Dandiego Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 28 minutes ago, themongoose said: Cool idea with the nails! Nailed it! Ok I'm leaving now. Dan themongoose and johncrow 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 Here are the main gear doors. The grey portion is 3d printed and the white is 15 thou sheet plastic. Also....after working on this everyday for 7 months only today did I realize that the wheel bays were too small. Here you can see the expanded wheel bay. Used my Dremal to cut out a larger opening. Later, Dan blackbetty, GreyGhost, daveculp and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 Nose gear. I have printed the leg with a hole in the middle to accommodate a steel wire. And here it is assembled, and dry fit into the wheel well. This is the last of the basic components. Now on to full production. Dan denders, daveculp, johncrow and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 (edited) Alright, after 8 months designing and printing parts its time to build a model! So after lots of sanding and priming I have moved on to scribing panel lines. Tail Pylons And rear fuselage. After all panel lines are scribed I will sand everything one last time before applying the rivets. Dan Edited May 30, 2022 by Dandiego denders, Supersonic, Troy Molitor and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Wow Dan! Given the raw finish of some of the printed components you're doing a tremendous job turning out such polished parts. Great job. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Nice work, Dan. Great to see you persevering with this one. Kev Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Some serious trouble shooting on this one. Loving it Dan. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Just remember, once these things were painted, the rivets pretty much disappeared. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 After 8 months we have....................................some paint. Front of the fuselage has also been scribed. Dan HerculesPA_2, Starfighter, patricksparks and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Uh oh. IFR doors on the left side of the nose? They were one of the few things that were pretty noticeable on any Viggie’s skin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 4 hours ago, Oldbaldguy said: Uh oh. IFR doors on the left side of the nose? They were one of the few things that were pretty noticeable on any Viggie’s skin? Yes it is missing. Not 100% done yet. All sorts of access panels and the bottom of the wing still to be done. Dan Oldbaldguy, Out2gtcha, Rockie Yarwood and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 Here are the crude intake ramps, and ready to be glued into the intake tunnel. They have been skinned with 15 thou plastic sheet. And glued in place. And some door hinges made out of sheet plastic. Thanks, Dan Landrotten Highlander, Alex, Greg W and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) I have been working on getting the cockpits squared away. I installed some thin sheet raised consoles, painted them black and then glossed them. Because this is just a prototype build I decided to use decals for the instruments. I have purchased a set of F-4 Phantom 3d decals but will wait to use them on my second build. Still lots to do, but you can see how it is shaping up. Ejection seats are still pretty basic, I will be working on them next. Dan Edited June 8, 2022 by Dandiego Jim Barry, daveculp, Starfighter and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Nice work, Dan! So much to admire here. Kev Martinnfb and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Wow lots of effort going into the prototype build! Can’t image how good the production one is going to be then! Dandiego and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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