1:32 F-90 Superstar

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[MikeMaben]

Looking good Dan, keep on truckin'

[Rainer Hoffmann]

Good to see you back at this one, Dan. Sometimes it's best to just start allover again.

 

I'm looking forward to the nxt update.

 

Cheers

Rainer

[Guest Uncle Fester]

This is an impressive undertaking and I'm envious.   A 1/32 F-90 would never have been kitted, I don't believe, except maybe as a vac.  But even then. 

 

The methodology is clearly sound, as you've demonstrated.  From my own past experience, getting from blueprint to actual 3D tangible object isn't always that easy.  Those little nooks and crannies, the wifferills, the little sumb*tches that make you want to toss it at the wall...been there. 

 

The first attempt was admirable.  I was in absolute envy of the results and the impromptu "tutorials" on how to fix things when they went wrong.  It's been both fascinating and educational.  I think try #2 is going to go more quickly and with a result that's going to make you smile more. 

 

Thanks for sharing all your ideas and efforts.  Keep plugging away and soon you'll have a "silver surfer" of a plane, I should think.

 

UF

Edited December 19, 2016 by Uncle Fester

[Lee White]

Great going, Dan, you won't regret it. I think the splitting of the formers and putting them on the spine is best, I did it with my now-stalled F3H Demon. When you put the outside stringers on, you'll be surprised how strong it is.      

 

 

http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=49525&hl=demon

[Dandiego]

This is an impressive undertaking and I'm envious.   A 1/32 F-90 would never have been kitted, I don't believe, except maybe as a vac.  But even then. 

 

The methodology is clearly sound, as you've demonstrated.  From my own past experience, getting from blueprint to actual 3D tangible object isn't always that easy.  Those little nooks and crannies, the wifferills, the little sumb*tches that make you want to toss it at the wall...been there. 

 

The first attempt was admirable.  I was in absolute envy of the results and the impromptu "tutorials" on how to fix things when they went wrong.  It's been both fascinating and educational.  I think try #2 is going to go more quickly and with a result that's going to make you smile more. 

 

Thanks for sharing all your ideas and efforts.  Keep plugging away and soon you'll have a "silver surfer" of a plane, I should think.

 

UF

Uncle, I agree with you on several points.

 

Never going to be kitted.

 

Going from drawing to model is not straightforward. Even with some good drawings there are always some things that are "lost in translation". I am unsure how everything will come together where the cockpit and intakes come together.

 

Version 2 is already progressing better than the first.

 

Thanks for your comments.

 

Dan

[Dandiego]

Great going, Dan, you won't regret it. I think the splitting of the formers and putting them on the spine is best, I did it with my now-stalled F3H Demon. When you put the outside stringers on, you'll be surprised how strong it is.      

 

 

http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=49525&hl=demon

A Demon?!

 

Wow. I went back a read your wip. Many correlations with my build. I read in there that you have a scratch built Vigilante in progress, one of my holy grails. What ever happened to that project?

 

Dan

[Lee White]

A Demon?!

 

Wow. I went back a read your wip. Many correlations with my build. I read in there that you have a scratch built Vigilante in progress, one of my holy grails. What ever happened to that project?

 

Dan

 

 

Hi Dan,

 

 My Vigi project is stalled at the 70% point- I started it as an experiment, to see how far I could go without using my vac rig in a scratch build. My major mistake was not planking enough, filling voids with resin... So it weighs a ton and a half. Ridiculous as it sounds, my lack of foresight in this regard pretty much turned me off to the project, so, it languishes. I have plans for it, so it might make a re-appearance here on LSP.

 

 

 EDIT: Here is the Vigilante thread. If you'll notice, I had to do this one twice, too, like your XF-90. Sometimes you just gotta do it.

 

http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=27947

Edited December 20, 2016 by Lee White

[shark64]

What? you are doing two.. glad to see u back at it.  phoenix ? ipms in phoenix next year?

[Dandiego]

Just one shark. One is enough.

 

Nats in Phoenix in 2018.

 

Who knows might be finished by then.

[Dandiego]

Progress continues....

 

First I have added new exhaust tubes. They are the tubes that my airbrush needles came in. They were the exact size I needed. The tire represents the end of the engine, it actually works quite well.

 

 

Next. cut the nose off of the original and graft it onto the new.

 

 

Add more ribs and formers.

 

 

And last for now, cut and install a backing plate that will form the inside of the intake.

 

 

Thats all for now.

 

Dan

[Lee White]

Wow, intakes? I did that exactly once, on my F-111. My next project will have FOD covers. Too much PITA factor for me to ever do that again. Hat's off!      

[Rainer Hoffmann]

My next project will have FOD covers. Too much PITA factor for me to ever do that again.

 

Sissy!

 

Dan, great progress on that bird.

 

I'm still not sure how you are going to tackle the intakes. I'll be watching this closely.

 

Cheers

Rainer

[Dandiego]

A little more work.

 

I have re-installed the cockpit. I had to shave down the sides of the consoles in order for the outside skin to fit.

 

 

 

And a little work on the exhaust shroud. Going about it a little different than the last time. Thin sheet bent to shape and glued in place. Lots of clamping. Will shape it to final look when it is dry.

 

 

 

 

Ok see you next year.

 

Dan

Edited December 31, 2016 by Dandiego

[Dandiego]

A little more work.

 

I needed to box in the main landing gear wells, so here they are.

 

 

They are actually too wide here. I will narrow them in a bit. Also the speed brake wells are also in progress.

 

 

Now to thicken up the tail. 2 laminations of 60 thou card, glued and clamped.

 

 

Shaped and sanded. I have created a slot to hold a 60 thou stiffener to glue the stabilizors to.

 

 

Next up.... finding a way to attach the wings...

 

Dan