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Other / Re: Spacex Falcon 9 in 1/144
« Last post by Kerick on Yesterday at 09:33:20 AM »That looks really good!
How tall is it?
How tall is it?
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Swords to Plowshares GB / Re: Spitfire Cloudbuster
« Last post by LemonJello on Yesterday at 08:14:04 AM »Looking good!
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Swords to Plowshares GB / Re: Two Possible Ideas That I am Thinking About Doing
« Last post by LemonJello on Yesterday at 08:01:50 AM »Off to a good start! Onward!
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Other / Re: Spacex Falcon 9 in 1/144
« Last post by Buzzbomb on Yesterday at 07:46:00 AM »This build has been going on and off for a few months, finally decided to post it up.
Pretty much finished.
The Falcon 9 logo, Dragon capsure are all home made decals using some source artwork. As is the US Flag. Really only needs the NASA on the second stage.
Pretty sure this does not represent any particular block of vehicle, but it gets the point across.
And a whole lot cheaper than any of the currently available commercial offerings.
Pretty much finished.
The Falcon 9 logo, Dragon capsure are all home made decals using some source artwork. As is the US Flag. Really only needs the NASA on the second stage.
Pretty sure this does not represent any particular block of vehicle, but it gets the point across.
And a whole lot cheaper than any of the currently available commercial offerings.
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Other / Spacex Falcon 9 in 1/144
« Last post by Buzzbomb on Yesterday at 07:38:18 AM »My good friend Ian from Stargazer Models is a keen fan of all things space, so he started mastering up a Falcon 9 for himself.
I managed to talk him into (read bribe with a couple of pints ) getting a copy of his work.
Not much to it, the engine housing, landing legs, Mesh Control fins and the Dragon capsule and adaptor, all in old school resin except the fins which are resin printer. The rest is just plastic card/rod/strip.
Then find some 25mm pressure tubing for the rest of it.
Spacex on the rocket body is masking. Always good to have great mates and one has one of those Silhouette printers that can cut masks
I managed to talk him into (read bribe with a couple of pints
) getting a copy of his work.Not much to it, the engine housing, landing legs, Mesh Control fins and the Dragon capsule and adaptor, all in old school resin except the fins which are resin printer. The rest is just plastic card/rod/strip.
Then find some 25mm pressure tubing for the rest of it.
Spacex on the rocket body is masking. Always good to have great mates and one has one of those Silhouette printers that can cut masks
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Swords to Plowshares GB / Re: BTR Arctic Explorer
« Last post by Buzzbomb on Yesterday at 07:33:39 AM »I was thinking that paying tourists might appreciate a good sized door and some stairs or a ladder for getting on and off.
As do I after seeing the examples provided by Kerick. That and looking at the model some more... this will be rectified
Looks great! Where did you get those wheels?Designed them up using a Tractor Tyre base and adding the rest, happy to send you the STL if you want.
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Swords to Plowshares GB / Re: Spitfire Cloudbuster
« Last post by Buzzbomb on Yesterday at 07:30:35 AM »Yes, very much the business.
Plus you can play Kate Bush singing Cloudbusting in the background
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pllRW9wETzw
Plus you can play Kate Bush singing Cloudbusting in the background
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pllRW9wETzw
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Swords to Plowshares GB / Re: Spitfire Cloudbuster
« Last post by Robomog on Yesterday at 07:24:13 AM »Hi all
It turns out that Frank3k was absolutely on the button, despite its age the kit has gone together well. The fuselage and wing joints are not bad, but the wing/fuselage joint needed filler. (Pretty much like most of the Spitfires i have built
)
The canopy fit was iffy and I had to give the seat a bit of a trim to get it to fit properly.
The story so far .......
As this going to be late forties time line I decided the Spitfire was going to deliver Dry Ice into the clouds and required some fancy canisters to disperse the ice. Here's progress so far....
I am looking to have distribution cannisters on three hard points but may have to ditch the centre section cannister if there isn't enough ground clearance.
Still haven't decided what colour to paint it
Thanks for looking........
Mog
>^-.-^<
It turns out that Frank3k was absolutely on the button, despite its age the kit has gone together well. The fuselage and wing joints are not bad, but the wing/fuselage joint needed filler. (Pretty much like most of the Spitfires i have built
)The canopy fit was iffy and I had to give the seat a bit of a trim to get it to fit properly.
The story so far .......
As this going to be late forties time line I decided the Spitfire was going to deliver Dry Ice into the clouds and required some fancy canisters to disperse the ice. Here's progress so far....
I am looking to have distribution cannisters on three hard points but may have to ditch the centre section cannister if there isn't enough ground clearance.
Still haven't decided what colour to paint it
Thanks for looking........
Mog
>^-.-^<
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Swords to Plowshares GB / Re: Two Possible Ideas That I am Thinking About Doing
« Last post by PFJN on Yesterday at 07:03:44 AM »Hi,
I finally got a chance to get started on this build. I really like these old Airfix kits, since I had built a number of them when I was younger. And I always liked how most of this particular kit fit togther. Unfortunately though, over time sometimes the kits parts can get a little warped. In the particular kit I am building the starboard hull side in particular ended up warping a bit forward.
