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Old 09-04-2020, 01:53 PM
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Cool Wheels

The method I use is to cut card stock using my circular cutter
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stack them to thickness and glue
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attach a spindle ( I use a paper clip with a touch of super glue ).
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shape the wheels to size
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paint the wheels
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add the hubs
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Old 09-04-2020, 06:14 PM
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Exclamation Struts and gear on

Here are the main landing gear struts. Really zero detail here. Just rounded paper around a metal core.
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Glue in place using Super glue ( CA )
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add the doors
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Here is the nose gear
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and mains
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Old 09-04-2020, 06:21 PM
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Cool Status pics- on wheels

Here is a quick look so far


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Old 09-05-2020, 07:16 AM
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Exclamation Seat

Here is the simple pilot ejection seat


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Cool Canopy making-making the mold

The canopy for this model is simple two dimensional. No compound curves at all.

However......

The frames are very thin and there are joints that will not cooperate if made from flat clear plastic sheet.


The solution that made sense to me was to vacuform a one piece canopy. This way, I do not have to deal with assembling the plastic parts as well as try to fit the thin frames on.


First step is to make a positive mold ( our mould in British English ).

make a printed copy in B&W of the paper canopy and form it to shape
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Make a bath tub support for the upside down canopy
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pour Plaster of Paris ( or whatever you select ) into the mold.
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when dry overnight, peel off the paper
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clean it, sand as needed and add wood stand on the bottom.
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Old 09-05-2020, 07:46 AM
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Exclamation Canopy-vacuforming

Now the positive mold is ready for the vacuforming process
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ones removed, I glued the frames on. ( it is a bit messy now, but once the model is done, I will clean it up ).
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here is the canopy and aft fairing on the plane.
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Old 09-05-2020, 09:04 AM
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Excellent work Isaac.
I like very much
Greetetings
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Excellent work Isaac.
I like very much
Greetetings
Glad you are enjoying this build log.


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Cool Missile

Here is the single Matra air to air missile carried.
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and installed

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Old 09-05-2020, 12:54 PM
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Hello I see that you use the same method that I practice for the wheels. Glued cardboard circles and then sanded, with paint. They look good and it's cheap. For the crystals and acetates I use this product, it is very good and when it dries it is transparent. Regards
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