LSP_Ray Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Nice work on the corrections! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Couldn't agree more - great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 Thanks for all your positive support Today I started to work on the wing box that I make from scratch. The air intake will be added on to when the both alf fuselage are attached. The front bulkhead will be added at that time too. Both fuselage side wall had been sanded to diminish their depth Coneheadff, LSP_Kevin, johncrow and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 Since I encountered some issue in raccording the fuselage to the fore part of the main wheel well, I made a big hole....... The air brake will be partially deployed as it is usually the case after hydraulic system depressurization on ground. The cut had been done with a Tiger saw. But I initially drawn a template The opening ... I will use the template to rebuilt the new air brake from scratch I possibly use the resin part as a master to obtain the correct shape Stay tuned Eric Out2gtcha, crobinsonh, johncrow and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 The air brake box is ready to be equipped Coneheadff, scvrobeson, Marcel111 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 Hi everyone, Thanks for following my adventure on this RF-8G. After double checking the photos references, I discovered that the shape of the air brake was not exactly as the real thing. Now, I have to modify the template of the air breake accordingly. So, a bit of Evergreen and a strong cyano and here is the result here below: Coneheadff, johncrow, Squizzy 78 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 Since I modified the shape of the speed brake box, I had also fo correct my template. I used the resin part that I previously cut and I adjusted it to the fuselage. Ten after, I cut the speed brake in an aluminium sheet that will be detailed with Evergreen. Some surface irregularities will disappear below coats of Surfacer. Bye for now Eric LSP_Kevin, Coneheadff, johncrow and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 Here is the speed brake in its final shape Out2gtcha, Marcel111, johncrow and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Nice work! EricF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Excellent engineering work there! EricF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Nice scratch work! EricF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Hi ! A big jump ahead tonight! The speed brake compartment is done and ready to be detailed. The main shell well is attached to an alf fuselage. It is painted and gloss varnishe only. Stay tuned Cheers Eric jimbo59, johncrow, Out2gtcha and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo59 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 i have this kit and conversion in my stash. This build has totally changed my plan for building it. Great work! EricF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Hi everyone, After a break, I am back with an update of this build. All the fuselages of the three birds are assembled now The one requiring the most work is obviously this RF-8. This aircraft has really beautiful lines. After having checked and checked again the pics of the real thing, I have found that the top of the fuselage is too flat to my opinion. This is confirmed by the shape of the canopy which is too flat too compared to Trumpeter one as we have already seen. Here is a profile view showing the top part of the fuselage. I will correct the wing profile on the fuselage that is reveled to be a bit wrong actually as I made it. Bye for now Pfuf, MikeMaben, Coneheadff and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancherello Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Great work, very interesting thread ! bravo Fanch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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