly decided it was being thrown in the parts box... it looks nothing like what the season 1-3 one is... Also... the inboard groove had to be added... roughly drawn on.. A strip of sheet added in the inside of the wing as the groove is deep.. And finally the detail worked with files and sanding sticks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 The seam on the inboard side is rather large and the alignment pins and towers allow quit a bit of flex... so I had to firm that up.. these pin points were cut off as they will not be used... and glued onto these pin towers (the two smaller ones) to extend them slightly.. and the flex is gone, the parts line up better... Just a bit of overlap in one area.. not an issue. dpastern and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 The two holes for the belly pan had to be filled and the raised detail removed.. As well the two large tubes had to be removed (you can see the ones for the other side at the bottom of the pic).. and finally the wing starts going together... a large 'step' at the front that will need to be filed and sanded to match the curve of the wing.. Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Detail raised parts for the rear of the wing.. And finally together, sanded and all detail parts in place... Now I just have to do the same for the other wing !!. That's it for this time ! The madness continues !! Vaughn dpastern, LSP_K2, TaffyMan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 This thing is gonna look very striking when it's complete! Keep it up! spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Great work as always Vaughan. I'll have to try your technique for bending plastic some time. Carl spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 This thing is gonna look very striking when it's complete! Keep it up! That's the hope !! I've wanted a kit of the Raider for years, finally decided if ya want the job done right, ya gotta do it yourself ! Cheers Vaughn Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Great work as always Vaughan. I'll have to try your technique for bending plastic some time. Carl Thanks Much !! A bit of a how to coming up ! Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 loveing this spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) I've had people in the past comment on my showing how I do things being helpful to them so I thought I'd throw this in for those who perhaps have never tried heat shaping plastic. This was primarily for the doublers on the three ribs on the kit, but the technique can be used for a variety of things. It's an 'old school' trick and takes a bit of practice but one can do amazing shapes with heated styrene. First up are whats needed.. in this case a small flat (thin) file chucked into my mechanical arm, a candle, a lighter (or matches) and a bit of .020 styrene.. Light the candle and hold the edges of the plastic (only using one hand here so I can hold the camera)... move it back and forth in a line from bottom to top edge.. you will see the plastic change and soften.. this is where practice (and failure) will teach you how close to come to the flame, how long to wait, ect... Drape it over the file and gently help it find it's shape ... Mark off what you want.. and use a saw or sharp knife to cut out the part. Making your own parts is more knowing how than difficult. And that's how you do it.. too much heat and it droops, pulls, thins too much.. practice on scrap till you find what works for you. Edited January 22, 2017 by spacewolf BloorwestSiR, Shaka HI, LSP_K2 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 loveing this Glad you are along for the ride !! Vaughn Mark M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Onward !! The first wing took forever because I was figuring out how to do it, making patterns and parts...The second side seemed to fly together.. The extended panel grooves were the biggest tension for me.. getting those subltle lines the same as the other wing had me sweating bullets.. Getting back to the upper wing bulges.. you can see the difference between the kit and modified part.. As before, thin strips of .040 help conform better than trying to cover with a bigger sheet and allow you to get good glue adhesion.. Hubert Boillot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 And finally... finished the main construction... still needs scribing and TLC.. Gonna take a breather before I get into the engine/ weapons housings and the head which is going to be a bear to do ..Till then keep on sniffin glue !! Vaughn Out2gtcha, Mark M, Shaka HI and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Lots of cool progress here; nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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