Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: ScranJ51 on February 11, 2020, 02:53:36 PM
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Toying with building an Aussie E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C.
Base kit is this:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48420476697_7a1f47925f_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gLKAM8)wedgetail 01 (https://flic.kr/p/2gLKAM8) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr
But as an 800 - it's too long, so need to "shorten" it a little and close a lot of windows:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49381872737_cb731db1ec_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ieH1jV)raaf e7a-2 (https://flic.kr/p/2ieH1jV) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr
Wings on - joining the revised rear fuselage to the mid-fuselage:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49518682402_18a5bd6954_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2irNc5f)e7-4 (https://flic.kr/p/2irNc5f) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr
now to work out the mount for the "Sled":
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49517941148_ee0e2dbdda_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2irJoJ1)e7-6 (https://flic.kr/p/2irJoJ1) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr
Looks like it might do - about the right length, might have to slim it a little.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49518465451_eb4e98274e_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2irM5zH)e7-7 (https://flic.kr/p/2irM5zH) by David Freeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153018533@N06/), on Flickr
Currently working on the sled, the right length (in scale) plus the 7 degree angle down
More to follow :o