OK this is completely Kericks fault ..he came up with the idea and I liked it..do his fault .
Yep a single engined Buccaneer..I brought one which was already made and who ever built the model did a nice job ...so now it's totally stripped of paint except for the cockpit which is very nice so I'm keeping that as is .
I'll start marking out the cut lines tomorrow and then try to get an idea of what this will look like 👍
Very likely the intakes will be changed for F-15 or F-14 ones 🤔
Ya know just to throw a spanner into the works and make things complicated 🙃
The real challenge will be building the redesign of the fuselage where the exhaust pipes came out ..I'll have abit of work there for sure .
And what are you going to do about the WONDERFUL 'clap hands' air brakes that hang about at the back end of the 'normal' Bucc?
Quote from: PR19_Kit on October 17, 2024, 12:54:54 AMAnd what are you going to do about the WONDERFUL 'clap hands' air brakes that hang about at the back end of the 'normal' Bucc?
Two possible things matey...completely removed or not completely removed 🤔 🙂
Honestly I'm not totally sure what to do with the air brakes Kit and that thing was one of the first things I was thinking about shortly after Ken came up with the idea .
They'd have to go somewhere else as they were an integral part of the Bucc's control system.
During landing the engines had to be running at quite high power settings to keep the blown flaps operating properly so they used the brakes to control the aircraft's approach speed.
Simples! ... Raise the tail & have them sitting over the exhaust. ;D
Not sure I'm keen on the idea of square intakes on the smooth Bucc :unsure: , but, hey, it's your build, mate. ;)
Don't restrict yourself to only thinking symmetrically. How would Tophe have imagined a single engined Bucc...
Quote from: zenrat on October 17, 2024, 03:00:23 AMDon't restrict yourself to only thinking symmetrically. How would Tophe have imagined a single engined Bucc...
He'd have put it out on one wing tip. ;D
And painted it blue of course............
The air brakes were the first thing I too thought about. And for the rest, Curious how this one is going to unwrap. Super nice to see a Tophe reference. He was a force of kitbashing nature and it is great seeing him being remembered because of that. Clear skies, sweet Tophe!
Me being a simplistic nature, I would probably just have cut the more or less circular tail structure where its cross section matches my intended exhaust. Then I'd faired in the air brakes where the twin exhausts are (after all, half the fairing in is already done by the shaping for the old exhausts) and have them open behind the wing. And I would, as per Lee's suggestion, have left the intakes as they are. Unless I want a truly supersonic Bucc, in which case I would have taken out the inner halves of the existing intakes, extended the horisontal parts of the intake walls towards a new, vertical splitter plate just by the cockpit, and then Mirage style shock cones to control then inlet.
But that's me, that..
Mount the air brakes on each side of the exhaust kind of like an F-105. Extend the original engine exhausts and put a cone shape on each one kind of like the "stinger" between the engines of an SU-34. Gotta put all that ECM stuff somewhere.
You were wondering what to do with the original exhausts, why not mount the air brakes a little bit back from where the exhausts are which gives you space to blend in the change of shape, that way you can do as Pellson suggested and fit your single engine exhaust where the airbrakes were. Best of both worlds and far less PSR, possibly :-\
Gondor
The single engine exhaust must go where the tail cone is on the twin version. You could get a lot of airbrake on the former engine exhausts....
Quote from: Gondor on October 17, 2024, 11:38:01 AMYou were wondering what to do with the original exhausts, why not mount the air brakes a little bit back from where the exhausts are which gives you space to blend in the change of shape, that way you can do as Pellson suggested and fit your single engine exhaust where the airbrakes were. Best of both worlds and far less PSR, possibly :-\
Gondor
Well buddy there's gonna be a ton of PSR on this that's for sure ...im gonna build this like it's sorta real.
Pellson's suggestion is a good one but for one problem..if the exhaust comes out where the air brakes sit the engine would have to have an exhaust starting where the original exhausts ended or the engine would be over half the length of the entire plane ...making for a monster engine which I like anyway 😆
I'm wanting the exhaust to exit under the tail and loose that air brake which ice never really liked ..it looked like a last minute thought but the crap thing is that it's like one of the character traits of the Buccaneer.
OK I'm getting an idea here now .
Thinking of moving the brake up slightly..like 10 to 15mm..making a tunnel sort of deal ..the height increase will give me more wiggle room for the exhaust but still keep a much closer look of the Buccaneer.
I'll have to PSR the fuselage lines back in to match where the brake will now sit .
Gonna have to lift the entire tail up too ..im looking at it right now ..it will be increased the same height as the brake and then rebuild the spine and upper fuselage to match ...yep think I've got a plan now .
Quote from: Wardukw on October 17, 2024, 08:10:51 PM...if the exhaust comes out where the air brakes sit the engine would have to have an exhaust starting where the original exhausts ended or the engine would be over half the length of the entire plane...
No, not necessarily. Many fighters have either long inlet tunnels or long exhaust ducts - or both. Look at the tail of this Hunter, f.i.
IMG_5831.jpeg
It's got a tonne of duct behind the engine.
Others, like the F-102/F-106, f.i has long intakes and the engine at the extreme rear. It all depends on wing configuration and Center of Gravity.
Carry on with that Bucc. I for one will be watching.
Thanks ya Pellson mate ;D
Well hacking and slashing has begun and so far it's proceeding very nicely .
Found a nice solution to cover the original exhausts and that's gonna involve a drop tank ..also flattened the lump under the fuselage which makes it look much smoother and what ever was there can't be there anymore cause that's engine now .
Like one of my other builds part of a boat I'd being used and it's damn near perfect 😆
The intakes and going to remain as is ...I looked at F-15 intakes and id have to destroy a perfectly good fuselage to use em ..if they were separate items then a different story would happen but since they ain't it's not going to happen.
