LSP_Kevin Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Inspirational stuff, Iain! Kev Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Super cool. Love the scratch. That vacuform machine rules. My DYI box is so sad (but it works!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 What a fit! Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 OK - another project that's been sat in a box for waaaaay too long - the Dart Kitten. An embarrasing prod from my friend prompted me to dig her out again - and some good progress being made... The fuselage - with vacced front section fitted - and the complex upper fuselage behind the cockpit finally together: Inner and outer wing sections bonded - with dihedral set at the correct angle: And a couple of quick and dirty, dry fit, general airframe photos - with the pattern I'm making to vac the cowl sections: You might just see the very subtle wash-out on the wings towards the tips - that caused a huge amount of head-sratching - and one of the reasons it's been sat in a box. Solution was simple: I made horizontal cuts from the tips until just past midway on the aileron cut-outs - then manually twisted the wing - and 'set' the twist, whilst holding in the new shape, with thin superglue. Has done the job perfectly! More when there's more - but really need to clear this off the decks. Iain Paul in Napier, Anthony in NZ, Alain Gadbois and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 What do you mean 'Old School' - I'm still using those techniques! Lovely project Iain, good to see it progressing Richard Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Excellent work, Iain! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 Richard - sometimes old school is cool! Certainly great fun and very rewarding when things start coming together. Cheers Kev - I think the back of it is broken now - engine aside, it should be down-hill from here (he hopes...). Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 17 minutes ago, Iain said: Cheers Kev - I think the back of it is broken now I tend to break the backs of all my models, too. Kev Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 I am always in awe of scratchbuilders. The only thing I’ve ever built from scratch is a box. Literally, a 1/32 box. Building anything more ambitious from the ether is beyond my reckoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 It's really quite straightforward - if you can use basic modelling tools you can make things - I've vacced a few parts here, but could have made from shaped laminations. The trick is to start with something simple and boxy! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 I *really* have to get this finished... Dart Kitten has been back out on the bench to see where we are. Airframe pretty well complete/ready for paint now: Brass 'spar' bonded in and ready to take the wings: Nose/cowling carved and sanded from Tooling Board - and vacuum formed on my dental machine: And it fits pretty well! Ailerons thinned, timmed to fit openings in the wings - and primed. Very minor tweaks now needed: Wingtip hand holds added: Surface details added to rudder and elevator - a little more prep required before paint: Next step is to draw up some masks for the codes and get airframe ready for paint. Oh - and decide how I'm going to make the undercarriage and engine - scratchbuild - or CAD and print... Blue skies! Iain Starfighter, chukw, Derek B and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Fantastic work, Iain! My ultimate modelling goal is to scratch-build a full model before I die, so I'm impressed and envious in about equal parts. Kev Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Fablus, as usual. Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 47 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: My ultimate modelling goal is to scratch-build a full model before I die, so I'm impressed and envious in about equal parts. It's really not difficult - everything is built up from simple shapes - some projects have a lot more simple shapes combined than others, of course! Your ability to make older kits really shine - and the skill sets involved - should set you up perfectly to scratch-build something Kev. You may end up getting a few new tools along the way though! I'm challenging myself to have this complete by end of June - I've been overthinking this one every step of the way. Of course, *if* I were to do this subject again - I'd probably draw up in CAD and print... Iain wunwinglow and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 Some progress: Wings on. Elevator and rudder surface details added. Cubbyhole behind cockpit scribed in place. More when there's more - but looks like a Dart Kitten now - I think! Iain Rockie Yarwood, LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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