rafju Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Wouhou... terrific! Renegade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 The flaps are looking great John. Well done On a side note I measured the wing and fuselage in the week after all the internet chatter on the old Esci and KH 1/48 kits. The Esci kit was done erroneously with the launchers included in the span but the length checks out. KH kit 1/45 ???? Cheers Nick Renegade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 Thanks Nick and Raph. Your comments are greatly appreciated. 8 hours ago, Cheetah11 said: The flaps are looking great John. Well done On a side note I measured the wing and fuselage in the week after all the internet chatter on the old Esci and KH 1/48 kits. The Esci kit was done erroneously with the launchers included in the span but the length checks out. KH kit 1/45 ???? Cheers Nick That is true, and why I am not using any reference to either of those for the build. Although the Kitty Hawk kit is better engineered and sadly oversized, the Italeri kit looks pretty good for it's age, besides the short wingspan and very odd/squashed cockpit layout and windshield that is too long and tapers out too much. Back to the build, the flap mechanism underneath the F.1 wing is a mindblowing design. I'm first going to make the fairing in the retracted position and make a mold of it to ensure they are the same shape and size. Seeing that they are mirrored, then only scribe the lines on the resin copies where they split up like a Swiss Army knife...lol. Then molds of them will be made (because i'll probably screw one or two up) to cut up into the sections for deployed flaps. Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Maybe easier to do a flaps up and another flaps down set of wings and include both in the kit? Renegade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topper71 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Hi John !! Great work, have you planned armements for the F1 perhaps magic 530 missiles or more ? Regards Marcel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 10 hours ago, Cheetah11 said: Maybe easier to do a flaps up and another flaps down set of wings and include both in the kit? Nick, I did not explain it clear enough. That is where the molds come in after the break up lines have been scribed for port and starboard fairings. They will indeed be supplied for the retracted position. 48 minutes ago, topper71 said: Hi John !! Great work, have you planned armements for the F1 perhaps magic 530 missiles or more ? Regards Marcel Thanks Marcel, Armament will be: 4 x LRF-4 rocket pods 2 x Matra Magic The centerline pylon will have a drop tank. The fairing has been shaped, and rough pencil markings to help wrap my mind around it. A mold will be made of it today. Cheers, John johncrow, Fanes, LSP_Kevin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topper71 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 given the many similarities with the French F1C, will there be decals planned for a French decoration in your kit? Hi John, An another question, given the many similarities with the french F1C, will there be decals planned for a french version decoration in your kit ? Regards Marcel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 45 minutes ago, topper71 said: Hi John, An another question, given the many similarities with the french F1C, will there be decals planned for a french version decoration in your kit ? Regards Marcel Yes, French markings will be included Cheers, John johncrow, Rockie Yarwood, dutik and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topper71 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Thanks for your response John Renegade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 Hi guys, Mold has set, and will cast copies today. Also made the aileron control fairing, and will make a mold of it as well. Cheers, John LSP_Kevin, Rockie Yarwood, Marcel111 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Hi John Here is a n accessory for your F1. Cheers Nick Renegade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 Hi Nick, That would be awesome. However, the AZ has a couple of unique features, and would have to be considered as a completely separate product. Besides the nose, the following are also different: Cockpit bulkhead, instrument panel, instrument cowl. Not to mention the weapons loadout Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 Hi guys, The aileron control horn and push rod (Push rod is still to long) are pretty much done. Again, molds will be made to ensure that they will be the same shape size. Cheers, John LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander, Starfighter and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 hi John that looks great !!!! do you plan to glue the ........fairings !!?, or as you said " the aileron control horn " to the wing , I think it would it more convenient !!! ( except if it complicates the cast ), or it will be a separated part , charge to the modeler to glue them at the right place ................!!!!!!!!!!!!! ????????????? Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 Hi Alain, It should not be a problem to cast the fairings as part of the wing. The control horn and it's push rod would be best as separate parts. Copies have been made of the fairings. Cheers, John Landrotten Highlander, Marcel111, Greg W and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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