The lump under the fuselage is a fuel tank scabbed onto the outside of the rotary bomb bay door. Basically the door flipped 180 deg and the tank and the bombs swapped places. The door tank wasn't in the original design: if you look at Navy Buccs as opposed to RAF ones, it's not there.
You're right that the bomb bay has to go if you're making it single-engined. The fuelage frames were huge forgings that have a ring around each engine, linked by a shallow A-shaped truss that goes over the bomb bay. With a single engine in the middle, the structure would have to be totally different.
Buccaneer internals:
Note that the original engines are forward of the front wing spar: most of the "engine pods" are just jetpipe.
(https://silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Blackburn-Buccaneer-Cutaway.png)
If I was to undertake such a thing, I'd cut the intakes in half vertically, scrap the inside half, put a flat plate so it looked a bit like a Phantom intake but rounded instead of flat - like this:
(https://i.imgur.com/YHHcZAM.png)
Then use a drop tank or something to fare the original exhaust into the fuselage - call it fuel storage or summat, Fit a single exhaust into the under belly of the tail, keeping the downward angle of the original, and keep the air brakes above the out-take.
It's a lotta work, though ...
Quote from: Scotaidh on October 20, 2024, 01:56:47 PMIf I was to undertake such a thing, I'd cut the intakes in half vertically, scrap the inside half, put a flat plate so it looked a bit like a Phantom intake but rounded instead of flat - like this:
(https://i.imgur.com/YHHcZAM.png)
Then use a drop tank or something to fare the original exhaust into the fuselage - call it fuel storage or summat, Fit a single exhaust into the under belly of the tail, keeping the downward angle of the original, and keep the air brakes above the out-take.
It's a lotta work, though ...
Pretty damn close to what I've actually done matey 👍
I haven't removed the upper part of the intakes where they meet the wings ..left it as is ..those will now be fuel tanks integrated into the structure.
I've used some form of tank to extend the area behind the wings from where the original exhausts were and I'm smoothing that into the fuselage.
It's looking very messy right now ..not pretty at all ;D
Gonna be alot of PSR I can tell ya :thumbsup:
Quote from: Wardukw on October 20, 2024, 05:49:48 PMQuote from: Scotaidh on October 20, 2024, 01:56:47 PMIf I was to undertake such a thing, I'd cut the intakes in half vertically, scrap the inside half, put a flat plate so it looked a bit like a Phantom intake but rounded instead of flat - like this:
(https://i.imgur.com/YHHcZAM.png)
Then use a drop tank or something to fare the original exhaust into the fuselage - call it fuel storage or summat, Fit a single exhaust into the under belly of the tail, keeping the downward angle of the original, and keep the air brakes above the out-take.
It's a lotta work, though ...
Pretty damn close to what I've actually done matey 👍
I haven't removed the upper part of the intakes where they meet the wings ..left it as is ..those will now be fuel tanks integrated into the structure.
I've used some form of tank to extend the area behind the wings from where the original exhausts were and I'm smoothing that into the fuselage.
It's looking very messy right now ..not pretty at all ;D
Gonna be alot of PSR I can tell ya :thumbsup:
Too true, mate - why do you think no-one else is doing it? ;)
Seriously, though - it's kind of a step backwards, doncha think? Like making a F-4 Phantom into a F-3 Demon ....
Quote from: Scotaidh on October 21, 2024, 01:08:27 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 20, 2024, 05:49:48 PMQuote from: Scotaidh on October 20, 2024, 01:56:47 PMIf I was to undertake such a thing, I'd cut the intakes in half vertically, scrap the inside half, put a flat plate so it looked a bit like a Phantom intake but rounded instead of flat - like this:
(https://i.imgur.com/YHHcZAM.png)
Then use a drop tank or something to fare the original exhaust into the fuselage - call it fuel storage or summat, Fit a single exhaust into the under belly of the tail, keeping the downward angle of the original, and keep the air brakes above the out-take.
It's a lotta work, though ...
Pretty damn close to what I've actually done matey 👍
I haven't removed the upper part of the intakes where they meet the wings ..left it as is ..those will now be fuel tanks integrated into the structure.
I've used some form of tank to extend the area behind the wings from where the original exhausts were and I'm smoothing that into the fuselage.
It's looking very messy right now ..not pretty at all ;D
Gonna be alot of PSR I can tell ya :thumbsup:
Too true, mate - why do you think no-one else is doing it? ;)
Seriously, though - it's kind of a step backwards, doncha think? Like making a F-4 Phantom into a F-3 Demon ....
Not if it's a big honk'n engine!
Quote from: Scotaidh on October 21, 2024, 01:08:27 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 20, 2024, 05:49:48 PMQuote from: Scotaidh on October 20, 2024, 01:56:47 PMIf I was to undertake such a thing, I'd cut the intakes in half vertically, scrap the inside half, put a flat plate so it looked a bit like a Phantom intake but rounded instead of flat - like this:
(https://i.imgur.com/YHHcZAM.png)
Then use a drop tank or something to fare the original exhaust into the fuselage - call it fuel storage or summat, Fit a single exhaust into the under belly of the tail, keeping the downward angle of the original, and keep the air brakes above the out-take.
It's a lotta work, though ...
Pretty damn close to what I've actually done matey 👍
I haven't removed the upper part of the intakes where they meet the wings ..left it as is ..those will now be fuel tanks integrated into the structure.
I've used some form of tank to extend the area behind the wings from where the original exhausts were and I'm smoothing that into the fuselage.
