Out2gtcha Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Looks great! Lookig forward to completion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunticus Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Not dead, just a ton of work with the launcher....tedious for me so I take large breaks from it mustang1989, Rockie Yarwood, themongoose and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunticus Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 The missile erector is positionable which is nice. Most hinges can handle the load. For some reason the main beam is held by only two tiny stump pins. They could never hold the weight of the main beam, launch rail, and missile. I decided to fix that. In the spares box I found two parts that could function as axles for the hinges. First I sanded off the pin, then drilled a pilot hole with a tiny drill so I have more control over centering it properly. Then did a second pass with the correct size drill. Maybe a piece of stripped electrical home wire is even better. This set of assorted diamond drills has proved very useful for this kind of task (in this case to smooth out the inside of the drilled holes). I will check if there are more hinges that would benefit from this treatment. John1, dodgem37, mustang1989 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Wow! That's awesome! Great air defense missile but looks like lots of grief filling and sanding. Reminds me of my Trumpeter SA-2 I built. Great job so far. Cheers...Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I end up rebuilding the hinges/motion points like these so that the joint does not show a gap when posed in any position. Or come loose when I play with the model. The gaps in the fins need some PVA glue filler etc. I cannot find this kit on line except from China. Anyone got a clue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunticus Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 20 hours ago, Rick Griewski said: I cannot find this kit on line except from China. Anyone got a clue? I too had trouble finding it. I bought it off E-Bay, in Taiwan, for € 60 Rick Griewski and LSP_K2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.W Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 20 hours ago, Grunticus said: I too had trouble finding it. I bought it off E-Bay, in Taiwan, for € 60 https://www.aviationmegastore.com/us-army-surface-to-air-missile--min-14-nike-hercules-af35314-afv-club-af35314-vliegtuig-modelbouw/product/?action=prodinfo&art=159706 LSP_K2 and Grunticus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.W Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 It should be avalible at the aviation megastore in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.W Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Im currently building 3 Patriot PAC-3 launchers, and the next project are 2 HAWK launchers. All models are gifts to some colleagues. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunticus Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 I’m calling it done. This was no pleasurable build. The missile itself was okay bar the big seams you need to clean up one every winglet. The launcher was just awful: Bad unthoughtful engineering, clearly not done by a modeller and clearly a company with little experience. Moving parts engineered in a way that gives them the least strength. Short-shot on key-areas, like square axles that bare the force of rotation when erecting the launcher. Instructions not thought out well (glue small part at the back of this part but no clue as to where exactly). Beams split vertically AND not fitting well leaving large gaps to fill Hinges all are too weak OOB. Sinkholes on larger parts. For a 2020, € 60 kit, not impressive I’m sorry to report. All said and done it looks nice, but as said, no fun. Would buy again if given the option for this or a root-canal. I know, I know, I’m overreacting. But seriously, the kit could have been better. Rockie Yarwood, Panzerwomble, dutik and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Looks great to me. Also looks like way too much work, as you say. Grunticus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 You've made the proverbial silk purse out of a sow's ear. Nice job! Grunticus and Rick Griewski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 The final result looks really cool poised upright like that. Nice show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Nice job! Here in New England, I continue to be surprised by how many Nike sites are around. Must have been pretty impressive back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 This turned out really good despite the troubles and problems presented by the kit manufacturer. Grunticus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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