Author Topic: Finished Builds  (Read 4921 times)

Offline Modelling_Mushi

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Finished Builds
« on: June 03, 2015, 07:30:28 PM »
Pictures of your finished builds etc go here please (max 3 per build). Please also leave a link to the thread containing the build.
Thanks.
« Last Edit: June 06, 2015, 06:50:33 PM by Modelling_Mushi »
Were going to be finished in 2020 BEFORE I start any da*!#d new ones - Maybe When Hell Freezes Over - again? - CF-IDS Wolverine; Douglas Mawson; Bubba Wants a Fishin' Rig; NA F-100

Against the Wall - Maton Dreadnought; Fender Telecaster; Epiphone Les Paul Stud

Offline Modelling_Mushi

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Re: Finished Builds
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2015, 09:31:57 PM »
Were going to be finished in 2020 BEFORE I start any da*!#d new ones - Maybe When Hell Freezes Over - again? - CF-IDS Wolverine; Douglas Mawson; Bubba Wants a Fishin' Rig; NA F-100

Against the Wall - Maton Dreadnought; Fender Telecaster; Epiphone Les Paul Stud

Offline Acree

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Re: Finished Builds
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2015, 06:34:24 AM »
In 1955, the US National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA - predecessor to NASA), issued a request for proposals for an experimental vertical takeoff research aircraft.  The aircraft was to be capable of conventional as well as vertical takeoff and landing without physical modification, and was required to achieve supersonic speeds in level flight.  Ideally, the aircraft should be able to be developed into a combat fighter aircraft (although this was not a requirement).  The winning proposal came from Chance Vought Aircraft, and a single prototype was ordered in fiscal year 1956.

Vought's design was based on the airframe of their brand new F-8 Crusader fighter.  Vertical flight was achieved by two rotating wingtip nacelles each containing a non-afterburning Pratt & Whitney J-57P-10  developing 12,100 pounds of thrust.  A third J-57P-10 occupied the position of the F-8s original engine, but included a rotating exhaust nozzle that deflected the thrust 90 degrees downward for vertical takeoff, or directly back for conventional flight.  Balance and control was maintained by using engine bleed air for downward thrust through a series of four nozzles at the nose of the aircraft: these nozzles were fed through externally mounted tubes along the fuselage side.  This was an expedient measure that prevented a major redesign of the F-8's fuselage internals.  Dubbed V-900 by Vought, the aircraft was delivered to the NACA Ames research laboratory in February, 1958 (and was, incidentally, the last aircraft to carry NACA titles before NACA became NASA).

The model was originally a 1/72 Heller A-7.  Wingtip nacelles were scratch built (the front portion came from a Testor's B-66), and mounted on at the A-7's wingfold joint.  Other tidbits came from the spares bin.  Decals came from a "FunDekals" F-106 set, except the national insignia, which came from the B-66.

I HATE silver paint - the silver paint in question was a leftover rattle can of Testor's chrome.  Got too close and it ran and made a horrible mess - fixed as best I could (almost binned the whole thing).  Also, the canopy (which I very carefully masked for painting) got ruined I presume by CA fumes (the whole thing looked beautifully clear before I masked it and glued it on.   

Anyway, I am somewhat happy with how it turned out.  I await your comments or suggestions for improvement.

Link to the build thread: http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5543.0

Chuck

Offline Steve Blazo

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Russian VTOL gunship
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2015, 01:00:12 PM »
Russian VTOL gunship -
My first aircraft in 30+ years, took me out of my comfort zone, but think I will stick to armor and hovercraft. ???




Build post here   http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5498.0
« Last Edit: August 04, 2015, 12:19:09 PM by Steve Blazo »
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Offline Weaver

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Re: Finished Builds
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2015, 07:01:32 AM »
F.I.G.A.S. Hueycobra flying crane:



Build thread here: http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5540.0
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Offline ed s

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Re: Finished Builds
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2015, 11:55:52 AM »
Finished (with a couple minutes to spare.)  The Oscar Mayer Flying Wiener Mobile is ready. Of course now Photobucket won't cooperate. For some reason it won't let me upload photos. It may be tomorrow before I can get some photos posted.

Offline ed s

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Re: Finished Builds
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2015, 12:17:52 PM »
Well finally.  I don't know if it's something with Windows 10 or Photobucket. I couldn't get it to work in Chrome. So I tried the new Windows "Edge" and it worked. Anyway here are some photos of the Oscar Mayer Flying Wiener Mobile.







Build thread  http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5489.0