It's looking very messy right now ..not pretty at all ;D
Gonna be alot of PSR I can tell ya :thumbsup:
Too true, mate - why do you think no-one else is doing it? ;)
Seriously, though - it's kind of a step backwards, doncha think? Like making a F-4 Phantom into a F-3 Demon ....
Matey this version I'm building will be supersonic which the original Buccaneer wasn't...the original Rolls-Royce Spay engines were non afterburning so only had 11.000lbs thrust ..subsonic only which is was what the aircraft was built for anyway so all good .
What ever engine I chuck in there is going to be as Ken put it so well and I quote "Not if it's a big honk'n engine!" ..this thing will move ;D
Hell it might even be a afterburning version of the Spay which was in the F4s ..im kinda wanting something more powerful tho .
One thing is with only one engine the plane will also be much lighter ..making it faster :thumbsup:
Now to the build...im gonna have to dump that massive airbrake...no matter where it goes it's going to interfere with something.
Lifting it out of the exhaust flow I end loosing more than a quarter of the rudder ..to low and it's gonna get cooked ..part of the reason for it was to stabilize the plane when bombing in a dive ..well this is a strike bomber so no diving...it's a pretty good excuse 😉 😜
I'm gonna give it a braking shoot ..it will still have the similar look of the Buc but alot smaller .
I thinking it'll look OK.
First part of the PSR is done ish..much more to follow.
Remember that if you're putting in an after-burner you can't cant the exhaust, it has to be straight, otherwise you'll overheat the rear of the exhaust ... & the aircraft.
Quote from: Old Wombat on October 21, 2024, 08:02:27 PMRemember that if you're putting in an after-burner you can't cant the exhaust, it has to be straight, otherwise you'll overheat the rear of the exhaust ... & the aircraft.
Yep ..I had that thought which is why it's alot like the exit of a F4 Phantom..that area will be protected from the heat and with the burner lit its a straight shot out the back away from the brake chute .
Ok heres what this girl is all about now ,,one engine ..a few pics to take a look at ..so far so ,,average ..
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Tell everyone it's a J75. It worked for the F-105 and F-106.
Pics look great.
Quote from: kerick on October 22, 2024, 07:50:00 PMTell everyone it's a J75. It worked for the F-105 and F-106.
Pics look great.
Hmmmm ..a J75 ya say?? ;D ;D ..why the hell not huh ?
I'm gonna take a looksie at that mate :thumbsup:
I have decided on the new paint scheme..desert camo ..dirty desert camo ..I love the look of the Gulf War Buccaneers so that's what I'm gonna try and do .
That exhaust nozzle looks like it's from an F-111. You could call it the TF30-P-109 version with much better thrust. The -100 version came out about 1970 with the -109 after that. It might need some enlarged intakes to feed that turbofan.
Like I said, a big honk'n engine!
Quote from: kerick on October 23, 2024, 07:18:36 PMThat exhaust nozzle looks like it's from an F-111. You could call it the TF30-P-109 version with much better thrust. The -100 version came out about 1970 with the -109 after that. It might need some enlarged intakes to feed that turbofan.
Like I said, a big honk'n engine!
I'm liking that Ken 😆
The exhaust nozzle is from no idea ...it was in a box with other bits and pieces..it was that one or a mig 23 one ..this one looks cooler and it fills the space better with its length.
The intakes are annoying for me at the mo...F-15/F-14 ain't going to work at all ..I'd have to destroy a F-15 just to get it's ones ..I have 2 F-4s but there complete and Hasegawa ones ..yummy ;D
But one TF-30 is only a tad more powerful than one Spey, unless you run it burner the whole time.
A Rolls Royce BR 700-715C1-30 would give you over 21,000 lbs of thrust, but you'd have to play games with the timeline in your backstory.
Quote from: Rheged on October 24, 2024, 07:07:38 AMA Rolls Royce BR 700-715C1-30 would give you over 21,000 lbs of thrust, but you'd have to play games with the timeline in your backstory.
Kits second rule 👌
That's Gentlmens rules are very handy pretty much all the time ;D
Thanks to Kericks voice being stuck in the back of my head about the intakes and all the aircraft ive checked I've finally come up with a way to enlarge them ..ive widened the original intakes by 4mm . ;D
So now they'll still look like Buccaneer intakes but taller :thumbsup:
Late the party on this build.. liking the thought direction. Even though I am a big Bucc fan and this is sort of heresy... I like it !!!!
Quote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 11:15:10 AMQuote from: Rheged on October 24, 2024, 07:07:38 AMA Rolls Royce BR 700-715C1-30 would give you over 21,000 lbs of thrust, but you'd have to play games with the timeline in your backstory.
Kits second rule 👌
That's Gentlmens rules are very handy pretty much all the time ;D
Thanks to Kericks voice being stuck in the back of my head about the intakes and all the aircraft ive checked I've finally come up with a way to enlarge them ..ive widened the original intakes by 4mm . ;D
So now they'll still look like Buccaneer intakes but taller :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing it!
Quote from: buzzbomb on October 26, 2024, 02:55:47 PMLate the party on this build.. liking the thought direction. Even though I am a big Bucc fan and this is sort of heresy... I like it !!!!
Brian mate I'm becoming a fan of this beast ..the look of this plane has grown on me quiet alot and that's the main reason I've tried to keep this looking as much like a Buccaneer has I can ..minus its airbrake ..that I just couldn't find a place for it ..so it's a brake chute now .
Quote from: kerick on October 26, 2024, 05:15:25 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 11:15:10 AMQuote from: Rheged on October 24, 2024, 07:07:38 AMA Rolls Royce BR 700-715C1-30 would give you over 21,000 lbs of thrust, but you'd have to play games with the timeline in your backstory.
