BastianD Posted January 24, 2024 Author Share Posted January 24, 2024 The Italeri kit has its flaws with some wide gaps, so putty is required to fill it up. Did not have that knowledge yet 30 years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
my favs are F`s Posted January 24, 2024 Share Posted January 24, 2024 ...the camera screens look like ice cubes waiting for some whiskey, for example. 🙂 A very nice placement of the PE pieces - definitely make a difference. Btw, what do you plan for the panel lines and the zig-zag RAM lines along the edges? - maybe some sanding and rescribing, or just leave them higher than the surfaces? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted January 25, 2024 Author Share Posted January 25, 2024 8 hours ago, my favs are F`s said: ...the camera screens look like ice cubes waiting for some whiskey, for example. 🙂 A very nice placement of the PE pieces - definitely make a difference. Btw, what do you plan for the panel lines and the zig-zag RAM lines along the edges? - maybe some sanding and rescribing, or just leave them higher than the surfaces? Thanks, great to it worked on the camera screens. For the raised panel lines, I think I leave them as they are. I don’t have the right tools nor the experience to rescribe them. But with other finished models, recent Voodoo/Starfighter/Super Sabre, I found a way how to use them and bring them out on the right way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted January 26, 2024 Author Share Posted January 26, 2024 Camera screens glued in place again, to be sealed with liquid masker for protection, before glueing all other things in place and before priming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted January 27, 2024 Author Share Posted January 27, 2024 I started increasing the space for the Star Tracker behind the rear cockpit. Anybody any advice how big this should be, and how and with what to fill the additional space of the increased circle? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted January 28, 2024 Author Share Posted January 28, 2024 On 10/26/2023 at 7:22 PM, davetur said: Hi Bastian, not sorry for the disassembled Blackbird... it will sure come out better. One thing you may want to consider, since the nose is now disassembled, is to correct the planform shape of the nose. The Testors/Italeri shape is midway between the A-12 and the real SR-71: a picture from an ancient IPMS Italy bulletin will clarify what I mean. The kit is in between the gray and the white shapes below. When I did mine, ages ago, I simply added a plastic card shape and blended in with putty... this is how it came out. And I enlarged the hole for the star tracker (on the spine between the cockpit and the refuelling receptacle). The kit's one is tooooooo small. Cheers Davide Hello Davide, could you let me know which size in mm you made the opening for the star tracker? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davetur Posted January 29, 2024 Share Posted January 29, 2024 Hi Bastian, I measured 8 mm diameter. Don't ask how I chose 8mm because I can't remember... I filled the hole with a simple transparent disc... it has yellowed with time. I also put some shiny material below it. But in case you want to do something better, in this thread I found this interesting link to a page showing the SR-71 Astroinertial Navigation System. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted January 29, 2024 Author Share Posted January 29, 2024 5 hours ago, davetur said: Hi Bastian, I measured 8 mm diameter. Don't ask how I chose 8mm because I can't remember... I filled the hole with a simple transparent disc... it has yellowed with time. I also put some shiny material below it. But in case you want to do something better, in this thread I found this interesting link to a page showing the SR-71 Astroinertial Navigation System. Cheers Excellent, many thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ExchefAndy Posted January 29, 2024 Share Posted January 29, 2024 Would pva type glue be the go? Just a drop, let it dry and add a little more. It dries clear and fills in the gaps. Just an idea! Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted January 29, 2024 Author Share Posted January 29, 2024 12 hours ago, ExchefAndy said: Would pva type glue be the go? Just a drop, let it dry and add a little more. It dries clear and fills in the gaps. Just an idea! Andy Worth a try Andy, will first test it somewhere else on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted January 31, 2024 Author Share Posted January 31, 2024 Very happy to get my hands on the right decals! Many thanks Tim from Seattle!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ExchefAndy Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 Great news! Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted February 1, 2024 Author Share Posted February 1, 2024 Doubting which version of the Habu I will make now that I can make 11 versions! Time for nice poll, which one do you prefer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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ExchefAndy Posted February 1, 2024 Share Posted February 1, 2024 My vote will be for the Night Hawk, looks cool! Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted February 3, 2024 Share Posted February 3, 2024 Second for the Night Hawk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted February 4, 2024 Author Share Posted February 4, 2024 Looking through my stash of left-overs from previous kits to find anything relevant to add more detail to the Blackbird, for the antennas under the fuselage and the transparent part over the star tracker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted February 4, 2024 Author Share Posted February 4, 2024 Found some thin transparent plastic sheet in my stash, used a perforator and tadaa: looks like the right size to cover the increased Star Tracker opening: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davetur Posted February 4, 2024 Share Posted February 4, 2024 3 hours ago, BastianD said: Found some thin transparent plastic sheet in my stash, used a perforator and tadaa: looks like the right size to cover the increased Star Tracker opening: 👍 That's most probably how I did it 😉... more than 30 years ago! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted February 4, 2024 Author Share Posted February 4, 2024 33 minutes ago, davetur said: 👍 That's most probably how I did it 😉... more than 30 years ago! 😁 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted February 5, 2024 Author Share Posted February 5, 2024 Working on the star tracker. The opening has been enlarged, but still using the original piece as it can have a function of the internal lense that is inside. Trying to replicate this, and think it might work quite well. Just need to cover the interior with a black sheet so that the lense even stands out better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted February 5, 2024 Author Share Posted February 5, 2024 Ah great… the version I intend to build didn’t have the OCB in the nose, hence on the Afterburner decals they advise just to cover the seems for this AND the 4 clear window parts that are shining now as ice cubes… Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted February 7, 2024 Author Share Posted February 7, 2024 Part for part glued back on place, stronger, tighter, better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted February 11, 2024 Author Share Posted February 11, 2024 Somewhere down the years, one of the tails and its connecting part to the engine got broken. Repaired with a new plastic part and two metal wire parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted February 11, 2024 Author Share Posted February 11, 2024 On 2/3/2024 at 11:42 AM, Thadeus said: Second for the Night Hawk. Decided to build the Night Hawk version! I see the a little like a Phoenix, resembling the resurrection of the kit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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