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Modelling => Group and Themed Builds => Fabulous '50s GB => Topic started by: robunos on August 18, 2025, 01:40:50 AM

Title: 'Space: 1959' - Firestar Space Fighter
Post by: robunos on August 18, 2025, 01:40:50 AM

Okay, another one from me, the Firestar Space Fighter.
After the Phoenix Interceptor came out too large for this, I've worked out a design based on the early type Mig-21.
I'm using the Academy MiG-21 FIshbed kit. Here are the fuselage halves off the runner,

(https://i.postimg.cc/vT2cVykD/01-fus-halves.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

and after gluing them together. I've already started the modification work, fin cut down, ventral fin removed, wing locating slots filled in, and nose end trimmed ready for modification.

(https://i.postimg.cc/fW83F7yZ/01-fus-glued.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

That's All For Now, Stay Tuned . . .

cheers,
Robin.

Title: Re: 'Space: 1959' - Firestar Space Fighter
Post by: apophenia on August 18, 2025, 04:20:36 AM

Already looking cool  :smiley: :D

Title: Re: 'Space: 1959' - Firestar Space Fighter
Post by: raafif on August 18, 2025, 08:18:12 AM

Love the cut-down fin - very "spacey". :smiley:

Title: Re: 'Space: 1959' - Firestar Space Fighter
Post by: Kerick on August 19, 2025, 03:45:11 AM

Lots of pointy rockety things attached to the back half!

Title: Re: 'Space: 1959' - Firestar Space Fighter - Now renames Stilleto !
Post by: robunos on September 29, 2025, 02:10:05 AM

And we're done !
Stilleto space fighter, Vehicle 'K', Space Escort Squadron, Royal Astronautical Service, MoonBase Beta, 1959.

(https://i.postimg.cc/cHynsXSm/Stilleto-01.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/V6QCYD8g/Stilleto-02.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/LXK1HNpv/Stilleto-03.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/rmXr8Qk9/Stilleto-04.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/V6QCYD87/Stilleto-11.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/yd4ZVvHp/Stilleto-12.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/W3GJtgNM/Stilleto-13.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/cHR86wx7/Stilleto-14.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

That's All, Folks !

cheers,
Robin.

Title: Re: 'Space: 1959' - Firestar Space Fighter
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on September 29, 2025, 03:41:24 AM

Nice work on blending in the new nose to the MiG fuselage.  Definitely makes it unique in appearance.  :smiley:

Title: Re: 'Space: 1959' - Firestar Space Fighter
Post by: apophenia on September 29, 2025, 04:12:19 AM

Quote from: Jeffry Fontaine on September 29, 2025, 03:41:24 AM

Nice work on blending in the new nose to the MiG fuselage.  Definitely makes it unique in appearance.  :smiley:

For sure! I like how the nose tapers down and then bulges out again slightly for the radome - the exact evolutionary process we see on so many fighter aircraft with larger radar scanner then originally planned. Beautiful detail  :smiley:

Title: Re: 'Space: 1959' - Firestar Space Fighter
Post by: Kerick on September 29, 2025, 12:03:36 PM

Quote from: apophenia on September 29, 2025, 04:12:19 AM

Quote from: Jeffry Fontaine on September 29, 2025, 03:41:24 AM

Nice work on blending in the new nose to the MiG fuselage.  Definitely makes it unique in appearance.  :smiley:

For sure! I like how the nose tapers down and then bulges out again slightly for the radome - the exact evolutionary process we see on so many fighter aircraft with larger radar scanner then originally planned. Beautiful detail  :smiley:

Reminds me of the Buccaneer nose.
Very 50s!

Title: Re: 'Space: 1959' - Firestar Space Fighter
Post by: Old Wombat on September 29, 2025, 07:32:13 PM

Very cool!  8)

Title: Re: 'Space: 1959' - Firestar Space Fighter
Post by: GTX_Admin on September 30, 2025, 12:51:49 AM

 :smiley:

Title: Re: 'Space: 1959' - Firestar Space Fighter
Post by: robunos on September 30, 2025, 08:25:06 PM

Thanks, Gents,  :-[   :D
I had to simplify this Build somewhat, as time was getting short, so some of the details didn't happen, but never mind, 'less is more', as they say . . .
I'd like to claim credit for designing the funky nose, but sadly it's just a consequence of using a pre-defined shape, which I 3-D printed, after sizing it to the kit nose. The original idea was to have it smoothly faired in, but this would have involved a lot of trial and error, and wasted resin, so I just stuck the part on, and hoped.

 cheers,
Robin.