blackbetty Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 first version of the dive brake actuator, this is self adhesive foil, with rivets made from the back side with a riveting wheel i will make the final version out of one piece to get rid of the seam denders, MikeMaben, themongoose and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Damm why didn't i think of that! - i used Plasticard with Archer Rivets, there's a lot reinforcing to be added to the airbrake which i'm sure you've picked up from research - the link below is a decent starting point - and good luck! Air Brake pics blackbetty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Nice work, Karl. Kev blackbetty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 11 hours ago, Scotsman said: Damm why didn't i think of that! - i used Plasticard with Archer Rivets, there's a lot reinforcing to be added to the airbrake which i'm sure you've picked up from research - the link below is a decent starting point - and good luck! Air Brake pics i´ve seen this (the site is my go-to for pics) i just wasnt sure my buc had the reinforcement, pics of gulf war aircraft are scarce... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Quote pics of gulf war aircraft are scarce Very true - You might be right about the Gulf aircraft , I'm looking at some pics of Granby deployment , as I know you have been doign as well, and he back end is so dammed filthy you can't see a blessed thing on the brakes other than black smut! blackbetty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 all is well now, thanx Maru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 in Alans instructions the reinforcements on the airbrake are labeled as "post-mod 1044". is that a point in time or airframe number? how do i cross reference this to "Miss Jolly Roger" XW533? XV532/U "Thamdu" seems to have it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Blackbetty, Ganz ausgezeichnet! I am not normally switched on by jets but the Buccaneer is something special! You are doing great work with this kit (thank you Alan for making it available) and I am really looking forward to seeing the end result from you. Keep going! Kind regards, Paul blackbetty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 wow - it's as if you are trying to make a jet from a bar of soap actually, i reckon the bar of soap would have better detail lol i salute your modelling skills sir! Stevepd and blackbetty 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 i decided that mine will have the reinforcing. that seems to be a structural measure and i think that planes later in their service life would have had them so i vacformed two strenghts of styrene over the cut-off original tail. we will see how that works... LSP_Kevin, Fanes, Archimedes and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 the reinforcing made Fanes, Landrotten Highlander, Rockie Yarwood and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 mounted Rockie Yarwood, LSP_Kevin, MikeMaben and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Nice , Really nice work there, blackbetty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 You might want to slow the build down - just seen this over on Britmodeller. Buc updates announcement thierry laurent and Fanes 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonCornes Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 This is really tremendous work. I have one in the stash and I'm very glad that Alan persevered with it - I know that it cost him a lot in not just financial terms. The cockpit actually looks pretty good but the usual concern is with the canopy and windscreen but from what I can remember Alan did a good job there to! Scotsman and blackbetty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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