TimW Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Neat project! I have one in the stash I plan to do Canadian with nukes hanging on it (NATO strike aircraft). Cheers, Tim W. phasephantomphixer, F`s are my favs and BiggTim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) Nice work on that seat!! I was going to offer to set you up with one of the AMS seats for that bird, but yours is every bit as good, IMO. Tim Edited January 11 by BiggTim F`s are my favs and phasephantomphixer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Another method I have used for pull handles is to take two pieces of fuse wire, paint one yellow and the other black then twist them together. John F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil88 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Nice work F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 Thx all! John, I just found a tutorial about this twisting wires method, and did some initial trials... and didn't like the outcome... It just untwists and twists all along, cause the idividual pieces of wire were stored in small reels and there is a lot of ''natural tension'' in each wire... This is after a coat of lacquer. My plan is to try to secure both ends as stretched as possible, then coat them with a 2-componenet epoxy instead of just lacquer... Then I'd like to see how the original handles would look like with just thin decal stripes used as wrapping paper... kinda sounds easier than the twisting method, but right now I'm on some MLG adventures... Realism - 0%, yet the goal is just to make them retractable/funcitonal. Fanes, Out2gtcha, denders and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 It all depends on the type of wire you use I suppose. Perhaps your decal method will work better in 1/32, if you have the eyesight and manual dexterity. John F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 The MLG is ready for touchdown... almost. So, all this: ...transformed into that: I think Ive beaten my record for for magnets - 38 for this MLG. There are 8 on the fuselage halves that stay hidden. This is due to the piano hinges that are impossible to replicate even in this scale. Of course, the movement doesn't even get close to reality, but my point was only to make it functionable. I don't even plan to add wires and stuff in the wheel wells... maybe only the break fluid lines along the main struts... Next up - painting... Grunticus, scvrobeson, Out2gtcha and 14 others 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 (edited) ...almost forgot - here is a vid of the retraction Edited January 17 by F`s are my favs Out2gtcha, Ginja Ninja, themongoose and 17 others 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunticus Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Crazy stuff....genius. Well done. F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Awesome landing gear! You are sure a wizard at this sort of thing. Bravo. Cheers, Chuck Anthony in NZ and F`s are my favs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.W Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) On 1/16/2024 at 8:27 PM, F`s are my favs said: ...almost forgot - here is a vid of the retraction Just Brilliant! Edited January 18 by O.W Out2gtcha and F`s are my favs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Amazing!! Really brilliant stuff for sure F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 I continued with some initial surface preps - pls don't mind the dust and particles alike on some of the pics. The fuselage was ''assembled'' with paper tapes for several years, and there is residue after removing the paper tape... I'll wipe it off during the sanding. So, these are the formation lights on the intake sides. The holes were a bit offside, so I centralized them, and glued the provided transparent pieces, then additional filling with CA glue, and this is after sanding: And from the tail side: So far, I have no idea how I'm gonna proceed with these, regarding the aluminum foil... I guess I'll cover the entire circles, then cut the foil along the diameters... Yet, I'm feeling how I'm gonna cover these circles with clear gloss coat until they get flush with surface, if the thickness of the aluminum foild is more than the raised edges of the lights... Then the gun bay doors are glued, and the little door at the junction of the rear fuselage/tail, on the bottom centerline. As far as I know, there will be need for rescribing/adding of new panels, etc., so I just glued these doors for now. Next up - on to the resin afterburner parts: I have a small torch with just about the same diameter, so I couldn't resist to check the ''thickness'' of the nozzle feathers in the nighttime... I did all the trials and testfits, and just left this nozzle for dessert. But the afterburner is ready. The part with the flame holders needed a lot of extra care, while the small PE ring with the six rods was useless... while looking at the instructions, it looked like a support part for the resin flame holder rings, but they have four big pins that make the connection with the can. I kept the PE part for the fuel spray plugs of course. The only thing that can be barely visible between the turbine disk and the flame holders, in the real engine, are the thermocouple plugs, but that's mission impossible in this scale. Actually the thermocouples (PE part) and the rear engine (ball bearing) struts are barely visible, left alone the turbine blades. Another issue was the fit of the torch ignitor (resin part). It was just too long, and should be peeking between the outer and center rings. I did what I could. Not to mention that it's shape is not exactly right, but that wouldn't bother me, as I know almost none of this wil be noticeable after all. The afterburner can/liner is flawless though. Dragon, LSP_Kevin, blackbetty and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 Happy me - a Raptor and a Super plus some extras arrived right for my birthday, yeah. I thought I can wait for a 32nd scale Raptor, but... I can't. On to the update - the NLG is ready and the two halves of the fuselage are glued. Yes! I did some mods as well, but first - here are the parts of the NLG, and how it looks assembled (open/close): The motion is quite... rudimental... I simplified it even more than the MLG, so I didn't take a video. However, though, I need a joker for something. While I was double/triple/etc.-checking the instructions upon gluing the fuselage halves, I found out these parts that I can't understand... Is the yellow ''thing'' some kind of a cowling? ...like a forward extension of a reconnaissance pod that I assume is for the Italian S version - I didin't see it on any of my referrence pics (I think I'll choose airframe 63-13265 from 58 TFTW), so I didin'd add it, I'm asking just out of curiosity. The red circle - I have no idea what it is. It does not appear on any of the pics whatsoever, and the instructions say ''for versions A/H''?!... I had no idea there was an H version... interesting... The pink circle - these two holes/provisions are like deep rectangular indentations in the plastic. They are quite deep but are covered with plastic (they are not holes) - What are they? - should there be some kind of a screen/mesh on the top, or are they some kind of intakes/vents, although not looking streamlined? They look too too small for chaff/flare dispensers. I can't find a good closeup pic of the real plane to see. The blue circle - another mystery to me... Here is a pic of the C-version, where I believe I see the same part, but if it is an antenna indeed - it looks way way smaller than the the kit part - is it an ''extendable'' antenna perhaps? Then this pic... I think it is of the G-version, where it looks like the same antenna and with the right lenght as the kit part, but... what is this huge white antenna right along the centerline?! I just wonder what is going on.... And a pic of the interior of the fuselage right before assembly of the halves - I swaped the engine with the leftover parts from the Nighthawk's engine, cause this OOB J-79 is so much more beautiful and detailed.... and I might really be tempted at one point to make it as a separate display especially with all those cradles in the kit. I also added a few structural struts from stock sprue rods, for addition structural rigidity, as I expect there will be lots of pressing and forcing during the burnishing of the aluminum foil. Next up - ''canopy parts''. Cheers and thx in advance if you can give me some clues on the questionable parts. LSP_Kevin, Biggles87, Uilleann and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 If you're looking for THE definitive guide to European F-104's, then I would thoroughly recommend DACO Publications "Uncovering the F-104 Starfighter". Full colour, close-up shots of literally EVERY part of multiple Euro Starfighters. Not cheap, but worth every cent. I think it's still available directly from DACO. Hope this helps. Chris. F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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