Nikolay Polyakov Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 19/01/2022 at 21:52, Serkan Sen said: A bit reverse engineering but it works most of the time... Some outstanding calculations here, Serkan! The more I see at Revell moulds, the more I think it’s really overpriced and not well-designed for the 21st century... Did you see these sink marks on the tertiary doors? Excellent progress and improvements on your drawings. Bravo! 👏 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony.t Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Yikes again. Thanks Jeffrey. Do you have a timescale — give or take several months — for the release of your own kit? And, without getting into specifics, is there any chance of a YF-12A to follow? Please also consider a realistic Sigint antennae "farm" for the U-2R, being repopped by Italeri. A few Hypersonic bits and it could be amazing. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 The dimensions of nose wheel well and the doors have been corrected and some new details added to them: Now the parts in printing phase. 3 hours later I will see if all these efforts bring any improvements on printed parts or not!.. Serkan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 The details here are phenomenal! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Wow, those 3D renders are exquisite. Sadly, I don't have the energy or interest to got the 3D printing route. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Your CAD skills are impressive. Can't wait to see the printed results. Cheers, Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 4:20 PM, Tomjw said: Your CAD skills are impressive. Can't wait to see the printed results. Thanks Tom. Here are the printed parts (new vs old). First the NLG bay door: The rivets and additional details give very nice look to the new part. And here is the evolution of wheel bay model: top to bottom - old to new and the close view of the uplock mechanism and pipe routing: The wheel bay together with the lower fuselage part: More images will follow... Serkan 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 9:58 PM, tony.t said: And, without getting into specifics, is there any chance of a YF-12A to follow? Here is my first attempt to model YF-12A: The more info can be found here: Serkan 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 Here are the comparison pictures of original and printed parts: Now I have all the parts printed that I want to use in my project. Finally I can start building the Blackbird 😁 Serkan 13 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Gee, this is what we would call in the trade a "No-Brainer"... -d- 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 2/4/2022 at 3:06 AM, David H said: Gee, this is what we would call in the trade a "No-Brainer"... -d- May be this is a strategy to encourage aftermarket products indirectly... 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffan Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 03/02/2022 at 21:56, Serkan Sen said: Here are the comparison pictures of original and printed parts: Now I have all the parts printed that I want to use in my project. Finally I can start building the Blackbird 😁 Serkan Hi Serkan, when I look at these photos, I have no word about your work. I'm just impressed... ! I think you have the qualities to build a really great scale model conversion parts business.🙂 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Neffan said: Hi Serkan, when I look at these photos, I have no word about your work. I'm just impressed... ! I think you have the qualities to build a really great scale model conversion parts business.🙂 Thanks Neffan. I hope your Flanker builds go well. Please share some pictures if you started your T-10M builds. Serkan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 On 03/02/2022 at 14:07, Serkan Sen said: First the NLG bay door: The rivets and additional details give very nice look to the new part. Oh Gosh, it’s unbelievable! Looks like the real thing, Serkan. On 04/02/2022 at 05:06, David H said: Gee, this is what we would call in the trade a "No-Brainer"... Exactly! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 Since couple of weeks I didn't do any progress in this project because I was trying to make a decision whether to model MLG bay or not. Yesterday I decided to model MLG area as well. Here is the kit MLG bay parts assembled together: I started to model the basic MLG well and it has been created very easily: Then I added the wheel housing (I don't know how to call it!) details: Next is to add the stringers and other structural details... Serkan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Looks promising Serkan, as always! 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 22 minutes ago, Nikolay Polyakov said: Looks promising Serkan, as always! 😉 Thanks Nikolay, all the parts till now I printed look very good and improve the kit significantly. Therefore I decided to model the MLG assembly as well. Serkan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 Here are the stringers and the internal structures added: Next step is the pipe and cable routing... Serkan 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Serkan Sen said: Then I added the wheel housing (I don't know how to call it!) details: I've seen it described as "Wheel Basket Protector". Also as "Main Wheel Protector" or even just "Wheel Bucket". It's purpose was to contain the tire pieces and prevent damage to the aircraft, in case of a tire explosion due to overheating. I don't know if any of these terms are "official", but the first I found in a "SR-71 Overview Brief", link here: https://roadrunnersinternationale.com/carpenter/uhc_sr-71mstrbrfjun10.pdf - Bill 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Excellent progress, the NWB looks superb, far, far better the the kit parts. Colin 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 Basic pipe and cable routing have been added: There are some areas to be improved and corrected but even the current model looks better than the original part. Serkan 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 Before adding more details to the model I decided to make a test print to see the current status. Here is the result: And together with the kit MLG well: And some close views: Although there are some areas to be improved/fixed in overall the result is very promising. Next step is to add the fasteners to some pipe routing. I haven't decided yet whether I should model the main strut and side stay or use the kit parts. Serkan 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 Little progress on 3D modelling: The side stay has been added to model and now ready to print: The part will be available in few hours... Serkan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 Here are the printed side stays and main wheel bays: Next step is to perform dry fit... Serkan 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 I'd lost track of your work for a while there, and you've made some brilliant progress. I'd be tempted to get a 3D printer if I had any talent for the software side. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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