That is incredible work!!!! 

How long has it taken you to do what you have shown here?

Now that is old school modeling!  Can't wait to see the final product.

Thanks for showing us!

Gary

Whoa!  I'm an assembler - you are a modeler!

Looks nice! 

I have not built a jet yet with frame and stringers.  Have to try that some time myself.  I do build scratch older planes without many compound curves, but for sleak airplanes I chicken out and resort to carved solid models.

Thanks guys for all your interest!

stikpusher

That is incredible work!!!! 

How long has it taken you to do what you have shown here?

 

It took me about 3 weeks to get to this stage and approximately 2 months to finish it....give or take a day!...cheers!

Don Stauffer

Looks nice! 

I have not built a jet yet with frame and stringers.  Have to try that some time myself.  I do build scratch older planes without many compound curves, but for sleak airplanes I chicken out and resort to carved solid models.

 

 

 Hi Don

I was the same as you....I hadn't tried to constuct a jet...especially this way for the exact same reasons as you....but I just had to give it a go.There were a few tears on the way especially on the air intakes but hopefully won the battle in the end!....you know what scratch building's like....never give up on the tough challenges else you will never get to the finish line!....cheers!

Afternoon to you all!

Thanks for the replies to yesterdays post.....and here are the remaining photos I took whilst tackling this build!

I left off yesterday starting to skin the fuselage and wings with sticky back silver paper and here is the end result!...

The main undercarriage wheel wells were next...odd bits of plastic was used for this.....

Here are the 6 x 12.7mm machine guns in place in the nose.I drilled out the holes and glued wire insulation that represented the barrels....

Now came the hardest part!

So the next 6 photos are of all the markings in place......

The two tip tanks were made from a couple of old kit bombs that I had to cut and shape up a bit!...

The main wheels made from balsa wood.......

The nose wheel was stolen from an old kit and attached to the scratch built undercarriage leg....

Here is a shot of the reflector gun site...or a bunch of pieces of scrap plastic glued together!!

The last 3 photos are of the undercarriage .....

So ...that's it!

Stay safe everyone and cheers!

She is a real silver beauty! And your construction & finishing techniques are a feast for the eyes! Bravo!

Foz> Ah, that's great!  Can't complain about model inaccuracies when you build them yourself! 

That sticky silver duct tape is good stuff.  I intend to use it extensively when I do my scratch-built Saturn-1b!

Gary

Thanks guys!

Really nice ! The metal effect is particularly well done. 

I wondered how to make the engine cowl for my scratch built bush aircraft. Maybe the use of aluminium should do the job...

Optilium

Really nice ! The metal effect is particularly well done. 

I wondered how to make the engine cowl for my scratch built bush aircraft. Maybe the use of aluminium should do the job...

 

Thanks mate!......I once scratch built a cowling for a SE5a and I made it from a piece of annealed Coca Cola can....it's really easy and effective....maybe you could try that?.....here is a photo of one side of the cowling 

Foz

 

 

Optilium

Really nice ! The metal effect is particularly well done. 

I wondered how to make the engine cowl for my scratch built bush aircraft. Maybe the use of aluminium should do the job...

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks mate!......I once scratch built a cowling for a SE5a and I made it from a piece of annealed Coca Cola can....it's really easy and effective....maybe you could try that?.....here is a photo of one side of the cowling 

 

Cheers!

 

 

 

What scale is that?  Beautiful!  I take it that is a Hisso.

Don Stauffer

 

What scale is that?  Beautiful!  I take it that is a Hisso.

 

Hi Don...yes its a Hispano!.....the engine is made from balsa wood and is in 1:20 scale!....along with the SE5a ofcourse....

Hey, Foz!

          Would you ever consider building a plane to scale completely out of soda can aluminum? I had a neighbor that had one in his office and he never could tell me where he got it. Just on his travels. The thing was a complete in scale Beech Staggerwing in Natural metal. Like yours, it was awesome.

      I never thought of filling the spaces on a balsa frame like that. I'll have to try that on a ship. Then adding the plate detail in aluminum

Tanker-Builder

Hey, Foz!

          Would you ever consider building a plane to scale completely out of soda can aluminum? I had a neighbor that had one in his office and he never could tell me where he got it. Just on his travels. The thing was a complete in scale Beech Staggerwing in Natural metal. Like yours, it was awesome.

      I never thought of filling the spaces on a balsa frame like that. I'll have to try that on a ship. Then adding the plate detail in aluminum

 

I have thought about building an engine for one of my models....just to see if I can!...maybe I will try one day!.....I saw a lot of those coca cola can models when I traveled over Vietnam back in the early 90s but they were pretty basic models ...not like what your describing!...interesting...any photos?

Filling in between the frames really strengthens the fuselage and gives a really good base for skinning I find!....Cheers! 

Amazing job, Foz!

I'm wondering though if you have you considered using a vacuum-former for plastic scale models? I saw this machine that is being used by a maker on YouTube when creating an RC body from scratch.. it has industrial strength and digital intelligence and by far, the most advanced desktop vacuum former i have seen. You can check them out here: http://www.vaquform.com

Keep up the good work, Foz!

wowasha

Amazing job, Foz!

I'm wondering though if you have you considered using a vacuum-former for plastic scale models? I saw this machine that is being used by a maker on YouTube when creating an RC body from scratch.. it has industrial strength and digital intelligence and by far, the most advanced desktop vacuum former i have seen. You can check them out here: http://www.vaquform.com

 

Keep up the good work, Foz!

 

Hi there

Yes I have seen these vac formers before but I wouldn't ever buy one...not only are they expensive but  I believe....and this is just my humble opinion....that this type of technology takes the art out of scratch building!

At the end of the day the former would take away the challenge and the fun of trying to build the model yourself!....the same goes for after market supplies that you can buy for your model.....why not scratch the parts yourself I always think!...or at least have a go?

As I said before....its only how I feel and work as a modeller....good luck to those who want and can afford them!

Cheers

Fozzy

Now that is cool. Fun build, looks cool!