Dandiego Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 Sooooooooooooooooooo.................................... Here is the overall shape in cardboard. Gets me excited. I am trying to design this in Fusion 360 but it is frustrating. If I was to make this in plastic sheet I would be done by now. However if I am to realize some of my modeling goals I will need to master CAD design. Sigh. Dan scvrobeson, Anthony in NZ, Martinnfb and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Good things come to those who wax on/wax off Dan. The extra repetitive mental motions it puts you through will surely get CAD and 3D printing in your normal modeling repertoire. Derek B, Dandiego and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy! Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Dude you are prolific! Making models faster than rabbits make rabbits! Love that kits clearly do not satisfy you. Another great subject. Will be lurking and enjoying the build ahead. Timmy! Martinnfb, Dandiego and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelf75 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 some solid work looks good Martinnfb and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 Some printing on the wings. First a test print to see if I know what I am doing. The jury is still out. Prints will be limited to my skill level in designing the parts and the size of the printer. And the "wing hump". Still need to design and print the outermost wing panel and the control surfaces. Should be fun. Dan johncrow, Anthony in NZ, themongoose and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 That looks promising, Dan. I'm sure you are on the right track. Cheers Rainer Dandiego and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) Ok I have finished designing and printing the various parts of the wing. Several issues present themselves. The 3 most troublesome are getting everything lined up, overall strength of wing and how to get a strong and stable attachment to the fuselage. After pondering these issues I believe that I can solve the first 2 by gluing a plastic blank over the assembled wing. This will add strength to the whole unit and solve the issue of getting 3 separate 3d printed parts lined up correctly. I am quite certain it would have been easier to just build the wing out of plastic sheet but the experience of designing and printing will pay dividends in the future. I am solving problems as I go. Stay tuned, Dan Edited August 29, 2021 by Dandiego Rainer Hoffmann, Leaning_Dog, Out2gtcha and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Dandiego said: I am quite certain it would have been easier to just build the wing out of plastic sheet but the experience of designing and printing will pay dividends in the future. 100% Dan. This time will pay off in the future for sure. Dandiego, Anthony in NZ and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 That’s exciting Dan. Love following along as you show us what’s possible. Dandiego and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 Spent most of today working on the wings. What you see here is the top of the wings. I glued all of the 3d printed parts together and then skinned the top surface with plastic sheet. This ties all of the 3d parts together and gives me a much better upper wing surface to work on. Still lots of work to do. Will need to come up with a solid method to attach the wings to the fuselage. Also I have modified the Minicraft wing tanks. I have shortened them and added a new aft end. Hopefully wings go on tomorrow. Dan Derek B, daveculp, Landrotten Highlander and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 So the wings are on. I used two pieces of stiff wire that went from one wing through the fuselage into the other. Then glued everything together making sure that the wings were level. This is the last large construction hurdle. As I have suspected there will be just the slightest smear of Bondo to blend everything together. Dan Cheetah11, Derek B, themongoose and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Great work Dan! Super cool too. Martinnfb and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) "Does anyone know what time it is?" It's Bondo Time! So, after letting the wing set up over night it is now Bondo time. The Bondo will allow me to blend the wing and fuselage together. It isn't pretty but it is a necessary step. I have dry fitted the control surfaces. And a small improvement to the exhaust nozzle. The kit supplied nozzle was ok but the detail was rather soft. So I used the nozzle from the Revell F-15. With a little sanding to shorten it, it seems to do the job. Lots o sanding to follow. Dan Edited August 31, 2021 by Dandiego Rainer Hoffmann, daveculp, Starfighter and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Epic. Cheers! John Martinnfb and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 (edited) Working on basic prep work before scribing and rivets. Still another coat of primer to detect any flaws. Any remaining raised panel lines have been sanded off. I have added a wing fence and a fairing up against the fuselage. Wing tanks with some F-4 Phantom pylons. Bombs. That's all, Dan Edited September 3, 2021 by Dandiego themongoose, adameliclem, dodgem37 and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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