BloorwestSiR Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 There is a conversion set from AMS Resin which allows you to backdate the Trumpeter kit. It has the nose, intakes and decals for the C version, including some Argentinian ones. It might save you some of the work. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dergrunepunkt Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 There is a conversion set from AMS Resin which allows you to backdate the Trumpeter kit. It has the nose, intakes and decals for the C version, including some Argentinian ones. It might save you some of the work. Carl I seen those I mean no disrespect but I paid less for the kit and I won't pay USD58 plus shipping for this quality: That's without mentioning that I'm more tempted to do a B or a Q which has a different nose. Thanks a lot mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 It is up to you but don't be misled by this picture. Harold posted some pictures of the parts in progress. The final conversion did not really ask for major work. Look here for one example: http://www.hyperscale.com/2013/galleries/a4c32i_1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dergrunepunkt Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 It is up to you but don't be misled by this picture. Harold posted some pictures of the parts in progress. The final conversion did not really ask for major work. Look here for one example: http://www.hyperscale.com/2013/galleries/a4c32i_1.htm That model looks awesome, Harold did a great job! still too expensive. Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dergrunepunkt Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Allright, some progress, slow but progress at last. Built the cockpit, even when trumpeter did a "nice" job I couldn't stand the lack of throttle so I mimic one, I promess I did try to look the other way but I just couldn't stand the side consoles, I I know I have a lot of work with the noses and the intakes but I had to do somethig with that sideconsoles so I lied a bit so the look like there's somethig going on there. Using epoxi putty ,did some improvement on the bang seat cushions. Finally I started to play around with the nose, first try a completely failure. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dergrunepunkt Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Some progress... The shape it's practically there, not much to fix, once all lumps and bumps are smoothed out I'll make the first master, after that panels and rivets and finally I'll move to the intakes. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dergrunepunkt Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Some progress... The cast of first copy of the scratch built nose is complete. I'm quite happy because both the resin and the silicon rubber are 2+ years old and I wasn't sure if they still good to use, if you see a funny color on the copied nose it's because I forgot to add the color when mixed the 2 part epoxy resin so I added that in the mold. Even when the resin has cured, it't not 100% cured so I can't make the pannels and the final adjustments. While that dries I continued the works on the AR's nose, added the second NACA vent and the exhaus pipe on the starbord side, also had to modify the bottom to better represent the this variant, but I'm glad that's almost done, and so far so good.Finally I made an impression with silicon of the part where the refueling probe meets the fuselage, I'll need that later on. For the first time I going to correct an error that every single Skyhawk model has, look at this picture, see how the slat recess blends smoothly with the fuselage?, on every model there's a step there and must go. More to come... Cheers! Rainer Hoffmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Great progress! Nice to see you are going to correct that slat recess. I used a photoetch saw and removed it and re-glued it up in the correct position, very easy and practically no filling the cut. Looking forward to the next update Cheers Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dergrunepunkt Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Leaving aside the nose (for now), I started to work in all the rest, this kit it's leaving me a very pleasant sensation, I really like it. I made my mind on doing the A-4Q and that's simply because I know it better than the A-4B, I'll have to sacrifice myself and get another one. So I started with the works on the slats wells, took quite some time but wasn't problematic, I made the right choice on not using filler, detaching and reattaching the slat well was almost trouble-free. Early Skyhawks did not had this reinforcements so the must to go.Doing this took me about 2hrs, but I did it gladly, look awesome There's a lot of work to do but so far things are going fine.Saludos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Awesome work, loving this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Some inspiration for the Argie Skyhawks http://youtu.be/-5IZkyv00j8 Not wanting to hijack this thread, but can anybody explain to a complete dummy like me why these guys in the vid wear white cotton (?) hoods? Very interesting documentation. And a great build. The Skyhawk is a nice little plane. I scratch built an A4-M from paper and other materials back in the eighties, so I will follow your build closely. Keep the pics coming! Cheers Rainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOTR Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Not wanting to hijack this thread, but can anybody explain to a complete dummy like me why these guys in the vid wear white cotton (?) hoods? Very interesting documentation. Together with the gloves, its the anti-flash gear, which is to provide some fire protection. Edited February 7, 2014 by KOTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Together with the gloves, its the anti-flash gear, which is to provide some fire protection. Thanks a lot! Should have thought about that myself. Rainer Edited February 7, 2014 by Rainer Hoffmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dergrunepunkt Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 And continues continuing...! Arranque a modificar las tomas de aire, en un momento pense en hacerlas desde cero en madera balsa y despues copiarlas como con la nariz hasta que me di cuenta que era una estupidez no arrancar con las de trumpeter, asi que empece por rellenarlas con masilla epoxi,Started to modify the air intakes, my first (and stupid) idea was to make the intakes from scratch using balsa wood as I did with the nose, then I decided to base my work on trumpeter's parts, that probe to be the correct approach as I achieved 70% of the task on one intake in about 30 minutes. The procedure was simple, add about 2-3mm of plastic to compensate the removed plastic on the fuselage and then fill the intake with 10min epoxy putty.When that was halfway cured, about 15 min later (I wonder why they called 10min) I started to sand the externall shape out, I quite happy so far because it looks to be pretty close to the actual shape of the plane.In the meantime I worked on the rest, the other wing, engines, elevons, flaps, slats so on and so forth, that's seems to never end, never the less it's a lot of fun.Well I hope you find this entertaining because is going to take some time to finish.saludos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dergrunepunkt Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 The nose job it's almost finished, spent a few hours of careful sanding and measuring, the use thin strips of tape made the shape problems to really stand out therefore easy to fix. I'm really satisfied with this, the nose fit it's as good as it gets, now I have to see if the 0.05% resin shrinkage would be noticeable when I make the final copy. The panels are marked only with pencil because I have to do some more research to verify and make the least amount of mistakes possible. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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