LSP_Kevin Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Hi Kev- Good question-It took me a while to figure it out...Timmy and I discussed this quite a bit, and as simple an operation as it sounds, after picking his brain, I picked up some new techniques. Thanks for that explanation Pete - very helpful! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Masterful work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dog Flying Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Pete: I've been following this incredible build for some time and....now I think that I'll go sit on the Fleet Canuck! That canopy mold looks interesting with the flare in the skirt...I have to make a mold for a CDN Chipmunk which has much the same unusual and difficult to vacform contours. Barney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin_Matejko Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Very interesting and inspiring work. I congratulate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 Thanks to all for the kind words of encouragement! The intake trunks are coming together. These are the master forms for the vac-form parts that will make up the intakes. These masters are built just like the fuselage masters: Styrene bulkheads and keels, the volume filled up with balsa, then filled with 2 part Bondo- Once assembled, all of that has to fit in here before the shells are closed up. All of this has to come together at once. Timmy! built it in the computer, now I need to turn it into real parts! Thanks for looking! Pete Greg W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Great work, Pete. It's always a pleasure, and education, to see your projects. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Very impressive work Pete, it is taking vacforming and scratchbuilding techniques to a higher level. What I would like to know, what kind of material ("bondo") did you use for you patterns? It looks like a two-component expoxy such as Milliput to me, but I am not sure. Cheers, Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pete Fleischmann Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 what kind of material ("bondo") did you use for you patterns? It looks like a two-component expoxy such as Milliput to me, but I am not sure. Cheers, Hans Hi Hans, For the intakes, I used the #801 2 part Bondo. For the fuselage, I used the heavier 2 part Bondo that comes in the big can. HTH Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Pete, A most impressive piece of work thus far. Simply awesome... Cheers, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Pete, absolutely amazing mate, I am lost for words! This is going to be a show stopper for sure! Thanks for the updates Cheers Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted June 4, 2010 Author Share Posted June 4, 2010 Thanks guys for the kind words! Geoff, you know I love your work-Encouraging words from such a talent are a real shot in the arm my friend! Timmy! drove up to spend some time at my house.. He comes with tools, so we turned some more parts for the big AT-38B. Here's a look at the new pitot boom. We decided a one-piece affair was better that the tip-only that we turned out of brass. This one is aluminum, complete withv the tiny hole at the tip- The T-38 has these funky, round position lights on the wings and tail. If you look closely, you can see the concentric circles in the lense. After much head scratching over how to make 6 identical ones, we came up with a solution: We decided to turn a master in aluminum. From this I'll make an RTV mold and cast them in clear resin- Thanks for looking! Pete Greg W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 This is amazing work Pete, and like Geoff's efforts on his Mustangs, is more engineering than modelling! We stand in awe of you both. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Lost for words. Seriously. Added to my to watch list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Beautiful work Pig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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