Malvinas Pucará FINISHED

[blackbetty]

i have no idea... its white

[Iain]

That helps! 

 

Iain

[Marques]

46 minutes ago, blackbetty said:

i have no idea... its white

If it´s difficut to sand it´s most likely PLA. It´s not ideal for modelling, just because of that: it´s difficult to sand and easy to melt. Be careful, it may be that if you sand too hard or with a electric tool the surface may melt and warp.

A possible plan B is to fill instead of sand (with a coarse primer, diluted putty or car industry putty) although then you may loose detail. But personally I think that this is the best approach in this case.

 

[Alex]

That's such a cool technology.  Maybe when I retire I will have time to learn it.  The possibilities (as you've shown) are limitless...

[blackbetty]

2 hours ago, Marques said:

If it´s difficut to sand it´s most likely PLA. It´s not ideal for modelling, just because of that: it´s difficult to sand and easy to melt. Be careful, it may be that if you sand too hard or with a electric tool the surface may melt and warp.

A possible plan B is to fill instead of sand (with a coarse primer, diluted putty or car industry putty) although then you may loose detail. But personally I think that this is the best approach in this case.

 

so it seems to be PLA (whatever that is)

as you said, i will use carputty/primer out of the spraycan to make sanding easier

[Alain Gadbois]

I have used a primer with filler from a spay can with excellent results on printed parts. Much faster than trying to sand all the grooves out on the parts.

 

Alain

[seiran01]

Awesome!  I was looking at this exact same file yesterday, the same designer makes a 1/64 Super Etendard that was tempting to scale up as well.  My 3d printers are starting to hate me for all these projects LOL

[MikeMaben]

Good point Marques 

[blackbetty]

just stuck together with the pins and some tape, this is a pretty big airplane

 

 

 

[blackbetty]

i started to modify the front fuselage for the cockpit floors. front and back seats are staggered in height. the inside of the 3D part is hollow with just some thin strings of material present, so after cutting through the surface it pretty easy to make room. i used a mini cutoff wheel and stanley knife for this.

 

 

[blackbetty]

since the tailboom is very long, i will have to insert weight under the cockpit floor, but will do this from the back of the front fuselage part

 

 

[blackbetty]

i did some experimenting with spray on filler and it seems to work quite nicely, ll show that later

 

if you think of this project, you will need this book:

 

 

the mmp books are excellent, but older publications are hard to find (expensive - good luck finding that one for a decent price), but its a must. lots of pics, drawings and a colour guide

i also ordered the still availible mmp plans for this aircraft, its 48th scale, but i will blow these up. worked with willie, so it will do here

Edited September 24, 2020 by blackbetty

[blackbetty]

oh, and i googled PLA  - polylactic acid

at least its biodegradeble

[blackbetty]

plasticcard for the floor of the pit and some old resin seats from verlinden. these are for an F-4 and seem to be MB Mk 5s, so they would work

EDIT: they dont

 

 

Edited January 21, 2021 by blackbetty

[DaxJael]

Hi karl. I just found this post... awesome! you have a tremendous work for this model. I tell you.. in argentina we have create an model of pucara in 1/48 with resins and photoetched, recesed panels, cristal cockpit, etc. Its will be great. Visit the web page of model house:

www.dukelhobbies.com.ar

Stay alert! 

Saludos!

Daniel