billn53 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 A 1/48 Blackbird is a bit too big for me, but I’m definitely interested in adding an A-12 and YF-12 to the 1/72 SR-71 in my display case. And, I know you’ve done a great job with 3D enhancements for those variants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 1 minute ago, billn53 said: A 1/48 Blackbird is a bit too big for me, but I’m definitely interested in adding an A-12 and YF-12 to the 1/72 SR-71 in my display case. And, I know you’ve done a great job with 3D enhancements for those variants. Thanks Bill, I am still working in parallel on A-12, A-12B and M-21 conversions with 3D printed resin parts based on 1:72 RevellMonogram and Italeri/Testors kits. Most of the parts were already done including the engine and wheel wells but the current showstopper is to print the clear parts: Serkan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 Here are some comparison pictures of entire MLG assemblies: Next step is to perform fit test to lower fuselage half... Serkan 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Outstanding! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 15 hours ago, Serkan Sen said: Thanks for your kind words. Once all the parts are fully tested and ready to use I can make them available to forum fellow members with a reasonable cost. I'll definitely be interested in purchasing a complete set once they become available. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 15 hours ago, Serkan Sen said: Thanks for your kind words. Once all the parts are fully tested and ready to use I can make them available to forum fellow members with a reasonable cost. I'll definitely be interested in purchasing a complete set once they become available. Cheers, Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 Here are some dry fit test shots: The door arms/rods are still missing. I will added them soon and I will be ready to start my build 🙂 Serkan 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffan Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 18 hours ago, Serkan Sen said: Here are some dry fit test shots: The door arms/links are still missing. I will added them soon and I will be ready to start my build 🙂 Serkan Hi Serkan, super ! Great Job !!! 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 The door rods were added and now all parts are ready for final print test: During MLG strut modelling I realized that the part is symmetric except the torque links. The torque links have the same orientation on both sides... Serkan 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordinir8 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Discovered this topic yesterday, no need to tell you that you are doing amazing work. I had just starting to adding some internal details in my nose wheel well but after your post i just paused my build until those parts are ready so i can buy a set.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 On 25/04/2022 at 13:50, billn53 said: Outstanding! It’s the only right work to describe @Serkan Sen’s work! These parts are the small pieces of modelling art. Bravo, Serkan! 👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroShket Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Great skills, deep study of the SR-71. But I have a question: there were announced problems with shapes of the nose area. Is it possible to get correction resin parts? SR-71 is too big in 48th for close eyes on such misshapes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 2 hours ago, MicroShket said: But I have a question: there were announced problems with shapes of the nose area. Is it possible to get correction resin parts? How bad is it? Can you see what the problem is? Probably better to wait for the Hypersonic/Gaspatch kit which will be released before long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordinir8 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 So when those sets are going to be available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 9 hours ago, MicroShket said: Great skills, deep study of the SR-71. But I have a question: there were announced problems with shapes of the nose area. Is it possible to get correction resin parts? SR-71 is too big in 48th for close eyes on such misshapes. Thanks lot. I haven't modeled entire SR-71 yet. But from the below comparison it seems that the kit nose is longer than the actual aircraft: 6 hours ago, Alan P said: How bad is it? Can you see what the problem is? Probably better to wait for the Hypersonic/Gaspatch kit which will be released before long. Most probably in my build I will use the kit nose as is. The IFR receptacle size and position seems not correct either... Serkan 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 1 hour ago, gordinir8 said: So when those sets are going to be available? Hopefully they will be available very soon. You can keep following this build to get the latest status. Serkan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 On 5/11/2022 at 9:03 PM, Nikolay Polyakov said: It’s the only right work to describe @Serkan Sen’s work! These parts are the small pieces of modelling art. Bravo, Serkan! 👍 Thanks lot Nikolay. Last few days I was busy with painting all these printed parts. I will post some images of the progress soon. Serkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Very good depiction. Clear and easy to understand where the differences lie, which a modeler needs as a starting point to decide what needs to be fixed, and what doesn't. -d- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 The updated MLG assy parts have been printed and final fit test has been done: The inlet and exhaust parts were primed and lightly sanded (the diffuser parts are missing here in the picture): The inner surfaces were painted to steel and titanium: To fit the exhaust assembly some surfaces have to be modified: Both intake and exhaust assemblies have been placed and the seam lines have been filled with putty; Next step is the wheel wells. Serkan 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Now you’re cooking with gas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 9 hours ago, billn53 said: Now you’re cooking with gas I have to cook as quick as possible before facing with running out of gas. ♨️ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Superb work! The parts look like an excellent fit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Fantastic work!!! Very, very impressive. Cheers, Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 I had to make a decision whether I should use the decals for cockpit details or give try to paint them. I decided to go with second option: And for comparison, here is the cockpit and instrument panels with decals nicely built by @Alan P The wing tip/engine assemblies, the forward/aft cockpit tubs and the IFR bay have been glued to fuselage upper half. Serkan 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Your painted cockpit looks very good, but I think Alan’s decals have an edge. Not that it will matter much, so little is visible even with the canopies open. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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