JayW Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Hahaha! A double-take picture. For a moment I thought I was looking at a real fort interior! So Pat - you put a decal into every single rectangle? patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 23 hours ago, JayW said: Hahaha! A double-take picture. For a moment I thought I was looking at a real fort interior! So Pat - you put a decal into every single rectangle? yup, cut a decal for every rectangle... What I did was base my decal on photos of the real thing, there was really 4 lines of print that fit between the stringers for the most part on the real aircraft, I went to 3 lines because I only have an ink-jet printer and I though that the text would be completely un-legible due to the poor print quality. Cutting the decals wasn't too bad, I printed long lines of continous Alclad logos then cut them into strips, I could hold a strip up in front of the frame work of the airframe and determine by letter or number on the decal where to cut and then cut a sliver off the next piece to compensate for the thickness of the next frame in-line, it wasn't too bad, just took a few hours of sitting... Pat JayW, Ol' Scrapiron, Shoggz and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jep1210 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Holy smoke, what an undertaking. Amazing. patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 Turned out some more printed parts today, the panel goes on the left side of the cockpit next to the pilot, the other parts are the oxygen regulators and the heater control boxes for the crews "Blue Bunny" suits.. Pat geedubelyer, F`s are my favs, Derek B and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I love this Pat! You are a CAD/printing machine!!!! Craig patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 A Little update, still moving ahead, lots of stuff to draw and print !!! Upper turret got the ammo boxes and and suit heater plug in box... Throttle quadrante painted and decororated.. LEFT side of the nose getting close... RIGHT SIDE Progessing FIRST CREW REPORTING, NAVIGATOR, have to put the oxygen hose back on... JayW, TAG, vvwse4 and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 You 1/18 scale guys are nuts, but it's the best kind of nuts. I love seeing what you're all able to come up with and 3D print. Matt patricksparks, TAG and JeepsGunsTanks 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Oh this is really special! Loving it. patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 That is epic Pat! I can't believe your progress! Craig patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 This is just exceptional! patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Fantastic patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Ohgoodlord. The Navigator. Holding a compass. Soooooooooooooooooo many details to absorb. This is like the 4th time I’ve reread this post and each time details pop out. (Like the clamps on the O2 lines) This is easily my favorite build on LSP! patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulpk Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Just insane detail I can just imagine the many hours of research and drawing involved. Excellent! patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Another level. Love it! patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Pat - so many questions. How did you come up with the perforations on the radio face? Also, how did you make those realistic looking padded tube clamps? patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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