Dandiego Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 (edited) Hello all, I always start my next build before I wrap up whatever the current build is. So I have begun cutting plastic on my new WIP. There are at least 3 build logs that I have read on how to produce an F-16XL in 1:32 scale. Mine will be a little different. My build will combine the Kangman XL boondoggle and the old Minicraft F-16. The Kangman kit will not allow you to produce an XL that is anywhere near accurate, The Kangman kit takes a standard F-16 kit and crams on some wrong, wrong, wrong squashed wings. Wrong, Wrong, Wrong. This kit is just wrong and should never be purchased. It is a poor copy of the Minicraft kit, and poorly molded at that. However...............By using both kit fuselages and cutting them up in such a way as to extend the fuselage to the correct length I hope to be able to produce an acceptable fuselage onto which I will add 3d printed wings. Yes I am doing this to myself again. But I have wanted a Large scale XL for years, so off I go. The actual F-16XL's had 2 fuselage plugs, one behind the main landing gear well and one in front of the gun bay. I enlarged some 3 view plans and have cut plastic. Here is the Kangman kit with the extended fuselage. Instead of 2 separate cuts I have decided to add all of the necessary extension in one gulp on the top of the fuselage. This may or may not be the best way to go but, oh well. The 2 lines of putty demark the extension. When the fuselage was extended it changed the relative postions of several components, of course it did. So I will be re-positioning the gun bay. It will need to be moved aft, see the black line. The bottom fuselage will be where the most work will need to be done to accommodate the stretched fuselage. Yes, it is a mess. And a little work on the Minicraft cockpit. Working on the intake. Thanks for looking. Dan Edited October 8, 2021 by Dandiego Cheetah11, Landrotten Highlander, Marcel111 and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Neat! Another super cool build Dan. Martinnfb and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 You, my friend, are an inspiration to us all. Thank you for sharing. Cheers! John Dandiego, Martinnfb and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, Leaning_Dog said: You, my friend, are an inspiration to us all. Thank you for sharing. Cheers! John Or..... a cautionary tale! Dan Leaning_Dog, Landrotten Highlander, Martinnfb and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Awesome Dan.... Dandiego and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 This will be good, following! The Minicraft cockpit and pilot look great, especially for OOB. Dandiego and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Ok some more rough work getting all of the fuselage components into place. The Minicraft cockpit needs to be modified in order to be more accurate and to fit the resin seat. Nose pitot. Made from metal tubing and a steel pin. Lots of solder epoxied into the nose for weight. The lower central fuelage plug has been glued into place. I anticipate just the slightest smear of Bondo will be needed to blend everything together. Parachute pack area has been hollowed out. That is all, Dan HerculesPA_2, scvrobeson, Out2gtcha and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadelgrad Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) Weird and wonderful, as always. I love watching you bend and beat these things to your will. awesome! Edited August 21, 2021 by Citadelgrad Martinnfb and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Still one of the coolest prototype planes to exist. Great start on the project. Matt Dandiego and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Great stuff Dan Martinnfb and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdthoresen Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Dan- I am so jealous- I have as always wanted to do an XL in 32nd scale. One of my favorite airframes ever. Looking forward to what’s next! Keep the updates coming! Thor Dandiego and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 A small bit of progress. The nose cone has been glued to the fuselage and blended in. The completed cockpit has been installed along with the lower fuselage. And as I suspected just the slightest smear of putty/Bondo is needed to blend everything together. Thats all, Dan Out2gtcha, scvrobeson, Derek B and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Wow what a project! But the result should be spectacular, love the XL. Marcel Derek B, Dandiego and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Definitely going to look stupendous! Can’t wait to see the 3d printed wing. That’s going to be a huge expanse of wing. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 2 hours ago, themongoose said: Definitely going to look stupendous! Can’t wait to see the 3d printed wing. That’s going to be a huge expanse of wing. Can't wait to see the wing either. I struggle with Fusion 360 to produce anything other than box-like structures. First version showed promise, can I improve on it? Time will tell. Dan Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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