Fabster Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) Thanks for following me on this one, guys! Rafju, i am not sure if I will be making any attempts to copy this one as would first need to ...learn how to cast resin, how to make photoetched parts and how to scratchbuild with class! haha but i'll keep you in mind ;-) Now, here's a little more work on the nose gear from this week. I added some plumbing and wiring as well as some structural detail as close as I could to the real thing or at least to what I am able to see from the reference shots. I also tried to do some work on the nose gear but after seeing the incredible job Ripaman/Richard has done with the TAIL wheel of his Cat, I now feel ashamed to show my very humble efforts. :-( Okay, so here it goes... Before: And After: There is still a lot of work to do around these 2 components so please be gentle with the criticism, lol. Fab Edited February 28, 2014 by Fabster Rainer Hoffmann and Lars Befring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Fab Wonderful progress on the nose wheel and wheel well. Sure is looking good Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Looks pretty great to me! Toying with scratch-building an RAAF Roulettes PC-9 some day... Kev Lee White 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafju Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Hello Fabian Many thanks for posting that outstanding scratch! Got a question: do you have an actual plane not so far? or a pile of doc? Thank You raf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabster Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 Hello Fabian Many thanks for posting that outstanding scratch! Got a question: do you have an actual plane not so far? or a pile of doc? Thank You raf Hahaha! I wish! Rafju... I only have some 3-view drawings and a small bunch of pictures I've gathered from here and there. The rest just comes from a dream in my mind! I'm happy you're liking my work here. Thanks for following it. Fab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabster Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 Thank you Peter! I'll keep posting until you guys get bored of it! LOL ...and thank you KEV. At one time I also thought of a PC-9. It was the logical sequel to this project. Who knows? Cheers, Fab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 This is beautiful and nicely done. Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafju Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Hello Fab do you know this page? http://www.pilatus-aircraft.com/#214 R Lee White 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Wow! That's insane! I wish more companies were so willing to help modelers by publishing info like that. Top marks Pilatus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Wow! That's insane! I wish more companies were so willing to help modelers by publishing info like that. Top marks Pilatus! Indeed! Just downloading the PC-9 PDF now... Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabster Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 Hello Fab do you know this page? http://www.pilatus-aircraft.com/#214 R Right! I visited their website before (and saved the plans) but unfortunately there is no info on the original PC-7. They only feature the PC-7 Mk.II which is actually closer to the PC-9 than the PC-7. Luckily there are several walkarounds on the web which are helping a lot. I agree with Lee White. If only all aircraft companies put out info like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Hi Fab, Very nice scratch build of your front nose gear, and to me it looks like the picture I have seen, all you have to do is scratch build the scissors and it will look brilliant. I find scratch building alot of fun and it looks like you do as well. Hope this is OK to post, if it is not please delete. [/url] Regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabster Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hi Fab, Very nice scratch build of your front nose gear, and to me it looks like the picture I have seen, all you have to do is scratch build the scissors and it will look brilliant. I find scratch building alot of fun and it looks like you do as well. Hope this is OK to post, if it is not please delete. Regards Richard Hi, Richard Thanks a lot for your kind words. Coming from you, they are a huge compliment and I appreciate them. Now that Swissair Pilatus is a classic. They were one of the first if not the first "civilian" owner of a PC-7. I wonder if they still fly it. Thanks for adding this image to the thread. I think it gives it some extra content that is always welcomed. I am definitely enjoying this new scratchbuilding thing. It is really involving and even addicting, but the more i get into it the more I realize how short on proper tools I am and how crude my work can be, especially when comparing your tools and results with what I have and achieve. Sometimes I feel I am working with bare nails and teeth! Yours: ...and Mine! :-( I honestly loved your set up and one of my new goals is to eventually get to that point (well, half way between mine and yours would be more than good to me, I believe) sometime in the future. I am aware it takes time and effort so I hope I can endure long enough to get better in future projects. Thanks again. Fab stresser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabster Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) A little weekend update on the Nose gear. I have added the scissors, the actuator and a few other details of this mechanism so the leg is pretty much done. I still need to create the rim for the wheel and its mudguard and then I can move on to the next component to be tackled. I hope you guys like it so far. Thanks for checking in. Fab Edited March 2, 2014 by Fabster Uilleann, Ripaman and Rainer Hoffmann 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Awesome! Love the work you've done so far. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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