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Offline raafif

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Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
« 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 :-\
« Last Edit: September 11, 2025, 09:24:43 AM by raafif »
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Offline Kerick

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Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2025, 11:28:31 AM »
Consider yourself reminded!
This sounds good!
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Offline Robomog

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Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2025, 05:48:42 PM »
Do it .  Do it NOW !!!!!

 ;D >:(

Mog
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2025, 07:15:42 PM »
Sounds like a Speed-Racer-prequel/Star-Wars crossover. :-\
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Offline raafif

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Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
« Reply #4 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.
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Offline raafif

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Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
« Reply #5 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 ?
« Last Edit: September 18, 2025, 08:39:06 AM by raafif »
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Offline Kerick

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Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
« Reply #6 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!
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
« Reply #7 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.
« Last Edit: September 19, 2025, 12:37:07 AM by Old Wombat »
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Offline Kerick

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Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
« Reply #8 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.
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Offline raafif

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Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
« Reply #9 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
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Offline apophenia

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Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
« Reply #10 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
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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
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Offline Kerick

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Re: Mach.3 Light-Sabre fighter
« Reply #11 on: September 21, 2025, 10:57:39 AM »
I like that look. Pure speed!
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