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Started by Gigatron at 11-06-2009 7:58 PM. Topic has 7 replies.
  
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 11-06-2009, 7:58 PM
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Gigatron
 
Joined on 01-19-2007
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Making your own "visible" fuselage halves?
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Hey gang, After building the Revell visible B-17 and starting on a Trumpeter visible Me-262, I got to thinking that a lot more kits would be kind of cool as visible variants. So, I started wondering about how you would go about making your own visible fuselage halves. I'm assuming that vacforming is the only feasible way of doing this. So then it comes down to material and technique. What material is best - polycarbonate, acetate, etc.? And instead of re-inventing the wheel, I'd vacform over the existing fuselage, but would that, effectively, enlarge the fuselage half? How would I go about maintaining the correct size? Thanks for any suggestions. -Fred
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11-07-2009, 7:34 PM
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Gigatron
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Re: Making your own "visible" fuselage halves?
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I don't think that would work, though. Most fuelages have different interior and exterior detail (at least with WWII fighters, anyway). For instance, the B-17 has all the internal ribbing and molded on detail like O2 tanks and hoses and some wiring - things that wouldn't be on the outside. Same with the Me-262. Most kits have molded on cockpit sidewalls and such. The outside might have panel lines, scoops, vents, sensor arrays - all kind of surface mounted detail that you wouldn't get from molding the inside. -Fred
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11-08-2009, 10:08 PM
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tankerbuilder
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Re: Making your own "visible" fuselage halves?
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Gigatron, HI; You need to follow the proffessionals here. The thing to do is cut windows? in the areas you want visible.You then can put clear inside or outside the windows. When you do the windows make sure they DO NOT have regular edges(no smooth holes here) Rough edges thinned to scale and painted either red or white, to offset everything inside.Check out the many models that graced the cover of this great mag. That should help you along.NOTE: the builders DID NOT put clear plastic in their windows.I do to keep dust out. tankerbuilder
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11-12-2009, 1:21 PM
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EasyMike
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Horse Cave, KY
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Re: Making your own "visible" fuselage halves?
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 Gigatron wrote: | | ...I'd vacform over the existing fuselage, but would that, effectively, enlarge the fuselage half? How would I go about maintaining the correct size?... |
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Yes. By the thickness of the material you are forming with. The next step would be to vac form a new fuselage half inside the one just created and that would get you back to the original size. ![Smile [:)]](/emoticons/icon_smile.gif)
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11-13-2009, 2:56 PM
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Gigatron
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Re: Making your own "visible" fuselage halves?
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Hey Hans, it took me a day or two before it dawned on me. at first, I couldn't imagine why there would be irregularly shaped windows ![Laugh [(-D]](/emoticons/icon_smile_newlaugh.gif) EasyMike, is it possible to vac form into a negative space like that? -Fred
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11-17-2009, 8:57 PM
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qarloclobrigny
Joined on 02-13-2008
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Re: Making your own "visible" fuselage halves?
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yes it is possible. i believe they call that a "female". there is some info on doing that available.
thark you, stupid warhoons
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