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Pics or it didn't happen, not sure what part you are talking about. I've got to give it to you, usually I've started and given p on four or five projects since starting the first , keep it up.

Great scratch work Rug! the somewhat cheaper method for the airforce, and likely lighter and stronger than the resin version!!!

I wouldn't try to make an exact match. STC's vary.

@Theo - Haha, no pics as it hasn't happened It's the engine covers on the side of the fuselage - I want to angle them with a downward slope, currently they are perpendicular to the fuselage...

@Shas - thanks mate. Yes, cheaper in price but not in labour hopefully the glue joints are stronger this time round, but I'll be beefing it up when I do the detailing so should take an inaugural flight quite well really!

@Brian - totally agreed, I do generally try to add my own spin to my models, but I do want the sloping side pods though as it looks better to me

Reworked the side pods to get a bit of an angle on the top section - not 100% that I'm happy with it yet, but going to see how it looks once I bulk out the central section.

Also moved on to the wings and started with the basic shape, to see how it fits together - these are the second set of wings, managed to make the first version too small !! Must remember the age old saying: Measure twice, cut once...

Now that is looking the business, good job.

I like it. It is coming out marvelous. If it were not for so many models to build, I would re-make this model again, but a bit different from the first one. i would like to see a two seater thunderbolt, something like a trainer.

I like it so far and the extra details if you should attempt it. will make it stand out even more. (Bomb arrays, missiles, wing tip fuel tanks, ) Keep it up and waiting to see more.

And there you go! support from some spars for structural integrity!

The leading edges on those wings look beautiful mate.

That's looking amazing, you see who needs to buy models, we should all just build are own .

As scratchbuilds go I'm loving this one, especialy the complex shapes you've had to build for the main body,
and those wings look perfect.

Can't wait to to see more .

Now if the game companies would just release scaled blueprints so we could make our own!

Looking good to me, Ruglud.

Camkierhi wrote:Now that is looking the business, good job.

Very kind of you to say so

silveroxide wrote:I like it. It is coming out marvelous. If it were not for so many models to build, I would re-make this model again, but a bit different from the first one. i would like to see a two seater thunderbolt, something like a trainer.

I like it so far and the extra details if you should attempt it. will make it stand out even more. (Bomb arrays, missiles, wing tip fuel tanks, ) Keep it up and waiting to see more.

Thanks Silver, I'd be very interested to see you have a go at one of these, or something bigger like a Marauder Bomber or Marauder Destroyer

shasolenzabi wrote:And there you go! support from some spars for structural integrity!

Oh yes - the only way to go...

inmygravenimage wrote:The leading edges on those wings look beautiful mate.

Thanks- I may need to alter this slightly as is a prototype, but won't be too far removed from what you see now...

hk1x1 wrote:That's looking amazing, you see who needs to buy models, we should all just build are own .

As scratchbuilds go I'm loving this one, especialy the complex shapes you've had to build for the main body,
and those wings look perfect.

Can't wait to to see more .

Yeah, I love the look of this bird but can't part with £85 for the real FW one, would love the plastic kit rumours to be true one day though. Having said that, scratchbuilding is one of my favourite parts of the hobby and the beauty is you can make it as simple or complex as you like (I generally go for the latter but end up wishing for the former ! )

shasolenzabi wrote:Now if the game companies would just release scaled blueprints so we could make our own!

Then the 3D printers would be working overtime

Dr H wrote:Looking good to me, Ruglud.

Thanks mate

No updates I'm afraid - had to help my brother move into a new apartment on Sunday and totally cream crackered after that - just recovering today from the aches and pains...

I'm not totally sure where the saying cream crackered comes from, but I think I must use it in casual conversation at least five times today . Everything is coming along nicely , take a well deserved break then get back to it recharged.

Cockney rhyming slang Theo - Cream crackered = knackered. American's reactions always make me laugh to these and I try to use as many as I can when I'm on holiday in Florida (we go to Disney World pretty regularly) as the natives often have no idea what I'm saying

what I currently like the best is that you made the support beams for the wings so to stick and unstick the wings to the bird... that is very good thinking mister!!!

I used some good spar support for Da Big Bomma in my thread. I find it odd that the model of the GW Ork Fighta-bomma has aerodynamic rounded leading edges on it's wing as opposed to the human wings with flat brick like surfaces. Orks truly have genius in their blood!

But this T-bolt you are making from plastic is brilliant! Now if only they'd make plastic kits cheap, but I would settle for blur-prints I could fashion my own planes from.

