Hawker P.1216

[Thorvic]

Martin, when you glue the top fuselage to the air duct/engine, do you fill the gap on the sides so it has a vertical side or is there a curved blending to it? Another question, was this a true VTOL aircraft?

Robert

Hi Robert

I think there is a blending of the fuselage pod to the engine pod from what o recall, but i would need to check my references. Also not shown in Martins is that the section aft of main exhaust should be like a pen knib (Martin actually used one of his rejects to build the test shot so the tip of his upper fuselage was broken !).

Van the Airfix F-15's have options for single seater and tandem seater with different canopies so thats a ready source, however my original did use the Airfix EFA with a rear coaming from a drop tank.

Cheers

G

[kitnut617]

Hi Robert

I think there is a blending of the fuselage pod to the engine pod from what o recall, but i would need to check my references. Also not shown in Martins is that the section aft of main exhaust should be like a pen knib (Martin actually used one of his rejects to build the test shot so the tip of his upper fuselage was broken !).

Cheers

G

Thanks Geoff,

Talking about the pen nib, was it hollowed out underneath so it had a concave look to it.  I was thinking it would have to match the turkey tails of the nozzle when it was fully open and the jet blast.

Robert

[Martin H]

Looks great!

How much extra parts are needed for this kit?

Normaly under carrage, canopy, pylons, ordanance.

[van883]

Oh dear no progress for a while-and next week I am off to visit my sister in Vietnam until the new year . I'll restart it in January with renewed vigour!  

[BadersBusCompany]

Cant wait to see the topside of it, have a nice time in Vietnam but please hurry back  

[Martin H]

top side shots?



Hows that?

[kitnut617]

What I would like to see Martin if it's possible, a close up photo of how you blended the top fuselage to the bottom.  Geoff said it's sort of blended in a radius.

[Martin H]

my one isnt blended, its slab sided to be honest, but geoff's original scratch build is, I Belive blended. Plus its not an area that easy to get into for photos with out breaking the  model.

there is a slight inwards curve from the top of the lower pod on some front view drawings, nothing to fancy thou. i wouldnt have thiought that it would be to difficult to file/sand it to a suitable curve once filler has been allowed to dry solid.

[kitnut617]

Thanks Martin

[van883]

A very small amount of progress-I finally plucked up courage to have a go at finding a way of fixing the wings to the fuselage. I marked out the parts-drilled and installed some fine brass rod. I then decided that fir ease of assembly I'd do more work to the wings-so the booms are on and large quantities of milliput used to fill the gaps. In the  period since I last posted a picture of my 1216 this I've built a Meteor F.8, Vought Cutlass and a Mig 17 all real world.
Yes I know the wings are upside down 

Van

[Martin H]

so thats 3 built/being built so far then. and i must have shifted at least 30 of these things LOL

Looks good so far from this end Van

[van883]

Slow progress continues.....



Van

[pleb]

I will post a picture of mine later.  The only issue I have is the canopy.  I have the F-15 main canopy but nothing which will fit the front of it. 

[pleb]

As promised.  A shot of progress so far.

[Martin H]

ref the front end of the canopy, the master for the upper pod was built useing yee olde Esci Eurofighter, so the screen from that kit is a perfect fit, but considering that kit is like hens teeth to find these days..........
On my one i used a canopy from the Revell EFA kit of the same vintage as the Esci one, not perfect by any means but useable.