Kits second rule 👌
That's Gentlmens rules are very handy pretty much all the time ;D
Thanks to Kericks voice being stuck in the back of my head about the intakes and all the aircraft ive checked I've finally come up with a way to enlarge them ..ive widened the original intakes by 4mm . ;D
So now they'll still look like Buccaneer intakes but taller :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing it!
Me to Ken ...im really enjoying how this is turning out ;D
Gives me an idea to kitbash with the Sea Vixen.
Quote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 06:26:45 PMQuote from: buzzbomb on October 26, 2024, 02:55:47 PMLate the party on this build.. liking the thought direction. Even though I am a big Bucc fan and this is sort of heresy... I like it !!!!
Brian mate I'm becoming a fan of this beast ..the look of this plane has grown on me quiet alot and that's the main reason I've tried to keep this looking as much like a Buccaneer has I can ..minus its airbrake ..that I just couldn't find a place for it ..so it's a brake chute now .Quote from: kerick on October 26, 2024, 05:15:25 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 11:15:10 AMQuote from: Rheged on October 24, 2024, 07:07:38 AMA Rolls Royce BR 700-715C1-30 would give you over 21,000 lbs of thrust, but you'd have to play games with the timeline in your backstory.
Kits second rule 👌
That's Gentlmens rules are very handy pretty much all the time ;D
Thanks to Kericks voice being stuck in the back of my head about the intakes and all the aircraft ive checked I've finally come up with a way to enlarge them ..ive widened the original intakes by 4mm . ;D
So now they'll still look like Buccaneer intakes but taller :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing it!
Me to Ken ...im really enjoying how this is turning out ;D
I'm always willing to help out a friend! :wacko: :wacko:
Quote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 07:05:13 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 06:26:45 PMQuote from: buzzbomb on October 26, 2024, 02:55:47 PMLate the party on this build.. liking the thought direction. Even though I am a big Bucc fan and this is sort of heresy... I like it !!!!
Brian mate I'm becoming a fan of this beast ..the look of this plane has grown on me quiet alot and that's the main reason I've tried to keep this looking as much like a Buccaneer has I can ..minus its airbrake ..that I just couldn't find a place for it ..so it's a brake chute now .Quote from: kerick on October 26, 2024, 05:15:25 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 11:15:10 AMQuote from: Rheged on October 24, 2024, 07:07:38 AMA Rolls Royce BR 700-715C1-30 would give you over 21,000 lbs of thrust, but you'd have to play games with the timeline in your backstory.
Kits second rule 👌
That's Gentlmens rules are very handy pretty much all the time ;D
Thanks to Kericks voice being stuck in the back of my head about the intakes and all the aircraft ive checked I've finally come up with a way to enlarge them ..ive widened the original intakes by 4mm . ;D
So now they'll still look like Buccaneer intakes but taller :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing it!
Me to Ken ...im really enjoying how this is turning out ;D
I'm always willing to help out a friend! :wacko: :wacko:
😆 🤣 damn right about that ;D
The new intakes do look pretty good ..bigger for sure but still have the look of the Buccaneer :thumbsup:
Quote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 10:23:13 AMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 07:05:13 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 06:26:45 PMQuote from: buzzbomb on October 26, 2024, 02:55:47 PMLate the party on this build.. liking the thought direction. Even though I am a big Bucc fan and this is sort of heresy... I like it !!!!
Brian mate I'm becoming a fan of this beast ..the look of this plane has grown on me quiet alot and that's the main reason I've tried to keep this looking as much like a Buccaneer has I can ..minus its airbrake ..that I just couldn't find a place for it ..so it's a brake chute now .Quote from: kerick on October 26, 2024, 05:15:25 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 11:15:10 AMQuote from: Rheged on October 24, 2024, 07:07:38 AMA Rolls Royce BR 700-715C1-30 would give you over 21,000 lbs of thrust, but you'd have to play games with the timeline in your backstory.
Kits second rule 👌
That's Gentlmens rules are very handy pretty much all the time ;D
Thanks to Kericks voice being stuck in the back of my head about the intakes and all the aircraft ive checked I've finally come up with a way to enlarge them ..ive widened the original intakes by 4mm . ;D
So now they'll still look like Buccaneer intakes but taller :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing it!
Me to Ken ...im really enjoying how this is turning out ;D
I'm always willing to help out a friend! :wacko: :wacko:
😆 🤣 damn right about that ;D
The new intakes do look pretty good ..bigger for sure but still have the look of the Buccaneer :thumbsup:
If you don't post a pic it never happened.......
Quote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 10:27:08 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 10:23:13 AMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 07:05:13 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 06:26:45 PMQuote from: buzzbomb on October 26, 2024, 02:55:47 PMLate the party on this build.. liking the thought direction. Even though I am a big Bucc fan and this is sort of heresy... I like it !!!!
Brian mate I'm becoming a fan of this beast ..the look of this plane has grown on me quiet alot and that's the main reason I've tried to keep this looking as much like a Buccaneer has I can ..minus its airbrake ..that I just couldn't find a place for it ..so it's a brake chute now .Quote from: kerick on October 26, 2024, 05:15:25 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 11:15:10 AMQuote from: Rheged on October 24, 2024, 07:07:38 AMA Rolls Royce BR 700-715C1-30 would give you over 21,000 lbs of thrust, but you'd have to play games with the timeline in your backstory.
Kits second rule 👌
That's Gentlmens rules are very handy pretty much all the time ;D
Thanks to Kericks voice being stuck in the back of my head about the intakes and all the aircraft ive checked I've finally come up with a way to enlarge them ..ive widened the original intakes by 4mm . ;D
So now they'll still look like Buccaneer intakes but taller :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing it!
