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pickelhaube can you make inserts for the avenger?????
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:14 pm
by VMF115
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:23 pm
by V2 MAN
Nice man love the first two pics

Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:30 pm
by VMF115
I modified the doors so they have the bi folding effect and added some detail to the wing folding mechanism, I am not done and plan on redoing the wing root and add some detail.
These are the antennas I made out of plastic forks.
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:54 pm
by pokeyjtc
Niice job on the folding bomb bay doors.
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:08 pm
by VMF115
Thank you V2 MAN and pokeyjtc.
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:59 am
by 1958Zelda
VMF115 your work and pictures are very very nice,keep the pictures coming!

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:02 am
by VMF115
1958Zelda wrote:VMF115 your work and pictures are very very nice,keep the pictures coming!

Thank you, for the kind words, I strive to be as good as you and the others on this board that do out standing paint and customs jobs.
I had to borrow the camera from a friend who came to visit me….I will get one sometime soon.
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:04 am
by VMF115
Btw the wing inserts are made out of cardboard from a fancy feast box cat food box. I plan on making some out of plastic and with more detail latter on.
I have been waiting for months to show you guys some of my work.
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:39 am
by AlloySkull
I love the bomb bay doors, how did you go about re-hinging that?
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:18 am
by VMF115
AlloySkull wrote:I love the bomb bay doors, how did you go about re-hinging that?
I used nylon rc hinges
http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/566588.asp
I then cut the bomb bay door while it is still on the avenger.
If you look on the inside of the bomb doors you will see where it would separate, then take a hobby knife and scourge it from the inside, till it is weak enough then you cab snap it apart…I then taped them together and used two stage epoxy...It took about 25 min and another hour to paint. But it took about 3 weeks to get the guts to do it.

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:40 am
by pickelhaube
But it took about 3 weeks to get the guts to do it.
Your right that is always the hard part of any project for me.
The bomb bays look great . Good idea about the hinges I did not even notice them.
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:48 am
by MiG29K
P-dawg...
Congrats from the 'House of Rob' Designs, Inc.! You are on your way to becoming reckless! They say no guts- no glory, you crossed that threshold and nothing should stop you. You wind up finding yourself daring yourself to do more and out-do your last hurdle. Flawless job on the hinges.
R
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:23 pm
by VMF115
Thank you pickelhaube it's always hard to rip into a good 1/18th plane.
Rob you Rock every time you do someting, you exceed expectations.
Re: pickelhaube can you make inserts for the avenger?????
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:53 pm
by VMF115
This what I am talking about. but with more detail should not be a problem for you to do...and ii would fix one of the biggest problems I have with the avenger.

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:10 pm
by pickelhaube
I think I can.
Anyway to get any pics of this area ?
I think that the ribs should probably have round holes in them rather than solid.
If I can get pics it should not be that hard to replicate.
Here is something with a little detail. i was wrong about the round holes
http://www.hyperscale.com/2009/features ... srbs_1.htm
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 1:07 am
by TEXAS_HOSS
that is one cool plane
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:48 am
by tko211
I also really like the idea of some insert plugs for the Avenger. All of mine are displayed with the wings folded back and it has always bugged me too. I need about 8 pair of these.
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:43 am
by [CAT]CplSlade
I think I would go for a pair myself.
Also, can anyone suggest an easy way to plug the holes? I got my Avenger after everyone else seemed to get the official ones.
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:11 am
by aferguson
nice job on the hinges. I just cut my bomb door in half lenthwise and glued them open in the hinged position. To have them actually working is great!
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 1:09 pm
by VMF115
Thanks guys.... this is one project I started in 2007 and I want to rap it up.
right now those are cardboard plugs lol
Like the old Star Wars MF....lol