Benner Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Looking good Benner! The weapons bay seems to fit well in the Academy fuselage. How does it go for accuracy? Not that it matters if you're going to put a Pavetack pod in there... Accuracy? well, it is the Hobbyboss F-111 :) I'm no expert on the F-111 weapons bay, but I do know it lacks the angled front end of the bay, there's no cover for that rod down the middle, and the hinges don't line up with the detail of the Academy kit. But otherwise, it looks better than having an empty void into the kit and that's the main reason why I used it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Benner, I must confess that I do get somewhat lost in all the detail discussions as my some what limited area of expertise is USAAF WW11 aircraft. So I'll confine my comments to your actual build as it progresses. The kit bashed main body section really looks quite good as though all the individual parts were designed to fit together as a single unit. The supporting post to stretch the fuselage and help eliminate what would have been a nasty step to deal with, demonstrates the level that you model at. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 gonna be doing the putty / sanding routine for a while, but time to start getting the Dmold intakes ready. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Benner, The putty, sand, putty, sand routine is my least favorite part of modeling building. Just a necessary evil to our plastic modeling addiction. Joel Edited January 14, 2015 by Joel_W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Love those intakes 😍 Is Dmould still producing them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Check Six Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Love those intakes 😍 Is Dmould still producing them? Yep; They sure are. http://dmold-modelwo...s/en-us/d2.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) The Dmold intakes have been glued on. I've made one wing glove out of sheet styrene. It was made with the shape of the Verlinden PE piece which is for a wing in full forward sweep. Before I used that part on my EF-111 Raven, I traced it onto sheet styrene and scribed the necessary lines before cutting. The port one still needs to be made. Putty is your friend: Edited January 19, 2015 by Benner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Nice one Benner! FYI the part you refer to as the glove is actually called the side seal. The glove is the aerodynamic area of the forward fuselage just behind the crew module. 👍 Edited January 19, 2015 by nimrod77 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Nice one Benner! FYI the part you refer to as the glove is actually called the side seal. The glove is the aerodynamic area of the forward fuselage just behind the crew module. 👍 ah, I couldn't think of the proper words, thanks :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Benner, Excellent progress. Nice job on the side seal. Will they be blended into the fuselage sides? The DMold looks like it took a fair amount of work to blend in, but looks perfect now. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Benner, Excellent progress. Nice job on the side seal. Will they be blended into the fuselage sides? The DMold looks like it took a fair amount of work to blend in, but looks perfect now. Joel No, other than painting, I don't intend to do anything else with the side seals. Here's how it is now. Glued a couple heat exchanger vents from the F-111E boxing behind the bomb bay. The F-111F has four of them, so I need to acquire another two or scratch-build them. Also started work on the Pave Tack pod and cradle a while back. I've added sheet styrene to the kit pod to form the back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Benner, I'm still some what confused as to the side seals, so I did a few Google searches to try and figure out exactly what they really look like. In the picture below, the side seal looks like it's flush to the side of the fuselage, and has a opening for the wing to continue to fold backwards to a full swept position. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Ask and ye shall receive.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 One of the pavetack cradle side too.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Nimrod77, Thank you for posting those two pictures. I'm assuming that the air rushing over both surfaces of the wing moves in a linear path and doesn't force itself into the fuselage. The solution looks to be both lightweight, and extremely functional. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 The side seals are inflated by engine air to make them rigid enough to keep the boundary layer air out, but still flexible enough to allow the wings to move. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Now I fully understand the process. Makes a lot of sense. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 Here's a dry fit of the Pave Tact pod and in-progress cradle. The cradle isn't that accurate but good enough for me :) Nimrod, question for you, the conduit from the fuselage pylon, does it go all the way to the main gear bay? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Benner, The Pave Tact pod and in-progress cradle really are looking quite good. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Nimrod, question for you, the conduit from the fuselage pylon, does it go all the way to the main gear bay? Which conduit do you mean Benner? If you can can show me a picture I can try and explain.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Which conduit do you mean Benner? If you can can show me a picture I can try and explain.. the rear fuselage pylon which usually has a ECM pod http://www.f-111.net/models/weaponsloads/image004.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) the rear fuselage pylon which usually has a ECM pod http://www.f-111.net/models/weaponsloads/image004.jpg No the "Spoon" fairing stops just in front of the aft main gear door. Here it is on my Pig... Edited January 28, 2015 by nimrod77 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 No the "Spoon" fairing stops just in front of the aft main gear door. Thanks for the reference pics :) Just for comparison sake as I get parts ready for white paint, here is the new nose gear parts versus the original gear parts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Benner, Are the new replacement parts the one on the left? They certainly look more detailed, and they look much larger. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Benner, Are the new replacement parts the one on the left? They certainly look more detailed, and they look much larger. Joel yes, the parts on the left are the new parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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