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Post by NEMO on Jan 25, 2018 20:34:12 GMT
Thank you all guys  It's a good effect eh Bill? Looks great under colour - the simplest technique ever....over-length rungs simply trimmed roughly to length with snips and then a couple of swipes with the sanding stick to remove burrs does the job  Moved on a touch..... Realised I'd made the cabin base 5mm short so I knocked a new one up....cabin got the first details added: It would appear that the top half of the cabin is removable and is latched together with lifting eyes on the roof (yet to come).....eagle eyed viewers will note the side/door panel of the cab is not fixed, this will allow me to access the interior for painting and detailing completely before fixing windows and closing up......   Mock-up.......  AC&?W |
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Post by Boots on Jan 25, 2018 20:35:51 GMT
Oh yeah!!.........thats doin` the do fella  .........lots of `ORSOMENESS!!` |
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Post by Boots on Jan 25, 2018 20:38:27 GMT
Sorry mate....nuvver question, do the jet engines have any relationship regarding water flow/pressure or simply for movement........dumb question maybe but i don`t know much about this beast and i`m quite intrigued |
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Post by CeeBee on Jan 25, 2018 21:42:01 GMT
Mark,I would imagine that the 'injectors' work similar to the Red Arrows smoke injectors,in that the fluid/foam is injected directly into the jet exhaust,which can be controlled remotely,I assume?
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Post by Boots on Jan 25, 2018 22:09:37 GMT
Thats a good answer mate......trouble is.........i didn`t realise that was where the foam exited from!! ........i thought i was from the main monitor arm in the centre at the front  |
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Post by NEMO on Jan 25, 2018 23:03:58 GMT
Just realised that's not a particularly good picture as half of the assembly is missing, here yer go.... CeeBee's right   |
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Post by JEFF on Jan 25, 2018 23:04:31 GMT
Very neatly done, Dicky. Smart move not sticking the door.  |
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Post by Boots on Jan 26, 2018 12:22:18 GMT
Feck me..........that sheds a whole lotta light on it now, got it That feckin` foam tank won`t last long then so i hope they gotta bulk foam tender following it  When i used to do combined drills with the Airport fire service we were mainly used to supply the water side of things to allow the Airport tenders to deliver vast amounts of blanket foam thru the induction process...........a lot of the time we couldn`t keep up with the feckin` thing coz it drunk like a madman |
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Post by NEMO on Jan 26, 2018 21:43:07 GMT
Cheers Jeffers Boots - you see the speed with which this things knocks out well-head fires, it don't need to!!! |
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Post by Paul B on Jan 27, 2018 18:23:55 GMT
I had to look around to see this freaky thing in action . |
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Post by armorguy on Jan 27, 2018 18:34:43 GMT
Oh my, that's a BIG wind !
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Post by Boots on Jan 27, 2018 19:01:08 GMT
Now that lays down one hell of a foam blanket  |
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Post by NEMO on Jan 27, 2018 19:43:35 GMT
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Post by NEMO on Jan 27, 2018 19:51:48 GMT
Good session today made major in-roads...... Construction on the in-board anchor point for the jets went well this also houses the hydraulically-operated engine tilt mechanism and the ram housing.....  Engines were started (not literally) using 19mm electrical conduit as the main body sheet was layered over to change diameter at the business end. The ends were furnished courtesy of Mr Academy via Monsieur Eduard with the unused kit parts from the Rockin' Rhino kit which comes with resin replacements. Although 1/48 these scaled out correctly for the 1/35 Mig donks  Tilt rams got their tilt linkages and the rams got mounts including pin locking plates.....  Moment of truth, everything fitted and then checked for height and alignment.....A-OK!   Engines got some more basic detailing and main support arms fitted...  Engine hinged and fit checked correct.....  Overall.....   AC&?W |
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Post by Paul B on Jan 27, 2018 20:02:21 GMT
I can't see owt wrong with that . I also thought of the electrical conduit for my steam engine, but I couldn't find anything fitting size wise  . |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Jan 27, 2018 20:13:45 GMT
now that's rockin!
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Post by The Kernel on Jan 27, 2018 20:19:11 GMT
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Post by Boots on Jan 27, 2018 22:01:26 GMT
Look like a snub nosed starship Enterprise That is some awesome work there mate........top draw indeed |
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Post by JEFF on Jan 27, 2018 22:03:59 GMT
Light the Afterburners.  |
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Post by NEMO on Jan 27, 2018 22:51:26 GMT
Cheers y'all - we're really cooking now....this was defo the tricky part....now she all fits and is square and such, I can start work on the engine guards which are the real tricky part - but made easier by having their base sorted Jeffers - Are you mad??? Have u seen nylon go up?? |
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