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EA-71, FAStWAC

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cthulhu77

May 20, 2005, 01:57:42 PM
Cutting away madly today...and just starting to bondo the joints...lots of work ahead !!!!



 Forward Aegis Strategic Warning Airborne Control

   The old radar systems are being replaced with the new pulse realtime Aegis systems...who needs a 737 when you can put a mach 2.5 plus airborne system on the deck???

Scooterman

#1
May 20, 2005, 02:16:28 PM
Hmmm this could be interesting!

:cheers:  

nev

#2
May 21, 2005, 12:50:19 AM
Should certainly reduce the transit time to patrol station!  :D

What colour will she be?
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


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NARSES2

#3
May 21, 2005, 01:47:38 AM
Would this be Aegis as in "Aegis Class Cruisers" ?

There was a NATO Concorde radar bird at SMW 04 with the radar etc in an upper fusalage "canoe" fairing. Anyone remember that ?
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cthulhu77

#4
May 21, 2005, 05:07:33 AM
Yep!  The whole 3d realtime of the aegis radar system lends itself to the modern combined military...
 Am going to go with a three tone grey camouflage...boring but practical...most of the carving is in the engines and nacelles...then there is a lot of vacuforming to do!!!   Fun project...

              greg

John Howling Mouse

#5
May 21, 2005, 07:32:32 AM
Wha-----what's this?  I need more pics...

Coooool!
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cthulhu77

#6
May 21, 2005, 06:28:17 PM
more cutting and sanding....

John Howling Mouse

#7
May 21, 2005, 09:16:11 PM
Hoo-hooooo, babyyyyyyyyyy!   :wub:   Keep it coming!
Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

cthulhu77

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May 22, 2005, 07:07:18 AM Last Edit: May 22, 2005, 08:29:23 AM by cthulhu77
Starting to add plastic to the rear engine nacelles...and vacc'd the aegis pontoon (you can see it just to the left...)





nev

#9
May 22, 2005, 01:33:08 PM
I know I should be looking at the model but.........you hang bits of sprue from the wall????  :dum:  
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

cthulhu77

#10
May 22, 2005, 02:36:49 PM
yep...that way, I can't lose them...along with tape, rulers, triangles, etc...

Sisko

#11
May 22, 2005, 03:36:50 PM

Pretty funky lookin!!!!!!!!
Get this Cheese to sick bay!

cthulhu77

#12
May 23, 2005, 08:33:05 AM
sanded down the initial layup of styrene for the bottom exhaust flukes...



oh, and here is a shot of my inside desk:

cthulhu77

#13
May 25, 2005, 05:52:55 AM
onto the upper rear engine deck...lots of styrene to go, yet !

Hunter Gatherer

#14
May 25, 2005, 09:37:35 AM
The project is just great - reminds me of someof those 'artists impressions' pushed out by Boeing and Lockheed in the late seventies of Hypothetical, Hypercruise Sensor Paltforms.

Now whilst the model is lookin superb.... I think we need to talk about the modeling desk....

How do you produce such good work in that wee tiny space ?

Ian
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