Hi all. I've decided to try following the Ladd Y on which Dave based his proportions.
Here is my progress so far on this build. I've ordered the shapeways parts for the neck so I can continue on that soon, after a good primer job.
I've contemplated removing a cylinder from the Hurricane engines in order to not extend the wing forward, but that'll probably not work out so well - it would be too noticeable. So I'll next be extending the wing leading edge between 1/8" and 3/16".
I found the fit of most parts on the bottom to be tight but acceptable. To the side of the mount area I didn't add a smoke stack from the 1/1200 ship (can't remember the name right now). The part is supposed to fit next to what is a tool rack from the fujimi jagdpanther. I also had to shave down the big Yamato bridge piece that sits along the centerline. No biggie.
One interesting part of the bottom pieces is that they go right to the end of the frame at the back of the fuselage. You can see on the actual Y in the underside view I've attached. This Y seems to have a shorter rear end than the other Ys, so that's why the parts go all the way to the end.
Decorating the sides of the fuselage has been pretty swift once I started casting some of the Centurion parts that are used all over this Y. I also cast the Nichimo i-19 and Morgan plus 8 parts so I can release them again into the wild. I'm using silicone putty for the molds so far. It seems pretty simple and easy to use for parts that just need a one sided mold. White parts in the photos are cast.
It's been fun and quick so far, but some tough IDs are slowing down progress quite a bit.
Thanks to Dave G without whom I couldn't have dreamed of making a Y. And thanks to S and D for the help and the parts castings!
Here is my progress so far on this build. I've ordered the shapeways parts for the neck so I can continue on that soon, after a good primer job.
I've contemplated removing a cylinder from the Hurricane engines in order to not extend the wing forward, but that'll probably not work out so well - it would be too noticeable. So I'll next be extending the wing leading edge between 1/8" and 3/16".
I found the fit of most parts on the bottom to be tight but acceptable. To the side of the mount area I didn't add a smoke stack from the 1/1200 ship (can't remember the name right now). The part is supposed to fit next to what is a tool rack from the fujimi jagdpanther. I also had to shave down the big Yamato bridge piece that sits along the centerline. No biggie.
One interesting part of the bottom pieces is that they go right to the end of the frame at the back of the fuselage. You can see on the actual Y in the underside view I've attached. This Y seems to have a shorter rear end than the other Ys, so that's why the parts go all the way to the end.
Decorating the sides of the fuselage has been pretty swift once I started casting some of the Centurion parts that are used all over this Y. I also cast the Nichimo i-19 and Morgan plus 8 parts so I can release them again into the wild. I'm using silicone putty for the molds so far. It seems pretty simple and easy to use for parts that just need a one sided mold. White parts in the photos are cast.
It's been fun and quick so far, but some tough IDs are slowing down progress quite a bit.
Thanks to Dave G without whom I couldn't have dreamed of making a Y. And thanks to S and D for the help and the parts castings!
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