Something old-school - scratch-built 1:32 Dart Kitten - using old and new tech!

[Jim Barry]

Well done! 

[Rockie Yarwood]

Excellent work Iain - you're getting to the home stretch!

[LSP_Kevin]

Great stuff, Iain!

 

Kev

[Iain]

Was going to try and finish this over Christmas (it's been a looong time since I finished anything) - but we were all a bit poorly over the break - and no modelling was done.

 

Catching up today and first colour is on: Xtreme Metal 'White Aluminium' over MRP Fine Grey Primer - and not looking too shabby I think.

 

Tailplane and rudder loosely placed:

 

 

The 'White Aluminium' works well for a silver doped finish IMHO.

 

 

 

Front cowl ready for scribing and a polished alloy finish:

 

 

I've been drawing up the wheels, legs and engine in Fusion 360 - test prints of some of the draft parts below - still some more work to do:

 

 

Next up some minor tweaks and then masking ready for the fuselage red - have drawn up masks for the aircraft registration.

 

Really want to get this one off the decks in the next few weeks.

 

Model on dudes!

 

Iain

[Out2gtcha]

Great work Iain!!

[Iain]

I've only gone and done some actual model making!

 

Plucked up the courage to get some masks I'd drawn up, and cut on the digital cutter, onto the scratch built 1:32 Dart Kitten model at last - and get a coat of red on over the silver.

 

 

 

 

Has come out OK I think.

 

Need to do the wing registration letters next, masks for those are ready to go - maybe tomorrow evening...

 

Have fun!

 

Iain

[LSP_Kevin]

That looks fantastic, Iain!

Kev

[Archimedes]

That is already looking fantastic Iain!

 

Kind regards,

Paul

[Jaro]

How I could miss this thread??!! What a fabulous piece of craftmanship.

 

I've always admired the old school modelling skill. Your final effect looks outstanding!

[mozart]

Wonderful Iain, and what some great colours! She’s blossoming into a real bobby-dazzler! 

[Shoggz]

Very nice indeed!

[Iain]

Thanks for the interest everyone - she's taken way too long...

 

Iain

[Troy Molitor]

Lovely efforts Iain.  Love the color contrast. 

[Iain]

Starting to really gel with Fusion 360 - faster progress and a lot less frustrating now! Aeronca E-113 engine and undercarriage parts for the Dart Kitten.

 

To give an idea of size the cylinder mounting holes in the block are 3mm dia.

 

Engine block:

 

 

Cylinder - will be mirrored left/right:

 

 

Wheel hub:

 

 

Undercarriage leg - hollow along the two 'tubes' to take a 1mm brass rod core:

 

 

 

Some more bits to design and then some test prints during the week, hopefully.

 

May appear to be a small step - but after fighting the software for months I'm finally ahead of the curve - or most of it anyway.

 

This will have a knock on for so many other projects that I've stalled progress on! 

 

Blue skies,

 

Iain

[mozart]

So when you started this build 7 years ago Iain, could you….would you…..have dreamed of designing and printing this engine yourself? How things change….exciting times but all a bit too late for this (moi!) old fart.