Iain 32nd Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 (edited) Hi all, Long time since I last posted on ARC - but thought some might be interested in a project of mine that goes back a long way, but has just reached a bit of a tipping point with the fuselage halves together and heading for a full airframe. It's based on the old ID Models vac kit (now available from Tigger Models) - with a lot of scratch-building. Pretty well the only thing from the kit being used without major rebuilding are the fuselage halves. Anyway - getting there I think! Note - wings not fully seated at roots yet as I need to make openings for the flap area. Also nose is dry fitted, but needs a lot of work before fitting - as does the dorsal radar 'fin' which needs to be a lot thicker - so please be gentle with any observations at this stage! And to give scale, an Eduard 1:32 Bf109E: Before anyone shouts too loudly - yes, the dorsal 'sail' is too thin at the moment, and the nose and fuselage were it joins the horizontal stab need work. Have fun! Iain Edited October 27, 2017 by Iain 32nd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Zounds! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Iain 32nd Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Doesn't look like a lot of progress - but there's a good 20+ hours of work between last week's photos and where we are now. If I'm honest I'm a bit 'sanded out' just now - time for a break. Nose being blended in - still a way to go - but getting there. Circle on top of nose was my pour hole for casting resin (the smaller a 'riser' the other side of an internal bulkhead). Nose was taped in position - adjusted for position/alignment - and then resin poured: Underneath you can see the area I had to fill as our puppy had made some 'field modifications' to the fuselage half: Rear fuselage getting there - some more surface imperfections to deal with: Curve of rear fuselage built up - needs further shaping once centre fin in place: Area ahead of tailplane - removed and rebuilt - again - getting there shape-wise (brown area is polyurethane foam core - soaked in Epoxy): Wings dry fitted. Gaps at root will either need plugging - or root re-shaping - depends on overall span when ready to be bonded - will make that call then: Young Cameron for a sense of scale! Have fun! Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Huge project! But love the subject! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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