tomprobert Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Mind. Blown. Again. airscale and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 54 minutes ago, tomprobert said: Mind. Blown. Again. Agreed! Derek airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 thank you chaps - very kind and much appreciated next up are the flaps...these were designed in PE a long time ago, so it was time to assemble them.. ..lots and lots of folding.. ..about half the ribs adeed.. ..and then completed - each had the cap strip added which I have to say was about the most horrible modelling experience i have had for a while.. ..then the skins were made - there are 1,800 rivets in both - I know because I drew the layout and counted the objects.. painted and with torque tubes & fittings added.. so thats them done... and while there is still a great deal to do before this is complete, my eye has been wandering like a drunk at a wedding to what I might do next..I have a couple of parameters I think - 1) i need drawings, it's like my little drug..2) It needs to fit in my expensive show cabinet @ 55cm square... happened upon this scheme when the Planes of fame F8F took it's first flight - a bare metal Bearcat.. ..it's got me thinking.. i wanted to do a Sea Fury, but no drawings and its too big, so this might keep me happy for a while longer TTFN Peter Brett M, Rainer Hoffmann, Trak-Tor and 28 others 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Both exampleary and inspirational at the same time - fantastic work Peter. For me, Stephen Grey's F8F Bearcat as the 'Joker' at Duxford Flying Legends was always the star of the show for me, the epitome of a 'propeller with an aircraft attached to it'! (enjoy the videos below...full volume is mandatory! ). https://www.google.com/search?q=flying+legends+bearcat+flying+display&biw=1422&bih=978&tbm=vid&sxsrf=AJOqlzU4f-gIxVs54I-eg_AfSxfFhIt8ag%3A1676837085489&ei=3YDyY4y5HbmP9u8P6taY0Aw&ved=0ahUKEwjMm872sKL9AhW5h_0HHWorBso4ChDh1QMIDQ&uact=5&oq=flying+legends+bearcat+flying+display&gs_lcp=Cg1nd3Mtd2l6LXZpZGVvEAMyBQgAEKIEMgoIABDxBBAeEKIEMgUIABCiBDIFCAAQogQ6BAgjECdQvQlY8xNg4xxoAHAAeACAAdQBiAHlBZIBBTUuMS4xmAEAoAEBwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz-video#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:40149787,vid:-VPafeqgjV8 https://www.facebook.com/FlyingLegendsOfficial/videos/bearcat-display-minicam-with-pink-floyd-music/1949747171944682/ Derek airscale, D.B. Andrus and JayW 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 1 hour ago, airscale said: a bare metal Bearcat.. Hah!! With an R-2800! What are you going to do about that? The P-40 flaps are really something. No lower surface....shakes head in amazement. Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I'm just here hoping for a resumption of the Firefly build, but a Bearcat from you would be top-notch! Matt monthebiff, airscale and KiwiZac 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha As Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Great job! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxos345 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Jawdropping as always Peter!!!! One question, which interior green did you use for the flaps? I mean which brand!! John airscale and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 thank you chaps On 2/21/2023 at 8:28 AM, zaxos345 said: One question, which interior green did you use for the flaps? I mean which brand!! John hi John, thanks for dropping in The green is a mix and when I look at the pot it is in Tamiya XF21 Sky, with yellow added, though i may have done more than that, I don't remember ..back to the undersides and it was time to paint and sort the undercarriage... these had been made in brass months ago.. all shot with alclad matt aluminium... ..since then I added the pinions which I had 3D printed... ..painted, assembled & weathered.. ..there are still many components to make, but a test fit in the airframe.. TTFN Peter patricksparks, Uncarina, rafju and 25 others 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Boogaloo Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Oy vey! Well that is staggeringly good! And those flaps! (Ooooerrr Missus!) Ever thought about adding little servos to make them work? They certainly look like they might! Blue Skies! Captain Boogaloo airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Congratulations on the most convincing looking main gear I have ever seen! The pinions - awesome. But much more than that. Hoo-wee! As they say in the US south! chuck540z3, Derek B and airscale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Stunning.... Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 That's a full set of amazeballs right there. Kev Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Stunning and as JayW said, the most convincing landing gear I’ve ever seen, Scale Aircraft Conversions could learn a thing or two here You’ll be telling us next, that the legs retract and rotate into the wheel wells! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainM Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Every time you post something Peter I am absolutely gobsmacked! And that does not even begin to describe it!! Outstanding work! Derek B, airscale and zaxos345 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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