Uilleann

Looking incredible!!

Incredible!!!!

Thars just good ol fashioned aviation porn right there! 😁🛩

Cool build!!

Could you split the difference, and hide say, a TIE wing, or X wing gun down in the greeblies somewhere?

Milan, I don't know if you've closed up the FLIR/DLIR completely just yet, but I did find a very good source for scale mesh for those openings. They also offer small sample sizes for just a few dollars. I believe this was the scale I opted for. I haven't gotten anything installed just yet, but thought I'd pass along the info in case it was helpful. The sample sizes they offer are just the thing! https://www.twpinc.com/wire-mesh-material/stainless-steel/50-mesh-t316-stainless-high-transparency-0012-wire-dia

Looks GREAT!

Looks like the old Senior Spud program tried out on Nighthawks back in the late 80's early 90's if memory serves...

Excellent!!!

Hi Milan - any progress on this epic build friend?

Hey Kev and crew! It's been a hot minute since I've poked around these parts. But recently I've been inspired to pick up my old build and see if i can make a reasonable push to get the darn thing done once and for all. Though, looking at my old thread, it appears none of my photos are linking properly anymore. Has a protocol changed on the site here that I should know about? It would be quite an undertaking, but I can reformat everything image by image if needed. Just not sure what's happened. I'm using yahoo web hosting if that makes any difference, and linking directly from my image files to the respective posts in my thread. For example, my initial post has 7 images linked, but they all show as broken now (they used to work). The direct link to the first image is this for example: http://uilleann.org/117/kit-mainwheels.jpg So far as I know, Yahoo hasn't done anything to turn off image hosting/sharing like this...but is there anything I should check on here on my end as well? Confused! Hope you guys are all excellent!! Brian~

Hey Milan - just wanted to check in. Any further progress on your '117? I was just up at our local museum, and visited ours on display here. #799 is still undergoing a lot of restoration work, and it isn't all 100% to my liking if I'm being perfectly honest. But regardless it's cool to see her up close and real! Got a peek in the cockpit today in fact. Hope all is well in your world! Brian~

That is one area that every kit gets wrong (likely due to mold limitations I guess?) is the sharpness of the facet edges. They're never as crisp as the prototype. Well done, looks great!

Can you do the two pieces, thin each by about 25%, and use one on top, and one on bottom, so as not to thicken the bottom plate and lip too much?

My biggest issues to date have just been life, and time, followed by CAD modeling skills (or the utter lack thereof). And of course, finding a printer capable of the resolution and fidelity needed to pull off the parts. Due to their depth, I actually think the printed parts would be plenty sturdy enough for our purposes...I just need to sort out the final design, and fine someone insane enough to make them for me. Long story short, I just haven't had a chance to really sit down and focus on that here since the latest move. Been busy dealing with work, the Covid, earthquakes, and any other number of life's little surprises. Love following along here as you go though! Keeps that flame of motivation burning in my mind...even if faintly for a while yet. B~