PavelS Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Wow, impresive! Looks better than resins... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) Just amazing work. That vacuformed spine is very impressive. Edited April 4, 2008 by David Walker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 Just amazing work. That vacuformed spine is very impressive. Thanks Dave- I used the vac formed skin to make individual panels laid over the styrene & Milliput box- so the spine is very rigid as is- Regards, Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxtwo Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 (edited) the quality of your vacu is pretty impressive ! looks like the small details are well printed in the plastic ! and another question, talking about the paint you used in the air intake, you didn't have problem like carks in the paint after ? or when you add a second coat of another paint ? funny, i've got a friend who's making a Israely version, making himself the same part ! always a great lesson to folow you ! Pat Edited April 5, 2008 by foxtwo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
regevmo Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 The spine looking fantastic Regev. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gambler Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Looking good Pete! Top quality work as usual. Cheers, Jeff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 the quality of your vacu is pretty impressive !looks like the small details are well printed in the plastic ! and another question, talking about the paint you used in the air intake, you didn't have problem like carks in the paint after ? or when you add a second coat of another paint ? funny, i've got a friend who's making a Israely version, making himself the same part ! always a great lesson to folow you ! Pat Hi Pat! Good to hear from you my friend! I've been very lucky wit hthis technique...mostly. Although I havent seen any cracks yet, you must babysit the intake while the paint settles and dries. I would recommend using a houshold "primer" type paint vs. straight latex. The primer is designed to cover different paints and stains underneath; and seems more tolerant of any putty or surfacer agent. The forward intake section of the F-16 is a bit tricky to use this technique, as it has some bends and curves that, if you aren't careful, can develope sags. Also, I pour the paint out of the can into a smaller container and let it sit until all the air bubbles are gone. If you dont, those bubbles will transfer to the inside of your intake...and you'll be mad and say bad words. HTH Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 (edited) ...and you'll be mad and say bad words. I'm sorry, but for some reason, I got a kick out of that this morning! Aaron Edited April 7, 2008 by strikeeagle801 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxtwo Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 thanks Pete, i'll take note of your idea ! Pat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Nice, I was wondering how did you make that went? Hi Cemical! it took me a while...but I think you mean the "vent", right? First I cut a rectangular hole out of .010 sheet using a scribing template as a guide, running a needle in a pin vise around until the hole was cut. Then I cut a few lengths of strip whose ends were as wide as the hole, and cemented them in with Tenax from behind. I then flipped the panel over to the side that would show, and sanded the individual vent vanes flush with the panel. I located where the new panel would go on the fuselage, then Dremmel'd a hole in the fuselage only big enough for the vent vanes to fit into, and glued the panel on top of the fuselage. Easy stuff! HTH Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 Hello Boys, ...well, imagine my surprise when I saw today's ARC article on using carbon fibre decals for the Pratt -229 nozzle leaves! I finished these up about a week ago and used almost exactly the same technique Dave described today. I first painted each leaf gloss black. I applied Scale Motorsports carbon fibre decals to each leaf individually. The look was too silver at first, so I oversprayed with Tamiya smoke, clear yellow, and blue. Here is the result, waiting a gloss coat, oil wash, and flat coat: I've started working out the aft cockpit. This is built up from sheet stock, stip, and components left over from the Tamiya Thunderbirds kit. For the side consoles, I carefully filed away the panels I didn't need, and re-scribed a few I did need. The AVTR on the left side was built up from plastic block, and some cut-down photo etch. The buttons on the AVTR were embossed on the backside of .005 strip. The ejection mode select handle is stretched sprue: Here's a better look at the fuzzy seat covers..again, this is resin sanding dust applied over white glue: More to follow-Thanks for looking! Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyWan Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 :blink: You're crazy Pete! :D Love the exhaust petals and the seat covers...they look good enough to sit in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Holy smokes!!! Those exhausts are GORGEOUS!!!! Jake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rom Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 the petals are very convicing! <_< Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjwood_uk Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 wow those exhausts look stunning!!!! and so do the cussions. who would have thought to use resin dust!! nice one mate. Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
regevmo Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 What an exellent idea to use on that exhausts. Regev. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cemical Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Thanks Pete mate.. Nice progress keep it coming Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maxtype Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Another beauty,Pete! I really appreciate that you give enough info that I could *cough* attempt *cough* to do it myself! I will be trying the latex-primer-in-the-intake on my Vipers. -Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 OK Gents, Here's a look at the finished nozzle. The collector ring on the -229 motor does not have that typical Pratt bluish-tint to it..it's more gold-bronze: I needed to add the RAM around the nose-mounted RHAW blisters...seeing as I missed the boat on the nice CrossDelta photoetch in this scale, I had to make my own. I scaled-up the Tamiya flavor from the "detail up" set for their 48th scale kit.. ...And used the pattern to cut them out of .005 sheet: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 OK, a few words on the Aires wheel well...specifically, the nose well. As beautiful as this Aires part is, as cast..it is completely un-usable. The wonderful engineering that Tamiya used to ensure the nose gear fits in at the correct angle in the correct location was totally discounted by the pattern maker. If you use this Aires part without any modification, you will be in for alot of trouble and headache. Here is the Aires part on the left, with the Tamiya part on the right. First off, notice the Aires part is shorter Notice also how the nose gear fits into these tabs on the Tamiya part to ensure it goes in at the proper angle. There is no way to do this with the Aires part: See all that extra detail on the Aires part that would interfere with installing the strut properly? To fix it, I decided to cut off the forward section of the Tamiya part where the strut attaches, and cut the Aires part to fit behind that. This also allowed me to adjust the length of the Aires part to the proper length: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 (edited) OH yeah- the seats are done. Remeber, the rear seat does not have the data recorder: Thanks for looking! Pig Edited May 12, 2008 by Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-Swiss Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 That is sooooo awesome!!!it's really a great build and it's comin along fantastic!!! the nozzle and the wells are superbly made....well I'm not forgettin the seats!the way you've done the cushion is curios and very very nice!!! wanna see moooooore!!!!!!!!! eehehehe....great again!!!keep it up! cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 That is sooooo awesome!!! <...> Absolutely! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcon91352 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 This is becoming a real masterpiece. I am eagerly following this thread! Cheers Christian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Awesome work, buddy!! I didn't know the Aires part was like that. I just received a set a few days ago and was amazed at the detail. I'll keep your idea in mind when I use mine. When did the AVTR get re-located into the cockpit? None of the jets I've flown in have that. Is that a Polish-only mod? Jake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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