jeroen_R90S Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 The aircraft doesn't do much for me, but that is some seriously impressive modelling! blackbetty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) some more work. i used a riveting wheel for the surface, these are not very visible on painted aircraft the white pieces are vinyl Edited November 18, 2020 by blackbetty scvrobeson, Anthony in NZ, Landrotten Highlander and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 Fanes, Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) some more plotter generated vinyl details. there are tiny louvers in some of these panels. i will open these with a micro chisel immedeately before painting - cuts have been made to see where and get all the openings uniform (or at least thats the plan) Edited November 27, 2020 by blackbetty LSP_Kevin, dodgem37, HerculesPA_2 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Very nice! I would not wait too long before applying a coat of primer on top of the vinyl parts to avoid deformation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 i have had these vinyl parts on my builds for years and never had anything deformate, even months later....go figure Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) there are more details to do on the fuselage, but i decided to look into the canopy next this is a pull straight from the 3D part. as you can see, it doesnt take the heat of the clear plastic well and caved in on the sides Edited November 25, 2020 by blackbetty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 so i filled the initial pull with carputty and will reconstruct the sides, the top of the master, due to being thicker, did not disort here is the seperated new master. the clearpart had to be cut to get the putty out, so i did have one shot for this. the 3D part is not usable anymore Rainer Hoffmann, Rockie Yarwood and Gazzas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 the new master John1, Rockie Yarwood, scvrobeson and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I had exactly the same issue when I tired this on my B-17. I ended up using the 3D printed part as a master (once smooth) and made a copy in hydrocal. I then vac formed over that and it seemed to come out well. No distortion, and you keep the master intact! Craig Rockie Yarwood and blackbetty 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Really looking great, Karl! Nice save on the canopy master. Cheers, Rockie blackbetty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) i made a couple of test pulls to see how i can fit it Edited December 4, 2020 by blackbetty dodgem37, Uncarina, HerculesPA_2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdthoresen Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Nice work! Looks like with a bit of fettling you might have cracked it! Outstanding work on this project. Thanks for sharing, I am enjoying this immensely! THOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) after some other unsucsessfull attempts at the frame, i drew it with illustrator and cut it out of black vinyl that had been shot with grey. so the outside is grey and the inside is black. these are not the final versions, still some assymetry there Edited December 4, 2020 by blackbetty Greg W, LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 as seen here. LSP_Kevin, Greg W, Landrotten Highlander and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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