Me to Ken ...im really enjoying how this is turning out ;D
I'm always willing to help out a friend! :wacko: :wacko:
😆 🤣 damn right about that ;D
The new intakes do look pretty good ..bigger for sure but still have the look of the Buccaneer :thumbsup:
If you don't post a pic it never happened.......
If my internet speeds up abit then it's possible I'll post a update ...I had a wee mini disaster with the nose cone and I'm now reshaping it..well not reshaping..more rebuilding it ..I epoxied it last night so it's good to go now for sanding :thumbsup:
Quote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 10:36:45 AMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 10:27:08 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 10:23:13 AMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 07:05:13 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 06:26:45 PMQuote from: buzzbomb on October 26, 2024, 02:55:47 PMLate the party on this build.. liking the thought direction. Even though I am a big Bucc fan and this is sort of heresy... I like it !!!!
Brian mate I'm becoming a fan of this beast ..the look of this plane has grown on me quiet alot and that's the main reason I've tried to keep this looking as much like a Buccaneer has I can ..minus its airbrake ..that I just couldn't find a place for it ..so it's a brake chute now .Quote from: kerick on October 26, 2024, 05:15:25 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 11:15:10 AMQuote from: Rheged on October 24, 2024, 07:07:38 AMA Rolls Royce BR 700-715C1-30 would give you over 21,000 lbs of thrust, but you'd have to play games with the timeline in your backstory.
Kits second rule 👌
That's Gentlmens rules are very handy pretty much all the time ;D
Thanks to Kericks voice being stuck in the back of my head about the intakes and all the aircraft ive checked I've finally come up with a way to enlarge them ..ive widened the original intakes by 4mm . ;D
So now they'll still look like Buccaneer intakes but taller :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing it!
Me to Ken ...im really enjoying how this is turning out ;D
I'm always willing to help out a friend! :wacko: :wacko:
😆 🤣 damn right about that ;D
The new intakes do look pretty good ..bigger for sure but still have the look of the Buccaneer :thumbsup:
If you don't post a pic it never happened.......
If my internet speeds up abit then it's possible I'll post a update ...I had a wee mini disaster with the nose cone and I'm now reshaping it..well not reshaping..more rebuilding it ..I epoxied it last night so it's good to go now for sanding :thumbsup:
Sounds like it inadvertently impacted a nonmovable surface during a vertical acceleration.
Quote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 10:40:48 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 10:36:45 AMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 10:27:08 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 10:23:13 AMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 07:05:13 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 06:26:45 PMQuote from: buzzbomb on October 26, 2024, 02:55:47 PMLate the party on this build.. liking the thought direction. Even though I am a big Bucc fan and this is sort of heresy... I like it !!!!
Brian mate I'm becoming a fan of this beast ..the look of this plane has grown on me quiet alot and that's the main reason I've tried to keep this looking as much like a Buccaneer has I can ..minus its airbrake ..that I just couldn't find a place for it ..so it's a brake chute now .Quote from: kerick on October 26, 2024, 05:15:25 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 11:15:10 AMQuote from: Rheged on October 24, 2024, 07:07:38 AMA Rolls Royce BR 700-715C1-30 would give you over 21,000 lbs of thrust, but you'd have to play games with the timeline in your backstory.
Kits second rule 👌
That's Gentlmens rules are very handy pretty much all the time ;D
Thanks to Kericks voice being stuck in the back of my head about the intakes and all the aircraft ive checked I've finally come up with a way to enlarge them ..ive widened the original intakes by 4mm . ;D
So now they'll still look like Buccaneer intakes but taller :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing it!
Me to Ken ...im really enjoying how this is turning out ;D
I'm always willing to help out a friend! :wacko: :wacko:
😆 🤣 damn right about that ;D
The new intakes do look pretty good ..bigger for sure but still have the look of the Buccaneer :thumbsup:
If you don't post a pic it never happened.......
If my internet speeds up abit then it's possible I'll post a update ...I had a wee mini disaster with the nose cone and I'm now reshaping it..well not reshaping..more rebuilding it ..I epoxied it last night so it's good to go now for sanding :thumbsup:
Sounds like it inadvertently impacted a nonmovable surface during a vertical acceleration.
Nope 😄
It's very strange actually bud ...I used air rifle pellets in the nose cone as weights ..nothing new or strange about that...and I used this cheap nasty CA glue to make say put ..nothing new or strange there either..done that many times too .
What I noticed was a dent in plastic which I thought was weird and when I pushed it ..it was very soft ...some how the CA was softening the plastic..it's never done that before..so I cut it out and the more I cut the less nose cone was there 😅
Weird that huh? 🤔 😅
So Tamiya epoxy putty has been doing it's job..so far it's going well 👌
Quote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 04:40:59 PMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 10:40:48 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 10:36:45 AMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 10:27:08 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 10:23:13 AMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 07:05:13 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 06:26:45 PMQuote from: buzzbomb on October 26, 2024, 02:55:47 PMLate the party on this build.. liking the thought direction. Even though I am a big Bucc fan and this is sort of heresy... I like it !!!!
Brian mate I'm becoming a fan of this beast ..the look of this plane has grown on me quiet alot and that's the main reason I've tried to keep this looking as much like a Buccaneer has I can ..minus its airbrake ..that I just couldn't find a place for it ..so it's a brake chute now .Quote from: kerick on October 26, 2024, 05:15:25 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 11:15:10 AMQuote from: Rheged on October 24, 2024, 07:07:38 AMA Rolls Royce BR 700-715C1-30 would give you over 21,000 lbs of thrust, but you'd have to play games with the timeline in your backstory.
