THOR Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 I'm working on the 1/35th destroids. They've been on hold since I lost access to a milling machine that I can crank away on for hours. I'm saving up to purchase one, eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Some tidbits I'm reverse engineering for 1/35th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted September 10, 2005 Author Share Posted September 10, 2005 1/35th scale monster! I think you need to learn how to weld alluminum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted September 10, 2005 Author Share Posted September 10, 2005 (edited) Oh. Just as I figure out how to use the darn CNC guess what happens? Yep. She's down for a couple of days while we fix a broken tie rod. And I was literally setting up to cut Rodavan's Valk nose. Edited September 10, 2005 by cobywan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 That monster arm would be over 24" long. I think I'd have to use fiberglass shells for the main body and feet. I would definately have to install working potato cannons in the kit.... Now all I need to do is win the lotto to finance it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 We got the CNC router going again. I'm cutting a large version of Rodavan's Valk nose with .005" spacing. I can't wait to see how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Coby. if all works out well i want to be first on the list Hell lets start the list now he he Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 Coby. if all works out well i want to be first on the list  Hell lets start the list now he he 327770[/snapback] The nose turned out super sweet. I'll have to take some shots when I get home. Hopefully I'll have time before my sci-fi model club meeting. The modeled scribe lines faintly show up! I don't know if they'll show up in the photo but it's so cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Give it a coat of primer. It will help in the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 I was thinking of that but I wan't to give it a gentle sanding before I do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted September 13, 2005 Author Share Posted September 13, 2005 Here is that photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylwell Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Cool. *sigh* one more toy, I mean tool, to add to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirohawa Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 (edited) deleted Edited September 13, 2005 by hirohawa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirohawa Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 (edited) Get in line. I started it on the previous page... Coby. if all works out well i want to be first on the list  Hell lets start the list now he he 327770[/snapback] Edited September 13, 2005 by hirohawa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Coby, It'll be tough using that foam. The foam will suck up the paint, etc. Use machineable plastic like REN or Butterboard. It's way better than the foam, cuts like butta, and won't dull your tools. It's not cheap though... -THOR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Are you just going to make two halves and then join them together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted September 16, 2005 Author Share Posted September 16, 2005 Coby, It'll be tough using that foam. The foam will suck up the paint, etc. Use machineable plastic like REN or Butterboard. It's way better than the foam, cuts like butta, and won't dull your tools. It's not cheap though... -THOR 329026[/snapback] Yes, yes. I know already. It would be quite the waste to run tests on Ren before I have the process figured out. The problem with Ren is that the router is having a hard time with the dense foam. And the fact the foam soaks up primer isn't a problem. I sanded that first test smooth already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted September 16, 2005 Author Share Posted September 16, 2005 Are you just going to make two halves and then join them together? 329032[/snapback] Not really. I would make as many parts as are necassary. I wan't it variable you know. I don't have any more of that Valkyrie to play with so I am going to do a 737 in HO for a co-worker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadshore Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 All I gotta say is..... woah..... To bad it not 1/35. Would be awesome on a Militray Scale Dio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentrandude Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 should adjust the thickness of the thruster port on the nose. looks too thin and fragile. other than that its sweet. thinking of making an all brushed alum valk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 should adjust the thickness of the thruster port on the nose. looks too thin and fragile. other than that its sweet. thinking of making an all brushed alum valk? 329418[/snapback] That does look a bit thin, however I don't think those are thruster ports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted September 18, 2005 Author Share Posted September 18, 2005 should adjust the thickness of the thruster port on the nose. looks too thin and fragile. other than that its sweet. thinking of making an all brushed alum valk? 329418[/snapback] That's not what it's supposed to look like. There was a machining error in what I had the software cut. I removed the wall behind the thrustor and the tool went all the way to the bottom of the part. Since the tool was tapered the hole got all wonked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentrandude Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 (edited) should adjust the thickness of the thruster