F`s are my favs Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Oh, it`s part of the detail, the kit is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Finally the wings are prepped for gluing. Top, & bottom: The riveting is very very subtle. 2 types of rivets. A complete improvisation but i think it will look very pleasant after all. ShelbyGT500, stusbke and Zero77 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Oh, it`s part of the detail, the kit is very good. Ah okay! An earlier picture showed just one set of hinges on the aileron, not three. But I realize now it's the difference between the upper and lower surfaces. Anyway, your extra work on the wings looks splendid indeed! Rich F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) Wings - done. The "lights" are added and only with their main colors. After the painting i should add a darker filter over the lights. I started the vertical stabilizers and can`t wait to add the pod, but there are still plenty of things to do before that. I sanded the bulged caps near the rudders, thinned the leading/trailing edge only for one stabilizer, removed the original kit pod, one light is added, and that`s pretty much it so far: Edited July 23, 2016 by F`s are my favs Marcel111, ShelbyGT500, stusbke and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 You are a building machine Milan! Man you're fast- and excellent work as well. I'm still fooling around with landing gear and I've got the GT Resin wheels as well. Very nice addition to this kit. Cheers, Chuck Zero77 and F`s are my favs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 Thx Chuck! I`m finishing the stabilizers - both are with thinned leading/trailing edges, the lights with their main colors are added, most of the panel lines are partially filled with very thinned surfacer, and after some very light texturising, and... the Pod. Silhouettes: Shaka HI, A-10LOADER and Zero77 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 Ouch guys, need some help Or maybe it`s correct, i`m not exactly sure, because the Eduard`s F-15C in 1/48 had exactly the same issue and i thought that i should correct it. And i did. Okey, okey, it comes to this slight angle outwards of the pods of the vertical stabilizers: I remember that i straighten the pods of the F in 1/48 as i was thinking that they should be perfectly parallel to each other. But here again the same issue... so i`m now kinda puzzled if that might be the right thing in the real plane. The photo is taken directly above the pods and from quite a distance, and with quite a zoom. I`m sure that i glued properly the ALQ pod, the alignment is perfect, of course according to the vertical stabilizer. The other thin pod is oob, it`s perfectly aligned. My logic is that the pods should be really straight parallel to the airflow, but the same issue twice?! I think i could manage to make them parallel with some small mods of the bases of the stabilizers, but should i?? What is the right thing? Thanks very much! Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghatherly Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Ouch guys, need some help Or maybe it`s correct, i`m not exactly sure, because the Eduard`s F-15C in 1/48 had exactly the same issue and i thought that i should correct it. And i did. Okey, okey, it comes to this slight angle outwards of the pods of the vertical stabilizers: I remember that i straighten the pods of the F in 1/48 as i was thinking that they should be perfectly parallel to each other. But here again the same issue... so i`m now kinda puzzled if that might be the right thing in the real plane. The photo is taken directly above the pods and from quite a distance, and with quite a zoom. I`m sure that i glued properly the ALQ pod, the alignment is perfect, of course according to the vertical stabilizer. The other thin pod is oob, it`s perfectly aligned. My logic is that the pods should be really straight parallel to the airflow, but the same issue twice?! I think i could manage to make them parallel with some small mods of the bases of the stabilizers, but should i?? What is the right thing? Thanks very much! Tamiya has the stabs and the pods in the correct orientation, so I would suggest leaving them alone. Aerodynamics/Fluid dynamics don't always follow what we think they should be based on visually observation alone. All of your work look very nice and correct from the Tamiys eagles I have built. Hope this helps, Gary F`s are my favs and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Looks fine to me F. I think parallax is the issue and will disappear if each fin is viewed squarely from above. It's the same effect (allied with L/E sweep) that makes the fins appear to lean inward when viewed from the front. F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Wow, phenomenal work on the wings! Keep it coming, you're breaking some new ground with this build. Cheers, Marcel F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 `key, i`m leaving the pods like that, yet i added a few "things" at the bases of the stabilizers to adjust their proper 90 degree angle to the fuselage, which theoretically should contract the pods slightly inwards, but actually the difference is invisible. These are the "things" at the bases of the stabilizers: And there are some very small seamlines where they meet the fuselage. I`m making them detachable, so i`ll try to add the "thin coverings" here too, to make the gaps even more invisible. I don`t know if it will worth it... i`m trying with one "covering" and i`m waiting it to dry. Here are the gaps before, small but just enough to make the stabilizers look like separate pieces: Meanwhile i added these small panels for the main wings, i think they are sensors or antennas. From photo etch, then i sanded them thoroughly, just to appear a hint more pronounced. Zero77 and ShelbyGT500 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 The verticals are done. The gaps where they meet the fuselage are covered, some very subtle riveting, and i imitated a few larger bolts or nuts, i don`t what they are... just about the same as the riveting, but with a much greater force so to carve out more from the plastic and to look more like convex bolts/nuts: After the riveting: And one with a temporarily attachment. Of course there will probably be visible some small lines at the joints, but much smaller. ShelbyGT500, Rocat, Zero77 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Wow, this is serious work, here... Indeed it's shaping up. Very nice job ! I have to finish mine very soon, because as soon as yours will be done, mine will look terribly ridiculous ! F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 (edited) Hi, Zero 77, thanks thanks, it`s quite a journey in my case, i`m doing it from time to time... and i will probably soon start to build another kit, but in 1/48 scale, alongside with this beast, and for the 1st time i plan to post photos only of the finished model. I saw plenty of models shared directly in the sections for finished models... so i`ll leave it as a surprise I hope it will turn into a beautiful surprise In other words, this F is nearly 20% from completion and it will take a whole eternity for the complete completion, in my forecasting opinion . Btw what you mean about your F? I remember that i saw your theme and the Eagle was finished, painted, gorgeous, gorgeous. Can you share a link to your unfinished F?! Edited July 25, 2016 by F`s are my favs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Nice work on the vertical stabs. Those re-shaped leading edges look great...much closer to scale. Rich F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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