Out2gtcha Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Very much so, getting large and in charge now! Looking forward to seeing this one in smooth primer. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) Flaps. Sanded and with filler smeared over some problem areas. In Situ. Revised tank with pylon. Regarding the shape issues as noted before, I went to Tommy's blog and copied his drawings into Fusion 360. The shape of the tanks is now as close as I can make it. Fins to be added from sheet plastic. Dan Edited January 14, 2022 by Dandiego blackbetty, Out2gtcha, themongoose and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Love it Dan! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Out2gtcha said: Love it Dan! Me too! Kev Out2gtcha and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 Ok major redesign work is going to be needed on the fuselage. A few months ago Tomcat Kirby sent me some great drawings, in 1:32 scale, of the RA-5C. I was deep into my own work and gave these drawings a casual once over. Although I am building the A5-A many profiles share commonality between versions. Now as I get ready to finalize the design and hopefully begin printing multiple copies I realize there are some noticeable shape issues. First the intakes are too wide. Second the rear fuselage from the aft end of the wings is too "chunky". I was already going to go over each component to finalize any needed improvements, but now am facing a more comprehensive redesign. My goal is to produce the best model that I can. With a fresh look I see there are many improvements to be made. Hopefully my previous work will make this redesign go rather quickly. Practice makes perfect. Dan patricksparks, Starfighter, johncrow and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 You can also glean a huge amount of useable data from Timmy’s earlier post with the fuselage and wing station drawings and they appear to be very accurate. When I started a similar journey a while back, I found that many of the Viggie line drawings out there are as much imagination as anything else. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Oldbaldguy said: You can also glean a huge amount of useable data from Timmy’s earlier post with the fuselage and wing station drawings and they appear to be very accurate. When I started a similar journey a while back, I found that many of the Viggie line drawings out there are as much imagination as anything else. Yes, sometimes too much info can be confusing. Which source, which drawing is correct? It's hard too know which is right. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 Cad class doesn't start until Feb 15th. Hope that it will not be cancelled due to the Covid surge. Dan themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 I am spending today assessing where I am accuracy wise. I have discovered that I kinda got the shape close, but..... small shape errors throughout the design. The biggest problems, intakes and wing placement. It seems that I have the wing too far back on the fuselage. Anyway.......... Back to the drawing board. Dan airscale, Out2gtcha, themongoose and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 That is a bit of kick in the jublies for sure Dan. If you look at the bright side, much better to catch it now in this stage than after printing anything more, or even worse after the kit has gone for sale. It will all lead to a much better and more accurate product in the end for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 Yes Brian I agree, better now than later. Also as I looked at it on the bench I thought the wing was too far back, just didn't look right. Dan Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Good luck with the redesign, Dan! Kev Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 another amazing model from Dan. Your skills are improving tenfold. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) Thanks Mr Shark Sir. 10 fold???? Not sure about that. But the re-design is unfolding well. Photos to come soon. Dan Edited January 23, 2022 by Dandiego Iain and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Dandiego said: the re-design is unfolding well. Good news Dan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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