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TTA Avery Hornet

Started by sotoolslinger, November 12, 2010, 06:45:50 AM

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sotoolslinger

So I could not find anything that I could kitbash into this :banghead: So here it goes my first total scratchbuild :blink:



This will be a serious test of my skills :thumbsup:
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bobbo

You can do it!  You can do it!  You CAN do it!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

bobbo

frank2056

Looks like a good start, Ron. Do you have cross sections drawn up to keep the fuselage sides symmetrical?

sotoolslinger

Um Frank I would not even know how to do that. :blink:
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frank2056

Quote from: sotoolslinger on November 12, 2010, 02:11:15 PM
Um Frank I would not even know how to do that. :blink:

You already have a side view - unless you have a 3 view of the original, you can make a guess at the cross sections - just to keep the two sides equal.

Here's your picture, illustrated:


Here's a paper model of the Hornet It may give you some construction ideas.
Also, I think Dr. Yo made a Hornet - he may pipe in with suggestions.


sotoolslinger

I see what your saying. I have built bows before so I am basically using the same method to accomplish this. I color the wood I wish to remove and then sand/grind/cut the colored material away then repeat til I get the contour I am looking for.


They also included this smaller pic in the illustration

In that pic you can see that the bottom is smaller than the top so I have ground down the front sides



By coloring where I want to remove material I can keep everything even
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Green Dragon

What type of wood are you using Toolslinger, been thinking of a total scratch build for years? Looking forward to seeing these TTA builds finished, Doc Yo was doing masters for a couple including the Shark design painted by Angus McKie (think it's on the cover of Great Space Battles?) but I cant remember if he finished them.

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frank2056

Ron,
Your method is basically the same thing. The paper model I linked to has internal formers that have an oval cross section.

Frank

sotoolslinger

It's basswood dragon. It is a little denser and heavier than balsa but I bought it at the LHS so it might just be a species o the same. I got to see Docs masters at the last show but they are not finished :blink:
Thanks Frank
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Green Dragon

Cheers for the info mate and good luck with the build!  :thumbsup:

Paul Harrison
"Well, it's rather brutal here. Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns."-Gremlins 2

On the bench.
1/72 Space 1999 Eagle, Comet Miniatures Martian War Machine
1/72nd Quad Tilt Rotor, 1/144th V/STOL E2 Hawkeye (stalled)

Brian da Basher

You're working with wood?

Wow this makes me feel like a little sissy fiddling around with toy parts...

Go, Ron, go!!!!

sotoolslinger

Well heck bubba I am a carpenter  :rolleyes: It was only a matter of time ;D
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John Howling Mouse

Cross-sections and charts are for little girls (like me).  STS, he will simply wing it.

And it will be outstanding, as usual!
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sotoolslinger

I hope so Baz :blink: I am already thinking I made it either too tall or not fat enough :banghead:




I definitely think it needs to be rounder in cross section. I am going to round off the bottom some more but I think I am going to have to furr out the sides with putty as they are too flat.
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Gondor

Possibly more pear shaped? The part under the nose looks to me as if it is added on rather than actually part of the main structure which could be a help.

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