Kits second rule 👌
That's Gentlmens rules are very handy pretty much all the time ;D
Thanks to Kericks voice being stuck in the back of my head about the intakes and all the aircraft ive checked I've finally come up with a way to enlarge them ..ive widened the original intakes by 4mm . ;D
So now they'll still look like Buccaneer intakes but taller :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing it!
Me to Ken ...im really enjoying how this is turning out ;D
I'm always willing to help out a friend! :wacko: :wacko:
😆 🤣 damn right about that ;D
The new intakes do look pretty good ..bigger for sure but still have the look of the Buccaneer :thumbsup:
If you don't post a pic it never happened.......
If my internet speeds up abit then it's possible I'll post a update ...I had a wee mini disaster with the nose cone and I'm now reshaping it..well not reshaping..more rebuilding it ..I epoxied it last night so it's good to go now for sanding :thumbsup:
Sounds like it inadvertently impacted a nonmovable surface during a vertical acceleration.
Nope 😄
It's very strange actually bud ...I used air rifle pellets in the nose cone as weights ..nothing new or strange about that...and I used this cheap nasty CA glue to make say put ..nothing new or strange there either..done that many times too .
What I noticed was a dent in plastic which I thought was weird and when I pushed it ..it was very soft ...some how the CA was softening the plastic..it's never done that before..so I cut it out and the more I cut the less nose cone was there 😅
Weird that huh? 🤔 😅
So Tamiya epoxy putty has been doing it's job..so far it's going well 👌
I had that happen with lead shot and CA. But only one time out of many. Weird.
Quote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 06:08:22 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 04:40:59 PMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 10:40:48 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 10:36:45 AMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 10:27:08 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 10:23:13 AMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 07:05:13 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 06:26:45 PMQuote from: buzzbomb on October 26, 2024, 02:55:47 PMLate the party on this build.. liking the thought direction. Even though I am a big Bucc fan and this is sort of heresy... I like it !!!!
Brian mate I'm becoming a fan of this beast ..the look of this plane has grown on me quiet alot and that's the main reason I've tried to keep this looking as much like a Buccaneer has I can ..minus its airbrake ..that I just couldn't find a place for it ..so it's a brake chute now .Quote from: kerick on October 26, 2024, 05:15:25 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 11:15:10 AMQuote from: Rheged on October 24, 2024, 07:07:38 AMA Rolls Royce BR 700-715C1-30 would give you over 21,000 lbs of thrust, but you'd have to play games with the timeline in your backstory.
Kits second rule 👌
That's Gentlmens rules are very handy pretty much all the time ;D
Thanks to Kericks voice being stuck in the back of my head about the intakes and all the aircraft ive checked I've finally come up with a way to enlarge them ..ive widened the original intakes by 4mm . ;D
So now they'll still look like Buccaneer intakes but taller :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing it!
Me to Ken ...im really enjoying how this is turning out ;D
I'm always willing to help out a friend! :wacko: :wacko:
😆 🤣 damn right about that ;D
The new intakes do look pretty good ..bigger for sure but still have the look of the Buccaneer :thumbsup:
If you don't post a pic it never happened.......
If my internet speeds up abit then it's possible I'll post a update ...I had a wee mini disaster with the nose cone and I'm now reshaping it..well not reshaping..more rebuilding it ..I epoxied it last night so it's good to go now for sanding :thumbsup:
Sounds like it inadvertently impacted a nonmovable surface during a vertical acceleration.
Nope 😄
It's very strange actually bud ...I used air rifle pellets in the nose cone as weights ..nothing new or strange about that...and I used this cheap nasty CA glue to make say put ..nothing new or strange there either..done that many times too .
What I noticed was a dent in plastic which I thought was weird and when I pushed it ..it was very soft ...some how the CA was softening the plastic..it's never done that before..so I cut it out and the more I cut the less nose cone was there 😅
Weird that huh? 🤔 😅
So Tamiya epoxy putty has been doing it's job..so far it's going well 👌
I had that happen with lead shot and CA. But only one time out of many. Weird.
This has me thinking mate ..im wondering if it something to do with that plastic Airfix use.
I'm wondering this because I've done this many times with brands like Monogram. Revell..Hasegawa and so on but not Airfix..im pretty certain I've never built a 48th scale Airfix kit before..before this one anyway also this is 30yrs old too and I did notice how soft this plastic is.
So that got the thinking going.
Quote from: Wardukw on October 29, 2024, 10:19:07 PMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 06:08:22 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 04:40:59 PMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 10:40:48 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 10:36:45 AMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 10:27:08 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 10:23:13 AMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 07:05:13 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 06:26:45 PMQuote from: buzzbomb on October 26, 2024, 02:55:47 PMLate the party on this build.. liking the thought direction. Even though I am a big Bucc fan and this is sort of heresy... I like it !!!!
Brian mate I'm becoming a fan of this beast ..the look of this plane has grown on me quiet alot and that's the main reason I've tried to keep this looking as much like a Buccaneer has I can ..minus its airbrake ..that I just couldn't find a place for it ..so it's a brake chute now .Quote from: kerick on October 26, 2024, 05:15:25 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 11:15:10 AMQuote from: Rheged on October 24, 2024, 07:07:38 AMA Rolls Royce BR 700-715C1-30 would give you over 21,000 lbs of thrust, but you'd have to play games with the timeline in your backstory.
Kits second rule 👌
That's Gentlmens rules are very handy pretty much all the time ;D
Thanks to Kericks voice being stuck in the back of my head about the intakes and all the aircraft ive checked I've finally come up with a way to enlarge them ..ive widened the original intakes by 4mm . ;D
So now they'll still look like Buccaneer intakes but taller :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing it!
Me to Ken ...im really enjoying how this is turning out ;D
I'm always willing to help out a friend! :wacko: :wacko:
😆 🤣 damn right about that ;D
The new intakes do look pretty good ..bigger for sure but still have the look of the Buccaneer :thumbsup:
If you don't post a pic it never happened.......
