Flankerman Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Or - putting the Boot in... Take one of these...... .... add in one of these..... ..... mix in a little of this..... Stew for a few weeks..... and hopefully, end up with one of these.... Watch my back.... I'm going in..... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Wow! This should be good... John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swimmer25k Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Sweet Jesus. How long did it fly before crashing? Looks crazy. Looking forward to seeing your WIP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I am following ☺☺☺ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Now that looks quite exquisite! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMan Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Very interesting. Cant wait to see this come together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Oh wow, Ken. A project to my taste! Will be following closely! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mawz Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Neat, looks like the first step towards a Bear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 First bits of butchery - this is all done by eye as I go along - and it isn't pretty... The lower wing-fuselage junction on the Tu-91 fuselage half is cut away to match the cross-section of the B-29 wing profile.... The front lower part of the B-29 nacelle is cut off - and taped in place - as are the Tu-91 fuselage halves... Tu-91 fuselage and B-29 wing..... Lower view of the fuselage and wing taped together... Top view - the fin and rear fuselage of the Tu-91 still needs to be cut off and a fairing made... All taped up with the B-29 fuselage to make sure it is positioned correctly... Its all looking a bit crude - but it looks like it might work. :pray:/> Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Uncool Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Noooiiiceee...!!! Goin' very well, Kenneth! Me likes! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 More butchery - those with a nervous disposition should look away now...... :woot.gif:/> Time to assemble the Tu-91 fuselage - I don't know if the testbed had a fully equipped cockpit, but I assembled it anyway.... The rectangular 'floor' had to be left out as it fouled the B-29 wing profile. The completed cockpit (minus the instrument panel and coaming) in place - along with the bifurcated jetpipe.... I had thought to just remove the fin - but then chopped off the whole rear fuselage aft of the exhaust outlets... The jetpipe is too low to fit on top of the wing - I could either cut a hole in the wing to accomodate it - or just cut away the bottom of the jetpipe (which is unseen when the fuselage is in place).... This is how I have decided to tackle the rear fuselage - by fitting a side profile outline from thick plastic card to establish the basic shape..... I will add plan view shapes - then fill with scrap plastic and Milliput. It isn't pretty - and I'm making it up as I go - plus the side drawings are just artists impressions - but there's no-one to say I've got it wrong! Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) I was pondering how to make the intakes in the B-29 wings - either side of the Tu-91 fuselage - when I spotted that they are already there in the Tu-91 kit.... :doh:/>/>/> :doh:/>/>/> The Tu-91 wings were partly assembled and a section of the leading edge - complete with intakes - was cut off at an angle to cater for the B-29's leading edge sweep.... Even though I had hacked off a fair portion of the Tu-91 jetpipe, it still needed a hole cutting in the B-29 wing to get the fuselage to sit right..... Two pieces of thick plastic card were cut to the plan view shape of the aft fuselage - and short lengths of scrap plastic sprue was cemented in place to roughly fill the gaps.... A test fit of the modified Tu-91 fuselage on top of the B-29 wing shows that it is almost ready to be attached.... The leading edge intakes are useful in establishing the 'sit' of the Tu-91 fuselage relative to the B-29 wing. Ken Edited February 21, 2016 by Flankerman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 More progress (in case anyone is following this ?)....... The B-29 kit belly radome makes a good base for the fairing on the engine nacelle..... The first application of Milliput - roughly smoothed to shape with a wet finger.... I'm not sure how the flaps would work ? - the existing photos aren't very clear at showing the underside. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Huh... Not for beginners! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Uncool Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 More progress (in case anyone is following this ?)....... :blink: Whut sorta a silly assumption is that, Mr Duffey? First time I'm so eager 'bout the progress of a build thread since supergru's "Flankerstein" build. :lol: Goin' very well; clever use of the radar radome there. Keep up 'em good work! Cheers, Unc² Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Ken............you have lost it, but in a good way . I too will be following B). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K5054NZ Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Agreed - this is insane. I can barely believe it was a real thing, let alone someone tackling it in plastic! Top work thus far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 The results after the first major sanding session.... ... the basic shape is established.... Lots of filling/sanding/priming - followed by more of the same - we get to this.... A bit of re-scribing still needed - but I'm happy so far. Now - all I have to do is make the rest of the Academy B-29 - it'll be so nice to work on a kit where the parts fit together :thumbsup:/>/> Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
digit Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Now - all I have to do is make the rest of the Academy B-29 - it'll be so nice to work on a kit where the parts fit together You make it look so easy... In fact I think you are the single biggest reason these Ukrainian companies are thriving: you build, then one thousand Soviet aviation fans rush to buy the kits. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Holy flying machine, Batman! Is that THING for real? Very nice work on what has to be one of the most unusual aircraft mods ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 I'm on final approach now...... .... it just needs a wash and a coat of primer to check for flaws.... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guilherme Kosciuv Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Amazing!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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