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    Hey, I have finished all of the major body work. I have sprayed some gloss white as the base for some colorful squadron markings. When the white was cured I masked it and have applied the first "dust" coat of gloss black. I am sure that I will find flaws and sanding marks. Next, after a day or so to cure, I will need to sand out any remaining problem areas before a heavy wet coat of gloss black. Thats all, Dan
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    Gloss white Genies in the sun. Weapons pylons. Dan
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    I dream of Genies...................or A pair of Ding Dongs............. Lots of fine work to do here, but a start. Dan
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    Progress..... I have been working on the wing-top pod fairings. This is the second go round with putty. Wingtip lights, there is a red one on the other wingtip. More sanding and polishing is needed. Genie missile fin bases, fresh off of the printer. Each base will get a sheet plastic insert, bottom of the pic. Genies that were carried on the Scorpion had the fins extended since they are not carried in an internal bay. Dan
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    Wow, you got me beat. XB-51 fuselage is basically one constant profile for 75% in the middle. It's the ends that will get you. Dan
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    I built the 1/48th one as well, but it looks dinky next to the larger one. Like X planes?? Get a 3d printer and learn some basic cad. I received a 3d printer as a gift last year. My first reaction......Yikes, now I have to learn cad! But it can be done. I know next to nothing about computers but I can design and print basic shapes. Early jets and X planes generally had smooth flowing curves that lend themselves to 3d printing. Low end printers are not that expensive and Fusion 360 is free to use for home hobbyists. I learned most of my design skills from YouTube videos.
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    Thud, Good luck finding one. I was able to score one off of ebay about 3 years ago. In some email correspondence with Lee he recalled making only 10 or 12 examples, so they are quite rare. My build is currently stalled, I cracked the canopy, but should be back into build mode soon. Dan
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    After some deep internet research I determined that Northrup used blue tape and big ass rubber bands to hold the pod in place while workers riveted the pod into place. Although it was not a common construction technique it was effective and cheap. Dan
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    Incremental progress. Pylons have been scribed and riveted. Sprayed one with black lacquer from a rattle can. Panel lines and revits on the top of the wing. First pod epoxied to the wing. Dan
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    Super! Love the finish. Dan
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    Here are the weapons pylons. The lower ones are for the Genies. Still need to scribe in panel lines. I have added some raised service panels on the wings. I am just spit-balling here. Actually I am spit-balling the whole model! And some panel lines on the nose. Dan
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    Wowsers.............................. Dan
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    Built both. Tamiya all the way. Dan
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    Random, small stuff. Front end of both rocket pods. Pylons. Rough. 4 are from the kit, 2 are custom. Vents. Pretty easy really. I cut through 3 sides of the vent and then push it in. Overall shot. Thats all, Dan
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    Thanks guys. I seem to gravitate to scratch builds over mainstream models these days. They may be more challenging, maybe. But they are definitely more fun. Dan
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    A little more 3d printing. Working in Fusion 360 is a little bit hit or miss for me. You think you have it right....but no. Here are my 3 attempts. First one is too small. Second one has holes for the rockets that are too small. Finally something that I can use. Dan
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    Working slowly on a few items. I have glued the windscreen to the fuselage. I have added some detail under the windscreen, Rear fuselage sanded and primed, almost there.... Tail getting close to done. Rear canopy. Dan
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    Coolness, a jet. Even more cool, a modified jet. Dsn
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    Wow......if I only knew how to paint....... Dan
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    I have designed the exhaust ring for the mid-wing pods. I did not know how to design a circular part like this until last night. I googled how to do this, watched a youtube video, and viola! Here it is. I then cut it so that I could slip it onto the pod. Dropped into place. And glued into the channel. Sanded flush. Dan
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    I have been working on getting all seams filled and the entire fuselage sanded and primed. As you can see I am not done yet. This is the second go around, at least one more to go. I have spent considerable time working on the aft fuselage.I have blended 3d parts, plastic sheet and loads o Bondo to get this result. Not there yet. Here is the basic horizontal tail, still lots o work to be done. And last I am working on the windscreen. These can be difficult to work on due to the limited gluing surfaces. So here is my solu
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    At least 2, sometimes 3 going at one time. There is usually something that comes up to bring a project to a halt. Either some issue to ponder on or waiting for parts/ supplies. Dan
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    Who could that be? Dan
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    Working on the spine. I spent time designing the spine of the aircraft. In Fusion 360 I designed a one piece spine that goes from the rear of the second cockpit to the end of the tail. This was too tall for my printer, about 10 inches long. So I cut it into 3 pieces. Here they are. And dry fitted onto the model. Looks good, smooth curves from front to rear and straight as an arrow. Starting to really like this 3D stuff. Dan
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    A little more work on the exhausts. Here you can see the 4 components that will make up the completed exhaust. The long tube will be the extension of the engine nacelle, as the F-89F had different, longer engines. Dan
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