If my internet speeds up abit then it's possible I'll post a update ...I had a wee mini disaster with the nose cone and I'm now reshaping it..well not reshaping..more rebuilding it ..I epoxied it last night so it's good to go now for sanding :thumbsup:
Sounds like it inadvertently impacted a nonmovable surface during a vertical acceleration.
Nope 😄
It's very strange actually bud ...I used air rifle pellets in the nose cone as weights ..nothing new or strange about that...and I used this cheap nasty CA glue to make say put ..nothing new or strange there either..done that many times too .
What I noticed was a dent in plastic which I thought was weird and when I pushed it ..it was very soft ...some how the CA was softening the plastic..it's never done that before..so I cut it out and the more I cut the less nose cone was there 😅
Weird that huh? 🤔 😅
So Tamiya epoxy putty has been doing it's job..so far it's going well 👌
I had that happen with lead shot and CA. But only one time out of many. Weird.
This has me thinking mate ..im wondering if it something to do with that plastic Airfix use.
I'm wondering this because I've done this many times with brands like Monogram. Revell..Hasegawa and so on but not Airfix..im pretty certain I've never built a 48th scale Airfix kit before..before this one anyway also this is 30yrs old too and I did notice how soft this plastic is.
So that got the thinking going.
Organic chemistry. That way lies madness!
Quote from: kerick on October 30, 2024, 07:10:46 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 29, 2024, 10:19:07 PMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 06:08:22 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 04:40:59 PMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 10:40:48 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 10:36:45 AMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 10:27:08 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 28, 2024, 10:23:13 AMQuote from: kerick on October 28, 2024, 07:05:13 AMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 06:26:45 PMQuote from: buzzbomb on October 26, 2024, 02:55:47 PMLate the party on this build.. liking the thought direction. Even though I am a big Bucc fan and this is sort of heresy... I like it !!!!
Brian mate I'm becoming a fan of this beast ..the look of this plane has grown on me quiet alot and that's the main reason I've tried to keep this looking as much like a Buccaneer has I can ..minus its airbrake ..that I just couldn't find a place for it ..so it's a brake chute now .Quote from: kerick on October 26, 2024, 05:15:25 PMQuote from: Wardukw on October 26, 2024, 11:15:10 AMQuote from: Rheged on October 24, 2024, 07:07:38 AMA Rolls Royce BR 700-715C1-30 would give you over 21,000 lbs of thrust, but you'd have to play games with the timeline in your backstory.
Kits second rule 👌
That's Gentlmens rules are very handy pretty much all the time ;D
Thanks to Kericks voice being stuck in the back of my head about the intakes and all the aircraft ive checked I've finally come up with a way to enlarge them ..ive widened the original intakes by 4mm . ;D
So now they'll still look like Buccaneer intakes but taller :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing it!
Me to Ken ...im really enjoying how this is turning out ;D
I'm always willing to help out a friend! :wacko: :wacko:
😆 🤣 damn right about that ;D
The new intakes do look pretty good ..bigger for sure but still have the look of the Buccaneer :thumbsup:
If you don't post a pic it never happened.......
If my internet speeds up abit then it's possible I'll post a update ...I had a wee mini disaster with the nose cone and I'm now reshaping it..well not reshaping..more rebuilding it ..I epoxied it last night so it's good to go now for sanding :thumbsup:
Sounds like it inadvertently impacted a nonmovable surface during a vertical acceleration.
Nope 😄
It's very strange actually bud ...I used air rifle pellets in the nose cone as weights ..nothing new or strange about that...and I used this cheap nasty CA glue to make say put ..nothing new or strange there either..done that many times too .
What I noticed was a dent in plastic which I thought was weird and when I pushed it ..it was very soft ...some how the CA was softening the plastic..it's never done that before..so I cut it out and the more I cut the less nose cone was there 😅
Weird that huh? 🤔 😅
So Tamiya epoxy putty has been doing it's job..so far it's going well 👌
I had that happen with lead shot and CA. But only one time out of many. Weird.
This has me thinking mate ..im wondering if it something to do with that plastic Airfix use.
I'm wondering this because I've done this many times with brands like Monogram. Revell..Hasegawa and so on but not Airfix..im pretty certain I've never built a 48th scale Airfix kit before..before this one anyway also this is 30yrs old too and I did notice how soft this plastic is.
So that got the thinking going.
Organic chemistry. That way lies madness!
That I'd bet on ;D
Whatever it was I think ive got it beat now ..it's epoxied and Tamiya puttyed with the white ..sanded smooth ..it's getting very close to slapping it togetherish..then painting .
Still want a desert scheme but not pink..I fecking hate pink..don't want US desert sand as it's to bright ..but with a black primer and light coats I might be able to get it darker ..adding white might not go well 😕
Add a little brown or grey?
Quote from: kerick on October 30, 2024, 05:26:24 PMAdd a little brown or grey?
Ken..remember I'm 3/4 colour blind so I gotta stick to easy stuff ;D
I picked up 3 Tamiya paints today..desert sand..dark yellow and dark yellow 2 ...figuring those 3 combined layer apon layer could give a half-decent desert colour .
It's going to be primed in flat black and sprayed lightly so the black will create depth .
Sounds like a plan to me!
Hoping it's a good one .
A friend recommended adding cream to lighten something, rather than white, as it makes a 'warmer' tone. FWIW
Did this get any further/finished?
As to engine choice, there's a ready made drop in in the form of a developed De Havilland Gyron in place of the piffling junior's. ;)
Quote from: Charlie_c67 on December 27, 2024, 05:59:54 PMDid this get any further/finished?
