F-404 J PhantomStar

sotoolslinger · January 25, 2009, 12:38:38 PM

It BEGINS

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Ed S · January 25, 2009, 12:52:32 PM

STS, sounds like another brilliant kitbash. Although, I wonder if you might need to scalearama parts to make it work (i.e. 1/100 Phantom with 1/72 Starfighter).

Ed

bobbo · January 25, 2009, 12:57:05 PM

Hot Puppies!!

I think Lockheed & McDonnell should have gotten together in Real World & built ma bunch of these guys - including single seaters??

Bobbo

sotoolslinger · January 25, 2009, 01:04:14 PM

Actually it is all 1/48

You gotta go big baby

Here is the problem. Width wise everything works. Length wise same deal

BUT I would really like to build this as close to the profile as possible so to match up height wise all the crosshatched plastic must go

Time to break out the belt sander

Damn I wish I had a scroll saw

pyro-manic · January 25, 2009, 01:14:22 PM

Scribe and snap? Belt-sanding all that down will take forever, and make quite a large mess. Plus you'll get some spare bits to play with later.

sotoolslinger · January 25, 2009, 01:22:39 PM

Actually I will probably whack most of it off with a coping saw, then sand

lenny100 · January 25, 2009, 01:54:28 PM

love this idea can't wait to See the finished plane

SPINNERS · January 25, 2009, 01:54:53 PM

Quote from: Ed S on January 25, 2009, 12:52:32 PM
Although, I wonder if you might need to scalearama parts to make it work (i.e. 1/100 Phantom with 1/72 Starfighter).

Snap! Great minds think alike

Rafael · January 25, 2009, 02:26:36 PM

W-O-W ! ! !

Rafa
(Drags his chair closer in to watch this....)

Sisko · January 25, 2009, 03:13:41 PM

Wow this is going to be great!

sotoolslinger · January 25, 2009, 03:20:09 PM

Thanks Rafa. Everyone please note a major change in this design

See all the the tape

This crappy model had probably a mm of space between the wing roots and the fuselage. I "fixed" this by glueing it up and applying the tape to close up the gap. By consulting my reference material I find that the 11 degree anhedral applied to the wingtips was there to keep from having to redesign the wing spars and landing gear of the Phantom to aid lateral stability by having a 3 degree anhedral on the wings ......well I have that anhedral now

So I will be straightening the wing tips

As you can see the length and width will work out

Rafael · January 25, 2009, 03:31:52 PM

That photo from the top explains the build in full detail, STS

But, you still have to shave off the top F-4 fuselage, don't you?

Great build, oh, yes!!!

Rafa

Arc3371 · January 25, 2009, 03:33:55 PM

Looks like another great build (and with a lot of possible snags).

sotoolslinger · January 25, 2009, 03:43:57 PM

Well you should all probably invest in a putty company now

sotoolslinger · January 26, 2009, 09:02:06 AM

Allright then the shaving of extraneous plastic.

And the putting on of Starfighter bits