Out2gtcha Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Thx Brian! Yep, she's a monster. The wingspan is greater than the F-15s length. And I have no idea where to store it, other than on the wall ) ...gotta figure it out. Could always hang it off the ceiling w/some nice test fishing line, like we used to do as kids F`s are my favs and Shawn M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizzy 78 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Awesome work, I only just saw this build started a few days ago, and already it's looking like another masterpiece. I'll be following this build from now on! F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 10x Squizzy! Rather few things to do and yet i tried to complicate them The windshield is on the agenda now and i tried to do something quite risky, i'm doing it for the first time. So i'll post pics if all goes well, but it has to... Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 (edited) oh yes, oh yes. The windshield is prepped. The three vertical frames have a substantial depth, which even in this scale should be noticeable. Here is how it looks on the plane: Just masking and painting the frame from the outer side wouldn't be enough. So i cut the transparent part in 4 pieces, and added the 3 vertical braces. After a lot of measuring and testfitting, the transparent pieces were glued, and then after lots of sanding, filling, sanding, i sprayed black to see the overall look, and after another fine sanding: Then after polishing and tinting from the inner side. It went very well. And a small testfit with the cockpit. The PE panels are visible, and the cockpit is basically done too, but still i have to scratchbuld 2 pilot figures and mount the seats. And then i'll post more photos. Edited June 8, 2018 by F`s are my favs LSP_Paul, Uilleann, Shawn M and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 wow man you are fearless and a an excellent craftsman well done! F`s are my favs and daveculp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Excellent! Cutting apart IM clear pieces is fearless indeed. F`s are my favs and daveculp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Milan Fearless is the right word - thanks Shawn. I never would have tried to do what you did. Looks fantastic Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 My first time, certainly. I was most afraid of cracking the parts like glass when I touched them with the saw, but yeah...it is plastic, not glass. And I made some quick trials on the leftover transparent sprues. I used a dremel tool with a saw at quite higher speed. It cut through it like butter. Then lots of sanding along the lines of the cuts, by following the engraved lines for the frames. So I easily nailed the exact lengths of the "windows". And previously traced these exact locations where to glue the plastic frames. And all fitted just about seamlessly. Another "little" fear was the use of superglue to fix the parts, fortunately there were no fogging issues from the inner side. For the real gluing of the parts I used a new liquid glue by Revell, especially suitable for transparent parts. It worked fine and the capillary action even helped it penetrate between the frames and the windows, and thus made the edges look black. ....it's a huge windshield although the scale, and I couldn't leave it without optimization. Shawn M and Vandy 1 VX 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Holey mackerel!! I never thought to add the windscreen and paint it black to see how it blends with tThank you for sharing! I'm gonna try that on my next A/C build. Gaz F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud_Ally Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Just some real modelling madness on the canopy there. Brave, brave man. Great idea though. Will have to try it some time. F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 The cockpit. I know that not much of the PE panels will be visible, and yet i used them. Looks pretty decent. And with the seats and the pilots. The figures are 100% improvisation - completely carved out of plastic. Then a little bit of glue and melted plastic shavings are added to increase the volumes. And paper tape here and there. It's not bad, but the sillhouettes are important. Uilleann, Out2gtcha, Vandy 1 VX 4 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Milan Nice work on the front office .. PE and your figures look mighty good Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 Tried to capture some at sunlight. Note how thick the frames are. johncrow, LSP_Paul, Uilleann and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 That looks so cool! F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 The edits of the tip: i smoothened the top curve and implemented a PE edge for strenght and now it's super sharp and pointy. Nice. Here a comparison before-after: Gazzas, Uncarina, reconspit and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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