As to engine choice, there's a ready made drop in in the form of a developed De Havilland Gyron in place of the piffling junior's. ;)
Your timing is pretty good mate ;D
I actually threw paint at this yesterday 😅
Would have been more paint today but the RW intervened and interrupted my plans ...sadly the next two days are going to be much the same .
But this ain't dead or forgotten..ie..shelf queen ;D <_<
That's good to hear. Hopefully you'll be able to squeak it in on the last day of the year ;)
Quote from: Charlie_c67 on December 28, 2024, 11:06:21 AMThat's good to hear. Hopefully you'll be able to squeak it in on the last day of the year ;)
Charlie mate that's possible but I would say something about that not holding your breath thingy 😉 😜
There's still quite abit to do and that end of the yr thing is coming close ..48rs I think or something like that 🤔 😅
As i mentioned in a previous post ,,the CA pretty much ate the plastic on the nose of this bird ,,,damn near completely destroying it which did complicate matters some what ;D
Well after quite a bit of work i got it sorted to the point where im happy with it ...would have been even more happier if it hadnt happened at all :lol:
Heres what the nose looked like after removing the super softened plastic .
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And in these pics you can see what tit looks like now ..
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Oh theres also the rest of the build to look at too . ;D
And that's easily sorted paint-wise, by making that part the radome, in black. :thumbsup:
Coming along well, Phill.
Well done :thumbsup:
Thanks ya muchly gentlemens ;D ;D
Next will be some good ol gloss varnish..decals and some weathering..gotta paint bits first of course then varnish ;D
Looking marvelous!
Well done on that nose job. What kind of CA glue did you use?
David aka 63CPE
Quote from: 63cpe on January 11, 2025, 11:52:23 PMLooking marvelous!
Well done on that nose job. What kind of CA glue did you use?
David aka 63CPE
Thanks Dave 😀
The CA glue I used is a brand you'd probably never heard of..it's just some cheap stuff you can get in a pack of 6 for $2.50 nz 😉
Strangely ive used this CA before without any problems at all ...fact I've built 7 RC planes with this stuff and it's been used on dozens of models..it's like this packet was much more powerful than the other ones I've used ...bloody weird mate 🤔
Looks good mate :thumbsup:
I've never seen superglue react with plastic like that. Weird.
Build looks great.
:thumbsup:
Good fix on the nose, Phill! She's looking really good! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That nose looked a bit like what was left of an unfortunate Cutty Sark I tried to build as a kid ... before I knew that model glue ate the plastic. The fore-deck was warped, so I kept adding glue to hold it down but this goop appeared that I kept removing ... :(
Chris..Fred ..Guy and Scotaidh mates..thank you thank you 😊 ☺️
Totally agreed Fred ...im the same..it reacted more like plastic glue than CA :o
Scotaidh mate that very much sounds like my first model I built with plastic glue 😀 😄
Very nicely coming together.
Looking very good, Phill! Good save on that nose. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Thank ya gus ;D ;D
Would have been doing some more work on this today but the RW intervened and now ..nope..not today :banghead:
Oh well ..no massive rush but I'm waiting to do work on her now..ain't that always the way 😆
Work is progressing on this nicely..alot of paint has been thrown at its parts ..weapons all painted ..cockpit getting a refresh..seats and so on ..exhaust is done at last :thumbsup:
Won't be long before this is finished..once I find decals for it ..the roundels for this are not your normal ones ..which I've got plenty of :banghead:
Shes done too ....this looks quite good i think ..
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:thumbsup:
Never been a big fan of the Buccaneer but somehow this build is making me think about buying a kit... Very nice work on the build and the finish, love the weathering. :thumbsup:
That's a great build, Phil. Strangely, while you know it isn't that bad, it still looks underpowered. Puzzling.. :)
Quote from: Pellson on March 29, 2025, 03:32:35 AMThat's a great build, Phil. Strangely, while you know it isn't that bad, it still looks underpowered. Puzzling.. :)
I know what you mean.
The build looks great! :bow: :cheers: :thumbsup:
... but I can't stop thinking that the single engine
looks somewhat anaemic. :blink: :unsure:
Come out very well sir :thumbsup:
Excellent job!
Crank'n em out!
Gobsmackingly good! :wub: :thumbsup:
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Well done!
Thank you tons Gentlmens 😄😄😄
This I enjoyed even tho the plastic was super annoying to work with but the results are sweet 😋
And for you picky buggers that's the biggest exhaust I've got behind that thing ..so there !! :wacko: :wacko: ;D
Quote from: Wardukw on March 29, 2025, 10:17:41 PMThank you tons Gentlmens 😄😄😄
This I enjoyed even tho the plastic was super annoying to work with but the results are sweet 😋
And for you picky buggers that's the biggest exhaust I've got behind that thing ..so there !! :wacko: :wacko: ;D
Size isn't everything 😉
Looks like a Bucc with the back end of a SARO P187.
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Well done :thumbsup:
A stealth whiff.
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Good job Phill.
Very clever Phil, nice one. :thumbsup:
Quote from: kitbasher on March 30, 2025, 01:30:43 AMLooks like a Bucc with the back end of a SARO P187.
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Powered by Gyron! Way to go! :thumbsup:
Thank you muchly again lads ;D ;D ;D
It's the first desert camo I've ever done on a plane and even if the plane didn't work out right I'm chuffed the paint did 😀
Seems it did turn out right so brilliant 😁
That's different! Excellently modelled - well done. :thumbsup:
Thanks Glenn mate ;D
I wanted to build this from the new release Buccaneer..at damn near 200 notes here for it ..that thought changed <_<
:wub: :wub: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Nice!!
Thank ya matey 😀