Pete Fleischmann Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 35 minutes ago, Oldbaldguy said: Gets better and better with every photo. Hope the seats in your model work better than the Air Force’s. Thanks brother- hopefully my 1/16th scale Pilot doesn’t have to eject- Re the ejection seat issue- it’s actually a Martin Baker problem. The Cartridge Activated Device (CAD) is faulty across multiple airframes in the USAF, USN, and USMC. T-38, F-5, T-6, T-45, Legacy Hornet, not-so Super Hornet, and Growler… cheers Pete easixpedro, cmayer and stusbke 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerculesPA_2 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Agora vai!!! Abraços Hercules de Araujo Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 Hey all- here is the ballast fairing unique to the AT-38B. Typical of scratch building, there are three not perfect/destroyed ones at the trash end of my bench- The basic shape was built up with sheet styrene and then skinned- cheers P Starfighter, A-10LOADER, JayW and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Masterful craftsmanship, wow !! Steve Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 23 hours ago, Pete Fleischmann said: here is the ballast fairing unique to the AT-38B. Typical of scratch building, there are three not perfect/destroyed ones at the trash end of my bench- First - haha! I know a thing or two about ruined parts. i have to force myself to throw some stuff away. I find myself thinking "now how can I salvage this...." Now - can you educate me (us?) a bit on that ballast fairing? Are chunks of tungsten or uranium placed inside? Or what? Pete Fleischmann and Oldbaldguy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 You're an artist Pete. That's the only way to describe it Matt Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) On 8/1/2022 at 11:26 AM, JayW said: First - haha! I know a thing or two about ruined parts. i have to force myself to throw some stuff away. I find myself thinking "now how can I salvage this...." Now - can you educate me (us?) a bit on that ballast fairing? Are chunks of tungsten or uranium placed inside? Or what? Hi Jay- pretty sure it’s a big hunk of steel. It’s necessary because the AT-38B has a fixed centerline pylon; and frequently hung either a 7.62 mini gun or SUU-20 bomb dispenser. The ballast is to correct the center of gravity when stores are carried on the centerline.. but even without the stores the weight was never removed..giving it a slightly aft CG, which was not bad for air to air training. heres the basic shape of the ballast counterweight - just need to true up the corners a bit..and reduce its width..it’s pooching the sides of the container out- cheers P Edited August 3, 2022 by Pete Fleischmann Landrotten Highlander, Fanes, KiwiZac and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 3 hours ago, scvrobeson said: You're an artist Pete. That's the only way to describe it Matt Thanks Matt- appreciate the kind words my friend- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 On 8/4/2022 at 9:32 AM, MARU5137 said: You are a smooth operator in your modelling. PHENOMENAL detailing.. Superb build so far. You are making an amazing progress. Looking great ! Thanks MARU- its pretty satisfying to see the metal go down after so many years in progress- thanks for hanging in there with me for 12 years! maybe I can get it done for the IPMS ‘24 in Madison WI..just up the road from God’s county in Iowa. best P themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody V Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 There you are! I was wondering where you wandered off to. In other words, following. themongoose and Pete Fleischmann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 A little more- this is the one-piece hot metal section on the belly that wraps around each fuselage corner. A tricky one- All of this yet to be weathered- cheers Pete Landrotten Highlander, geedubelyer, Buster99 and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Beautiful !! Steve Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerculesPA_2 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Esse projeto está desde 2010? Precisa terminar para apreciarmos sua maravilhosa tecnologia. Abraços Hercules de Araujo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Was wondering where these airplanes live these days? Saw the blue jets many years ago at Holloman along with a handful of unpainted NMF T-38s flying sorties with the F-15s there. White jets down in Texas and black Talons at Langley but haven’t seen the blue camo in a while. Uilleann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyGhost Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Awesome Sauce ..! -Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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