dodgem37 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 'Was this project ever finished?' Bekim had posted on a thread and I asked him about this build. He said that he's awaiting a response from IAI (Israeli Aircraft Industries). Sincerely, Mark KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScalePerspective Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Thanks for the responses. Always loved the F-16XL and Lavi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) Hello it has been a long time..... the delay, I was busy with an another Project....F-20_Tigershark.... So what happend with the Lavi TD meanwhile I am working on the main Canopy ... Edited October 2, 2020 by Bekim LSP_Kevin, Derek B, scvrobeson and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 a coat of filler was applied to the master and polished..... Starfighter, Marcel111, Landrotten Highlander and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 then it was casted in silicone.....the material is liquid ceramic, for the canopy I took a foil from Bayer Marcel111, dodgem37, LSP_Kevin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 a box for vacuforming was done...... Marcel111, Derek B, dodgem37 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 after many trials...... LSP_Kevin, Renegade, dodgem37 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 a nice canopy came out.... it has to be polished and dipped in Future Trak-Tor, Lothar, Marcel111 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 the middle Frame was milled by my friend Mirko Opitz ( Pitzmodels ) ...... dodgem37, Marcel111, Starfighter and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 here how it looks like.... Marcel111, Landrotten Highlander, dodgem37 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Lovely to see this again Bekim - work in perfection as always Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 as next step ;it was really hard to find some nice pics of the inner details of the canopy, but with the help of Ra´anan I could approximate something.... Lothar, Landrotten Highlander, dodgem37 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 the inner Frame will be done as 3D Print , the handles and lower hooks as metal parts Starfighter, Lothar, dodgem37 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenshb Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Good to see this one back. Enjoyed seeing your model at last year's SMW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Welcome back. You've been missed. Very nice work. Lots of different modeling skills for this project. It's great to see all this transfer of knowledge. 'F-20_Tigershark....' If it's an LSP, and, if you ever decide to put it into production, please put me into the 'Will Purchase' category. '.....the material is liquid ceramic,' My research shows that this is a liquid, not solid. Do you mean that you applied liquid ceramic to the casting to improve it's finish? If not, do you have a link to this product? Did you do your own photo-etch or did you send it out? I'm always looking to improve my casting resin. Could you pass along which resin you use? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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