PHOTOS: ANDY ZANER
If you can ignore the human in the background, this screen shot capture (above left) from a “keychain” camera of Andy Zaner’s 144-inch long T-38 just as the gear start coming up makes it hard to differentiate the model from a full
For example, there are two ways to obtain
the intake and exhaust ducting. One is sanding and glassing your own (with one variation on this having been described in the thread already) and the other is to pur- chase a very nice (and very light) set of pre- made ducts. If you have any interest in mak- ing parts for your own Belchfire-XYZ-123 there is some very good and pertinent infor- mation to be found in this thread. As an example, we all get frugal in mak- ing plugs, but how about using fiberglass
size. Another “keychain” capture (above right) of the Talonflying past. Are we at Edwards AFB with a full scale in the air, or in Nevada at a dry lake with a large model? Veryhard to tell!
drywall tape as the surface? Sure, the weave is larger, but a roll is very inexpensive, is self adhesive, is available at almost all hard- ware stores, and there are several ways to fill the weave that are inexpensive as well. This might be heavier than we want for a flying part but, then again, it might be use- ful for a repair. I think that threads like this are well worth the time to look through, since the folks who are commenting are playing nice with each other, and giving out good information.
Another great tip, for those of us who like scratchbuilding, is to take a photo of the part you are trying to create the correct shape in, and overlay it on an appropriately sized pho- to of your subject. Simple, easy, fast and I have a headache from slapping my forehead for not thinking of it myself! Yes Virginia, there is more than one way to skin a cat! Well, I’m out of space, so until next time:
keep cool with the heat by keeping busy with your building projects, fly safe, and trust in thrust!
PHOTOS: FAHIM AHMED
With its lightweight, vacuum formed plastic nose, canopy and turtle deck atop the taped together fuselage, the Wowplanes Talon (above left) is starting to really look like its namesake. The prototype intake duct (above) is being fitted to the fuselage of the Wowplanes T-38. Shaped Styrofoam was wrapped in self-adhesive fiberglass drywall tape and layered over with their “Liquid Sheeting”. This produced a thicker but very rigid set of duct work which, when fit to the fuselage, slows its nice curves to complement the curves of the Talon. A composite photograph (at left) made from a flying photo of a full scale T-38 and a shot of the foam part being shaped, then overlaid in photo management software shows that Fahim was just about done with the shaping of the nose of his prototype.
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