Vietnam Air War GB - Extended!

Nice work there Talentless.  I know what you mean about fighting with the resin.  I am in the middle of doing the same thing myself!

Ken

looking good :)

youre correct thats my what if story lol

the tsr2 saga pretty much killed the uk aviation industry stone dead!

technically it was brilliant the manedgement of the entire project was an absolute disgrace and a total farce from day 1!

techniaclly brilliant but murdered by polotics you guys poached most of our engineers after that too lol

finally up and running. the resin now fits (mostly). 

DSC02352 by omgpainful, on Flickr

When removing the front wheelwell the plastic became so thin it broke . Should be ok with plenty of epoxy tho'.

DSC02349 by omgpainful, on Flickr

As its (hopefully) going to be and inflight/ taking off model I opened these 8 "suction relief" flaps which ill box in / make doors for later. If anyone knows if there is anything else that needs to be opened up please say .

DSC02351 by omgpainful, on Flickr

DSC02350 by omgpainful, on Flickr

Those jets look fast and deadly just on the deck. Some bad guys will have very unhappy day if that ordinance finds its way to their playground! And I sure hope it does, yup yup.

eatthis

tsr2 entered service and the f111 was still having major problems. vietnam was hotting up and the yanks needed 1 or the other but couldnt decide which.
the raf agreed to lend 6 tsr2 gr1s to the us for field evaluation alongside the f111 to see which worked best (or at all!)

Excuse me Eatthis, but where did you get this information?  I am pretty sure the TSR-2 never made it past only three "flight ready" prototypes.  And it was in fact the other way around.  The RAF ordered 10 F-111Ks to evaluate.  The USAF never considered the TSR-2.

Ken

sibling rivalry

tsr2 entered service and the f111 was still having major problems. vietnam was hotting up and the yanks needed 1 or the other but couldnt decide which.
the raf agreed to lend 6 tsr2 gr1s to the us for field evaluation alongside the f111 to see which worked best (or at all!)

Hi Eatthis,

It looks a lot meaner with the pylons loaded up.  Great work!

Ken

getting there now i just need to paint the tanks and maybe fit a winder on the spare pylon and sort the pitot

troublemaker66

Son Of Medicine Man

troublemaker66

I finally got the urge to resume work on my Skymaster yesterday. I`m at the point of painting the first coat of exterior color. Thinking I`m just gonna go out to the garage and spray...yeah, right.......the air valve assembly on my Badger 150 was shot. Luckily, a local HS had a replacement so I was able to get 2 coats on it. Once it starts looking like something, I`ll post a few pics....been tough to get motivated lately...missing my old shop.

Everyone is doing excellent work and it is very inspiring...hopefully it`ll keep me inspired as well!

Len

Hi Len,

It is good to hear from you again!  How are you holding up?  I am guessing that it was salt water that got into the Badger?  Has there been any work done on repairing your house yet?  I know you were fighting with the insurance company just to get the paper work straighten out.  Then the government was dragging their feet on releasing the funds.

Ken

 

Yep...salt water had to be the culprit. I picked up another valve and got the 1st coat on the kit. Zero construction on the house as it needs to be raised up onto pilings and the Township hasn`t accepted the new FEMA maps, which means the ICC money for raising the house is being held up until they do! FEMA screwed alot of people with their new maps and people are starting to walk away from their homes/mortgages because it`s too expensive to come up to code. It`s a nightmare with no end in sight.

Len

Wow, Len, that has to be so frustrating and heartbreaking at the same time.  I truly hope things work out for you and your family.  Please keep us posted, if anything, you can always let off steam here.

Ken

Son Of Medicine Man

troublemaker66

tcepilot

I have been watching from afar. With school, motocross season and girls. Well I've been on recon for the GB I guess ya could say. I'm working on a WWII build right now. I have the pics of the seahorse but I need to get on the desktop and upload them. Everyone is welcome to pop in whenever. Extra time is allowed if needed. -tcepilot

I finally got the urge to resume work on my Skymaster yesterday. I`m at the point of painting the first coat of exterior color. Thinking I`m just gonna go out to the garage and spray...yeah, right.......the air valve assembly on my Badger 150 was shot. Luckily, a local HS had a replacement so I was able to get 2 coats on it. Once it starts looking like something, I`ll post a few pics....been tough to get motivated lately...missing my old shop.

Everyone is doing excellent work and it is very inspiring...hopefully it`ll keep me inspired as well!

