Brent Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 OK, As I mentioned in another forum I have been inspired by some of the scratch builds I see. So, here we go! This is my first attempt. It combines many of the skills I've collected over the years. However, never to this level. I toyed with Rhino. I didn't see any benefit over SolidWorks. I'm going to be learning enough anyway. I don't need to add a new software package to the mix. I found some plans, photos and one card model on the internet. I've combined them in the CAD file. It's a little messy at the moment. I'll post pix once I get the fuse roughed in. Here we go! ß! Mal_Belford and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 And so it begins! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Cool project ! Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 ....HAVE LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF FUN........you'll love it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Are you going New School (3D print) or Old School (Whacking bits out of wood and vacforming)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 I am not sure yet. I have many new toys to play with. I have access to 3D printing, but the resolution is pretty low. I have access to SolidCAM and CNC machines. So, I may carve this out of aluminum and cast resin bits. Who knows? Then again, I might just go old school. It is easier out of the gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 great stuff and a really good choice looking forward to this :popcorn: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Only just seen this, look forward to some updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) Howdy, I'm struggling a bit with the loft... I'm shipping it to SolidWorks today to understand what I'm doing wrong... I'll post more once I have something to share. ß! Edited November 3, 2015 by Brent Mal_Belford and Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) Howdy, I'm struggling a bit with the loft... I'm shipping it to SolidWorks today to understand what I'm doing wrong... I'll post more once I have something to share. ß! Having had the same type of difficulties not long ago with my Mystery Ship, maybe I can help somewhat. When you edit the lofting fonction, right-click and choose "show handles" in the submenu. The "handles" along the lofting lines appear as green dots which you can drag to other places. By right-clicking at the junction between a lofting line and a ridge, you can also make appear the option to "add handles " which you position on one lofting line then move to change the lofting. Strangely, I have also found out that trying a "frontier lofting" function after erasing an unsatisfactory lofting one will produce better results. Don't ask me why, I still have no clue In the same fashion, using a surface lofting function rather than a solid lofting one sometimes works better. You can then thicken the surface with the appropriate function. Finally, divide your fuselage in sub-components between the frames. This will allow you to control the lofting lines and lofting handles better, and to add more handles. Hope that helps. Hubert Edited November 3, 2015 by MostlyRacers Brent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Ok, I got some feedback from SW. They helped me out. The profiles need a bit of persuading. Then it will look better. It is a far cry from this morning's condition! Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Any progress on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 Actually, the CAD work frustrated me. It isn't as easy as I want it to be: surfaces going all the wrong places... Ack! So, I decided to build it out of card stock. I skinned it with a material that was too thick. It didn't work out. The project has been put away for awhile now. It is starting to cool down outside. Time to put away motorcycles etc. I may try again during the longer nights we have coming. :-) ß! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Please do. This is an amazing project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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