spacewolf Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) But wait kids !... we are not done yet !!.. we need those maneuvering thrusters... so out with the masters and vacu former... made a foil wrapped heat box to hold the plastic holder over the electric burner and I was off to the races. Parts cut out and centerline drawn... Thankfully I was smart enough to look at the ref drawings... the top thruster is actually NOT at 90 degree's... it's canted outboard by 9 degrees... almost got caught by that. The thruster mount made... The resin thruster nozzel my friend Bill had gotten made from my master years ago... Edited January 12, 2018 by spacewolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) Placed on the engine it looked good.... BUT.... from the side there was a BIG issue.... the thruster is supposed to be level with the engine centerline... not be angled up ! It's a good thing I don't mind getting nasty with plastic... ... using my razor saw I cut most of the way through the mount.. The line was then widened with an Exacto blade.. Glued down and sanded it looks MUCH better !! Edited January 12, 2018 by spacewolf BloorwestSiR and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Sitting back I positioned the engine on the wing.... needs a bit more 'tweeking'... but I'm thinking it looks ok... Thats it for this time. Thanks for sticking with this build and feel free to comment. Vaughn LSP_Kevin, BloorwestSiR, Hubert Boillot and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Great recovery, Vaughn! Masterful, in fact. Kev Thanks Kev... a lot of frustration and head scratching on this build !! Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Dude, That is some excellent work. I didn't realise how big it was until I saw the engine in your hand. Gaz spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Thanks Gaz, she is not small... the engines and ion veins will double the wingspan... finished she should measure out 22 inches from tip to tip. Here she is with a Viper MK VII.... Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Bloody phenomenal work Vaughn ... I'm amazed! Well done. Jim spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Looks great as always Vaughan! I was at my parents house on Tuesday and saw my old Revellogram Star Fury there. I'm still amazed it's in one piece. I think it's the first model I tried to do some tonal variation on. Carl spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Still loving this! spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 Bloody phenomenal work Vaughn ... I'm amazed! Well done. Jim Thanks much !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 Looks great as always Vaughan! I was at my parents house on Tuesday and saw my old Revellogram Star Fury there. I'm still amazed it's in one piece. I think it's the first model I tried to do some tonal variation on. Carl Thanks Carl ! Neat when you see one of your old builds that has survived !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 Still loving this! Thanks ! The saga continues !!...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) So here we are again... More trials, tribulations, glue sniffin' & general confusion ! The build continues !! With the VEN basic construction completed (I thought) I set to work on the support flanges... three layers of .060.. Carefully spaced around the engine body... I thought I was all set to go.... but then I noticed something on one of the pics.... The ion vein support mounts ..... they look NOTHING like the pic from the show... and being I had assumed Revell got it right on the model had built mine the same.... Edited January 26, 2018 by spacewolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 Nothing for it but to cut off, gouge out and rebuild... there are times I think this build is like Groundhog Day... same thing over and over and over as I try to get it right. New build ... laminated sheet cut to shape and glued in... It was about this time that I got talking with Lee Stringer and he very kindly sent me a bunch of renders from the actual model they used on the show !! He likes what I'm doing and is following the build... needless to say I'm thrilled and humbled. Gazzas and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 Needing a break from the major construction I got busy and set up the light fitting for the lighting tube... The inset tube with the LED was a bit small so I just glued thin strip at 3 equidistant points and it centers perfectly.. I splashed some flat black inside the VEN to help cut down light bleed and did a test... vee half LIGHTS !! LSP_Kevin and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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