Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Hey Pete,If I might offer a suggestion, that's going to be a pretty big model. What I would so is have a resin duplicate made of your master so that you can cut it up and leave inside the shells for support and strength. I've done that on the NC4 and my Trimotor, and it makes handeling those thin shells so much easier. Cheers Mike Hi Mike, Thanks for the support! I know what you're saying, but there really isnt any room for that with the nose gear bay, cockpits, speedbrake bays, main gear wells, and two full intake trunks and burner sections...all of that is inside the fuselage..Plus all of the CAD work has already worked out all the internals-That'd be a pretty big mid-course correction. In a perfect world I'd 3D print the whole fuselage...Maybe next time! Regards, Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattC Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Outstanding pig, but I have an idea for fuselage construction which might work as its commonly used for RC stuff, especially smaller scale models (which this is, in RC terms) Carve and sand the fuselage from blue foam, then cover in brown packing tape, then cover in 2 or 3 layers of fiberglass and epoxy, with a finish coat of epoxy/microballoons. Then dissolve out the foam through a convenient opening (such as the jet pipe/intakes) http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=188980 http://www.pssaonline.co.uk/designer-tech/...%20Janssens.htm http://www.favonius.com/soaring/lost_foam/lost_foam.htm http://home.scarlet.be/~ls6pjc/Construction%20methodes.htm Just some food for thought really, in case you decided to do another large model, panel lines etc can be scribed into the epoxy/microballoons top coat. If you wanted to be really smart, you could cut the foam plug using a CNC milling machine, and create the 3D shape in CAD, something like Rhino would work well. Brilliant work though, Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VADM Fangschleister Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Wow is insufficient. All the thought, the effort, the contemplation, re-thinking and everything has paid off handsomely. You're a genius and have managed to capitalize on so much knowledge. Hat's off to you! Simply spectacular. I agree though, did you make dupes? (Just in case?) Fang Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 I agree though, did you make dupes? (Just in case?)Fang Thanks Fang! I made enough to cover any mistakes on this build, and make one for Kristi too- :D Regards, Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Hi Pig, What an edjumacation you're giving us. This is a total eye-opener. I love the glimpse of the rudder and how the surface detail is likely to look. Superb! Thanks for sharing the photos of the industrial forming process, fascinating stuff that. I like how the raised strips give you the position of the bulkheads on the inner face of the shells. That is some marvellous forward thinking. Can't wait to see what you do next. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Hi Pig,What an edjumacation you're giving us. This is a total eye-opener. I love the glimpse of the rudder and how the surface detail is likely to look. Superb! Thanks for sharing the photos of the industrial forming process, fascinating stuff that. I like how the raised strips give you the position of the bulkheads on the inner face of the shells. That is some marvellous forward thinking. Can't wait to see what you do next. Hi Guy! Great to hear from you-Thanks for stopping by! I wish I could say the bulkhead-locator trick was my idea...this was just one of the many pearls of wisdom that Timmy! hath bestowed on me :) Regards- Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkins Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 You're doin' a great job Pete, as usual I could add! Your threads are just the place to watch and learn! Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RedHeadKevin Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Watching this build from the beginning is really making me think that this will be the future of our hobby. When people can CAD/CAM their own patterns/bulkheads/parts like you and Timmy! have done, we'll see a lot more thing being made, and a lot more interesting things. Garage companies will pop up making some really obscure detail parts and whole kits. You'll go to contests and see models you've never seen before, instead of table after table filled with Phantoms and 1/32 Hornets. I think this build, while AWESOME, is made more exciting by the implications it has for the next 30 years of our hobby. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boman Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Don't worry Kevin - the ordinary Joe doesn't have the time, interest or skills necessary to pull this off. That's why we have Tamiya, Hasegawa, Kinetic and others to do it for us Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric2020 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Looking at this piece of art, and reading all the work that has been done so far on e is getting speechless!! Pete if you need some very small sanding tools PM me! Boman has some so ask him how they are! And keep up the work of Art PLEASE! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Any more progress on this Bad Boy, Pete ? Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 What an awesome thread! And I'm sure the model will be nothing short of awesome as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 Any more progress on this Bad Boy, Pete ? :unsure: Gregg Hey Gregg- Yes! Chugging along. I've got threads up on Z5 and LSP that are more up to date- Regards, Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 Hey Gregg-Yes! Chugging along. I've got threads up on Z5 and LSP that are more up to date- Regards, Pig Sorry. Here's a link- LSP Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 (edited) Sorry. Here's a link-LSP Pig I wish I could build like you or had the time and the space to do it..it is AWESOME build. It is a HUMONGOUS build... Look forward to more of your links/updates here... how long have you been building it and how long will it take for you to complete it...Just curious... I guess that sort of scale will be just as hard and mind boggling as say your other scale 1:32 sclae..would that be correct ? HOLMES Edited November 16, 2010 by HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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