HerculesPA_2 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Cool! That is a big bird, Ben! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 I like watching your scratch builts. Your flight park is very interesting Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Incredible work Ben! And incredible perseverance also! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 The big one keeps fighting me, there are still cracks which keep on re-appearing. I suspect the resin I have used is too brittle to take the tension inside the fuselage... but we will see. I absolutely want this model, so there is no way back. As I didn't have time for real life modelling, I have spent some time on my PC and started preparing the LH side, i.e. Pilot's & Plane Captain's side console. I have just started adding details, so there is a lot of work left to do. I will use Anyz knobs here and there to save time - not only they ease painting, but only have to draw "holes" instead of entire knobs. Here's a quick rendering of what I have done so far. John1, MikeMaben, LSP_Kevin and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 And here comes the printed part. Quality looks quite good, but as nothing is working as it should at the moment, it seems the length of my part isn't correct, so I have to start all over. Next time, I'll make a mockup to check the proportions before I start wasting time for the details... LSP_Kevin, Lothar, blackbetty and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Un-Freaking-Believable! What an brilliant build.. and a masterclass in Current Scratch Building skills Oh and based on the Buc, I'd HIGHLY recommend Epoxy , there's more flexibility there than in CA Out2gtcha and Starfighter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 Progress is slow at the moment. I am still working on the CAD data for the cockpit components but managed to make a few test prints to check proportions on the actual model. This is how it looks at the moment. Kagemusha, johncrow, allthumbs and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Great show! Juraj Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Good show. What is this thickness? Why the watermark? Could you drop in a MM ruler? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Starfighter, daveculp and HerculesPA_2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 What thickness do you mean, Mark? The watermark because some sneaky guy from Israel stole photos of mine and put his watermark onto them. I can take a few photos with a ruler, no problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 You're very handy. Great presentation ... Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Wow, what a project! Amazing! Cheers Alan Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 so cool looking. I cant believe this plane did not have ejection seats. wow. Is the 53 on hold then? Oliver Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) Cheers everybody, your comments are appreciated as always! Oliver, the 53 isn't really on hold, both projects are running more or less in parallel. The problem with the 53 is, to quote a German proverb, "I can't see the forest because of all the trees", i.e. there are lots of things to do all of which are totally new to me - especially skinning the fuselage which seems to be the only good option to obtain proper surface detail. I think I mentioned it in my initial post in the MH-53 thread, this is a project far outside my comfort zone which at the same time is challenging, exciting but also discouraging at times. The Skywarrior is very straightforward and I know more or less what I am doing which enables me to make some progress - and that's quite essential to keep my motivation. I actually did the same with the Viking and the Prowler back in the day. When I was stuck on the Viking, I just switched to the Prowler to keep my mojo. It's pretty much the same with the Skywarrior and the MH-53E. Edited March 3, 2020 by Starfighter thierry laurent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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