Len

Hi Len,

It is good to hear from you again!  How are you holding up?  I am guessing that it was salt water that got into the Badger?  Has there been any work done on repairing your house yet?  I know you were fighting with the insurance company just to get the paper work straighten out.  Then the government was dragging their feet on releasing the funds.

Ken

 

Len

Finally made a start today so i am up and running. Currently trying to shoehorn ill fitting resin into a kit it was supposedly designed for. If it was indeed designed for it then why the flip do i have to perform openheart surgery on it every damn time. Grrrrrrrrrr.

Hi Everyone!

I spent the evening doing some more sanding, filing, test fitting, and repeat!  It is a slow tedious process.  I found that if you hold the resin up to a bright light you can tell when you are getting close to sanding through by seeing how much light comes through.  I don't dare sand anymore on the avionics bay piece.  I have more room I can sand on the cockpit base.  I also need to do more sanding on the inside of the fuselage.

Ken

troublemaker66

tcepilot

I have been watching from afar. With school, motocross season and girls. Well I've been on recon for the GB I guess ya could say. I'm working on a WWII build right now. I have the pics of the seahorse but I need to get on the desktop and upload them. Everyone is welcome to pop in whenever. Extra time is allowed if needed. -tcepilot

I finally got the urge to resume work on my Skymaster yesterday. I`m at the point of painting the first coat of exterior color. Thinking I`m just gonna go out to the garage and spray...yeah, right.......the air valve assembly on my Badger 150 was shot. Luckily, a local HS had a replacement so I was able to get 2 coats on it. Once it starts looking like something, I`ll post a few pics....been tough to get motivated lately...missing my old shop.

Everyone is doing excellent work and it is very inspiring...hopefully it`ll keep me inspired as well!

Len

Hi Len,

It is good to hear from you again!  How are you holding up?  I am guessing that it was salt water that got into the Badger?  Has there been any work done on repairing your house yet?  I know you were fighting with the insurance company just to get the paper work straighten out.  Then the government was dragging their feet on releasing the funds.

Ken

tcepilot

I have been watching from afar. With school, motocross season and girls. Well I've been on recon for the GB I guess ya could say. I'm working on a WWII build right now. I have the pics of the seahorse but I need to get on the desktop and upload them. Everyone is welcome to pop in whenever. Extra time is allowed if needed. -tcepilot

Everyone is doing excellent work and it is very inspiring...hopefully it`ll keep me inspired as well!

Len

thats a crackin job keep at it :)

jbell30

Was wondering if it is to late to get in on this GB.....Was thinking either an EA-6B or a Skyraider in SEA colors..

  Welcome jbell30.  Tcepilot has been MIA for about a month but I am sure you can join in.  This build is not supposed to end until August 30th.

Ken

Hi Everyone!

I am still plugging away at shoehorning the cockpit, avionics bay, and front wheel bay into the fuselage.  The main problem is that the Aires cockpit instructions are quite lacking in what needs to be done to make it fit!  They make great cockpits but they sure could make better instructions!

Today I discovered that the ledge built into the fuselage that is behind the rear seat needs to be removed shown here:

 Here it is removed:

 At this point I could finally get everything stuck into the fuselage and rubberband it together to get an idea how it was going to fit.  Here are a few shots:

 As you might suspect, it is a bit crowded in there!  But I am surprised that it almost fits together.  I am pretty sure I will be able to make it all fit.  It is going to take some careful work.

The biggest thing is the avionics bay is wanting the same space as the cockpit.  Here is a picture peeking inside and you can see them against each other:

 This next picture shows where I have marked off the area that needs to be filed down to make room:

I have been spending most of the evening filing, sanding, test fitting, repeat.  I have been also sanding on the inside of the fuselage.  It is getting pretty close but I am ready to call it a night.

Ken

Nice work Eatthis!  The wash came out just right, the paint finish is clean, and the decals look real smooth!     

Ken

i just need to sort the pitot probe out then the splodey bits and its done :)

got to make the splodey things now

Looking good Eatthis!

Ken

done the gloss coat over the top of that ready for panel wash and top coat (matt) tommorow :)

Hi Everyone,

I got a little bit done at the bench tonight.  I started to test fit the cockpit to the fuselage and realized that the braces molded into the fuselage had to go shown in this next photograph:

 Here is a shot with them properly disposed of:

 Next I trimmed off those ridges from the cockpit:

 And here is the other side:

That is all I got done tonight.  I will chat with everyone later.

Ken

Love the camo eatthis! I think it's spot on colourwise!

Nice work Eatthis.  Great camouflage job!     

Ken

Those look sharp! Just have to get into this build.

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