themongoose Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 62 hours! Holy cow you must do a bunch of checks to make sure that won’t fail anywhere close to end. Dang i’d hate to start that over, and that’s not even considering the cost of lost materials Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 Thank you all - as usual, your comments are highly appreciated! It's a very big aircraft, hence the very long printing time. Printing the fuselage takes over 120 hours as well, so doing an entire "kit" takes several weeks. Luckily, my printers are well dialed in and I know more or less where to place supports in order to avoid failed prints. waxdart, MikeMaben, LSP_Kevin and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 The surface detailing alone in that latest update is superb Ben. Continues to inspire. Derek B, Starfighter and Pete Fleischmann 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorvi Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 TOP NOTCH work! Cant wait to see your finished airframe! Steve Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 The thing is difficult to photograph... but I hope you get the idea despite the rather bad photos! themongoose, JayBee, leoasman and 27 others 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Wow, that is amazing Ben, well done Sir! (there is something very F-15ish about the shape of that aircraft!). Derek Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Derek B said: Wow, that is amazing Ben, well done Sir! (there is something very F-15ish about the shape of that aircraft!). Derek There is something very Viggie-ish about F-15s. There, I fixed it for you. The Vigilante is a much older design than the F-15 and pioneered some of the aerodynamics and many of the systems so common today. It was as if NAA forgot to read the rule book and did whatever they wanted to with great success. scvrobeson, geedubelyer, Starfighter and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Oldbaldguy said: There is something very Viggie-ish about F-15s. There, I fixed it for you. The Vigilante is a much older design than the F-15 and pioneered some of the aerodynamics and many of the systems so common today. It was as if NAA forgot to read the rule book and did whatever they wanted to with great success. Indeed, I am aware of this history, but I fully agree with you. Cheers Derek Edited July 3, 2023 by Derek B Oldbaldguy and Starfighter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Outstanding work so far Ben, she looks awesome !! Steve Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 15 minutes ago, Oldbaldguy said: There is something very Viggie-ish about F-15s. There, I fixed it for you. The Vigilante is a much older design than the F-15 and pioneered some of the aerodynamics and many of the systems so common today. It was as if NAA forgot to read the rule book and did whatever they wanted to with great success. I was almost gonna make a comment that McD used that knowledge when they swallowed up NAA, but it was Boeing that bought both companies to become the behemoth that it is today. Corporate histories can be kind of confusing with all the mergers etc. (and that's before lawyers get involved over who has rights to what). Break Break Ben, that looks fabulous. You nailed it. Makes me want to do one gear up over one of those ground blur bases...such a sleek airframe needs that type of display. -Peter Starfighter, geedubelyer and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) Beautiful. The Vigilante is just one of "those shapes". A shape that looks good from any angle, that looks like it's going Mach2 even at standstill, that remains modern even today. She'd be in my top10 of great aircraft for sure. You've really captured the elegant look of the shape Ben. Very cool. Even wider with the wingtips on? How much surface finishing will be involved? It looks pretty good already in your photos. Am I correct in thinking this will be a unique 1 off or are you planning to offer kits? P.s, F-111 next? They experimented with a navalised version I think....... Edited July 3, 2023 by geedubelyer Starfighter and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shujaa Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) And I was already impressed by the size of the Trumpy 1/48 Vigilant... Looking fabulous my friend !!! Looking forward to see this beast in the near future during a modelling-show in Belgium. Please DO give me a head's-up when You put her on display !!! Kind regards, Rudy Edited July 3, 2023 by Shujaa Starfighter and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Great to see that the print was successful. The Viggi sure has a presence to it in any scale, and this one will definitely dominate attention anywhere it goes Matt Starfighter and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Sweet Jesus! It’s massive! And looking mighty fine, too. Starfighter and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waxdart Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 A true labor of love! Just beautiful!!! Thanks for the share Ben, Tim Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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