Valdis Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 That is PURE modeling *********ography! :) NO FRIGGIN DOUBT!! Insane! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I.Illes Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Actually, why not make a Superdetailing Pinup Calendar? :) Like wheelbays in January, Engines in February, Cockpits in March... Beautiful Richy,can I place an order? I still have one of the Big Bugs in a box :) István Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 ooks just like the real thing. I can see all the filters and even items as small as the delta Ps that we check.Yes, the big hose is the one that attaches to the engine. It gets in the way as the engine goes up and down during intallation/removal. Don't forget the harnesses are color coded for idiots. But you haven't got to that stage yet! Hello scooby, and thanks for your comments. Of course, i will make the purples wires, the yellows, and the blue one at the right place :) i know that you are checking. Merry chrismas to you. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone you wheeled out a real engine, put it on a black background, and sucked everyone into beleiving it was a model. Merry Christmas to you too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Hey Richy, I should have asked earlier. What markings are you putting on this? I think it should be a 416 CAF jet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRI76 Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Don't worry, I won't tell anyone you wheeled out a real engine, put it on a black background, and sucked everyone into beleiving it was a model. OK! Thanks Scooby for confirming my suspects! That engine is too real not to be real....or unreal....or is it real but not?..... God I´m frealing out! Richy! That is magnificent work you´re showing! :lol: Please, don´t hide it inside the bay! /Kristian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FrankC Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Richy, I love this build - you are truely amazing! thanks for posting this stuff - it is very inspirational! cheers, --Frank Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Massimo Moruzzi Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Great work, Richy; have you already started it? Massimo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richy Posted January 4, 2005 Author Share Posted January 4, 2005 Back from africa this morning. I wish you all an happy new year i found some technical solutions in my hamac to put this engine in and out of the airframe. So i have to rebuild completely the back of the engine well. The other big work is to build the first stage of the compressor. I also have a solution for that without photoetching. Thanks for your comments about the engine. Scooby, i have the twobobs lowvis "fist of the fleet" decals sheet but everything still possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richy Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 Hello, works continue on the engine. As many people ask on french forums i decided to scratch the compressor. I used my two weeks holydays in africa to find technics to do this modification. I don’t have the equipement to photoetch theses parts like phantomfixer did with his beautifull A 380, so i had to find an alternative. This is my notes on the technic The nose is not acurate on the kit so i used a bomb that i sand to find the good shape. The cone is stiked on a styrene tube with a gap to fix the angle of the fans. The template is made on illustrator and i use the flat surface to have all the elements at the same level. They are made with an aluminium sheet 0,2mm details are on my note book (image 1) all the blades are glued with cyano Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richy Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 the first rank of fixed blades are made with styrene because it has to be very strong glued. These blade are making the only conection with the rest of the engine. It’s finished. Next step, sanding the inside of the engine and glue job. OUF, it’s done it was difficult to adjust everything together. Alclad magnésium, alclad aluminium layer and a good coat of flat. Closer. It was a dificult work, it is not perfect but i learned a lot with this. That was a good test for my future A10 trump. I know what to change in this technic to have a better result. Anyway, the engine looks much better than with the original part. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PapaSmurf630 Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 That's amazing...inspiring. Have you done any of the cockpit/other areas?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richy Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 That's amazing...inspiring. Have you done any of the cockpit/other areas?? Yes, the cockpit and the hell hole are finished, front landing gear, front landing gear wel, oxigen and avionic panel, refueling (ground) panel and ejection seat as well. If you are interested, make a search with "richy" in the "in progress" forum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tilt Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Richy!!!! You're killing me here!!! Simply stunning work!! Tilt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRI76 Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 OMG! This is amazing! Fantastic job on that engine! /Kristian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stusbke Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 what he said respect dude you da man, :) :) :) greetz STB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneheadff Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! that's it, i'm selling all my stuff! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 That's a pure lesson of scratch building you are giving us zactoman continue to post please..... That's a quote from you about my Su-27 canopy... My-God Dude! I'm just blown away here! I bow down in respect! :) :) (This work deserves lots of these :) ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Question for you Richy, During the assembly of the blades, they look a bit rough around the edges, then "OUF" in the finished pictures they look perfect! How did you do it? Did you clean them up in place? They look incredibly fragile! How in the world did you do it? Tell us the truth Richy. This isn't really 1/32 scale is it? You built one out of 55gal. oil drums and you're just pulling our strings, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richy Posted January 11, 2005 Author Share Posted January 11, 2005 Zacto, indeed they are realy fragile because of the cyanolyte glue. But the main idea was to use that flat template that takes all the efforts on the structure. I used a verry thin file to corect the outline of the blades already fixed. What i didn't said in the post is that i broke many blades during the process and i had to fix it again. the main error is the quality of the circle when you see it from the front. But i can solve it for the A10. cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikeew Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Words fail me!!!!! :D Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richy Posted January 11, 2005 Author Share Posted January 11, 2005 Thanks for all your enthousiastics comments. I start this morning all the rebuild of the back of the left engine wel. As i said before the engine was inicialy in the plane. But with all the comments i received, i finaly decided to make a full removable solution. So i could show the engine in and out, with doors closed or open. That solution alows to show the model with weapons or not. So i have to rebuild all the inside if i want to show it with the two main engine doors open. This morning i cuted the second big door, and i prepared the back of the plane to receive all the small steel petals that make the junction with the engine close to the exhaust. This is heavy surgey, but a very interesting modelers chalenge. I will take a week holiday next week to do this work. I will send you picts as soon as possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 I finally found a fault! A few of those inlet blades will need to be dressed or they will throw off the balance of engine as it rotates. This will result in the engine coming apart. Richy, make sure you do this before you run the engine for the first time. Or all your work will be for nothing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richy Posted January 13, 2005 Author Share Posted January 13, 2005 A few of those inlet blades will need to be dressed or they will throw off the balance of engine as it rotates. This will result in the engine coming apart. hello scooby and happy new year. You have to came to my place, i will invite you to go though my reducing machine so you will able to help me for that very technical job..... don't forget an engine troley, i will put it in the reducing machine it will save me many hours Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fury Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Richy, have you started static thrust testing yet? How much thrust does it produce? What, that a model? No way! Seriously, your work is truly inspiring, dude! Take Care, Thomas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richy Posted January 14, 2005 Author Share Posted January 14, 2005 Richy, have you started static thrust testing yet? How much thrust does it produce? i coudn't finish my mesures on the after burner beause my stupid cat went through the jet blast and badly burned its ***.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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