tomprobert Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 I would have to think about scrounging an engine's details from another 1/48th jet fighter kit and duplicating them by casting my own copies. I've taken the measurements of the intakes and am going to pop by a hardware store on the way home from work tomorrow... I'm after some plastic pipe of the right diameter to act as the intake trunking - the kit's white metal fans will then be inserted. That's the plan anyway - providing I can find a close enough match in piping. If not, a rethink will be needed. Gigant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I've taken the measurements of the intakes and am going to pop by a hardware store on the way home from work tomorrow... I'm after some plastic pipe of the right diameter to act as the intake trunking - the kit's white metal fans will then be inserted. That's the plan anyway - providing I can find a close enough match in piping. If not, a rethink will be needed. Plastic pipe, or I would look at thinner-walled copper pipe, or literally making a cylinder out of thin plastic by curling it around a rod, etc. Rick Griewski and tomprobert 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohm-men Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I'm looking forward to this! It's gonna be epic for sure. Looking at the diameter of the intakes, I guess perhaps grey plastic electricians pipe might have the right size for these. I think they come in at least two different diameters and cut off's are not that hard to come by and it very workable with epoxy glue. Though copper of brass will equally work. But givven your expertise on vacu-builds, I'm sure these won't be an obstacle for you. (Your Lancaster to Shackelton build is a true inspiration for scratch- and vacubuilders) tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Not my field of interest but it's a tomprobert build so I'm bound to learn something new, I'm in Out2gtcha and tomprobert 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Evening all Kits of this nature mean that intake trunking is always a problem - here you can see that when the fans are placed in position in the forward nacelle, they are left hovering in open space, quite unlike the real aircraft: So, I've been experimenting with some plastic pipe of the correct diameter, and once I'd cut it to the correct length I glued it to the nacelle fronts (after opening them up of course): And the result is not too bad at all - once they've been blended in with some filler I think I may have a passable solution to the intake problem: Now I need to consider a similar solution to the exhausts... and then repeat the process three more times. Until next time, Tom CANicoll, Out2gtcha, Michael931080 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Mods, in all seriousness, can I suggest that this build be moved the the main WIP forum so it gets more eyes on it? This thing is going to have a 45" wingspan! Great work, Tom. Enjoying watching it mustang1989, Mark_C, Gigant and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Wow, I dont have the guts to do a vacform kit. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Ahh the joys of vacu form/ scratch building... Finding pipes and parts to build the parts we need to make the parts... True model building !! This is gonna be fun to watch !! Vaughn mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) Cool project Once upon a time, when I was more into war-machines, I bought the ID 1/48 B-52... A lot rougher than Sanger's proposal ... I finally chickened out and sold it off to a more courageous guy Hubert Edited February 3, 2018 by MostlyRacers Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre F-86 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 For the wheels, have a look round for the resin KC-135 wheel set that came out in 48th some time ago. Cutting Edge did them some long time ago but they might still be available. I have an old ID models KC-135 I bought them for at least 15 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud_Ally Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Epic stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) Well, if your Shackleton's anything to go by, this looks like it'll be an epic model too. Funnily enough, the engine pods were where I stalled with my attempt at a B-52H in 1/100 scale, I think. At the front inner intake there are louver arrangements corresponding to the outer blow-in doors, and then there's that strut array at the rear of the by-pass cowl, separating it from the actual engine cowl. Along with various other vents and louvers. After tackling the first pair, I sodded that for a game of soldiers and awaited resin replacements rather than do three more. I don't know if they ever came or went, but I never noticed any One thing I would strongly recommend is to replicate the intake fan behind the leading stator vanes. It'll look much busier. It looks like they only supply the stator ring (16 blades, should be 28), so the fans would need sourced, maybe a fan face from a 1/72 scale kit would do. Here's a couple of pics to help you along, and perhaps clarify my ramblings. And should you go all-out, the stencilling reads "COWL ANTI-ICE OVERHEAT THERMOSWITCH" at the sides and "COWL ANTI-ICE TEMP SENSOR" at the top. (not my photos) Edited February 4, 2018 by Chek Uncarina, Jeff, Rick Griewski and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Evening all Kits of this nature mean that intake trunking is always a problem - here you can see that when the fans are placed in position in the forward nacelle, they are left hovering in open space, quite unlike the real aircraft: So, I've been experimenting with some plastic pipe of the correct diameter, and once I'd cut it to the correct length I glued it to the nacelle fronts (after opening them up of course): And the result is not too bad at all - once they've been blended in with some filler I think I may have a passable solution to the intake problem: Now I need to consider a similar solution to the exhausts... and then repeat the process three more times. Until next time, Tom I agree that this is a good solution. If you can somehow replicate the series of "louvers" inside the intakes from scavenged photo-etch or similar (as per the photograph of the real engines) you'd be golden. Looks good as is however. Michael931080 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 That's one big ............following now.........check out this months FlyPast magazine, it's a Vietnam special and an article about Operation Linebacker .........probably Harv and some these guys were there......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Dang this thing is going to be one mammoth of a build!!! I don't know if anybody has asked yet but where in the world are you going to display this when it's done? Very nice progress so far!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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