Oldbaldguy Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Absolutely! At least one, maybe two. Finally! An LSP Viggie!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 4 hours ago, johncrow said: Sign me up for one please! Thanks John. You are on the list. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Oldbaldguy said: Absolutely! At least one, maybe two. Finally! An LSP Viggie!! Thanks, you are on the list. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Hi Dan, i'll just forget having tried to build a Vigilante myself some years ago, so: PLEASE SIGN ME UP, this is looking awesome...... Jack. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 32 minutes ago, Jack said: Hi Dan, i'll just forget having tried to build a Vigilante myself some years ago, so: PLEASE SIGN ME UP, this is looking awesome...... Jack. Sure Jack, you are on the list. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Interested as well! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 54 minutes ago, thierry laurent said: Interested as well! Thierry, you are on the list. I see that you are in Belgium. Shipping will be a bit more, first estimate is approximately $80. Let me know if you are still interested. Dan thierry laurent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 Here is a mock-up of the VAH-1 markings. Making sure the sizes are correct. Dan BiggTim, Model_Monkey, Marcel111 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Hi Dan, I'm not located very far from Jack's location (He's on the other side of the border). So I guess the overseas postal costs should be similar. Don't worry for that. Thanks Thierry Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 6 hours ago, Dandiego said: Here is a mock-up of the VAH-1 markings. Making sure the sizes are correct. Dan Can’t tell if you got it right from the angle of this photo, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that the bunumber and carrier name were slanted to match the sweep of the vertical stab. This was common to all HATWING 1 squadrons until sometime after Heavy 5 got their RA-5Cs. Could be they were delivered that way but the numbers may have been applied at squadron level because new airplanes were relatively unmarked. Eventually, all Viggies would have vertical numbers but all the A3Js and and a lot of the RA-5Cs initially had slanted numbers on the tail. There was a change at some point - could be the slanted numbers were replaced with vertical digits as soon as the airplane was repainted - I don’t know. But I always thought the swept digits looked sooooo much better than the upright ones because they helped emphasize the lines of the airplane. Dandiego and easixpedro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Dang it. Now you've got me imagining an in-flight scene. The Vigi is the sleekest looking jet ever and I'm envisioning a scene of a photo bird rocketing over a target (those ground blur bases would be perfect for this). Hmmm. Gonna have to think about this one. Dandiego and Oldbaldguy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Oldbaldguy said: Can’t tell if you got it right from the angle of this photo, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that the bunumber and carrier name were slanted to match the sweep of the vertical stab. This was common to all HATWING 1 squadrons until sometime after Heavy 5 got their RA-5Cs. Could be they were delivered that way but the numbers may have been applied at squadron level because new airplanes were relatively unmarked. Eventually, all Viggies would have vertical numbers but all the A3Js and and a lot of the RA-5Cs initially had slanted numbers on the tail. There was a change at some point - could be the slanted numbers were replaced with vertical digits as soon as the airplane was repainted - I don’t know. But I always thought the swept digits looked sooooo much better than the upright ones because they helped emphasize the lines of the airplane. Maybe hard to see but the bu number and carrier name are slanted. Dan Oldbaldguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, easixpedro said: Dang it. Now you've got me imagining an in-flight scene. The Vigi is the sleekest looking jet ever and I'm envisioning a scene of a photo bird rocketing over a target (those ground blur bases would be perfect for this). Hmmm. Gonna have to think about this one. EA6, This is an A3J bomber version. Hadn't planned to do the recce bird. Although I wouldn't say never, there would need to be a lot of demand to consider. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 I have improved the main gear design. The large tab and slot are a great improvement to strength and ease of alignment. Final design will have a sturdy wire core. Although I am striving for accuracy, I have made some small concessions to increase the strength of the gear. Second decal option. Thanks. Printer has been operating basically non-stop this week. Dan Thomas Lund, MikeMaben, Starfighter and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 6 hours ago, Dandiego said: Printer has been operating basically non-stop this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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