Dandiego Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 Some more basic construction. Adding more bulkheads and a wooden strip glued to the plastic keel to give rigidity. Lots of cutting and gluing and fitting everything together. 8 bulkheads in all. Wooden stiffener super glued in place on both sides. Anyone who remembers my Banshee build will remember the wooden stiffeners, however this time I am reducing the scope of the wooden components to keep the weight down. Taped together to ensure correct alignment of major components. Tons more work to do before I can even begin thinking about closing up the fuselage. I must figure out a way to mount the landing gear, support the engines and wings. Build the cockpit and detail the wheel wells. Should take a day or so. Dan daveculp, Lee White, Starfighter and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustiepal Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 This is awesome, great job. I would love to do an XB-51. Dave Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 Ok, not much work happening, but a lot of pondering. How will I be able to attach the wings, have a strong, stable attachment but have the wings be removable for transport. I have an idea but it looks like I will have to build up the wing with any and all necessary supports before I can commit to internal fuselage construction. The same applies to the engine pods. So I transferred flap and slat locations to the upper surface of the wing. These will be cut out and whatever is left will be utilized to accept the wing support structure that will protrude from the side of the fuselage. No I don't have this entirely figured out yet, fingers crossed. Dan allthumbs, Out2gtcha, patricksparks and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Nice work, utterly bonkers design, wouldn't look out of place on Thunderbirds. R Palimaka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) Starting to cut up the wings. I will be utilizing my basic construction method, upper wing, middle plastic blank and lower wing. These will all be glued together. I will also be adding some thin sheet metal to add strength and rigidity, I will then create a "pocket" inside the wing that a support from the fuselage will slide into. Clear?? If it is email me so that I can understand. Wings will be incorporating dropped slats and flaps, provisions for the outrigger gear and a hot air exhaust at the very outboard tip. Piece of cake?! ] Small ailerons have not been cut out yet. Dan Edited December 7, 2019 by Dandiego Alain Gadbois, johncrow, Out2gtcha and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Dan, this is looking sooooo good, great work in progress, anxious to see the outcome of this one Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Looks terrific so far Dan! Loads of work it appears though Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) Ok a little more basic work on the wings and engine pods. First the wings. I have added some bulk to the trailing edge of the wing where the flaps will attach. And I have glued up the flaps. I have also beefed up the forward edge that will mate to the wing. And a little putty. Engines have had the inlet and exhaust opened up. Pylons have been beefed up to better serve as an attachment point to the fuselage. And finally I needed a tube to represent the interior of the pod. This is a plastic tube that used to hold pennies, just the right size. Thats all, Dan Edited December 9, 2019 by Dandiego Out2gtcha, johncrow, scvrobeson and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Another great project - I am following with huge interest, as usual! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 14 hours ago, Dandiego said: Thats all, Dan That's plenty! I love your approach to this; old-school model skills with plastic card, putty and lots of drawings. And yet it still comes out precise and sharp. Lots to learn here. Great project, bringing something not well-known (not to say weird) to life. Fun to follow! Richard Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Wing work...... Port slat well, how exciting. Later, Dan LSP_Kevin, Starfighter, Gazzas and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Coolness. My first 3d printed parts from my own 3d printer. I used Tinkercad to design these and there is a definite learning curve to be able to get a workable design. These are very rough with no real detail, but....... This is so cool. Each tire had a "raft". I have removed one of the rafts. Dan HerculesPA_2, patricksparks, Kagemusha and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 Ok a little more 3D printing. First image is the design of the parts on Tinkercad. Next image is of the completed parts still sitting on the print stage. It only took me 15 minutes to design the parts and about 50 minutes to print. A little rough but should look good after cleanup and sanding. 3D printing opens up a lot of doors. Design of simple parts is fast. More complicated......another matter. Dan Alain Gadbois, LSP_Kevin, sandokan and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) More 3d printing. After printing the first copy I realized that it was too small. So I increased the diameter of both the tube and cone. Cone on the left has sheet plastic vanes. Later, Dan Edited December 19, 2019 by Dandiego AlexM, blackbetty, patricksparks and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Dan, You are a vac-form model machine! Love your work and the computer printing is awesome. Looking forward to this one, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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