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    1/32 Scale F-111

    in LSP Discussion

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    8 hours ago, TomcatKirby said:

    Hi, Les

     

    It does look good and a tremendous undertaking… well done!

     

    I have and compared the vac to some blown up drawings from Detail and Scale and noticed it might be short AND maybe too narrow in the main fuselage. And totally agree on the nose. I know drawings aren’t always accurate, but something didn’t look right.

     

    Curious to hear any other observations.

     

    Regards,

    Kirby

     

     

    Thanks.  I learnt a lot from this project and will endeavour to transfer knowledge gained into the next one.  I did something similar with the vacform and the pans and came to a similar conclusion - hence me going the way of 3D design and construction.  

    1/32 Scale F-111

    in LSP Discussion

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    8 minutes ago, Maxim61 said:

    I don't think it turned out too bad. The nose profile is difficult to get right on the F-111 and I did notice it, but then I'm an F-111 nut. Do you have all the station dimensions for the air frame? I could pull them from the F-111 structural manual if that'll help? The Hasegawa 1/72 scale F-111 series is still the best in profile and detail. Reskit are hinting at a the possibility of a 1/32 F-111 kit which I think would be mostly 3D printed.

    I do not have all the station dimensions so yes I would appreciate that thanks.  If Reskit did proceed with a complete airframe I'd be there in a flash.  I intend to build on what I learnt from this experience (pun unintended) and fashion another pig, probably a bombed up USAF bird.

     

    1/32 Scale F-111

    in LSP Discussion

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    Slight correction to Kevin's observations - the airframe around the cockpit is cast resin from 3D printed sections of my and a friend's designs.  I have the Tigger vacform example and consider it not even close to being useful.  I mistakenly used a Hobby Boss 1/48 example as a reference ( note the progress pic below ) and the nose profile is too shallow before it suddenly jumps up the front of the cockpit - after making that mistake I bogged it up and as a result that nose profile is a degree off in ascending gradient towards the cockpit front so yes the nose profile from the side is off to the keen eye. I promise to fix that for the next one.   The spine is also too high by a fraction also resulting in a bit of a hump - these are the issues one faces when building a large model in sections !

    One other take away from using the HB 1/48 kit - their walkway decals are flawed as they've managed to swap the WALKWAY stencils with the NO STEPS resulting in some serious OHS issues if you walked on the wings !   I scanned the decals (1/48) and digitally remumbled them by 150% ( 1/32) and only realised the error the day before Expo ( the build physicaly started a week before my self-imposed deadline - delays for a month not self-imposed )  so by that time it was too late.   I will edit the file for the next one.

    This build served as an excellent education for me in what to do and what not to do when taking on a project like this.

    Some pics included here to show some of the virtual progress.
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    The Australian Model Expo 2022

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    22 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said:

     

    The Beaufort is a conversion of the Revell Beaufighter by my friend Les Applebee (Uncle Les on Facebook and elsewhere). He designed and 3D-printed all the Beaufort bits, and combined them with the relevant kit parts to produce what you see. I've bugged him to print me up a set of parts, but to no avail.

     

    Kev

    You've got your own 3D printer now Kev, you can just magic up a Beaufort anytime you please !!  ;)
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    1/32 Pacific Aerospace Corporation CT-4 Airtrainer

    in LSP Discussion

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    27 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said:

     

    I think Les plans to produce this one in all 3 popular scales (1/144, 1/35, and 1/18).

     

    Kev

    LOL !    ( Yes I AM reading this)    I'm doing it in 1/32, 1/48 & 1/72 in limited numbers ( because that's how I roll).

    There's one on eBay right now to drum up finance for further work. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/194447123175

    Here's the work I just finished on the 1/48 accessories set which is being test printed as I write this and some examples of where the masters begin life.

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    1/32 Aermacchi 339?

    in LSP Discussion

    Posted

    It's gorgeous Les, how did it do at the contest? 

     

    Was a bit disappointed to see the update on facebook that you weren't planning to make it into a kit but if that changes, please contact me right away. I'll put down money up front to have one of these in the collection.

    Cheers!

    Cheers, it tanked in competition - but excelled in being noticed !   I've got to get the MB326 out there and it's taking longer than anticipated so once that's done and I see how it goes I might change my mind on doing something with the MB339 masters.

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