Su-9 first generation-Orel 1/33 scale

[Isaac]

The first sentence of the previous post should have started as :

I wanted to demonstrate the way the main gear retract....


Isaac

[Isaac]

The struts are wood dowels with metal pins on either end

Here is the pivot ( also wood dowel with pin thru the side into the wing spar )



and the main struts


now glue in place


here are the wheel axle ( bent paper clip )


test fit with the wheel.



Isaac

[Isaac]

Recall that the resin wheels I am using are from an F-4 Phantom. The shape of those tires are rather square and need rounding.

I drilled out the center to accept a mounting screw


mount it on my mini lathe


and sand the wheel to rounded shape


here is a before and after sanding





Now paint the wheels. I use Tamiya paints



Ready to go


Isaac

[Isaac]

At this point, I glued a wooden short dowel back into the center hole, glued the axles using super glue and then onto the axles.


Notice that at this point there is no detailing to the struts. I will add some on later on after the model is on its landing gear.



Isaac

[Isaac]

The nose gear is similar in construction to the main. However, there is an extra axle to support the twin wheels.


Wheels and strut initial assembly


dry fit and trim to the proper height


glue to the fuselage


and here it is on its gear:


Isaac

[Isaac]

Here is where I add the finishing details. Some parts that were too small or cant be seen are omitted.


mains



and the nose gear




Isaac

[Mike1158]

A typically high standard of build and detail, nice one.

[MacSongLi]

The 'feet and legs' look great. That lathe is a nice machine.

Keep up the great work!

Gary

[Isaac]

thank you guys for following this build.

The last detail for now are the guns. They are made of painted wood dowels.



At this point the work on this model is done. There is still the small bomb, rack and antenna wires, but for now, they are omitted since I am bringing it to the US Air Force Museum this Saturday as part of my paper plane display and talk about early jet development.

Paper models at USAF museum family day Aug 18


Isaac

[Isaac]

Here are the initial pictures of the finished model



Isaac