Starfighter Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Cheers everyone! Since the Prowler is finished, I've been working on several projects in parallel. The carrier deck diorama is still in progress, I am working on my carrier deck vehicles, I am trying to finish Trumpeter's Super Hornet before the new Revell kit hits the market and the Hawkeye is back on the bench. The Viking has to wait until after Easter to get its milled wing center section. As I was planning to build the Hawkeye's closest relative since quite some time, I thought this could be the moment to start the Greyhound while finishing the E-2C. Thanks to my friend Thomas, I could get my hands on a Kinetic Greyhound to grab some dimensions and cross sections. I also have the old Warpaint drawings but I found these to be not as accurate as required. As usual, I made a skeleton in 3D and had the parts lasercut. Here is how the parts looked when I got them: And here is the assembled skeleton together with its brother. I have already prepared quite a few parts for the Hawkeye which can be used on the C-2 as well such as seats, flaps and engine nacelles. I will buy another Tigger Models Hawkeye to get wings, fins and elevators. As usual, progress will be slow but hopefully steady. Hubert Boillot, Rainer Hoffmann, mpk and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Crazy stuff!! Love it! mpk and Starfighter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Excellent stuff mate, wish I could do something like that. Eric. Starfighter and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 How do we bring a man on the Moon? We break the whole issue down into a lot of small tasks and finish one job after another... Go, Go, Go! BTW, how did you do the crossections and who made the lasercut? Regards - dutik Starfighter and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Lots of really nice work here. 'I made a skeleton in 3D and had the parts lasercut.' What material and depth? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark mpk and Starfighter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Man this is cool! These days it seems like there is nothing that can't be built by the highly creative and resourceful people on this forum. Great project.... I didn't even realise you'd finished the prowler... well done! Craig ColinR, mpk and Starfighter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Phwoarrrr ... another awesome project. Didn't know how you were going to top the Prowler, but here we go! Cheers Jim Starfighter and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 Most of the cross sections come from the Kinetic kit as the Warpaint drawings were not convincing. I always have my parts cut by a shop in Aachen specialized in architectural modelling. This time, I have used 2mm cardboard as the parts are much more precise compared with PS parts (as the parts are laser cut, PS parts melt and have to reworked, resulting in slightly less precise parts). The skeleton you see in my first post has been assembled without glue. mpk and HerculesPA_2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 I know, I still owe you an RFI post for the Prowler - I initially wanted to wait until the deck is done but I might take a few photos within the next few weeks. I finished the model on time before the show in Belgium in mid December - I just need to add two more figurines. A-10LOADER, mpk, ClumsyDude and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 How do you transfer your crossections to the cutting process? Homemade CAD drawings? Paper templates? And how much is it to get the parts for this build lasercut? Just to get an idea. Regards - dutik mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Great work. Having the parts laser cut..oh man, that's some service. Watching closely here as you progress. I love US Navy scratch having done a F-4J and a P-3C last year at 1/144. mpk and Starfighter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stusbke Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) Cardboard...damn never thought of that one...how rigid is the frame comparable with styrene?? And when you say the cut styrene is off, could you not calculate that in with the start outlines? Or is that throwing it all too far off? Just asking how come you made the switch in medium....styrene sure worked well with your other projects thus far.... Going to look killer Ben and by your title here's a little motivation LOL Cheers Frederick Jacobs Edited March 2, 2017 by stusbke Out2gtcha, Rainer Hoffmann, A-10LOADER and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 There are many ways to transfer the cross sections - it would be ideal to cut the kit into slices and scan each slice, but as it's not my kit, I have used a contour gauge and wire to transfer the cross sections. Having the parts cut costs around 20€. There is no way for me to calculate the deformation of PS under heat. In fact, I already used cardboard for the laser cut parts for my very first scratchbuilt model, the X-31 I have started years ago. After using PS for my Viking and Prowler, I'll give the cardboard another go. mpk and stusbke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Thank you so far! To be more precise: How did the lasercut shop get your data of "how to cut"? CAD file? Paper templates? Your own crosscut section drawings scanned by the shop and transferred into the lasercutter? Contour gauges are great tools for modellers, indeed. I use wire too to get internal shapes like UC bays or the size of bulkheads. Regards - dutik mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 CAD files made by myself based on the cross sections taken from the kit, scanned, scaled and re-drawn. You need a CAD file to have anything cut as much as you need one to have parts 3D printed. Derek B, mpk, A-10LOADER and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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