I still have yet to make a MiG for my Khadrovians

silveroxide wrote:I like it. It is coming out marvelous. If it were not for so many models to build, I would re-make this model again, but a bit different from the first one. i would like to see a two seater thunderbolt, something like a trainer.

I like it so far and the extra details if you should attempt it. will make it stand out even more. (Bomb arrays, missiles, wing tip fuel tanks, ) Keep it up and waiting to see more.[/quote

Thanks Silver, I'd be very interested to see you have a go at one of these, or something bigger like a Marauder Bomber or Marauder Destroyer

My T-Bird is here, http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/30/491565.page scroll down past the LCM and the Scout vehicle. I have bombs and wing tip las-cannons on mine. I do have the schematics for the Marauders, but those are for another day.

Viktor von Domm wrote:what I currently like the best is that you made the support beams for the wings so to stick and unstick the wings to the bird... that is very good thinking mister!!!

Thanks Vik, the wings will most likely be attached permanently the struts are to add strength to the join and also assist with getting the wings at the correct angle.

shasolenzabi wrote:I used some good spar support for Da Big Bomma in my thread. I find it odd that the model of the GW Ork Fighta-bomma has aerodynamic rounded leading edges on it's wing as opposed to the human wings with flat brick like surfaces. Orks truly have genius in their blood!

Yeah, GW design aesthetics sometimes leave me wondering what they are smoking in that design studio of theirs...

But this T-bolt you are making from plastic is brilliant! Now if only they'd make plastic kits cheap, but I would settle for blur-prints I could fashion my own planes from.

I still have yet to make a MiG for my Khadrovians

Funnily enough I did look for blue-prints, thought there might be a version or two somewhere on the net but so far I haven't found any :(

silveroxide wrote:I like it. It is coming out marvelous. If it were not for so many models to build, I would re-make this model again, but a bit different from the first one. i would like to see a two seater thunderbolt, something like a trainer.

I like it so far and the extra details if you should attempt it. will make it stand out even more. (Bomb arrays, missiles, wing tip fuel tanks, ) Keep it up and waiting to see more.

Cheers Silver, if I can attain the level of detail you do on your builds then I'll be happy

Thanks Silver, I'd be very interested to see you have a go at one of these, or something bigger like a Marauder Bomber or Marauder Destroyer

My T-Bird is here, http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/30/491565.page scroll down past the LCM and the Scout vehicle. I have bombs and wing tip las-cannons on mine. I do have the schematics for the Marauders, but those are for another day.

Thanks for the link, haven't looked at those models of yours for a while. Your flyers are awesome. Also reminds me that I still want to build a 40k style PBR for my Catachans

I will also patiently await your Marauder

Still no updates, sorry. Hectic week at work and decorating my daughters bedroom today... Hoping though to get high on plastic glue tomorrow

Took the wings apart today as I didn't like he angle of the tips and the rear strut was too far back - I'm toying now with not using struts in rebuild, but for now I'm building up the detailing on the wing... Forgot though to take pictures, then had a big dinner and slept through most of the evening !! Will try and get some more progress and pics up over next few days

And pictures of wing work...
First picture is of the deconstructed wings, followed by new wings - made of layered plasticard - 3x 1.0mm & 2x 0.5mm detailing layers. Plus shown here is the method that I'm using to locate the wings - using flat tabs that slot into the side pods.






Next job is to shape the edges to get some feeling of aerodynamics going on... Plenty of filing and scraping ahead I feel

Beautiful, beautiful work. Almost - ALMOST - enough to make me scratchbuild a marauder

Cracking stuff. Such a pretty birdy.

Nice work.

Yeah, there's a reason that tabs are the way that Airfix, Revel and the others do wings...
Don't know how GW does wings, as I don't have one of their's yet.

Thanks guys. The tabs are a much better option for the wings, and now you mention it does remind me of the pro way of doing this

Yeah, I didn't think about the tabs until you said that's what you were doing and I thought "yeah, all model aircraft I've made have used them..."

Job's a good'un

Looking good!

It almost makes me want to try with a flyer of my own too. Almost .

Awesome mate! Great details!

keep up the great work, this is looking Fantastic

I hope you kept all the parts from the ones you've taken apart, you could build a fleet of Looted Flyas

Cheers for the encouragement. Well, I've struggled to do any real work on the bird, but did finish the panelling detail on both wings




You may notice though that I made a mistake on one of the wings undersides - I made the lead edge panel to narrow so must now rectify that with some filler