Barry's Lockheed XP-58 'Chain Lightning'
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Re: Barry's Lockheed XP-58 'Chain Lightning'
Showing drilled out tail booms
Thin trailing edge damage..block it with 5thou card, fill with cryo and sand to shape
Stretched sprue cryo'd in to fill pinholes
Then TARFU . See the wide grooves on the nacelles just over the wings? They represent openings in the skin through which are visible duct work going from the engines back to the turbochargers. I thought I could open them up and insert a piece of rod for a more realistic appearance. Wrong.
Ended up having to just clear away the wreckage and square up the opening.
I've laminated blocks of styrene to be carved into shape so I can vacform replacement nacelle sections.
One step foreward, three back.
Thin trailing edge damage..block it with 5thou card, fill with cryo and sand to shape
Stretched sprue cryo'd in to fill pinholes
Then TARFU . See the wide grooves on the nacelles just over the wings? They represent openings in the skin through which are visible duct work going from the engines back to the turbochargers. I thought I could open them up and insert a piece of rod for a more realistic appearance. Wrong.
Ended up having to just clear away the wreckage and square up the opening.
I've laminated blocks of styrene to be carved into shape so I can vacform replacement nacelle sections.
One step foreward, three back.
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Re: Barry's Lockheed XP-58 'Chain Lightning'
That moulded grill in the engine intake, is seriously amazing detail.
So you'll put tubes, and have vacc'd nacelle sections over the top?
Fascinating build as ever Barry.
Cheers
Jim
So you'll put tubes, and have vacc'd nacelle sections over the top?
Fascinating build as ever Barry.
Cheers
Jim
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That's the plan Jim. I shoulda stuck to my first plan: flat sand a piece of rod to a narrow 'D' cross section and glue it in place. A little paint 'n polish ...would have looked just fine.
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Re: Barry's Lockheed XP-58 'Chain Lightning'
That took longer than I would have liked. Vac parts ready to be trimmed
Installed
And painted. Not perfect, but it'll have to do.
Kit supplied cockpit except for the yoke, which I had to make. Planet incorrectly supplies a stick.
Installed
And painted. Not perfect, but it'll have to do.
Kit supplied cockpit except for the yoke, which I had to make. Planet incorrectly supplies a stick.
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Those nacelle covers looked a tricky thing to replace but the results look very good - however doesn't quite quite do justice to the effort involved.
So have you've got your own vacform machine. Can we see?
So have you've got your own vacform machine. Can we see?
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You've put a lot of effort into this and it shows. Excellent work
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Re: Barry's Lockheed XP-58 'Chain Lightning'
Looking good. Lovely detail in the cockpit.
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Great work Barry, inspirational stuff!
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Re: Barry's Lockheed XP-58 'Chain Lightning'
Wow, that was a serious amount of work, looks good though.
Cheers
Jim
Cheers
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Re: Barry's Lockheed XP-58 'Chain Lightning'
Here ya go James...my trusty Mattel Vac U Form which I bought new sometime back in the 70's (I think). I can't actually remember exactly...might have been early '80s.
Fuselage pod just sitting in place for show, and there's much cleanup and filling to be done at the boom join lines. I have been able to confirm that it's still a tail sitter. There's just not enough room in the nose for the needed amount of weight. I'm going to hollow out the engine bays as much as I can and see how much lead I can cram in there.
Fuselage pod just sitting in place for show, and there's much cleanup and filling to be done at the boom join lines. I have been able to confirm that it's still a tail sitter. There's just not enough room in the nose for the needed amount of weight. I'm going to hollow out the engine bays as much as I can and see how much lead I can cram in there.
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Re: Barry's Lockheed XP-58 'Chain Lightning'
Micro-Mark's new catalog has added this: http://www.micromark.com/compact-vacuum ... 11244.html;
But my problem isn't the vac-forming, it's the carving of a mold the machine won't laugh at ...
Great work, Barry !
But my problem isn't the vac-forming, it's the carving of a mold the machine won't laugh at ...
Great work, Barry !
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Re: Barry's Lockheed XP-58 'Chain Lightning'
Looking good Barry, shame about the weight problem. Is it worth considering displaying it in flight?
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Re: Barry's Lockheed XP-58 'Chain Lightning'
Very hefty vac machine there John. Theses are the only molds I've had to carve...some others, I just sanded the thick kit canopy smooth and used it
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Re: Barry's Lockheed XP-58 'Chain Lightning'
I saw them recently on ebay, they are actual from the dental trade!jRatz wrote:Micro-Mark's new catalog has added this: http://www.micromark.com/compact-vacuum ... 11244.html;
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