gunpowder17 1,102 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 I think that alot of these unbuilt vacforms will eventually be junk. They do seem to break down over time 1 Link to post Share on other sites
gunpowder17 1,102 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 I decided to get some of the boring stuff out of the way today , so i outlined then carefully cut the main parts out. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
JohnT 3,540 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I have a few of these in the stash - can I send them to you so you can do that part of the cutting out for me as its done so well Now if only they could invent self cutting vac forms ! Sitting back and watching with interest and delight. Crack on young man 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mackem01 1,362 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Now this is a project! Looking forward to watching this develop........better keep that pooch at a distance though! Link to post Share on other sites
gunpowder17 1,102 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Yes. She is 4 years old now but she is still a chewer. This is a big part of the Lightning F.2A/F.6 that Trumpeter completely missed. The kink in the leading edge of the wing. Frank Brown captured it superbly. I bought this wide dual sander from Flory models at Southern expo at the weekend. It has been invaluable especially with that kinked wing. Link to post Share on other sites
gunpowder17 1,102 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Heres the kit gear bay. It acts as an wing spar/stiffener too. I may add more detail but then again.....oh who im I trying to kid , of coarse i will add more detail. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
gunpowder17 1,102 Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 The vacformer turned up today and i eagerly rushed into using it. Set the top oven to 170 , gorilla taped the hoover nozzle to it and away i went. One thing i have noticed so far is that the PETg clear stuff hold the temperature longer that the plasticard that came with it , which is good. I also did not realise that vacforming would pick up the tiny little imperfections in the milliput master. It doesnt look bad for a first attempt , and im happy with it as a test. I wouldnt really use it on a model but it looks OK. Theres plenty of time later on for playing around with it. Back to the model for now. Heres a couple of pics of my first efforts 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Reparty 64 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Nice work so far. One thing I'd recommend though is to mount your canopy master on a 'plynth' of smaller dimension, so there's an undercut all around the part you actually want. That'll allow the plastic to be drawn in tight to your shape. It'll need to be cut to release it from the master afterwards. The downside is you can't just lift the sheet and reheat to try again after a fail, but the upside is a crisper moulding and less chance of a fail. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
gunpowder17 1,102 Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 Excellent thanks for the tip. I will give it a go. Link to post Share on other sites
gunpowder17 1,102 Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 I just made a nice accidental discovery. I was going to make a template for the plate panel with rows of small rivets on it that fits in the top of the wheel bay. I was using gorilla tape and noticed it had near enough the exact pattern embossed on it that i was looking for , so i used the tape itself! What a time saver! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
billybookcase 324 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Hi there, when you get the canopy sorted would you be willing to sell 1 or 2? (It's for an Echelon Lightning I recently bought :)) Cheers BB 1 Link to post Share on other sites
gunpowder17 1,102 Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Yes if i can get a good result. Link to post Share on other sites
propforward 878 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Marvellous - good to see this. I have one of these on hand. I had two, but realising I would never build both sold one to an enthusiast. I hope he built it, as I hope to build mine some day. Looking forward to seeing yours come along. Link to post Share on other sites
Centollaman 6 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 More Please!!! Link to post Share on other sites
jimincov 16 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 great post - remember this well - perhaps the ultimate vacform model? i dont know of any more detailed / comprehensive. agreed that if you were into x planes / project cancelled stuff you had to get into vacs.. Link to post Share on other sites
Azgaron 1,236 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Interesting kit and nice work so far! Håkan Link to post Share on other sites
billybookcase 324 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Hiya, any luck with making the canopy? BB Link to post Share on other sites
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