spacewolf Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 Looks like a Starfury ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 I set her up with the Moebius Viper MK II just to get some idea of the size... the engines and ion control vanes will double the outer wing span.... And with the Revel kit...1/72 and my 1/32 ship.... Now it's on to making masters for the engines and all that detail stuff... That's it for this time. Happy Dead Turkey Day to all my Canadian LSPer's ! Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 O...M...G..!!!! I'm in shock !... Ron Thornton messaged me !!! " Your Starfury looks awesome... But I hope you are not using the kit for your measurements... The images sent to Revell were rendered in video space which does not have square pixels... It;s complex but the kit ended up being distorted in the front to back axis by 10% The ship needs to be stretched front to back by about 10% If the original mesh is useful to you I can send it. Best Ron " I am gobsmacked !!.... never in my wildest dreams did I expect to get this from the guy who designed the ship !!..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Awesome work Vaughn. And a message from Ron Thornton! How cool is that? I assume he doesn't read LSP though... Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) Awesome work Vaughn. And a message from Ron Thornton! How cool is that? I assume he doesn't read LSP though... Kev I have no idea Kev.. was in too much shock to ask ! But ya..way cool..and he likes it, so I must be doing it right. Vaughn Edited October 15, 2017 by spacewolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 THAT is the COOLEST thing ever... How AMAZING!!! What an Honor Vaughn to have the MAN himself contact you.. ( I thought this was a special build..) KUDOS. Thanks man.. I'm still pinching myself ! Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 So.. as the shock wore off I was faced with a much more unpleasant task..the engines. They are models in themselves and double the outer wingspan of the model ! I pondered several ways of doing them but I wanted them light so as not to add too much weight to the wings. I also wanted them hollow so as to facilitate lighting for the aft thrusters. Built up structure would add weight and everything on these parts are curves so it became clear that vacu forming was the way to go..which meant making masters. The main body of the engine was rather simple and built up quickly with basswood and super glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) The thruster mounts that go on it were a completely different story. The mounts on top and bottom are 'sided'.. so they are mirror image parts. Using the drawings and 'guesstimating' the shapes I cut parts from 1/4 in basswood and glued them together... Careful sanding and a LOT of shaping later it came out ok. I set the master I made for the thruster on top..it looks ok. Edited October 15, 2017 by spacewolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 Then the 'fun' task of doing it in reverse...and making the outer thruster mount which fits all the engines.... After lots of sanding, cursing and at times just walking away for a day or two I think I'm done and they'll work. Next up is vacu forming and seeing how the parts turn out. Stay tuned, I'll be back. Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Nice update Vaughn. I always look forward to your posts! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 Hi all.... "Their baaaack ! "..... Who'd a thunk it ?... 4 years ago Nov. I packed up the Starfury and moved out west for a new job... screwed over by a friend I had no choice but to put my stuff in storage (unheated) and move again... never thought it would take this long to get my stuff back. The good news (and there is no real bad news) is the model is in great shape... some yellowing but no cracked or split seams, no warping !! Even the engine and thruster mounts I made are straight and problem free ! The plans were a bit rough but ok... The model and engine master were fine ! A lot of yellowing, but the plastic is in great shape.. I had forgotten I'd made a vacu former.... Opening up the box was like Christmas ! It was in good shape and will soon be put to use ! And my friend Bill Eggleton in Ontario got these cast from my master I made years ago... the small thrusters just need a bit of filling and cleanup ! So the build is back on !... May take a couple of weeks to have something to post due to still getting set up in my apartment, work, ect... but I promise it won't be 4 years !! Cheers Vaughn BloorwestSiR, LSP_Kevin, Uncarina and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Hey Vaughn, awesome to see you back at this one. How did four years go past so quickly? Jim spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 YAY! My favorite build of yours Vaughn! Glad to see it back on the bench. spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 Hey Vaughn, awesome to see you back at this one. How did four years go past so quickly? Jim No clue ! ... It's been busy, interesting, frustrating... I think I'm experiencing... life ! Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 YAY! My favorite build of yours Vaughn! Glad to see it back on the bench. Thanks !! I'm thrilled as well.. my fav fighter ! Can't wait to start cutting plastic again ! Vaughn TorbenD and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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