kaiotheforsaken Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 effing incredible man, i cant wait to see more progress and any other valks you decide to do, wish i had talent for something like that, my talents remain in teh digital and pencil and paper realm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 (edited) Oh, so sorry! I thought I had turned on e-mail notification for new posts... Yes, just yesterday, I finished facing the back half of the hatch... Tedious process, involving balsa, sandpaper, and slow-drying glue. I'll get some pictures up later today. Also, the pushrod material finally arrived, so I've started installing that, the thrust-vector feed is in place... Just need to add the elevon and elevator feeds, and the control system will be in place. ~Luke Edited November 3, 2005 by IAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Here's an update: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.ph...7&postcount=335 ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solscud007 Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 i just peeked in to this thread and I gotta say after you finish the plane you gotta make dupes or recast it or somethng haha. Just as a static non flying model!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 It isn't that good........... It'll look fine zipping by at ~30 MPH, 20' off the ground, but at point-blank........ Anyhow, here's a few new pictures: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.ph...3&postcount=336 ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 It FLIES, that's the important fact that sets it apart from any other rendering or modeling of any Macross item. I can't believe I just stumbled on this so late in the game. Awesome stuff! -Besides, I don't think you could make the vehicle anime-accurate without sacrificing flight characteristics, and this shouldn't even be an option... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 It isn't that good...........  It'll look fine zipping by at ~30 MPH, 20' off the ground, but at point-blank........ Anyhow, here's a few new pictures: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.ph...3&postcount=336 ~Luke 343840[/snapback] That reminds me of that scene in Back To The Future where Doc tells Marty McFly "Sorry Marty, I didn't have time to build an exact scale replica of the town square for this experiment" but there was a huge diorama of the city in his lab... lol. Looks awesome to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.ph...4&postcount=346 A few more... I'm reworking the wings, and have finally added the fins/canards. In my opinion, an exact replica of the SV would be very flyable... It's just dashed hard to build said exact replica strong enough to land in one piece........ Getting closer, though. Next come the thrust-vector vanes. ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortress_Maximus Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Each time I see this I am floored, INCREDIBLE! Thanks and keep us posted on developments! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Flyable, even with those external pods on the outer edges of the wings? This just keeps getting better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Oh yes, I definitely plan to put the wingtip tanks on... The hard part there isn't getting it to fly with them, it's keeping them from breaking off when it lands. They should only weigh about ~0.35 oz. for the pair, if I'm [very] careful. I'll attach them to the pylons with tape, or a friction-fit setup... Should minimize the chance of breaking something, if they catch on the grass. ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Very nice I can't wait to see it fly again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Well, I now have the controls for the elevators, elevons and thrust-vector on the left side of the ship installed... One more side to go. Once I have the right side finished, I'll be making a jig to properly align the upper vertical stabilizers, to help avoid a repeat of ~last time~... ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiriyu Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Well, I now have the controls for the elevators, elevons and thrust-vector on the left side of the ship installed... One more side to go.Once I have the right side finished, I'll be making a jig to properly align the upper vertical stabilizers, to help avoid a repeat of ~last time~... ~Luke 352602[/snapback] You had previously posted some video links to some of your first models flight tests, but they seem to have gone 404. Do you still have any valid footage available on the web? I'd love to see the videos again (I wasn't smart enough to save them the first time). Thanks for sharing and keeping us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Sure, I'll need to free up some webspace, and re-upload them... Give me a day, and I'll get some new links up. ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash Posted December 18, 2005 Author Share Posted December 18, 2005 Sure, I'll need to free up some webspace, and re-upload them... Give me a day, and I'll get some new links up.~Luke 353334[/snapback] RC Groups now has a section for videos exclusively, with room for 20meg+ uploads. Perhaps you could load them there: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=273 Hope to have a MAVE ready soon to meet SV51 in the skies! Going to SEFF? That would be a great way to show off, and give people a way to see it live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 (edited) Ok, uploading as I speak.... http://home.comcast.net/~we-shoppe/SV-513tries.avi Two really bad 'flights' and a not-so-bad flight. http://home.comcast.net/~we-shoppe/SV-51-CrashCompressed.avi The first footage, in which the SV executes a kamakazi on a rose-bush... Note that the canards were not activated for any of these flights... Once I did that, things went a bit better, but the plane had gained too much weight from all the repairs... So it didn't crash, but it didn't really fly, either. (In short, really boring stuff to watch.) You know, it's interesting you mention the MAVE... I've been eyeing that thing, trying to imagine how to stabilize it in yaw... SEFF is a long way from here... (CT) I'd dare say you can't get there from here. I'm just hoping it flies at all, much less in front of large crowds. ~Luke Edited December 19, 2005 by IAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiriyu Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Great stuff, again. Looking forward to seeing a successful flight test of your 'new' model Thanks much for the repost Luke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Merry Christmas! By way of a small present to you all, I have posted an update... I finished four thrust-vector paddles today! (Unfortunately, half of them have to be redone due to an inaccuracy... But....) http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.ph...4&postcount=356 ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Finished up the thrust-vector vanes, control surface cutting, and control-cable installation. A couple other pictures can be found here... ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ido Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Looks really sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Thanks..! Spent some time today gluing things together... Slowly getting closer to flight-ready. ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortress_Maximus Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Damn! The thrust-vector vanes looks great! Can't wait for the rest! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Looks really sweet. 356819[/snapback] I SOOOoooooo agree!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Thanks guys! Check out the roughed wingtip pod: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.ph...8&postcount=365 ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 There, two drop-tank/micro-missile pods..! ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ido Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 There, two drop-tank/micro-missile pods..! ~Luke 357939[/snapback] They are a MUST! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.ph...4&postcount=371 That pretty much finishes up the cutting/shaping stage. ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Well, I've been working on the finish. Polished Japanese tissue is the name of game, it would appear: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.ph...3&postcount=384 I also purchased an airbrush today, along with some Tamiya paints, so I can finally get rid of the faded pink look. ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Wow luke you have made some excellent progress on the new airframe. Looks beautiful. The missile pod/fuel tanks help round out the character of the aircraft too. Imm glad things are going well for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 You're back! (Or did the mil-servers let you though?) Yes, things are going quite well. I'll be posting some pictures of the thrust-vector paddle hinges tonight, or tomorrow. They look/work great! (+/-45 deg throws!) ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Here are the latest photos. You can see the new thrust-vector hinging solution, with 1/32" dia. steel pivots replacing the all-too-prone-to-deform 1/16" dia. aluminum tube, as used last time. The 1/64" ply bearing plates extend about 0.5" back into the nacelle, distributing the load, so the installation is very strong. The bottom paddles are almost finished, they should be installed by tomorrow. Then I can work on interlinking the upper and lower sets. ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 looks great luke. i see you tested your airbrush out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Actually, not. That's from before I got the airbrush, and I needed to verify that the different surface finishes didn't look too strange. ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAD Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 NOW I've tested the airbrush. Definitely a good deal easier than brush-painting... (!) http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.ph...8&postcount=390 ~Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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