Dandiego Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 San Diego show is usually the first week of June. There is just no way. Biggest challenge will be the canopy and windscreen. This will make or break the project. Not looking forward to this part of the build. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 San Diego show is usually the first week of June. There is just no way. Biggest challenge will be the canopy and windscreen. This will make or break the project. Not looking forward to this part of the build. Dan Dan, You could build an armature out of sheet styrene, pack and sand it with Aves, and vacuform it. A small vac rig could be made with a coffee can, there isn't much to them. I'll send a PM when I get home from work- Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 Lee, any info will be welcomed. You seem to be the vac king.I built a small vacform box years ago. Maybe it's time to make another. I didn't have much success, all of my pulls were paper thin. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 This is definitely a superstar build in my estimation! Fantastic stuff, Dan. Hopefully Lee can steer you past your current conundrum. Kev Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) I'm back..... First up installing the cannon ports under the intakes. I gouged out a trough and super glued an aluminum tube. Next cover the tubes with more Bondo, let it set, then file/sand to shape. Actually turned out better than I had hoped. Adding some detail into the speed brake well. I'm just guessing here as the Detail and Scale book doesn't cover this area. Making a master for the canopy.. . Bondo and sand to shape. And a quick blast of primer to expose areas needing more work. Thats all for now. Dan Edited April 12, 2017 by Dandiego allthumbs, Harold, blackbetty and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Outstanding workmanship!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Outstanding workmanship!! Thanks Lee. A question for you. Can I vacform the canopy with my current shape? I am worried that the ribs might show through. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Thanks Lee. A question for you. Can I vacform the canopy with my current shape? I am worried that the ribs might show through. Dan In cases like this, if I'm unsure, I'll vac a copy in white .010" plastic, hit it with primer,and give it a light sanding with 0000 steel wool to see if there are any ridges. From the pics, it looks like there probably won't be any issues. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Very impressive work, Dan! Kev Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Great progress, Dan. Looks like an airplane already. Cheers Rainer Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Looking great. Good to see some scratch again here on the forum. It's been a little quiet. I think the canopy is going to work. But as you know with scratch, do not be surprised if you have to do something a few times. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerculesPA_2 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 great great job man!! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 looks like a spaceship! MikeMaben and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Dan, An impressive build to date. Your F90 is really coming together. I'm most interested in seeing how the canopy does turn out. Joel Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 Thanks for all of the comments guys! Next few tasks to complete,make a small vacform box, and sand out all blemishes over the whole model. I am not looking forward to the sanding, boring! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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