The Wooksta!: Not a Spitfire Blog - comments thread.

[NARSES2]

Camouflaged Vanquish looks good Lee 

[The Wooksta!]

I'll be doing some of the decalling over the weekend.  Still not sure where the fin flashes would go, or even if it would have them at all.

There should be a build article for you when it's done.

[PR19_Kit]

I put them on the outside of the upper engine on each side for my 1/144 version. Looks odd but it works.

[NARSES2]

I'll be doing some of the decalling over the weekend.  Still not sure where the fin flashes would go, or even if it would have them at all.

There should be a build article for you when it's done.

Cheers Lee, no hurry

[Gondor]

FRADU Swift sounds like a good idea to me. Simply replace the nose camera with the Harly Lamp and add a hook under the rear of the aircraft and paint accordingly, the thought had recently crossed my mind but you have beaten me to it.

Gondor

[The Wooksta!]

You can still do it.

[Lost Cosmonauts]

All sounds splendid and the pics I've seen of the Vanquish at the show look great

I did the relevant tests with a mule and the pants won't react with each other.

Ah the old infertile hybrids problem, incompatible chromosomes? If it is just unreactive pants then Pfizer have a product that'll help

[zenrat]

All sounds splendid and the pics I've seen of the Vanquish at the show look great

I did the relevant tests with a mule and the pants won't react with each other.

Ah the old infertile hybrids problem, incompatible chromosomes? If it is just unreactive pants then Pfizer have a product that'll help

 

[The Wooksta!]

Paints. The tablet is having issues.

[The Wooksta!]

FRADU Swift sounds like a good idea to me. Simply replace the nose camera with the Harly Lamp and add a hook under the rear of the aircraft and paint accordingly, the thought had recently crossed my mind but you have beaten me to it.

Gondor

Why bother with a hook? The only reason that the FRADU Hunters had hooks was that they were inherited, the Navy ones had airfield arrestor hooks for deck landing training. The FRADU Swift on the go is a straight FR5 that Airwork got cheap when they were withdrawn.

As it was, there were plans drawn up for naval Swifts, as well as armed Type 510s which became the Type 520.

Really don't want to be dragged down the Swift rabbithole, but there are some interesting projects in the line.

[PR19_Kit]

The Vanquish looks TERRIFIC! Love the scheme, and the tail radar too. 

[Gondor]

FRADU Swift sounds like a good idea to me. Simply replace the nose camera with the Harly Lamp and add a hook under the rear of the aircraft and paint accordingly, the thought had recently crossed my mind but you have beaten me to it.

Gondor

Why bother with a hook? The only reason that the FRADU Hunters had hooks was that they were inherited, the Navy ones had airfield arrestor hooks for deck landing training. The FRADU Swift on the go is a straight FR5 that Airwork got cheap when they were withdrawn.

As it was, there were plans drawn up for naval Swifts, as well as armed Type 510s which became the Type 520.

Really don't want to be dragged down the Swift rabbithole, but there are some interesting projects in the line.

I know what you mean, I have one Swift on the go , done two whiffs so far and have another three in the stash

Gondor

[Lost Cosmonauts]

Paints. The tablet is having issues.

Not intended as a dig at you so apologies if it cane across as one

Other builds you've been posting to T o'T's facebook page are splendid as well

[Lost Cosmonauts]

For the FD3 from the old PLA print you're refurbing. Would it be possible to use a fine soldering iron or something to open up some wheel bays? The softening temperature is about 60degrees and it prints at 200

A Dremel saw works as well but you need to take fine nibbles at it or the heat build up is a nuisance and flings molten plastic everywhere (3 guesses how I know that)

[The Wooksta!]

I can live with it being an in flight model - fits well with the in flight Swifts and Attackers I have.  Also makes it easier to transport.

I'm also refurbing that odd twin boom thing and thinking about the old Frog DH110 too.