B-17engineer
Colonel
Very cool!!
F-111F, 48th TFW, Lakenheath, Operation El Dorado Canyon, 1986
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Top stuff Dwight, but watch that nasty gap between forward and aft fuselage, I had to do a lot of filling and filing on mine.
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kgambit
Tech Sergeant
Thanks Vic. The fit between those two sections is actually REALLY good despite what the pic shows, but I'll keep an eye on it for sure.
looks great Dwight
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Benevolens Magister
Looking good.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
This is looking very sharp Dwight!!
Keep up the excellent work sir!
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kgambit
Tech Sergeant
Thanks guys.
Here's another quick update before I get back to the workbench.
Two pics of some more of the interior detail. Starting on the left and going clockwise, are the following:
1) Main wheel bay (dry fitted only) including the hydraulic arm for the forward portion of the main bay door which doubles as a speed break. Need to figure out exactly why that gap is still there - suspect that the inner brace is flush against the side panels. Details painted in a mix of dirt brown, flat black, flat red, silver and steel. Second pic shows this looking from front to back. The gap at the back will be totally hidden by the Main gear assembly.
2) Main gear assembly - wheels are only dry fitted, but everything else is glued into place. Second pic shows this at a slightly different angle. ( Man I hope this thing can hold the weight of the plane!
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3) Forward wheel Bay - finished except for the next two parts which go AFTER the bay is glued in.
4a) Forward landing gear - wheels are dry fit only at this stage but everything else is glued into place except for one piece which goes in after this in place. Getting those lights on was a REAL pain in the you know what. Wish they would pop a bit more. Second shot at a slightly different angle.
4b) Forward bay door actuator arms - single piece - ready to go
5) Composited main instrument panel - needs a drop or two of Future to highlight the colored dials.
6) Rear portion of main wheel bay door - nothing special to see here, but I'm trying to keep everything in one place.
That's it for now.
Here's another quick update before I get back to the workbench.
Two pics of some more of the interior detail. Starting on the left and going clockwise, are the following:
1) Main wheel bay (dry fitted only) including the hydraulic arm for the forward portion of the main bay door which doubles as a speed break. Need to figure out exactly why that gap is still there - suspect that the inner brace is flush against the side panels. Details painted in a mix of dirt brown, flat black, flat red, silver and steel. Second pic shows this looking from front to back. The gap at the back will be totally hidden by the Main gear assembly.
2) Main gear assembly - wheels are only dry fitted, but everything else is glued into place. Second pic shows this at a slightly different angle. ( Man I hope this thing can hold the weight of the plane!
)3) Forward wheel Bay - finished except for the next two parts which go AFTER the bay is glued in.
4a) Forward landing gear - wheels are dry fit only at this stage but everything else is glued into place except for one piece which goes in after this in place. Getting those lights on was a REAL pain in the you know what. Wish they would pop a bit more. Second shot at a slightly different angle.
4b) Forward bay door actuator arms - single piece - ready to go
5) Composited main instrument panel - needs a drop or two of Future to highlight the colored dials.
6) Rear portion of main wheel bay door - nothing special to see here, but I'm trying to keep everything in one place.
That's it for now.
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evangilder
"Shooter"
Looking good, Dwight. The one that I had built for me had to have some weight added in the nose if displaying with the wings swept. Otherwise it sat on it's tail.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Nice job!
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kgambit
Tech Sergeant
Swept forward or swept back? I could understand the weight with the wings swept back as that moves a weight back behind the wheels. Have to see if the instructions say anything about that.
Well now maybe I know why they left that panel on the top of the front fuselage.
evangilder
"Shooter"
Sorry, I meant swept back. I built an EF-111 Raven a few years ago and ended up using some coins to weight the nose.
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kgambit
Tech Sergeant
WHEW! Had me going there for a minute. I just checked out the weight load and it probably will be okay with the wings swept forward. With the wings in that position, the entire wing including all the ordnance and pylons will sit in front of the main wheel. But before I close up that front panel, I'll check it out. Thanks for the heads up. Last thing I wanted was to have this turn into a tail sitter.
Edit: I may still drop a little weight in the nose just to play it safe.
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Benevolens Magister
Very nice work Dwight. This is going to turn out to be a beaut methinks !
Rule one with any tricycle-gear model - always add weight regardless ! Rather have it, and not need it, than have a tail sitter. It's too late once its all buttoned up!
Rule one with any tricycle-gear model - always add weight regardless ! Rather have it, and not need it, than have a tail sitter. It's too late once its all buttoned up!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Very neat work Dwight and I'm with Terry on the weights, rather not take the risk without putting some in.
T Bolt
Colonel
Like it so far Dwight!
very nice Dwight
Crimea_River
Marshal
With all.
on the note about the weights....a definite yes there mate...."better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it!!
B-17engineer
Colonel
Brilliant!
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