Rocat Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 I love it! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 That makes sense Ben Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 The fuselage looks like a Whale again - time for a beer! Now comes the interesting yet annoying part - adding surface detail. That's when a model comes to life. The firt panels were scribed and raised details were added. My Silhouette Protrait was very helpful to cut scribing templates and raised details. Some of the raised details will be replaced with plastic sheet whilst some will remain vinyl, such as the strengthening plates at the tail extension. I will now cut holes into the fuselage again to add some NACA ducts and vents. Then, I will add the closed camera bulges. leoasman, Derek B, LSP_Kevin and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Nice recovery! Can't even tell! Set you back maybe a week, but I bet in the end was fortuitous because it made detailing the interior much easier. You make it look effortless, thanks for sharing, not only the ups but the downs! Peter Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Brilliant recovery - and absolutely love watching this project come together - hugely inspirational... Iain Out2gtcha, Derek B and Starfighter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Indeed, Im with the boys on this, a really remarkable recovery! Lothar, Starfighter and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy! Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Nice work Ben! It was disheartening to the whale in pieces. But as any good scratch builder knows doing things twice, or more, is part of the deal, you clearly have the right attitude. I’m sure you’re happy to have the filling as sanding behind you, for a while anyway. Cheers, Timmy! Starfighter, scvrobeson and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 This is so cool. Awesome recovery Ben! cheers Pete Starfighter and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Nice work Ben, enjoy your beer! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 Cheers everyone! A few beers more and I started adding the NACA ducts and vents to the fuselage which meant cutting more holes... As usual, the parts were 3D printed. Drilling the window for the ECM evaluator's compartment was a bit more difficult than initially expected. The very brittle resin was shattered when I drilled the hole; not a huge problem though. Body filler, Magic Sculp and a stainless steel ring cut from a tube to obtain a perfectly circular and neat window frame and a bit of sanding. spyrosjzmichos, Derek B, LSP_Kevin and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 This might or might not be a good time to point out that, although ERA-3s may never have flown from carriers, they were still tactical airplanes and, unless you know something I don't, held to the Navy policy of aircrew parachutes remaining in the airplane and not shuttled back and forth between flights. You might want to check on that because it appears the seats you've printed have cushions rather than parachute packs in the seat backs. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 Well, the seats were designed according to photos of real seats and the parachute packs they were fitted with looked pretty much like the ones I have made. More details will be added of course... I am in close contact with a former ERA-3B EWO who was also the ERA-3B NATOPS Officer and he did not complain about the seats so far. scvrobeson, Anthony in NZ and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Awesome bit of panel beating Ben - interesting to see the techniques you used to get her back together again CJP Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baffozac Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Toujours au top ! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Nice work mate! Sorry to hear about the set backs, but you’re handling them magnificently! Cheers Alan Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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