Loic Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Hi ! only one pic to share today but I had a rather busy week at work so hope to get more next time I did cut and trim the front end base part: thanks for following ! Anthony in NZ, Mal_Belford, Menelaos and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Nicely shaped, Loic. I can't believe the cleanliness of your mat. Must only be used for photos! Sincerely, Mark Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Loic, You are indeed the insane genius. I have to stick around and watch this one, I wish you all the best and I know you will pull this off beautifully. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Thanks for the kind words my friends !! This is quite a challenging build but so far, so good and I am liking it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Just incredible!! :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Loic...it looks fantastic....geez...wanna try some day to scratch a aircraft....geez i wish i could do that....i would be happy if a could scratch a Lego Brick.... Yep...i think so too, a brand new cutting mat... but i think it will be worn soon in time, many models will pass that mat before discard.... /Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 You got to be kidding me this will be fantastic. I love the french Mirages wish they would do a 1/32 Mirage 2000, superb Loic will follow this buddy. Clive Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 absolutely brilliant.. .. that is a really effective way of getting an assembly together - very inspirational indeed can't wait to see what else you do Loic and what more can be learnt about plucking a dream airframe from thin air.. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 Thanks a lot for all the kind words my friends ! The mat is about 6 months old... but I only use it for "fine work" (small parts, detailling, etc...). For the rest of the work, I did cover my desk with a 1mm thick aluminium sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 Just a brief update as I have made progress on the "spine" using the same basic technique: Thanks for following Volture, Derek B, Anthony in NZ and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Loic Terrific progress on the Mirage's nose section. I'm taking notes and learning as you progress, so go slow and lots of tutorial photos. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) Hi it's a rainy day today , sure we will get some progress of this amazing thread ... we are all hanged to our screen Alain Edited March 22, 2015 by alain11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Fantastic tutorial Loic. Cheers Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) Many thanks for the kind words and interest my fiends Dan, you have the eagle eye mate... I'll try to answer your questions: Frame work is mainly done with 0.5mm sheet and various rods to get stronger structure. Lamination is done with either 0.5, 0.4 or 0.25mm sheets depending on the shape. So far, only 0.4 were used. If/when I need very flexible sheet for complexe area, I'll use 3 or 4 layer of 0.25mm. You need to update the thickness to the curves. I only use CA glue but mainly for rapid curing time and also because it is easy to clean ... lamination process needs excess of glue so it spreads everywhere and you need to clean a lot. There is no nose wheel weel so far... what you see is an emplty shell really. Then, sometime, I will cut this in two separate sides (like any "regular" AC model) and will work the internal (ww, pit, etc...). The Wheel well area is undersized and only has 2 layers applied and the darker color is primer. It will be cut out later. So far, it gives me some "good" reference points/edges for the rest of the work. First layer is one single piece of styren applied in one go. This first layer is important, the better it is, the less shaping work after. Layer two stripes are slightly curved first (like any other piece in fact, even the biggest ones) and the glued in two stages like you said, one end first, then the end and finally trimed. Finally, yes, these are indeed Locator pins on the spine Mr eagle eye Hope this helps and thanks for following !! Edited March 22, 2015 by Loic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 You are most welcome mate I'll use a regular rasor saw to cut out the skin: - about 0.5 cm cut on top - 2 x 4.5cm at the bottom - the Wheel well area and the internal struture can be smashed (dremell) Then a bit of cleaning/sanding on the interior surface and voilà Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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