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Offline Dr. YoKai

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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #15 on: December 17, 2013, 05:13:58 AM »
Quote from: Weaver on December 14, 2013, 11:36:38 AM
Anyone got any good techniques for making hovercraft skirts?

On small models you can make a Milliput "sausage" and put creases/strips in it when it's semi-dry, but I imagine that wouldn't work (or would at least use vast amounts of Milliput) on something bigger than a few inches across.


 I thought my T-34/85 H was pretty good - see my thread in the '46 GB. "All THings Floaty" GB ( Should've modelled me 'ead!)

http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=2920.0
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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #16 on: December 17, 2013, 10:50:59 AM »
Quote from: Weaver on December 14, 2013, 11:36:38 AM
Anyone got any good techniques for making hovercraft skirts?

On small models you can make a Milliput "sausage" and put creases/strips in it when it's semi-dry, but I imagine that wouldn't work (or would at least use vast amounts of Milliput) on something bigger than a few inches across.


I built this, the Dragon Hovercraft APC from the Starfist Series.. well my take on it anyway. It is 1/48 using a 1/35 Modern AAV as a basis

I used electrical conduit tube as a basis

To even up the longer tubes with the elbows.. I split more conduit lengthways, cut enough to clip over, then filled with Autofiller to blend it all together
Ended up like this


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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #17 on: December 17, 2013, 04:56:51 PM »
Damn that looks great!
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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #18 on: December 17, 2013, 10:52:56 PM »
Filing the PVC conduit and the foam installation methods away for future use.  Both are pure genius.
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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #19 on: December 18, 2013, 03:09:23 AM »
Thats some brilliant execution. AAV-7s are hard to whif too, so excellent concept too  :)
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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #20 on: December 18, 2013, 06:59:07 AM »
Quote from: taiidantomcat on December 18, 2013, 03:09:23 AM
Thats some brilliant execution. AAV-7s are hard to whif too, so excellent concept too  :)


Bell did OK.  ;)


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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #21 on: December 18, 2013, 07:02:00 AM »
SRN4 related stuff






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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #22 on: December 18, 2013, 07:05:55 AM »
Some other SARO/BHC concepts.








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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #23 on: December 18, 2013, 08:51:14 AM »
They used the minesweeping rig on the later, but smaller, BH7 hovercraft, as well as using it for anti-submarine trials. The last BH7 is at the Hovercraft Museum along with the last two SRN4 Mk 3s.
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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #24 on: December 21, 2013, 08:52:41 AM »
Speaking of mine-sweeping.  ;D

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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #25 on: December 21, 2013, 10:41:49 AM »
Dr.Yokai and Buzzbomb : those are great ideas on great models - thanks for sharing!  :)
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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #26 on: December 22, 2013, 02:49:51 AM »
Quote from: jcf on December 18, 2013, 07:05:55 AM
Some other SARO/BHC concepts.

Source?
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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #27 on: December 22, 2013, 02:50:27 AM »
Quote from: jcf on December 21, 2013, 08:52:41 AM
Speaking of mine-sweeping.  ;D

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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #28 on: December 22, 2013, 09:20:22 AM »
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Re: Air Cushion Vehicles and Hovercraft
« Reply #29 on: December 22, 2013, 09:37:41 AM »
Suspected as much - Ta.
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