Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: raafif on September 11, 2025, 08:12:45 AM

Title: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
Post by: raafif on September 11, 2025, 08:12:45 AM

Just a place holder at present as if I don’t put this here now, I’ll never get back onto it -- need an occasional reminder :-\

Title: Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
Post by: Kerick on September 11, 2025, 11:28:31 AM

Consider yourself reminded!
This sounds good!

Title: Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
Post by: Robomog on September 11, 2025, 05:48:42 PM

Do it .  Do it NOW !!!!!

 ;D >:(

Mog
>^-.-^<

Title: Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
Post by: Old Wombat on September 11, 2025, 07:15:42 PM

Sounds like a Speed-Racer-prequel/Star-Wars crossover. :-\

Title: Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
Post by: raafif on September 12, 2025, 07:06:42 AM

Following the Douglas’ successful tests of prototypes up to a sustained speed of Mach 2, the design was upgraded for possible use to intercept Russian ICBMs.

I do have two AFVs half built at present which I’m powering on with – I am also painting the pilot of the FA-3-m but the paint refuses to be matt.  As soon as that’s successful I can join the fuselage halves & stick / carve / sand the other bits on.  It’s an old basic Revell 1/72 kit.

Title: Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
Post by: raafif on September 18, 2025, 08:30:30 AM

Tried to glue the windows in but had to cut the panes apart as they wouldn’t fit flat.  Checked the primer, re-puttied / finely sanded the fuselage intakes – might have to enlarge them !

Looking for larger after-burner thrust-buckets too as I only have basic tubes.

What colour will it be ?? Black, White, Silver, Aggressor Grey, Glossy Sea Blue ?

Title: Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
Post by: Kerick on September 18, 2025, 11:22:09 AM

Quote from: raafif on September 18, 2025, 08:30:30 AM

Tried to glue the windows in but had to cut the panes apart as they wouldn’t fit flat.  Checked the primer, re-puttied / finely sanded the fuselage intakes – might have to enlarge them !

Looking for larger after-burner thrust-buckets too as I only have basic tubes.

What colour will it be ?? Black, White, Silver, Aggressor Grey, Glossy Sea Blue ?

HAVE GLASS!

Title: Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
Post by: Old Wombat on September 18, 2025, 11:47:17 AM

And, if you airbrush, SMS do a (reportedly) very good HAVE GLASS in their Premium range (No, they don't brush well).

They do have a brush-on range now, but I don't think HAVE GLASS is in that range.

Title: Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
Post by: Kerick on September 18, 2025, 11:16:12 PM

Somewhere I read about mixing Tamiya gray and a metallic color to get a HAVE GLASS finish. Not sure if it was this site or not.

Title: Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
Post by: raafif on September 21, 2025, 06:59:10 AM

I do have some metallic grey paint that looks ok in the bottle but we'll see.

Took a leap, ripped off the small intakes & added large ones …. lots of PSR to go now.

Yes, quite a hang-dog look to it. ;D

Title: Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
Post by: apophenia on September 21, 2025, 07:16:01 AM

Quote from: raafif on September 21, 2025, 06:59:10 AM

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Took a leap, ripped off the small intakes & added large ones …. lots of PSR to go now
...

Worth it! The new intakes already look much better than the X-3 originals  :smiley:

That cockpit emerging from-intake effect, I'm getting a slight early-model Harrier feel ... only much, much faster!  ;D

Title: Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
Post by: Kerick on September 21, 2025, 10:57:39 AM

I like that look. Pure speed!