spacewolf Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Happy Holidays All !!!! Mucho thanks for all the kind words dudes, much appreciated. This build is far from a dead project. I've been pecking on it in the background whilst finishing up my GB builds. More updates soon as I just started a 21 day vacation! Whoohoo! This is planned to be my first completed model of the new year so stay tuned, eh?! Later, Russ Here is some inspiration for ya ! Merry Flippin' Ho Ho ! http://www.fark.com/cgi/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=4464984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Here is some inspiration for ya ! Merry Flippin' Ho Ho ! http://www.fark.com/cgi/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=4464984 Freaking Awesome! Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Check this out. These folks are serious! http://www.mmrca.org/lance/sledframe.html Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K'Tesh Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Nice photo of the Blackbird's cockpit in the Feb 2010 edition of Flight Journal Magazine. Thought I'd share that with the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richter111 Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 This is going to be a great one of the kind build. Wish there was a way for you to mold a kit for us fellows that have zero ability in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Whoooeeee, thought this thread woulda been 3 pages back by now! Getting ready to start my last full week of vacation, and I'm pumped up to getting back to whittling on this tadpole once again!! P-51 I'm working on right now is cool, but it's about 1600 mph slower, and well.....just doesn't have the panache or mystique of this bird. Now that I've walked away from it for awhile I can look at it again with a fresh outlook. Time to re-start this project and get on the stick. Yeah, wish I had the talent and where-withal to make a kit of this 'richter 111' and I even crunched some numbers on doing it. It would cost a fortune and weigh a ton in resin. I have no intention of keeping this when finished, and I ALWAYS give my builds away. I'm just into building em. Sure does look cool every time I walk by it, man....those lines just smile at ya like a pretty girl! Anyway, I'm going to be leaning on this heavy starting Monday as I want to get it knocked out and start on an XB-70 or B-58 next. Ya'll are going to see some really weird scratch-builds coming outta Russville thru-out this new year. Thanks for keeping the interest alive guys, mucho appreciated. More updates in 2 days! Later, Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richter111 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Your buildup continues on with awesome results. I have a 1/48 SR and YF-12 to build, and this makes me want to jump into them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 Gaaaaahhh, You busted me 'richter111'!!! This thread was placed all the way back at the bottom of page 3 in the hopes nobody would see it until I got thru casting all my wheels. Man, I sure wish I had one of those 1/48th kits, they had the killer decal sheet with all the markings. I'm probably going to miss a few as I could only acquire the 1/72nd Hasegawa kit (for $44!!! ) just to use it for a reference for markings. Don't know why i started on the F-16 before this one,.....I thought it'd be 'easier'. Woulda been easier to throw it in the trash! Updates on this project soon buddy, very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Updates on this project soon buddy, very soon. AHA! Did I hear right, updates coming soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Gaaaahhh! I had to walk away from the F-16 build for a night after applying a trowel full of putty on it,...and decided to warm up on this for a change. Already had my RTV moulds made up and the wheels cast earlier so I decided to clean those suckers up and put them on the axles to see what I got. Still have to put all the brake stuff on the outside of the mains, and the spindle and bolts that go around the rim on the nose wheels.....but it felt good to dust everything off and start whomping on this again. Here's some sneak previews of the gear roughed out; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ruzlkampf Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hmmmm, I seem to have miss-placed my other set of after-burners that were in the closed position,....so I think I might hack up the open ones I have and detail out the inner burner petals to get them closed. Dunno though, as I like to bounce around on whatever interests me at the moment on this build. More pics as I get assemblies done. Later, Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Brilliant work Russ! Rocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hmmmm, I seem to have miss-placed my other set of after-burners that were in the closed position,.... ...Have you looked in the Me-109 box Russ?... Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Et tu Brutus? Et tu? Bwhahahaha, I fully deserved that one Derek! Hmmmm, wonder if that IS where it's at? Meh, probably find those burner cans in the fridge behind the applesauce, or hidden in the fireplace to keep them from unscrupulous eyes. I hear they're really hot on the black market these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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