Su-9 first generation-Orel 1/33 scale

[MacSongLi]

Very nice work indeed. I love the separate control surfaces.

Gary

[Isaac]

here is the rudder, nothing complicated here


and glued on



Isaac

[Isaac]

Now we can glue on the horizontal stabilizers


add the two piece fillets per side to match the vertical fin


Isaac

[Isaac]

Simple parts


and glued on


Isaac

[Isaac]

Here is what the plane looks like at this stage




Other then the complication and issues I had with the parts fitting or mating ( like the wing tips ), the plane came out OK

Isaac

[Isaac]

The engines are podded in nacelles the same way as the Me-262. However, they are not identical.

The construction of the nacelle is the same as the fuselage; frames inside and external surfaces over it. However, I will use the same method as the fuselage and add glue tabs and modify the frames.

Here are the kit parts



and the major parts of the frame


the kit surfaces have no glue tabs


I printed a second set of nacelles on thin and card paper and used those parts to form the glue tabs ( the curved section used thin tabs and the rest used the card ).


glue the forward skins together and slide dry fit over the frame


first look next to the wing



add the exhaust nozzle onto the rear frame


use Yoav's technique to keep the exhaust part round


build the aft nacelle


now cut the inner frame in half as shown ( you will see why later )


assemble the forward and aft nacelle halves. No frames used yet.



part 2 of the assembly to follow


Isaac

[Isaac]

continued.

The engine inlet cone is glued in place to the forward nacelle to match. The kit parts are a bit short in this location .

insert the forward half of the frame and glue and glue in place



The aft frame has to be cut a bit more ( in the center ) to allow it to be slipped in aft. Also the rear frames need to be cut back a bit around the exhaust area



both nacelles done



dry fit to the wings


I added 4 small card stock parts on the inside to support the glueing of the nacelles to the wings



glue the nacelles to the wing.



the aft area is ambiguous, however it will be covered by an aft fairing, so it makes no difference


both nacelles glued on


add the rear fairing


here is the forward fairing


aft fairing


and a view of the faired nacelle


lastly is to add the nose cone to the engine inlet



Isaac

[MacSongLi]

All of the work was worth it. You've got a beautiful aircraft. Nice work Isaac.


Gary

[Isaac]

Originally Posted by MacSongLi

All of the work was worth it. You've got a beautiful aircraft. Nice work Isaac.


Gary

Gary


As complicated and at times this model is frustrating to build, I find it satisfying to solve the complexities and build it. If I am stuck or results don't look OK, I will stop and continue the work later or the next day.

Thanks

Isaac

[Isaac]

Here is what the model looks like at this stage.






Isaac