Pin Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 Need I say more? So far this is a declaration of intentions rather than actual beginning of the build, I have another two projects that are barely started and have higher priority. I found a vacform marvel inside Valkyrie's box - Prop&Jet MiG E-8 - another kit that qualifies, maybe I will give it a try if time permits 11
PhantomBigStu Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 A treat to look forward to watching, I briefly considered this one before I returned to sanity, already got one big whitepainted build stalled.....
Pin Posted March 4, 2017 Author Posted March 4, 2017 I have the same whitepainted build stalled as well, but Valkirye kit is engineered and moulded far better. In fact the kit is quite simple, it's the size that makes it challenging
PhantomBigStu Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 7 minutes ago, Pin said: I have the same whitepainted build stalled as well, but Valkirye kit is engineered and moulded far better. In fact the kit is quite simple, it's the size that makes it challenging Thought it might be given my experience with AMT/Esci kits, though engineering isn't my problem its the white paint itself
bentwaters81tfw Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 9 minutes ago, PhantomBigStu said: Thought it might be given my experience with AMT/Esci kits, though engineering isn't my problem its the white paint itself Go to Halfords and get some Appliance White. It's the only way to go unless you camo it like I did.
TonyTiger91 Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 Looking forward to this. A stunning aircraft. Absolutely huge. Some good film footage of this on that 'Tube' place. Nice choice Pin TonyT
PhantomBigStu Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 5 minutes ago, bentwaters81tfw said: Go to Halfords and get some Appliance White. It's the only way to go unless you camo it like I did. I did, and not had much luck, either its my technique, spraying in too cold weather or perhaps both
bentwaters81tfw Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 Just now, PhantomBigStu said: I did, and not had much luck, either its my technique, spraying in too cold weather or perhaps both Stand the tin in warm water for a while, and don't spray in too cold or damp conditions. Light coats, and let them dry between coats. Less is more.
IanHx Posted March 4, 2017 Posted March 4, 2017 Watching with interest... have the same large box sitting in my stash
Caerbannog Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 Brave man. I abandoned mine when I found no solution for the undernourished exhausts. Now I have an etch set for these since many years and I still did not pull it up. :-( Will follow with interest :-) René
trickyrich Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 she happens to be one of my all time favourite aircraft designs, she is just stunning!!! If it wasn't for her size she'd be on the list of must builds! So I guess I'll just have to sit back and watch you very jealously build her!!!
Pin Posted March 10, 2017 Author Posted March 10, 2017 The more I think of it the more I want to build AV-2 The obvious question is the dihedral - where to cut the wing? I have not found any clear indication of where the "cutting line" should be - does anyone possess the knowledge? I also want to depict the aircraft on the ground but with wingtips 30 degrees down - I have a photo of AV-1 being on maintenance in such configuration
Whirly Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 Hi Pin, I have to dig out my references but going from memory the dihedral break should be just outside the vertical fins.
Caerbannog Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Pin said: The more I think of it the more I want to build AV-2 The obvious question is the dihedral - where to cut the wing? I have not found any clear indication of where the "cutting line" should be - does anyone possess the knowledge? I also want to depict the aircraft on the ground but with wingtips 30 degrees down - I have a photo of AV-1 being on maintenance in such configuration Yes, yes , yes - do it! You know you want to. This is exactly what I want to do with one of my two kits. Frankly I was about to cut one this weekend just to see how it could be done, but I am happy to leave this honor to you :-) René
Pin Posted March 10, 2017 Author Posted March 10, 2017 I think the cut should be along the marked line, but as I said, I haven't found any better evidence
Pin Posted March 10, 2017 Author Posted March 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Pin said: I also want to depict the aircraft on the ground but with wingtips 30 degrees down - I have a photo of AV-1 being on maintenance in such configuration Rechecked - it is actually AV-2 photo - even better
Pin Posted March 10, 2017 Author Posted March 10, 2017 Yea, I'm pretty sure that's the line. There are quite a few pictures of AV-1 before wing mating but none of AV-2 in my reference books
trickyrich Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 arrr no! the cut should be along the line marked with the 42 (in the lower part of the drawing) or at the "T" cross section if it is shown on that drawing. In all the photo's of her on the hinge is painted black, both aircraft had the same wing. This from wait I can gather was done to help aid identifying wing tip positions in flight (though I could be wrong). XB-70 wing about half way down. XB-70 photos there are a few in here showing her in flight with the wing tips right down. XB-70 drawing 1
Pin Posted March 10, 2017 Author Posted March 10, 2017 Rich, you are talking about wingtips, I was talking about wing dihedral, the principal structural difference between AV-1 and AV-2.
trickyrich Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 yeah I read something about that a bit later! my mistake. But bugga if I can find any good photos of what you're after either....but I don't know if you've seen these and if they are of any help? http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?126745-XB-70-No2-Info-Sought it mentions that there was a wedge added to the wing root to give her the 5deg. So I reckon Rene's markups would be pretty much on the mark. It's strange that there are so few drawing showing this feature seeing as it sounded like it was to be on future models? I'll now go back and side in the corner for the rest of the day!
Pin Posted March 11, 2017 Author Posted March 11, 2017 17 hours ago, trickyrich said: it mentions that there was a wedge added to the wing root to give her the 5deg.
Pin Posted March 11, 2017 Author Posted March 11, 2017 An article (in Russian) about inaccuracies and challenges of the kit. If you don't read the language just look at the pics, the legend is Red arrow - error, wrong shape, dimentions or placement Yellow arrow - wong panel line Green array - missing part or decal element Blue arrow - moulding problem Pink arrow - assembly instruction error http://scalemodels.ru/articles/2124-obzor-Italeri-1-72-North-American-XB-70A-Valkyrie---chast-2.html 1
trickyrich Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 wow you do have some work on your hands, did he complete the model, the work he did so far was amazing!
Basilisk Posted March 12, 2017 Posted March 12, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Pin said: An article (in Russian) about inaccuracies and challenges of the kit. If you don't read the language just look at the pics, the legend is Or use Google translate - makes some fun reading. Looks like a fascinating build coming up Pin. Cheers, Peter Edited March 12, 2017 by Basilisk
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