airscale Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 13 hours ago, Battlebirds said: I have also built two all metal Lockheed Lodestars in 32 scale. All polished natural aluminium. Those were fun to do. please, please post pics of those! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlebirds Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 9/15/2019 at 1:51 PM, airscale said: please, please post pics of those! Okay, here you go The Dakota. Anyway, back to the Buccaneer. Some more progress has been made The 1/48 Airfix kit helps to see if I'm on par with the general shape. Nose fold detail. Landrotten Highlander, Shawn M, johncrow and 21 others 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Wow! The Dakota and Loadstar are amazing looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 On 9/14/2019 at 2:53 PM, Battlebirds said: Call me crazy, I did that back at page one !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlebirds Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Thanks guys. 14 hours ago, MikeMaben said: I did that back at page one !! I've made some more progress. LSP_Kevin, LSP_Paul, Out2gtcha and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 The detail is a brilliant looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I’m floored! Just awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Amazing! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Dog, this is something else. Great show! What is this material? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlebirds Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Thanks so much fellas! Mark, I used MDF/ Supawood for that canopy form. In fact, as I mentioned before, I use it a lot for various reasons. It's cheap, can be shaped relatively easily and handles vacc forming heat rather well. It's also used, as you saw, on the nose sections for the masters for resin casting. In a "pinch", one could also use hardboard. The airbrake area is a ******* to copy! I am aiming for it to be operational on the model. (Manually, not hydraulically)LOL!!!! I just wanna get it right. sandokan, Marcel111 and Out2gtcha 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 This tread gets better and better with every update. This is like the opposite of a looking at those amazing 3D printer builds. So old school and ultimate craftsmanship at its best. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Too cool. Troy Out2gtcha, Alain Gadbois, LSP_Paul and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlebirds Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 Hey, Troy, thanks man! I really don't like 3D printing for various reasons. Sure, they're revolutionizing things, but old school is STILL the best IMHO. I have seen many 3D models online and they just aren't accurate. Probably rendered by someone who hasn't researched the airplane correctly or someone who knows nothing about the subject. The files are also very expensive, plus, the actual printing filament is pricey too. The final printed part also needs a lot of work to remove those horrible striations from the layering. Give me some MDF and I'm a happy camper!! I am currently working on the Bucc's airbrake section and it's taking all my grey matter to get it looking right. There are a lot of sepperate parts that need to go together in a relatively tight space back there. Pics soon. Troy Molitor and sandokan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlebirds Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 As promised, some pictures Starfighter, LSP_Kevin, Marcel111 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbgtv8steve Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Absolutely incredible skills on a great subject!! Following with glee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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