AF-837 Hammerhead

[Joe C-P]

A triplane for the modern age.

[GTX]

A triplane for the modern age.

Err - I think Sukhoi claimed that with the Su-33 and Co.:



Regards,

Greg

[JP Vieira]

Hello
The Hammerhead  is comming along very good.
Keep it up

[sotoolslinger]

Thanks to all y'all I'm back at it and hope to have some new pics up today.

[sotoolslinger]

More P the SR comes later today


That dang port wing root is giving me heck. The ultra crappy ESCI kit (the only 1/48 Viggen I could get) had a horrible warp. I tried heating and holding it in place while glue and putty dried but it still has a horrible dip in the middle

[Eddie M.]

I really like the look of this project! It looks like the tip of a hunting arrow. Sharp and purposeful.

[sotoolslinger]

You should like it  I stole the idea from you

[cthulhu77]

I'm buying stock in Squadron green putty limited !

[sotoolslinger]

You should also invest in Testors white and Aquamend

[frank2056]

You should also invest in Testors white and Aquamend

Green putty, like man, that is so 80s! Like polyester and disco. Get something like MagicSculp or Aves epoxy putty - both can be worked with water (or better yet, alcohol) to feather into the surrounding plastic and they sand easily and have minimal shrinkage. You can also use an A + B plumber's epoxy putty. Much, much less sanding, too. With the time you'll save you may be able to get an extra model in every month!

[sotoolslinger]

Dang Frank you want to make everything to easy

[Sauragnmon]

Leave the man be, he's using Green Stuff!  Any warhammer collector who's had to do stuff like that can recall the infamous name for their putty, Green Stuff.

Sucks you had a warp like that man.  That's just craptacular.  You're coming along well though, and I know you'll persevere.  Keep up the good fight, STS!

[ChernayaAkula]

Hammerhead's a good name for this one!  Can't wait to see it finished!

Any ideas for the paintjob yet?

[sotoolslinger]

Thanks y'all. CA the paint will be similar to this wraparound

With the black replaced with Dark Sea Blue, the tan will be a Sea Gray (probably dark) and the green will be...... green
The plane will be marked with Portuguese roundels in honor of the Great JP

[sotoolslinger]

Almost got those vexing wing roots down where I want them


Still got some work to do on the rest of the plane


Hopefully will actually have some paint on this weekend