BAe Albatross MR.5

RAFF-35 · November 07, 2016, 08:57:10 AM

So the general consensus is that there should be external weapons?

RAFF-35 · November 07, 2016, 12:03:41 PM

Presenting the BAe Albatross MR.5b with revised weapon placement.....

TheChronicOne · November 07, 2016, 01:37:24 PM

Captain Canada · November 07, 2016, 01:46:47 PM

Looks good either way to me !

kerick · November 07, 2016, 05:45:18 PM

Build it!!

TheChronicOne · November 07, 2016, 06:25:37 PM

Quote from: kerick on November 07, 2016, 05:45:18 PM
Build it!!

I concur!! Clear for take off!

RAFF-35 · November 07, 2016, 11:15:29 PM

Haha, thanks guys

just waiting on some tools to arrive before I can start work, also want to get my beaufloater finished this year too so I think that might take priority over this

PR19_Kit · November 08, 2016, 01:06:29 AM

Who moulded the vacform U-2 in the first place? It looks a bit like Rareplanes from the style and positioning of the bits on the sheet.

RAFF-35 · November 08, 2016, 09:20:35 AM

Correct

it's almost like you know everything to do with any form of U2 out there

PR19_Kit · November 08, 2016, 09:22:28 AM

Quote from: RAFF-35 on November 08, 2016, 09:20:35 AM

Correct it's almost like you know everything to do with any form of U2 out there

Nah, only the long winged ones.

RAFF-35 · November 12, 2016, 12:45:34 PM

I'm not entirely sure how to transfer topics, but this idea is (hopefully) becoming reality quite quickly.
I'm finally getting stuck in to my vacform kit... all bits cut (and snapped) out, currently midway through the dreaded sanding.... two fingers of my right hand have remained in tact $:-\$

TheChronicOne · November 12, 2016, 01:41:30 PM

Shouldn't be bad on the smaller pieces but sanding those long ones is going to be sketchy. Oh well, in for a penny, in for a pound now!!!

kerick · November 12, 2016, 09:21:02 PM

Looking forward to this one!

PR19_Kit · November 13, 2016, 02:44:30 PM

Aeroclub used to sell a tricky set of bits and pieces to help sanding down the edges of vacform bits.

It was two lengths of aluminium T-bar, long one around 6-7" and a short one maybe 1.5" long, and some double-sided tape that you stuck on the flat side of the T-bar and then stuck the vacform bits to it. The angle helped keep the vacform bits in line stopped you sanding away the middle bit more than the end.

I've still got mine and still use it, but it's not sold any more, but should be simple to make yourself I guess. I have a vague idea it was called a 'T-Al' or something similar, anyone else remember it?

TheChronicOne · November 13, 2016, 03:51:32 PM

Hit the link to see you and other talking about this... at... I guess what was the old site or some such?!?! ARchives?

http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=37342.10;wap2

I just glanced at the stuff being talked about but it might strike a chord? Same subject and I saw mention of T-bars.