dodgem37 Posted June 11, 2019 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
ScalePerspective Posted June 15, 2019 Posted June 15, 2019 Thanks for the responses. Always loved the F-16XL and Lavi.
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author 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, Starfighter, Landrotten Highlander and 2 others 5
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Posted October 2, 2020 a coat of filler was applied to the master and polished..... Derek B, dodgem37, LSP_Kevin and 3 others 6
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Posted October 2, 2020 then it was casted in silicone.....the material is liquid ceramic, for the canopy I took a foil from Bayer dodgem37, Derek B, Landrotten Highlander and 3 others 6
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Posted October 2, 2020 a box for vacuforming was done...... dodgem37, Derek B, Marcel111 and 3 others 6
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Posted October 2, 2020 after many trials...... Renegade, Trak-Tor, Marcel111 and 5 others 8
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Posted October 2, 2020 a nice canopy came out.... it has to be polished and dipped in Future LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander, Starfighter and 6 others 9
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Posted October 2, 2020 the middle Frame was milled by my friend Mirko Opitz ( Pitzmodels ) ...... LSP_Kevin, dodgem37, Derek B and 2 others 5
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Posted October 2, 2020 here how it looks like.... dodgem37, Derek B, Marcel111 and 4 others 7
Derek B Posted October 2, 2020 Posted October 2, 2020 Lovely to see this again Bekim - work in perfection as always Derek
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author 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, Marcel111, Derek B and 4 others 7
Bekim Posted October 2, 2020 Author Posted October 2, 2020 the inner Frame will be done as 3D Print , the handles and lower hooks as metal parts Starfighter, Landrotten Highlander, scvrobeson and 5 others 8
jenshb Posted October 2, 2020 Posted October 2, 2020 Good to see this one back. Enjoyed seeing your model at last year's SMW.
dodgem37 Posted October 2, 2020 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
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