The Stratofortress 1:33 Scale

[Ashrunner]

Excellent work making sure things will appear correct.

I was looking at my book for the kit last night, and was thinking...Damn big bird. Then I remembered the days I was crawling around them, dodging them on the taxiways and I thought...Damn big bird.

[2Kamser]

[QUOTE=peter taft;149464]Cheers mate. The Pylon {engine mount} from it's TIP to TAIL is 8 3/4" {220cm} in length, this is the OUTBOARD mount - the INBOARD mounts are a wee bit shorter. The TOTAL length of PYLON + NACELLE = 10 1/2" {265cm} Huge :D

Peter i hopy you missed a comma here, cause if not, then you need a bigger house :D
the engine pylons would be 2,2 meters with total length of 2,65 meters

[peter taft]

[QUOTE=2Kamser;149514]

Originally Posted by peter taft

Cheers mate. The Pylon {engine mount} from it's TIP to TAIL is 8 3/4" {220cm} in length, this is the OUTBOARD mount - the INBOARD mounts are a wee bit shorter. The TOTAL length of PYLON + NACELLE = 10 1/2" {265cm} Huge :D

Peter i hopy you missed a comma here, cause if not, then you need a bigger house :D
the engine pylons would be 2,2 meters with total length of 2,65 meters

Yeeeees my bad should read 22.0cm although 2.65 meters would be ok if i lived in a huge barn :D

[peter taft]

Originally Posted by Ashrunner

Excellent work making sure things will appear correct.

I was looking at my book for the kit last night, and was thinking...Damn big bird. Then I remembered the days I was crawling around them, dodging them on the taxiways and I thought...Damn big bird.

Hi Ash. She's a lovely HUGE and VERY BEAUTIFUL big bird Our Baby

[peter taft]

I was hoping to have a few pictures of the undercarriage for you guys - BUT, the parts are not good to say the least. Several problems:

1} Parts that are supposed to be SYMMETRICAL are NOT
2} The HAND DRAWING on most was POOR
3} The top layer of the cardstock started to DE-LAMINATE, especially on the smaller parts.

This is what i have done today:

1} I have cut out one {1} complete set of parts for the undercarriage
2} I attached these to a cutting mat and scanned them all in to the computer
3} I have cleaned up - Resized {where necessary} and Re-designed some of the parts.

The above work took up all of my spare time today, so no chance of a TEST BUILD - Sorry guys :(

What i will do next:

I will TEST the NEW PARTS and when complete post the results for you.
If the new parts work {i have every faith that they will} then i will offer the sheet of the new parts to you guys who want to build this model. I don't think i am breaking any laws by doing this - I want this bird to LOOK brilliant, and know way were the parts good enough, hence this up-grade. The sheet will be free of course. So stay tuned, should have at least one carriage assembly by the weeks end.

P.S Does anyone have or know where i can get a PHOTO REALISTIC flight panel for this model ? I have looked, found several photographs, but the flight yolks need to be removed and the thrust levers too, i can do this in PSP, but if anyone already knows where i can obtain this already done would be a great help - Scale isn't an issue, i can re-scale what ever turns up. Thanks in advance.

[rmks2000]

Glad to see this kit being built. Lookin' good so far.

[rickstef]

Peter,

Check the Flight Sim community, they might have something, I know that the yokes and throttle cluster do not show

Rick

[2Kamser]

[QUOTE=peter taft;149758]

Originally Posted by 2Kamser

Yeeeees my bad should read 22.0cm although 2.65 meters would be ok if i lived in a huge barn :D

now wouldn't that be sumpthin' :D:D

[mldixon]

P.S Does anyone have or know where i can get a PHOTO REALISTIC flight panel for this model ? I have looked, found several photographs, but the flight yolks need to be removed and the thrust levers too, i can do this in PSP, but if anyone already knows where i can obtain this already done would be a great help - Scale isn't an issue, i can re-scale what ever turns up. Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]

Peter I have a panel that I was working up for my own version. Not finished yet but it is a flat panel without the yokes of the panels from the flight manuals. I retouched it in Photoshop and combined the two page spread for you. Hope it helps

[mldixon]

Peter I tried to attach this as a PDF but it would not load, so here is the PNG version of it. If you want a PDF PM me a email address and I will send it on
Mike