You can build your vacforming tool in 30 min, vacforming is the way to go !
The way you rendered your cockpit will make it structurally sound for sure...and vacu-form is the way to go methink. Keep up the great work, it's inspirational!
Rob,
Yes, I have considered vac forming the cockpit. Eagle1/Stu's cockpit build is phenomenal...
But, I just don't have the proper vac kit in-house, at the moment.
Still, it might be the right technique in this case...
Apb
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You can build your vacforming tool in 30 min, vacforming is the way to go !
Mysteries:eek...whadaymean mysteries?
Interesting that .437 inch dimension on the "naked" Falcon:unsure...great work Andre!
Constant tweaking it is Andre!.
I just can't get an overall handle on the major dimensions without having built each subsection, so I'm sticking with my build schedule of reverse engineering. Build each section, then bring together as a whole, more or less & then yeah, more tweaking ha ha!.
But, with all our efforts we'll get there.
After all, kit parts don't lie, they solve the puzzle!.
Here's one, I hope solved...
Below, please find my new measurement for the vertical wall extension above the upper non-armored mandible surface:
View attachment 399420
Using a surveyed, measured and CG modeled Tamiya 312B donor kit part (plus a .040" styrene plate sitting on the mandible surface) and snapping my CG camera to that, I extrapolated nearby relationships (i.e. the Duster barrels) and ultimately the current wall height - thank you shadow lines!
If the .437 inch wall extension dimension is true, then I am about 3/32" too big in the Y-direction per the current published blueprint, from the mid-line datum.
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We'll be updating the overall blueprints soon to reflect the new discoveries.
Regards,
Andre