Pete Fleischmann Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 (edited) Chopped out the channels for the speedbrake arms.. The gear wells have suffered some shop rash over the 14 years of construction and need some love. the printed speedbrakes from Timmy! Literally drop into place. genius. fabulous. P Edited April 3 by Pete Fleischmann JayW, williamj, patricksparks and 19 others 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy! Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Oh man I’m so loving seeing this come together! geedubelyer, scvrobeson, Pete Fleischmann and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Nicely done Pete Always like Northrop’s Tiger and associated trainers so I am really enjoying seeing this one come together. Great work. Kind regards, Paul Pete Fleischmann and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 On 4/2/2024 at 3:19 PM, Pete Fleischmann said: Made it to the main gear well with the aluminum will work the sheeting around the speed brakes area, then flip it over and start on the top/sides moving back to front. Cant yet go all the way with the aluminum to the fuselage split( behind the cockpit)..I’ll need to blend the joint between sections before I can cover that area. Did you doodle a bit on the plans around the cooling inlets? I can’t tell, but they look very 3D while nothing else does. Derek B and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Pete - this is just magical. Shrink ray modeling. I am humbled. cmayer, Out2gtcha and Pete Fleischmann 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 23 hours ago, Pete Fleischmann said: The gear wells have suffered some shop rash over the 14 years of construction and need some love Sheese, it has been that long hasn’t it? I remember you kicking this off back on Z5 with that lot of miscreants. It brings me great joy to see her back on the bench. cmayer and Pete Fleischmann 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 9 minutes ago, easixpedro said: Sheese, it has been that long hasn’t it? I remember you kicking this off back on Z5 with that lot of miscreants. It brings me great joy to see her back on the bench. This thread itself dates back to March 2010! Kev Pete Fleischmann, Gene K and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, Oldbaldguy said: Did you doodle a bit on the plans around the cooling inlets? I can’t tell, but they look very 3D while nothing else does. That was Timmy’s! Artwork- Derek B and Oldbaldguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 …got that left speed brake well surrounded by aluminum. can’t resist slapping the tail feathers up for a look- P chaos07, Christoffer Lindelav, airscale and 18 others 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann352 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 WooHoo! You’re back with this bird!! Cheers, Dave Derek B and Pete Fleischmann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Awesome stuff, Pete! Kev Pete Fleischmann, Derek B and Uilleann 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Excellent work and progress with this build, sincce last time I checked! Looks great, Pete! Håkan Derek B and Pete Fleischmann 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Simply stupendous! There are a number of you guys on here building large scale, metal skinned models that are uber inspirational. Keep at it Pete, this is another wonderful work of art. Derek B and Pete Fleischmann 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Looks absolutely fantastic Pete It is addictive once you start skinning - there is nothing like it for that realistic metal look Peter Uilleann, Archimedes, Derek B and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF18 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 What can I say, Pig? Colour me super impressed. I am salivating over every detail, and I completely understand why this is a long-term labour of love for you. You're a better man than I, taking the blame for your IP blasting the canopy on the adjacent T-38. I remember the first time taxiing in the back of an F-5B, watching the front canopy dance around and threaten to detach itself with every bump. The pilot (my father) just laughed and said it was the most Mickey-Mouse arrangement he'd ever seen. I wish I could afford to pay you to make a 1/18 F-5A for me... but that would be priceless, just like this model, and I don't know I'd live long enough to appreciate it by the time it's built. Keep it up, bud! The end result will be totally worth it. ALF Derek B, geedubelyer and Pete Fleischmann 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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