Thunnus Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Thanks John! The fuselage has been riveted. A look at the holes cut into the wing bottom for the ammo chutes. Here's what the Quickboost guns look like mounted in the cowling. The kit wheels look pretty good even compared to the Barracuda resin wheels. Wackyracer, Troy Molitor, LSP_Kevin and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaconroot Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Really enjoy your updates. Thanks for sharing. Jim Root Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Same here. The updates are always welcomed. Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Copy. Robert Jan Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Ditto Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Superb work as ever John! Regards. Andy Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 Thanks guys! With Damian's replacement legs in place, I can start thinking about the approximate angle that I need to impart onto the tire flat spots. It doesn't have to be exact. With the slight play between the tire and the axle and the use of fast setting epoxy, I can let the tires settle into the flat spots as the glue dries. This is just a looksee before I start sanding the flat spots. monthebiff, Greg W, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Nice progress as always, John. Damian sure has nice legs! Kev chrish, D.B. Andrus, thierry laurent and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 Silly me had the landing gear legs reversed. Damian spotted it and let me know. Thank you! So I had to make a re-evaluation... Putting the model on a flat surface to check if the angle of the flat spots works... Greg W, Troy Molitor, Martinnfb and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 looking cool John, checking some ref pictures, looks to me that the wheels angle could be slightly more pronounced cheers TenSeven, John1, daHeld and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 After thorough research, including measurements from original parts, the axle to strut angle is 99 degrees on the F and G variants. The larger wheel and tire of the G-10 and K-4 required a sleeve to fit over the axle, but the axle/strut angle remained at 99 degrees. Cheers, D.B. Martinnfb, Troy Molitor and Thunnus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 29 minutes ago, Thunnus said: Silly me had the landing gear legs reversed. Damian spotted it and let me know. Thank you! So I had to make a re-evaluation... John Shortening the axle to bring the tire closer to the strut would change the look for the better. I remember you did that with your K-4 build and I do that now with the Hasagawa legs. Looks like it should be done with the Revell axles, too, especially when aftermarket wheels are used. The Revell axle measures out at 99 degrees. HTH, D.B. AlbertD, MikeMaben, Kagemusha and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 And the angle between the strut and fuselage is built into the attachment tab of the landing gear strut, which I assume is unchanged from the Revell model. 3 hours ago, D.B. Andrus said: John Shortening the axle to bring the tire closer to the strut would change the look for the better. I remember you did that with your K-4 build and I do that now with the Hasagawa legs. Looks like it should be done with the Revell axles, too, especially when aftermarket wheels are used. The Revell axle measures out at 99 degrees. HTH, D.B. Yes. When I drilled out the holes in the wheel, I was careful not to push the drill bit through to the other side and I can make adjustments to get the wheel closer to the strut by either drilling the hole a little bit deeper or to shorten the axle or a combination of two. D.B. Andrus, Martinnfb and Troy Molitor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 When I was dry-fitting the cockpit to the fuselage, I was using bits of Blue Tack to hold the resin pit into place. It gave me a little bit of "give" to make minor adjustments. So I thought I'd permanently attach the cockpit in a similar manner using Milliput instead of Blue Tack. Hmmm... I forgot to take a pic of the buttoned up fuselsage! Attachment of the resin cowling to the fuselage is coming up so I thought it would be a good time to apply the rivets... After cleaning up the fuselage seams, I added a missing panel on the fuselage bottom using a piece of brass sheet as a scribing template. The shape for template was derived from a scan of a 1/48 scale drawing of a G-6. The scan was imported into AutoCAD, scaled up to 1/32 scale and a mask file was generated for the Silhouette Portrait. The mask was stuck onto a piece of brass and cut out with scissors. Once you get used to a piece of technology, this stuff becomes a bit ho-hum and I didn't record any of it photographically. The centerline seam was re-established and riveted. John1, daHeld, LSP_Kevin and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Great work on a very ambitious project. I'm looking forward to seeing it progress. Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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