port on the nose. looks too thin and fragile. other than that its sweet. thinking of making an all brushed alum valk? 329418[/snapback] That's not what it's supposed to look like. There was a machining error in what I had the software cut. I removed the wall behind the thrustor and the tool went all the way to the bottom of the part. Since the tool was tapered the hole got all wonked out. 329526[/snapback] ah so how bout an all brushed or polished alum valk or wait til you make one in secret to amaze us with it? Edited September 18, 2005 by Zentrandude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 You mean like this; http://su27projekt.phpbuero.de/seite8.htm http://su27projekt.phpbuero.de/seite1.htm Be warned. This site is 50+ pages long and damn impressive work the entire length of the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 You mean like this;http://su27projekt.phpbuero.de/seite8.htm http://su27projekt.phpbuero.de/seite1.htm Be warned. This site is 50+ pages long and damn impressive work the entire length of the project. 329731[/snapback] This guys work, being described as "damn impressive" is the biggest understatement I've hear all week. There really are no words to describe this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 You mean like this;http://su27projekt.phpbuero.de/seite8.htm http://su27projekt.phpbuero.de/seite1.htm Be warned. This site is 50+ pages long and damn impressive work the entire length of the project. 329731[/snapback] This guys work, being described as "damn impressive" is the biggest understatement I've hear all week. There really are no words to describe this. 329743[/snapback] You ain't kidd'n...that is absolutely nuts. I've never seen anything quite like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 And it's ALL hand work. No CNC at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentrandude Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 You mean like this;http://su27projekt.phpbuero.de/seite8.htm http://su27projekt.phpbuero.de/seite1.htm Be warned. This site is 50+ pages long and damn impressive work the entire length of the project. 329731[/snapback] oh shiny im in love with the plane. lucky kid to have a father that can build that a rc that excellent, shame he only used those metal panels as the mold for the carbon fiber skin but i can understand he wants to have it light as possible. just love the the bare skin of a plane reflecting the light like some of the ones back in ww2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 The patterns on that SU-27 are absolutely phenomenal! Crazy-long project too ( as can be clearly seen by the growth of his son over those 2 years.) Perhaps it's just me, but I was a tad disappointed when I saw him start making the returns on the master to mold/make an R/C model out of it. Had he simply continued to detail the whole aircraft as intricately as the outside, he could have produced a masterful one-of-a-kind, picture-perfect SU-27 model that would be the highlight in any of the finest aviation museums in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted September 20, 2005 Author Share Posted September 20, 2005 That's how I felt too. But it looks like that may be how he makes a living. Who knows. There is something about alluminum that is stuningly beautifull though. I was really thinking that that process would make a very nice Valkrie though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted September 21, 2005 Author Share Posted September 21, 2005 Right now I'm thinking that that process would work for a one off 1/18th scale model. I would leave it in natural finnish too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirohawa Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Any updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 No. The machine has been cutting a job the last two weeks. That project is pretty cool. I am cutting a topo model of Yellowstone National Park. The finnished size is 15' by 16'. It will end up with an elaborate fiber-optic pattern. The thing is so huge I have to cut it in 12 panels to fit the machine. Each panel takes 30 hours to cut. I'm just now cutting panel number 7. So it may be a while untill I get some more access to it. It also seems that we finally worked out all the bugs we could find. So I hope to run another test to see if it's really been taken care of. Also I need to start on the big Galactica model I have been planing all year to do. I may be using the router for some of that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechamaniac Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 That Su-27 project is nuts. It just proves that as boys grow up, they never stop loving toys, they just get bigger, and more expensive. So, are there any more updates as to the flight of that bugger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 No. The machine has been cutting a job the last two weeks. That project is pretty cool.I am cutting a topo model of Yellowstone National Park. The finnished size is 15' by 16'. It will end up with an elaborate fiber-optic pattern. The thing is so huge I have to cut it in 12 panels to fit the machine. Each panel takes 30 hours to cut. I'm just now cutting panel number 7. So it may be a while untill I get some more access to it. It also seems that we finally worked out all the bugs we could find. So I hope to run another test to see if it's really been taken care of. Also I need to start on the big Galactica model I have been planing all year to do. I may be using the router for some of that too. 334785[/snapback] So your just going to let them boss you around and do what they want?!?!? Fight the power! Back to work on the VF1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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