Fortunately by glueing the parts together one section at a time and cutting the main deck into three parts (that I could temporarily fit those in between the hull sides as I glued them together) I have been able to deal with most of this warpage, though as shown in the images below you can see just a little bit of a gap between the sheel and deck right near the staboard side bow. Hopefully with a little more work I can try and still clean this up a bit.
In addition I have also sanded down the flight deck to remove the raised details there.
Hopefully once I finish cleaning up the bow I may be able to start painting the hull.
Regards
Pat
I finally got a chance to get started on this build. I really like these old Airfix kits, since I had built a number of them when I was younger. And I always liked how most of this particular kit fit togther. Unfortunately though, over time sometimes the kits parts can get a little warped. In the particular kit I am building the starboard hull side in particular ended up warping a bit forward.
Fortunately by glueing the parts together one section at a time and cutting the main deck into three parts (that I could temporarily fit those in between the hull sides as I glued them together) I have been able to deal with most of this warpage, though as shown in the images below you can see just a little bit of a gap between the sheel and deck right near the staboard side bow. Hopefully with a little more work I can try and still clean this up a bit.
In addition I have also sanded down the flight deck to remove the raised details there.
Hopefully once I finish cleaning up the bow I may be able to start painting the hull.
Regards
Pat
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Profiles and Pixels / Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Last post by apophenia on Yesterday at 05:22:21 AM »Playing some more with air-superiority fighters for the Vietnam War. This time, a 'least mod' F-100 evolution ...
The North American F-107C Nemesis
Despite its designation, the F-107C Nemesis had next to nothing in common with the NA-212 YF-107 'Ultra Sabre' of the late 1950s. Instead, the F-107C (charge number NA-262C) was a direct descendant of the in-service F-100C Super Sabre. Indeed, from the cockpit rearward, the two aircraft types were all but identical. The key differences were the F-107's side intakes dictated by the fitting of a large search radar in its nose.
That AN/ASG-14 search-and-track radar was necessary for the intended armament of AIM-7C Sparrow SARH missiles. Backup armament was twin AIM-9B Sidewinders and an M61 Vulcan cannon. [1] With the F-107C's raison d'être being air-to-air, emphasis was on manoeuvrability and firepower versus maximum speed. As a result, manoeuvring was essential against MiG-21s while, with opposing MiG-17s, speed could be used to advantage. The F-107C was most closely matched by the VPAF's MiG-19 on MigCaps.
Top: North American F-107C-NA-2 Nemesis armed with twin AIM-7C Sparrow missiles on its inboard Type X pylons; a pair of 450 US gallon drop tanks; and outboard racks for AIM-9B Sidewinders. Note the enlarged dorsal fin fillet which externally distinguished the F-107C-NA-2 model from the low-rate initial production F-107C-NA-1 Nemesis.
The relatively poor success rate of the AIM-7C SARH missile over Vietnam led to a revised emphasis on IR missiles.
Bottom: North American F-107C-NA-4 Nemesis armed with four AIM-9Bs on 'Y' racks on its inboard Type I pylons and a pair of 450 US gallon drop tanks (here, in SAE camouflage colours) but with no outboard racks. With outboard pylons fitted, the F-107C could carry six AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles - or, later on, a mix of AIM-9Bs inboard and a pair of the new AIM-9Es outboard.
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[1] The M61 Vulcan 'Gatling gun' replaced the F-100's two starboard 20 mm cannons; the ammunition drum displaced the portside 20mm guns.
The North American F-107C Nemesis
Despite its designation, the F-107C Nemesis had next to nothing in common with the NA-212 YF-107 'Ultra Sabre' of the late 1950s. Instead, the F-107C (charge number NA-262C) was a direct descendant of the in-service F-100C Super Sabre. Indeed, from the cockpit rearward, the two aircraft types were all but identical. The key differences were the F-107's side intakes dictated by the fitting of a large search radar in its nose.
That AN/ASG-14 search-and-track radar was necessary for the intended armament of AIM-7C Sparrow SARH missiles. Backup armament was twin AIM-9B Sidewinders and an M61 Vulcan cannon. [1] With the F-107C's raison d'être being air-to-air, emphasis was on manoeuvrability and firepower versus maximum speed. As a result, manoeuvring was essential against MiG-21s while, with opposing MiG-17s, speed could be used to advantage. The F-107C was most closely matched by the VPAF's MiG-19 on MigCaps.
Top: North American F-107C-NA-2 Nemesis armed with twin AIM-7C Sparrow missiles on its inboard Type X pylons; a pair of 450 US gallon drop tanks; and outboard racks for AIM-9B Sidewinders. Note the enlarged dorsal fin fillet which externally distinguished the F-107C-NA-2 model from the low-rate initial production F-107C-NA-1 Nemesis.
The relatively poor success rate of the AIM-7C SARH missile over Vietnam led to a revised emphasis on IR missiles.
Bottom: North American F-107C-NA-4 Nemesis armed with four AIM-9Bs on 'Y' racks on its inboard Type I pylons and a pair of 450 US gallon drop tanks (here, in SAE camouflage colours) but with no outboard racks. With outboard pylons fitted, the F-107C could carry six AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles - or, later on, a mix of AIM-9Bs inboard and a pair of the new AIM-9Es outboard.
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[1] The M61 Vulcan 'Gatling gun' replaced the F-100's two starboard 20 mm cannons; the ammunition drum displaced the portside 20mm guns.