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Gates Learjet 35A - RVHP 1/72


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Hi folks,

I haven't been with you for a long time now. But I kept on modelling secretly "in the dark", meaning I posted pictures exclusevly on French forums. The translation into English was just beyond my stamina. I will try to catch up now quickly before the project draws too much to a close :)

So here comes my Gates Learjet 35A project, scale 1/72, resin by RVHP.

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Many tiny parts, metal landing gear struts, all very breakable except for the large parts.

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Here is a quick assembly to get an idea of the small beauty.

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First goes the flattening of the body parts. Afterwards they mate quite well, nothing is wrapped.

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Then comes a dry fit of the cockpit parts. Both seats, the control wheels (missing on the picture) and the thrust set levers. The dashboard is meant to be a decal.

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Everything is small and basic. Once the body gets closed up little will be visible anyway. But you never know...

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Sorry folks the project just got a little stretch. Blame on me, I could not resist… :rolleyes:

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I cut the door open. All of the sudden I realize how much the interior calls for some scratch building 

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An H-shaped profile links the cockpit floor to the cabin. The operators' seats are scratch build too.

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Adjusting the new parts required a lot of patience: the door and its gasket were a nightmare built with lead wire and copper sheet.

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I removed the dashboard hood to allow a better access to the panel, on which I glued a temporary printed instrument panel.

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Here starts the building of the windows frames. The cabin windows need a perfect alignment, so I elected to build a brass frame for each of them.

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The file starts every trainees' nighmare : file straight!

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The mold fits smoothly.

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I cut small brass ribbons…

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… and bend them into a rectangular shape.

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Some solder et voilà! The correct depth will by achieved by filing, once the frame is glued to the body.

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The first frame fits nicely. I added a plastic window cut to fit, but in my opinion it is too flat.

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Here comes the result of the most recent storm in my brain : the cabin is nearly finished and "LUX FUIT!" :)

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The power comes from a 9V battery, a couple of resistors, LEDS and fibre optics.

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I built a radar boy with brass, a LED and a paper screen. A couple of red / green lights brighten up the scene. :)

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Design of the instrument panel, which I printed on transparent foil for inkjet printers.

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It took some time to find the best printer settings. The level of detail is ok with the scale, considering that a single MFD is hardly 2x3mm.

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Close-up… a LED back lights the instruments.

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The wing with both tanks and a couple of my tools.

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Milling the channels to receive electrical wires. I wear a mask to keep the hazardous resin dust outside of my lungs.

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A mini Led fits into the hole.

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A close up to sho the sheer tiny size of the LED, which was not easy to solder.

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Adding power.

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Sometimes a modeller meets tough decisions!

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Nothing for sensitive souls... Fortunately the poor guy will get back the head, the arms and hands.

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A badly handicapped pilot indeed! I had to file him down everywhere so fits the narrow cockpit: the legs, the heels, the seat, everything!

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