A-10 LOADER Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Work continues on the Viper, The GBU-12's, GBU-38's and, the fuel tanks and their pylons are all completed. The arming wire was added using 38 gauge wire. It's heavy for this scale but, it's the smallest I had. The TER is not glued, I wanted to see how it looked with the bomb. I got the intake glued to the lower fuselage with no gaps, dry-fitting pays off. The front and rear cockpit tubs were glued in place. Getting closer to adding the upper fuselage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Holy crap the detail on this build is just out of this world... DUDE!!! -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 The weathering and detail you've added the bombs alone, just really lends so much to the overall project. Keep it rolling, Steve. -Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Thanks very much Greg and Jeff, much appreciated. Productive week on the Viper. I was able to get the upper fuselage glued on as well as the wings, radome and tail. The wings and the wing area required some sanding and dry-fitting prior to gluing on the wings to give a much better fit and alignment. Doing it this way I was able to avoid the details on the wings with sandpaper. The seams up by the nose required very minimal sanding then I added the RHAW blisters. We have a "model meeting" at a friends house on Saturday so I wanted to show some progress and not just a bunch of parts. Steve The DACO re-inforcement plates were added and two small seams that shouldn't be there, were filled with some Tamiya putty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Great job so far - I really enjoyed reading up on your build! John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Just now, jgrease said: Great job so far - I really enjoyed reading up on your build! John Thanks John, much appreciated. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Steve, your builds are always so detailed. Thanks for sharing the progress... I really learn a lot reading your build process... Looks really great!!! -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 6 minutes ago, lgl007 said: Steve, your builds are always so detailed. Thanks for sharing the progress... I really learn a lot reading your build process... Looks really great!!! -Greg Thanks Greg, I try my best. I appreciate the kind words. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Probably missed it, but where did you get the strengthening plates? Awesome progress. -Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 22 minutes ago, ST0RM said: Probably missed it, but where did you get the strengthening plates? Awesome progress. -Jeff Thanks STORM, they are from DACO Products. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted 18 hours ago Author Share Posted 18 hours ago Viper update, the canopy details. In order to add the Phase Hanger Resin JHMCS sensor to the inside canopy rail I needed a flat surface. Using my reference pics, I marked the outside of the canopy as to where the sensor should be when viewed from the outside. Using some Evergreen 90 degree angle pieces I made the four canopy rails. I used some .010" plastic to cap the ends of the angle pieces for more rigidity. The JHMCS sensor, along with it's power cable, were added to the port side rails. I used UMM-USA 0.2mm round lead wire for the cable. Canopy rails glued in place. They do not interfere with the cockpit sill which is what I was hoping for. A little touch-up with some black paint and trimming the lead wire is still needed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago Holy small details - Batman! -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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