mirage@enthusiast Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Hi Rob! In private, please send me your mail address and i will send you all my walkaround pics and photo collection (collected from net) to you. I think it is easier for you to pick up what you need for the next steps. Regards Polo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mirage@enthusiast Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 pics sent.... check your mail cheers Polo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RAGATIGER Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Hi there my friends I been following this tread for a while only can say a complete different level of modellism I only can wonder if you can post some photos of the ventral fuel tank as they don't exist in wonderfull 1/72 scale Best day Armando Quote Link to post Share on other sites
72scaler Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) Hi friends, I'm still working on the SEM. Had to revise the front landinggear! I hop I can give you an update soon. I'm not happy with the slow progress at all, sorry for that. :wacko:/> @Armando, unfortunatly there is no centerline fuel tank in 1/72 as you said and I will not scratchbilt one. I will either leave the centerline hardpoint empty or I will hang a designationpot on there. Best regards Rob Edited August 6, 2016 by 72scaler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tripio Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I want my update.😊 Please.... Regards,Laz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
72scaler Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 (edited) Hello friends I'm back with another update on my never ending Etendard story. I worked on the wings recently. The wings of the Academy kit are to small and are not arrowed enough. Therefore I aded some evergreen plastic sheet to the front part of the wing root (as shown in the third picture). The wings are still not big enough but almost as arrowed as they should be. As usual almost all the panel lines at the wrong place which means rescribing a lot. Especially the flaps were not long enough, therefore I hade to shift the crinkle on the back edge of the wing furder to the wingtip (first picture). The result of my work gives the hole thing slowly the shape of a Super Etendard, although there are still some serious shape issues with the Academy kit. Due to failure I had to rework the rudder of the vertical stabilizer. Zap-a-gap destroyed all the detail. I also put some more work in the air brakes and the landing gear. Dryfitting showed that some rekonstruction was needed. It was timeconsuming but the details are a bit more crisp now and more importent the shape issues are fixed. Because the parts I'm taling about are quite smal I will try to borrow a more sophisticaded camera from a friend bevor I show you the outcome. Until then, happy modelling... Edited November 6, 2016 by 72scaler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Scaremonger Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Wow... didn't know that it existed a kink on the trailing edge of the SuE wing! Such an impressive job you're doing here, mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
72scaler Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) Good evening folks Thank you for the encouragement. I worked on the underside of the wings and therefore on the drop tanks. The first picture shows the Heller pylon (above) and the Academy one (below). As you can see the Heller pylon has a kink on the travelling edge, which is correct. Further more the Academy pylon is missing kind of a step at the back. I tried to apply those details to the Academy pylons. The Droptanks needed some work too, namely the fins are not acurate and the tanks ar too long by approximately three mm. I cut them short and added new fins. The result is as follows... Best regards Rob Edited November 29, 2016 by 72scaler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RAGATIGER Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 On 8/6/2016 at 0:01 PM, 72scaler said: Hi friends, I'm still working on the SEM. Had to revise the front landinggear! I hop I can give you an update soon. I'm not happy with the slow progress at all, sorry for that. :wacko:/> @Armando, unfortunatly there is no centerline fuel tank in 1/72 as you said and I will not scratchbilt one. I will either leave the centerline hardpoint empty or I will hang a designationpot on there. Best regards Rob Can i drag myself to begging so you can reconsider that position??? Best day Armando Quote Link to post Share on other sites
72scaler Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 7 hours ago, RAGATIGER said: Can i drag myself to begging so you can reconsider that position??? Best day Armando Hi Armando, there is no need to. The reconstruction of the front landing gear is almost completed and will no longer delay the progress of this project. I hope I can show you the result soon, some improvements could be achieved. Best regards Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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