patricksparks Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) I started this project due to packing up all my modeling stuff(including my 3D printer) for an upcoming move, the weather has been bad for awhile here so my boredom got the wheels turning.... So anyway I thought I would keep myself training on my 3D drawing abilities to stay sharp and picked out this project for it's simplicity (no cockpit, canopy, landing gear, etc..). I've always liked the looks of the BOMARC, just looked so far ahead of it's time.. I'm going to eventually print it in 1:32 scale so I have broken the model down into major pieces to fit the printer (the overall length is about 16" long) but left it simple. I still have more drawing to do, I need to draw the outer wing panels and the rocket booster nozzle for the rear fuselage. Just thought I would share with all of you... Pat Edited July 1, 2023 by patricksparks firefly7, dutik, HB252 and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Looks great. You are skilled at cad. Much better than me. I started work on my Regulus for basically the same reasons. No canopy, cockpit or gear. And then I decided to do the transporter vehicle. Dan firefly7, patricksparks and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 16 hours ago, Dandiego said: Looks great. You are skilled at cad. Much better than me. I started work on my Regulus for basically the same reasons. No canopy, cockpit or gear. And then I decided to do the transporter vehicle. Dan Thank you Dan, your projects are truly inspirational, I think your current Regulas missile project got my mind going on this !!! Pat Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 That looks great Pat. patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Great! These cold war missiles are in my heart too. So cold! patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 That CAD looks terrific! Can you tell me what you used to draw this up? Did you use the same program to chop the model up for printing? TIA as I've got my first 3D printer coming in August. patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 3 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: That CAD looks terrific! Can you tell me what you used to draw this up? Did you use the same program to chop the model up for printing? TIA as I've got my first 3D printer coming in August. Thank you Brian, I use "Alibre Atom 3D" for my drawing, I broke the model down in the same program, I drew pretty much the entire airframe and then I make copies of the overall drawing and go back and "deconstruct" each drawing to get individual sections, this way I remove alot of the unnecessary files in the drawing so that it doesn't use up too much memory on the computer. Alibre Atom 3D is almost identical to Solid Works which is what I started to learn on at work just before I retired so when I came across the program I purchased it, much less expensive(one time pric (I think it was $195) than Solid Works but it also doesn't do as much but Alibre does offer a more sophisticated program which costs a bit more. Pat Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amurray Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Pat, The BOMARC is one of my all-time fav aircraft. I've often stated/joked that the USAF released bogus plans of the BOMARC to Revell so as to mislead the Russians into building a missile that was aerodynamically unstable. It appears you are building the "A" model. The "B" model engines were entirely different and the wing was positioned differently. patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 10 hours ago, amurray said: Pat, The BOMARC is one of my all-time fav aircraft. I've often stated/joked that the USAF released bogus plans of the BOMARC to Revell so as to mislead the Russians into building a missile that was aerodynamically unstable. It appears you are building the "A" model. The "B" model engines were entirely different and the wing was positioned differently. Yes I am doing the "A" model, it leaves some more marking scheme options. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 Made some more progress the last couple of days, I added the outer wing panels and some other detail and then started working on the Launch pad lifting rail and the clamp that holds the bottom of the missile when it is raised vertically for launch and some various umbillical lines that run through the rail to the front end. Pat Azgaron, Martinnfb, Out2gtcha and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Wow. Great design work. Dan patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 Worked on the base of the launch stand this morning, looking forward to printing again.... Pat HerculesPA_2, Starfighter, themongoose and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Pat, that is awesome. Excellent design work. I look forward to seeing you print and assemble the model. Dan patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amurray Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 I love it! Be sure to view Jmarc's BOMARC launch hangar and missile on Hyperscale. patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Great work! Exciting times we're living in - love it! patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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