Dandiego Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Love it! This is some tremendous work going on here. Thanks Brian. Progress has picked up lately and I can start to see the finish line. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 A little more progress... Leading edge slats have been painted. Windscreen has been un-masked. And canopy has had its rear bulkhead added. Thanks, Dan Kais, sandokan, F`s are my favs and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Loving the look of this! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachP319 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Really speechless 👠Zach Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) A little more progress. The canopy received a new coat of flat black and I have fashioned a shroud from some card stock. And a look back. Since most of my early photos were lost in the photobucket meltdown I am posting a few photos from the beginning of the build. Yes there was at one time 2 Superstars. After about a month I decided to start over. It was a good decision as I was able to make corrections and improvements on #2. Thanks Dan Edited January 11, 2018 by Dandiego Trak-Tor, Gazzas, RLWP and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 Small amount of work on the canopy. And a few more lost photos from early in the build.. Adding the cockpit, from an F-80 kit. Working on the aft end. Planking. Adding the wing. Working on the intakes. The red card is used to get the final shape before cutting plastic. Thanks, Dan Shawn M, LSP_Kevin, Jim Barry and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 Ever so slowly... Repainting the exhaust A few decals.... And a few pictures from earlier in the build Bondo time! Thanks, Dan Out2gtcha, Trak-Tor, blackbetty and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Wow, this is an amazing and unique build! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Certainly turning out to be spectacular. Well done. Troy Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Wow! MikeMaben, Harold, Shawn M and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Hey, I was looking up "Jato canisters" on the Internet and came across a video that I had not seen before. It is titled "Test flying the XF-90". Great stuff, some of it in color. I would provide a link if I knew how. Brings the jet to life. I will try to link the video in the next day or so. Dan Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Hey, I was looking up "Jato canisters" on the Internet and came across a video that I had not seen before. It is titled "Test flying the XF-90". Great stuff, some of it in color. I would provide a link if I knew how. Brings the jet to life. I will try to link the video in the next day or so. Dan Is it this one Dan? https://www.airspacemag.com/videos/category/history-of-flight/test-flying-the-xf-90/ Pretty neat vid Lee White and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Yes Brian that is the one. I knew if I professed my ignorance that someone would find it and post it. Kudos Brian. Dan Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) Hey, its been about 3 weeks since my last update. Things have been moving slowly. Mostly I have been working on getting the landing gear and wells finished. Without any real detail photos in these areas it is hard to get the details correct. On the other hand no one can really call me out either. So here is my best guess on how these areas might look. Exhaust area, best guess. Jato cannisters. F-90 was so underpowered that they were used regularly to get the plane up on hot days at Edwards. I stole these from my F-84 kit. Main gear wells... Nose gear... Thats it for tonight,Dan Edited February 19, 2018 by Dandiego MikeMaben, Rainer Hoffmann, Piprm and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Really looking great! Great build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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