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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: arkon on January 08, 2016, 12:39:07 PM

Title: Riasroc 1-u4f. Waterborne race plane
Post by: arkon on January 08, 2016, 12:39:07 PM: I know, lame name for an air plane title, will hopefully come up with something better.
It's a 1/144 mitsuwa model that I got from Frank(thanks again, )
Outer wing floats are f-14 fuel tanks for now , will make one center floats.
I think I need some more rudder , not sure if winglets going to outboard floats would be good enough
Canopy is f-18 I had laying around. Somehow I lost the original. What is on there now is just a placeholder
Until I figure out what I will use.
It will be a pusher prop, maybe contra rotating props.

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/128D906F-3B7C-4D35-9EFA-1E0FD5937C3C_zpsc8puwi9u.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/arkonkill/media/128D906F-3B7C-4D35-9EFA-1E0FD5937C3C_zpsc8puwi9u.jpg.html)

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/1C4E5F0D-19BA-4212-8A2A-19B732A0D7E4_zpssjx6ig2d.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/arkonkill/media/1C4E5F0D-19BA-4212-8A2A-19B732A0D7E4_zpssjx6ig2d.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Riasroc 1-u4f. Waterborne race plane
Post by: finsrin on January 08, 2016, 12:47:24 PM: :-*
Title: Re: Riasroc 1-u4f. Waterborne race plane
Post by: Tophe on January 08, 2016, 02:11:58 PM: Wow! :-* :-* Go on!
Title: Re: Riasroc 1-u4f. Waterborne race plane
Post by: Tophe on January 08, 2016, 10:22:42 PM: Quote from: arkon on January 08, 2016, 12:39:07 PM
It will be a pusher prop, maybe contra rotating props.
I forgot a question: will the propeller be on top of a fin or pylon (not to hurt the water)?
Title: Re: Riasroc 1-u4f. Waterborne race plane
Post by: perttime on January 08, 2016, 11:26:39 PM: Are you familiar with "Speedbirds"?

https://www.google.fi/search?q=speedbirds&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiopui4wZrKAhWMDywKHY2XDe0QsAQIHg&biw=1366&bih=659&gws_rd=cr&ei=O9OPVvGlO4KPsgHlu5LwDw (https://www.google.fi/search?q=speedbirds&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiopui4wZrKAhWMDywKHY2XDe0QsAQIHg&biw=1366&bih=659&gws_rd=cr&ei=O9OPVvGlO4KPsgHlu5LwDw)

http://speedbirdsbook.blogspot.com/ (http://speedbirdsbook.blogspot.com/)
Title: Re: Riasroc 1-u4f. Waterborne race plane
Post by: Kerick on January 08, 2016, 11:44:48 PM: Love the flipped and reversed Corsair! I think the F-18 canopy works just fine. Curious to see what you will do with the engine and prop.

Thanks for the speed birds link, awesome!
Title: Re: Riasroc 1-u4f. Waterborne race plane
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 09, 2016, 05:05:28 AM: Looking good.
Title: Re: Riasroc 1-u4f. Waterborne race plane
Post by: Camthalion on January 09, 2016, 02:42:50 PM: Nice one
Title: Re: Riasroc 1-u4f. Waterborne race plane
Post by: arkon on January 09, 2016, 03:18:52 PM: (http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/060AB764-D80E-48F2-B6D5-8825F9E21F71_zpsxtesdsxm.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/arkonkill/media/060AB764-D80E-48F2-B6D5-8825F9E21F71_zpsxtesdsxm.jpg.html)
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/F747638E-8500-48F1-9FC3-39A57FFBA02D_zps6tke79yo.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/arkonkill/media/F747638E-8500-48F1-9FC3-39A57FFBA02D_zps6tke79yo.jpg.html)

Just a little work tonight
Thanks for the links!
Title: Re: Riasroc 1-u4f. Waterborne race plane
Post by: Frank3k on January 10, 2016, 05:17:52 AM: This looks great! Huge improvement over the "meh" feel of the original kit. What's the float from?

I agree - the F-18 canopy looks good.
Title: Re: Riasroc 1-u4f. Waterborne race plane
Post by: arkon on January 10, 2016, 07:40:17 AM: Outer floats are drop tanks from a f-14, center tank is two pieces of 0.040 sheet styrene glued together and sanded to shape.