EricF Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) Hi everyone, I spent most of my time by sanding and polishing the shape of the spine. Waiting for the third Aires cockpit to assemble it with the Avionics one, I started to work on slats and flaps. As soon as I receive the cockpit, I will work on it to paint the three tubs at the same time and assemble the fuselages of the E and E (FN). Back on the slats, I discovered additional work to adjust them to the wing. You have an idea of it on the following pics. Fortunately, the two other Crusader will have the slats retracted with the wing folded. All the pics are related to the right inboard slat The underside The step is to created the fairing which is on the underside of the wing The slat is pivoting around it. The uperside A dry fit to get an idea That's all for now Eric Edited March 9, 2019 by EricF Out2gtcha, Starfighter, MikeMaben and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Nice! EricF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) Here is my work on the inboard flap The used Evergreen is the thinnest available (0,13mm) Edited March 10, 2019 by EricF Starfighter, blackbetty, LSP_Kevin and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Nice sharp work on the flaps Eric. I built a Crusader a few years back, made some of the same improvements but it didn't turn out as nice as yours. Very clean. Dan EricF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 Some work on the right aileron With a dry fit on the wing with the flap Stay tuned Cheers Eric Starfighter, Out2gtcha, Coneheadff and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) Hi everyone! OMG I have a problem! I have been working on the wing with some interruptions due to my job. It' on a good way. The today update does make me optimistic and it adds suddenly quite a big additional work. Something rang a bell in my mind when I saw this. Take a look On the left, you have the Trumpeter canopy and the Fisher's one is on the right The Fisher canopy is too flat and too wide. The canopy and its fairing are exactly the same on the F-8 and RF-8 Here is the evidence here below. Sorry for the poor quality but these two pics are self explanatory. They are a shoot of my Ipad screen. They are exactly the same indeed. It seems to be logic on the manufacturer point of view to have the same canopy for costs and the management of the spare parts. Well, let us have a look on the differences between the two fuselages now The cut front part of the Trumper And the RF-8 resin part Fisher is a bit short on the front and logically too flat The both side by side now Conclusion: --> If I take the Trumpeter as a reference, that's sound quite good to me, the Fisher fuselage is too wide on the aft part of the cockpit by 2 mm and too flat by 3 mm at the canopy the fairing section. Corrective actions: --> I will cut the both fuselages along the black lines shown on pics and I will adapt the Trumpy part on the Fisher's one. I will insert next the Aires tub coming with its Avionics part as I did on the two other aircraft. It will give me the wright cockpit width. This the best solution to me to be able to display the three birds side by side without suffering of a big difference in the shapes. That's all for now. I have to put all of this into practice now. I am on vacations next week. So updates will come regularly. Cheers Eric Edited March 20, 2019 by EricF Starfighter, Coneheadff, Kagemusha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 This is the idea with a quick average dry fit Kagemusha, Anthony in NZ, blackbetty and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Beautiful work, your work on the flaps will really make a huge impact. cheers, Marcel EricF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Good catch and solution before it was too late! EricF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) Hi everyone, First thanks Marcel, thanks Ray. Another chalenge done: fitting the Aires cockpit tub designed for the Trumpeter on the Fisher conversion. It is dry fit check for now Cheers Eric Edited March 24, 2019 by EricF Kagemusha, Out2gtcha, LSP_Kevin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 My Aires/Avionics is now drop and fit in the Fisher nose johncrow, Out2gtcha, Starfighter and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 After having compared the resin part with the pictures and the Trumpeter kit I have found the leading edge of the wing us not raised enough on the fuselage. The here below picture confirms it And Now I will be able to raise the spine to make the jonction by filling the gap with Trumpeter fore part. That's it !!! Thanks for watching Eric Starfighter, Kagemusha, LSP_Kevin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Lovely work, especially on the flaps, very clean. Great project, love recce birds. EricF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRATCH BUILDER Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Coming along nicely Eric. EricF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) Hi The Aires nose whell well is attached to one half fuselage. It's width is 14 mm so I had to enlarge the fuselage accordingly Some minor sanding is necessary to adjust it to the flat shape of the Recce version. An overview of the different parts together The underside of the wing profile re-shaped on the fuselage as I explained it on a previous post Bye for now Eric Edited March 26, 2019 by EricF Out2gtcha, johncrow, blackbetty and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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