thierry laurent Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 40 minutes ago, Oldbaldguy said: Early F-15 main wheels work pretty well. I think mine are Scott’s GT Resin. F-15 nosewheel might fit but it may be too small. I’m also looking at trying to make F-15 intake trunks fit. The engines are mounted aft of the main gear wells on a Viggie but I doubt if you can see that far back on the model so it all may come to naught. Excellent idea. I will have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 More cockpit detailing. Almost ready for paint. Bombs with fuses. Dan patricksparks, Landrotten Highlander, denders and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 Cockpit 3d decals. These are made for an F-4 Phantom. I cut them up to fit and glued them with PVA. Side panels and cockpit tub have been painted and weathered. Thanks, Dan johncrow, geedubelyer, Uncarina and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Terrific stuff, Dan! Kev Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 After weeks of prep the final stages of the cockpit come together rather quickly. Here is the finished pilots IP. I have 2 extra Phantom seats. I am thinking of using parts from both of these to get a more detailed hybrid. Stay tuned. Cockpit installed into fuselage. And with the cockpit installed I have glued the cockpit section onto the main fuselage. Here it is sitting in my garage chair. I will let it set overnight. Dan LSP_Kevin, patricksparks, Memphis and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Looking good! I’ve been dying to get my fuselage made whole, but I’m way behind on the cockpit and so I must wait… Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 Yes assembly is quite fast until you get to the cockpit. But now that it is done and the fuselage is in one piece the pace will pick up again. Final surface prep and then a final white primer and onto scribing and riveting. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) Small progress. I have been working on the pylons and bomb racks. Pylons have been scribed and riveted, Bomb racks have 2 wire pins that allow for a secure attachment to the pylon. Took a while to get this done as there are only a couple of pictures showing the racks with bombs. I wanted to get the placement right so that I matched the pictures. I will be adding more details in the future, re stenciling and sway braces. Mer's were originally from a Trumpeter A-7 kit. Dan Edited November 24, 2022 by Dandiego daveculp, themongoose, MikeMaben and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Hi Dan, Two tips for the Vigilante builders: - I tried different processes to improve the surface of the parts. The best one I found is first to fully cover the large parts with a thin coat of car body putty and sand it before using primer. That way, with two coats of primer you get a totally smooth surface. This is probably a little more time consuming but you can put more or less putty where you want whereas primer is covering everything homogeneously. Moreover adherence of putty is better on the raw plastic. - There are various decal sets offering stars and bars and Navy markings. However, Fantasy Printshop recently released various large sets of 1/32 US markings particularly useful for scratchbuilders. https://www.fantasyprintshop.co.uk/product/usaac-ww2-stars-bars-fp715/ https://www.fantasyprintshop.co.uk/product/usaf-postwar-stars-bars-fp712/ https://www.fantasyprintshop.co.uk/product/euro-decals-lo-viz-insignia-and-data-ed-32114/ Highly recommended. Dandiego, Jim Barry and johncrow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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