Dandiego Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 This will be an in service aircraft in the grey over white camo. Originally this aircraft was supposed to carry 50 cal machine guns in the outboard wing pods. But as time went on the guns were replaced with Sidewinders. Or so my story goes.... Here are the cockpit consoles and IP. And most of the paint work... Dan Polecadt, scvrobeson, dustiepal and 10 others 13
scvrobeson Posted March 1 Posted March 1 (edited) Looking forward to seeing this one painted. I'm imagining a NMF with the big arctic wing patches of red on it. Matt Edited March 1 by scvrobeson Dandiego 1
Dandiego Posted March 2 Author Posted March 2 On 3/1/2026 at 9:51 AM, scvrobeson said: Looking forward to seeing this one painted. I'm imagining a NMF with the big arctic wing patches of red on it. Matt Well actually Matt, no. This will be a grey over white fleet aircraft. Exact markings TBD. Dan scvrobeson and dustiepal 2
RCPlym Posted March 2 Posted March 2 "The original files are in 1/100th scale. I will need to enlarge the files by 300% to get to 1:32nd scale." Should the increase be 312.5% to get to 1/32nd? 100/32 x 100= 312.5% I have had a right Royal pita with scale issues over the past two days! Don't ask! 😂😂😂😂 Dandiego and Alain Gadbois 2
Dandiego Posted March 3 Author Posted March 3 1 hour ago, RCPlym said: "The original files are in 1/100th scale. I will need to enlarge the files by 300% to get to 1:32nd scale." Should the increase be 312.5% to get to 1/32nd? 100/32 x 100= 312.5% I have had a right Royal pita with scale issues over the past two days! Don't ask! 😂😂😂😂 Well, never argue with the numbers. The scale of the original files was guesstimated at 1/100. However the actual aircraft is 32 feet tall, soooooo the 1/32 scale model should stand 1 ft tall. That was how I got to my needed scale up. I measured the files and scaled them up until I got 12 inches nose to tail. This happens a lot when dealing with files purchased online. Each designer uses their favorite scale to draw in, and it is not readily apparent when viewing the files in Fusion 360. I always measure the drawings and compare to actual aircraft dimensions. It looks correct and a random 1/32 ejection seat fits neatly into the cockpit. Dan RCPlym 1
Dandiego Posted March 3 Author Posted March 3 Working on cockpit details. Unpainted. A lot of creative gizmology going on here. Not a whole lot of reference material out there. Painted. Dan dustiepal, denders, Dekon and 8 others 11
Dandiego Posted March 4 Author Posted March 4 (edited) Working on the tail markings. I looked for cool graphics online and settled on this Hammerhead design. So I copied the design onto a piece of paper and cut it out. I then transferred the design to some masking tape and applied it to the tail. And I painted it in a dark grey. Also some decals on the IP. Dan Edited March 4 by Dandiego patricksparks, dustiepal, scvrobeson and 7 others 10
scvrobeson Posted March 5 Posted March 5 The hammerhead fits the airframe very well. Great job Dan! Matt Dandiego 1
Dandiego Posted Tuesday at 04:26 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 04:26 PM Most of the decals are done. AV-12 stands for Attack Vertical. Dan patricksparks, denders, Dekon and 6 others 9
Rainer Hoffmann Posted Tuesday at 07:12 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:12 PM Looking great, Dan. How are you going to do the props? 3D print? Cheers Rainer Dandiego 1
Dandiego Posted Tuesday at 07:19 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 07:19 PM 5 minutes ago, Rainer Hoffmann said: Looking great, Dan. How are you going to do the props? 3D print? Cheers Rainer Yes, props are printing now. Last big detail will be the canopy. Dan Rainer Hoffmann and dustiepal 2
Dandiego Posted Tuesday at 08:00 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 08:00 PM Props. These will need some sanding and filling before paint. Dan Gazzas, Polecadt, Alain Gadbois and 5 others 8
Dandiego Posted 5 hours ago Author Posted 5 hours ago Props painted. Dan KiwiZac, Trak-Tor, dustiepal and 3 others 6
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