Finn Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the photo, Jari! Is that an indicator, or an external latch? Maybe someone more familiar with this aircraft can explain. Bill, it is the external canopy lock lever and it was on both sides: Here is the Flight Manual for the F-105 that may be of use: http://www.avialogs.com/index.php/en/aircraft/usa/republic/f-105thunderchief/to-1f-105d-1-f-105d-f-105f-f-105g-flight-manual.html Jari Edited August 2, 2017 by Finn BradG, sandokan, Bill_S and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted August 4, 2017 Author Share Posted August 4, 2017 (edited) Edited April 16, 2018 by Bill_S sandokan, BradG, Seversky and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Texan Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Man oh man, that's a lot of plastic! Can't wait Bill to see this one done! Love the progression! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Lookin Good Bill Brings back memories jack Bill_S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) Fuselage portion of the intakes: I'm starting in the middle and working my way out. I cut a profile for the splitter: (I made two of these). Cemented to a stiff vertical piece of styrene sheet. Trimmed to the proper height, then skinned with 0.010" (0.25mm) styrene. A quick test fit, and it was too wide at the top. Damned area rule! I bent tube over a flame to match the curve, then glued it inside. I rounded the corners on the top; it just fits now... Edited April 17, 2018 by Bill_S sandokan, Shaka HI and BradG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shujaa Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Hate to break it to You Bill, but it seems You've goofed up the intakes... From the pics it looks as if You have installed some kind of "blanking plates". Looking at the real thing, it surely looks different in real life... http://data3.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason/f-105d_60-0492/images/f-105d_60-0492_30_of_59.jpg http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/images/f105intakejr_1.jpg http://www.internetmodeler.com/2004/july/aviation/f105d-intake2-lg.jpg The following piccie looks more like what You have recreated but of course this is not representable for an operational bird... http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/images/3-hs-big-sal-f105d-intake.jpg I'm not sure what You are trying to achieve in the end but since You're putting in quite some effort regarding the intakes, You might wanna consider changing things before it's too late... HTHH. Regards Rudy. Shaka HI, Seversky and sandokan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 Hate to break it to You Bill, but it seems You've goofed up the intakes... From the pics it looks as if You have installed some kind of "blanking plates". Looking at the real thing, it surely looks different in real life... http://data3.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason/f-105d_60-0492/images/f-105d_60-0492_30_of_59.jpg http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/images/f105intakejr_1.jpg http://www.internetmodeler.com/2004/july/aviation/f105d-intake2-lg.jpg The following piccie looks more like what You have recreated but of course this is not representable for an operational bird... http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/images/3-hs-big-sal-f105d-intake.jpg I'm not sure what You are trying to achieve in the end but since You're putting in quite some effort regarding the intakes, You might wanna consider changing things before it's too late... HTHH. Regards Rudy. Thanks, Rudy. Somehow my mind mixed convex with concave. This is what I love about LSP. Shaka HI and sandokan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Oy vey!! Can you use any of the work you've done? Don Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 Oy vey!! Can you use any of the work you've done? Don Luckily, I can rework just about everything, Don! Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 (edited) Rework on the intakes is, to my mind, complete. I removed the skins, filled and sanded. There is a pesky cover over the track on the moveable portion of the intake. I tried cutting sheet brass with the intention of bending it, but the results were no good. I ended up making a form. Then some lead foil formed around it... A clear coat to give it some stiffness, then a trim. The final product: Work on the fuselage internals continues, too. A piece of 1" PVC coupling, the nose of a 500 lb. bomb, and some styrene strip... Next up is the transition between the two pieces. Then cockpit tub painting (nearly complete), and I'll be ready to finally close up the fuselage. Edited April 17, 2018 by Bill_S BradG, Seversky, MikeMaben and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shujaa Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 That's more like it Bill ! Very good recovery, much closer to the real thing and some sweet scratch-work on the side. Regards Rudy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) It's been nearly a month since I updated... Next up is the transition from the intake "tunnel" to the face of the engine. I measured the drop angle at 15 degrees. To make the transition, I need a tube of the proper diameter (1.35 inches - 34.04mm) cut at 15 degrees. The tube is easy enough to make, but the material is so thin that it distorts when trying to cut the angle. I searched online and found some interesting sheet metal layout tutorials that provided a methodology to cut the transition. Who ever said you'll never need sines and cosines? I developed a spreadsheet and finally came up with this template. Transferred to paper card stock as a test... I rolled it up, and it worked! Now to put it in styrene. And set in place on the engine intake... That's it for now. Some paint on the cockpit, and I'll be ready to close up the fuselage!. A major hurdle out of the way. Thanks for looking in. Edited April 17, 2018 by Bill_S Daniel460, BradG, themongoose and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Good to see an update, Bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel460 Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Great stuff Bill! Really enjoy your builds... Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Agreed. Great stuff, Bill. Nice correction. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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