Yet another build of Ken West's X-15 - Page 4

**richkat** · #31 07-03-2014, 07:58 PM

Cool.......Rich

**evilfer** · #32 07-15-2014, 01:53 AM

Managed to do some work on the model. I haven't been able to put much time into it lately, but finally I completed the elevators and top rudder. I think now that I should have left the elevators to the end, they make handling the model a bit awkward.

Anyway, I always loved the rudder on this plane, and it looks great on paper. Having said that, I wish I hadn't taken the second pic, only then I noticed the tilt* on the rudder :(.

* I needed to look up 'tilt' to write this. I nearly rushed out to A&E to have my eyes checked :P.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=tilt

**nighthawk78** · #33 07-15-2014, 03:22 AM

The tilt isn't that obvious

Great looking build,
NH78

**evilfer** · #34 07-15-2014, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nighthawk78

The tilt isn't that obvious

Great looking build,
NH78

Thanks! Unfortunately I cannot unsee that tilt

. Hope the lower rudder won't make it worse...

**evilfer** · #35 07-19-2014, 08:35 AM

Please help!

Hi, I'm stuck with the lower rudder. In the inflight version, the lower rudder is built in two parts: the top half (which is part of the original landed version), and the bottom half (which comes with the inflight addon).

My problem is that I don't know how to close the back of the top-half of this lower rudder. There is a back cover for the bottom half, but I cannot see a part for the top half. Is this supposed to be left open?

**richkat** · #36 07-19-2014, 09:43 AM

Yes I do think it was open on the X-15, I'll check and make sure and let you know.....Rich

**richkat** · #37 07-19-2014, 09:47 AM

Yes it was open...found a pic of the first X-15 (with twin XLR-11 engines) that shows it open.....Rich

Yet another build of Ken West's X-15-stabs_rear_large.jpg

**evilfer** · #38 07-19-2014, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richkat

Yes it was open...found a pic of the first X-15 (with twin XLR-11 engines) that shows it open.....Rich

Attachment 213824

Thanks a lot for the info!

I'm happy with that actually, the inner mechanism is shown even with the air brakes in closed position. I'll confess that I cheated with the upper rudder and didn't build it... :P

Didn't expect such a fast answer, so I started with the landing skis though.

**richkat** · #39 09-01-2014, 06:14 PM

Hey evilfer whats the latest?.......Rich