Kagemusha Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Great work, here's the inspirational Dragon kitbox Thor mentioned... Tre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Hi guys, thanks a lot for the kind words. Yes, I know about that kit box but from what I understand, this is a B6. This was the production intend but it did never see mass production so this is a "what if" . I love the paint scheme but I really think I will go for the V10 camo (unless I change my mind again by the time I start painting...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 Guys, here is the camo I was talking about: It is a green/green splinter camo base with dark green mottling. It makes it rather different from the much more usual Brown/green splinter seen on most Do 335. It is not as sexy as the typical night fighter camo but I must confess I kind of like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdthoresen Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Ah yes there it is.......I want to build one of those bad!!!! Dang- another one to the must build pile....... THOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Hey Loic, great work on perhaps my favorite aircraft. Watching this with great interest to pick up more scratch building tips from 'The Master' That duct work is amazing !!! Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) ... 'The Master' ... Vaughn, now, that's funny Thanks but I am just one humble padawan here . Thor, I am glad you like it Guys, I have been working on the wings today. I basicly cut those in halves to work this double diedra thing out. Now, I am building the internal structure. It is one rather long job as it is all try & error process but it should work in the end. I will post pics in the next few days, as soon as it worth a shot but I am off to bed now Thanks for passing by ! Edited December 4, 2011 by Loic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Inspirational stuff Loic Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Hi, Thanks Derek for the kind words. Here are 2 pics of what I have done this weekend. This one is the cut out of the wings. I noticed that they have slightly different span/length and are slightly too long. This in fact is good news, it will allow me to have a clean cut at the wing root. Without this extra few mm, it would have been a difficult job to have a neat joint between wing and fuse. The only "down side" is that it forces you to work "the other way around", starting from the wing tip and measuring back to the root The cut in the middle of the wing is not mendatory for all vac build, it is just here cause this A/C has a double diedra wing. Then, I started to add the internal structure of the wings. The Do 335 had a main central piece and the rest was build around. This is depicted by the middle channel you may see here. Behind is the main gear wheel well case. Possibly not the most spectacular update here but I think it is worth to explain what I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Hi Loic, It is obvious that you are working in the automotive industry: very neat and exact work and tight tolerances Cheers, Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 This is outstanding work here! I think my detail set would have saved you a lot of time though. Just sayin'. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Thanks guys for the kind words Jerry, I do know about your detail set but I am a very bad customer for aftermarket manufacturers... As far as I can recall, I have buy only one AMS in my life (an engine for an armor kit). Most of my pleasure is in the scratch building indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Really like your job! Cheers, Jamme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 very cool, buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Hi Loic, Looks like you have a plan for the main wing installation. Interesting to see this installation. Great job, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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