MikeMaben Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconspit Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) Awesome work…, so impressed I‘m so desperately awaiting a conversion for a TA-7C, that actually looking at your pics is heartbreaking… But I’m absolutely overdramatic… Great work dude… Edited July 29, 2021 by reconspit Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 Glad you guys like it, thank you very much! I made more progress on the nose job. A coat of primer was applied after initial sanding to reveal the overall shape and surface flaws. This coat was then carefully sanded again; more automotive body filler will be needed to obtain a perfect shape and smooth transitions between the printed parts and those from the kit. The dent on the intake underside was adressed as well, but the transition between the new 3D printed intake and the kit fuselage has to be smoothened further. The overall appearance has improved significantly thanks to the corrected nose shape. On this photo, the not yet perfect transition between intake and kit fuselage is obvious. The last photo shows the more circular nose cross section. I think that's more or less the right direction shape wise... Piero, Michael931080, Landrotten Highlander and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Great update Ben! Does the new nose section include the intake, or is that something you need to add separately? Matt Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Seriously cool! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 14 minutes ago, Stokey Pete said: Seriously cool! Agreed, that is indeed super cool. What a difference that corrected intake/nose section makes. I see another masterpiece in the making! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Freakin amazing!! Things like this look terrific even at this early stage. Wonderful work going on here Ben. Starfighter and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Great efforts as usual Ben. Thanks for sharing. Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Stellar work as usual Ben. I think the nose job looks great! Rich Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 Thank you guys! I am glad my mojo for this project is back - I just hope I'll get some bench time for the upcoming finer work. Matt, the intake is indeed included in the conversion. Modifying the horrible kit intake (and canopy) is absolutely necessary in my opinion. Anthony in NZ and scvrobeson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Tasty. Very tasty indeed. I know very little about the Corsair, and even less about the twin-stick version, but to my untrained eye this is looking every inch the real deal. Tom Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbgtv8steve Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Loving watching this great build - thank you!! Steve S. Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Ben, I like to use automotive filler myself. However, so far scribing and riveting was always a nightmare (one reason I decided to skin the Viggen with aluminium sheet). How do you tackle scribing and riveting those areas? Do you know any tricks I haven't learned yet? Cheers Rainer Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Excellent work all around Ben. I love these kind of projects, except for one thing, the canopies. I would be stressing over getting a clear vac canopy. Just can't seem to master that skill. Dan Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 Rainer, automotive putty is a difficult medium for scribing indeed; I usually apply several coats of Tamiya Primer and try to scribe the primer only. To avoid damage in case I scribe too deep, I use a PE saw in these areas instead of a classic scribing tool. Rivets and fasteners are more of a problem. I usually do them with a pin vise, but that does not work at all on a brittle base such as automotive putty. The only choice in this case is doing the fasteners with a 0,3mm drill bit. Thanks Dan! The canopies are the biggest problem indeed - the idea is to 3D print them using clear resin as I did for the Viking. stusbke, Greg W, Rainer Hoffmann and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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