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  1. Ryan
    I should add, I have no ill will towards FDM, but the designer should have just built the shell with no detail. This way the hull could be easily block sanded and then scab on all the SLA parts to a flat surface.
  2. Ryan
    I'm shocked to see the hull is FDM printed. What an ass whoop it will be to sand those layer lines, true up panels etc. Neato kit idea, poor execution. Ryan
  3. Ryan
    As a Fj-40 and Hilux owner you were already famous.
  4. Ryan
    Yeah, I saw those but I’m ok with the over scale ones on the kit. The Reskit looks fantastic but too much work!
  5. Ryan
    I'm Planning a Skyhawk build and do not want to fight the decal issues trying to settle down over these things. I was thinking of slicing off the few that are in the way and gluing them back on over the decal, then touching up etc. No doubt a template or leaving the faint raised impression of them will help when I tack them back on. Anyone tried this?
  6. Ryan
    Yes, I need a second kit to scan so it will fit perfectly.
  7. Ryan
    Like it, been wanting one myself.
  8. Ryan
    Thanks everyone for the interest, likes and comments. I need to go back in time for a little jig work I did. First was a rectangular unit designed to give me exact sizing on the brass track pins used. Once the pin was inserted, it was held tight against a stop and then cutting proceeded. The cut off saw made fairly kwik work of this, but still took some time to cut all the pins...each pad has 2 pins. You can see in the second shot near the end of the process, the jig was really giving out...a combination of brittle resin and sharp burring causing the saw to jerk the pin and breaking the resin. The second jig was made to locate the missing (4) bolt holes on the bogie that attaches the return roller bracket to the main unit. As most of you know reading this, the bogies could work on either side of the tank, only the return roller needed moved thus empty bolt holes are visible. Not all 3D printed work is glamorous but useful tools can be made as well!
  9. Ryan
    I'm very fickle with subjects, if I'm in armor I don't look at anything else! The intake is bear and a bit past my skill set currently but 'm trying. The ductwork is the easy part.
  10. Ryan
    It does photograph well, a bit bleached though.
  11. Ryan
    There will be questions about the only (2) VVSS units available in plastic right now. Of course our star of the show is one, but the other is featured in the AHHQ M10 kits. For those who want to know here is the comparison side by side, the AHHQ M10 unit is on the left in both shots.
  12. Ryan
    Another mod was what I affectionally call the butt hole. ILK missed the hole in the rear of the tank to turn over the radial engine. I don't think this is a true insert tool, crank it and it starts hole, but more of a access point to rotate the cylinders to make sure they have oil in them before starting. Please someone correct me. Once the rear is re-textured the insertion seam will be invisible.
  13. Ryan
    Another needed upgrade was to the exhaust trumpets. These came out great.
  14. Ryan
    @LSP_Ray yep, it’s horrible..I think I chiseled them off soon after this pic.
  15. Ryan
    The wheels were also a mod I designed....who like rubber! For you 3d=D nerds the .10 was the size of the overage I used to fit around the ILK rim.
  16. Ryan
    Hey folks, here is the ILK Sherman build, first up some self made 3D corrections to some of the kit parts. Track: The kit supplied track not a common track for the Sherman, besides I like the look of the red meat T66 rubber chevrons. These went through a few redesigns as I tried using the kit end connectors and just designing the pads. I also tried using resin pins, both thoughts did not work in the end. The final design was all new pads, connectors and brass pins that I cut by hand! The resin pins gave the track too much stretch and as you know the Sherman has "live" track with no slack like the Russian T-34 style "dead" track. So pulling them tight with resin pins would leave too much gap between the links.
  17. Ryan
    I make some stuff...
  18. Ryan
    Hate the camo, but the demo was impressive with the missile load out.
  19. Ryan
    Many thanks, but it’s just a mesh, the hard part is using it to flesh out the “real” part.
  20. Ryan
    Fitting the mesh ramp to the intake tunnel.
  21. Ryan
    I managed to get a nice scan of the inlet, but I had to remove it from the kit parts. So now it's a matter of drawing this up and mating it to my tunnel.
  22. Ryan

    A-10

    Ryan replied to Rob Colvin's topic in LSP Discussion

    That’s not a bad idea but then you would run into problems with the other kit part geometry within the Trumpeter kit. A work around might be to use the kit parts (forward fuse)from the Monogram kit and scale up and improve.
  23. Ryan
    I'm talking with a known aftermarket company to try and make this happen. Sorry hush hush now till I know more info. Looking to do the following: 1. Intake. 2. Cockpit. 3. Rear deck behind seat. 4. inflight refueling door (closed). 5. Exhaust. I also might get into some grill work and pylons. Thanks for the support. - Ryan
  24. Ryan
    Thanks, I hope folks are enjoying the ride.
  25. Ryan
    Hey folks, not really an update but reminder about 3D design, it giveth and taketh away. The combination of a dull razor saw and more importantly sidewalls that are too thin left me with this.... Its not the end of the world as I have already adjusted the intake to have thicker sidewalls and will use a new saw when removing the new parts from the support disk! I think I'll also design a collar at the intake side of the parts to allow for a better fit to the kit part. Failures are part of success! The last shots a some basic renderings of the engine face, neato. Ryan
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