Dandiego Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 Seats with homemade belts. And some ribbing inside the rear canopy. Later, Dan Cheetah11, patricksparks, themongoose and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Looks great! Dandiego and GreyGhost 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyGhost Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Most Impressive ... -Gregg Out2gtcha and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 This is a very ambitious project and mostly uncharted territory. Do you think you could have gotten this far without 3D printing? As square and boxy as a Vigilante is, it still would be a hard airplane to scratch build the “old” way. Were it me, I would have run out of want-to a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Oldbaldguy said: This is a very ambitious project and mostly uncharted territory. Do you think you could have gotten this far without 3D printing? As square and boxy as a Vigilante is, it still would be a hard airplane to scratch build the “old” way. Were it me, I would have run out of want-to a long time ago. Could I have gotten this far without 3d printing? No, ...well probably not. I have scratch built before and the models turned out OK. But 3d printing fron CAD files is very exact and by " mirroring " both sides are exact copies of the other. With accurate profiles you can model almost anything, just takes practice. Dan Oldbaldguy, Out2gtcha, Alex and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 (edited) One step forward, Main gear legs have been glued in place. However once I flipped her over and looked at "the sit " I realized that the Starboard wing was not level. I was drooping at least 10 mm. Very noticeable. So out came the Dremel with a cutting disk. I cut a groove in the top surface where the wing and fuselage meet. I them applied pressure until the joint gave way. Here you can see my rig for holding the wing level while the epoxy dries. Hopefully this will fix the problem. A little putty and some sanding and I should be ready for main paint colors in a day or so. Anyway, onwards and upwards, Dan Edited June 15, 2022 by Dandiego HerculesPA_2, patricksparks, daveculp and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Keep at it, Dan! This will be one to be really proud of when you're done. Kev GreyGhost and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 (edited) OMG, what have I done? Dan Edited June 19, 2022 by Dandiego Rockie Yarwood, patricksparks, scvrobeson and 13 others 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveculp Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 18 minutes ago, Dandiego said: OMG, what have I done? Dan Is it going to be a Patuxent based airplane? Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 China Lake. Tailcode XE. Red scallops under the nose. Dan GreyGhost, Starfighter and daveculp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Looking great as always my friend! GreyGhost and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 Oops.............I did it again. More Red/Orange. After nearly 9 months I have a desire to wrap up this prototype. It won't be perfect, far from it. I am taking notes and creating a "punchlist" of problems to fix and improvements to make. Also I have not painted anything for almost a year and it shows. I am experimenting with acrylic paints for the first time and breaking in a new airbrush..............long story short, the paint job could be better. I have sent out a complete kit to a trusted builder who has already given me valuable feedback. Still hope to produce a kit that will sell to committed and passionate Vigi fans. But I am still a ways off. Anyway, for your viewing pleasure my Orange and White Creamsicle. Gull grey to follow in a few days. Dan Fanes, Out2gtcha, scvrobeson and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Nothing like a little international red orange to start your morning off right. A wee factoid: the first Viggies (four, I think) to arrive at NAS Sanford previously were test vehicles and had variations of this paint scheme which was immediately stripped/overpainted to standard gray over white except for the orange tail. Heavy Three took them on inventory where they became trainers for the RAG. After years of daily exposure to Whales, the Viggies were quite the thing - sleek, snarky looking and very loud. Heavy Three even had a couple of hump backed A-5Cs without the camera canoe for a while until the entire inventory switched to RA-5Cs. Those were the good old days. Here’s hoping you can make this thing work and maybe make it available to the rest of us. Out2gtcha, Dandiego and GreyGhost 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Awesome! That orange really ups the pop factor Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Really coming along now, Dan! Kev GreyGhost and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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