1/18 A4E Skyhawk 2019
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wow !!!!! 2019 will be a good year for 1/18 !!!!!! But i still want an A-10 Real bad !!! the skyhawk is going to be awesome ... i want mine as a Blue Angels !!!! please , please bring my Dream bird alive the A-10 !!!! i want one so bad i was thinkn on spending $2000.00 + to have a custom one made .... not i my budget but i want one !!!!!! Dana
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I would really like to get the Sukhoi Su 27 whenever they come out. It's my most favorite jet Fighter.
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A4 Fuselage printed. They still need the support material removed. Should have them next week.
More F4 teaser pics.
More F4 teaser pics.
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Thanks for sharing Nathan. Anyway you can make the A-4 shot bigger ?? I saw the Phantom shots on Facebook, she's looking good.
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Those prototypes are looking great, Nate! With the F-4, you’ve gotten near where Admiral Toys once was and way further than 21st Century Toys ever got
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what is the facebook page ???? i can't find it !!!
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Here ya go,dcway wrote:what is the facebook page ???? i can't find it !!!
1:18 scale Aircraft /bbi /21st Century Toys
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Tom sent me this of the parts cleaned and taped together. Once I have it I can attach the wings and vertical tail section.
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It will be interesting to see her with all the other parts added to her. Looking forward to more.
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Nathan, anything new to report ??
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Nothing as of late. Work has been keeping me busy. I am hoping to get something done this weekend.
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Copy that.
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Please tell me we are gonna have a Vietnam era F-4 in camo. I’d definitely be in on all of these new aircraft.
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Rob, his plans are for a F-4C/D, J/S and, a B/N.
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Snuck in a little work on the A4 over the weekend. Don't like cold rainy days in spring, but is a perfect excuse to sit in the shop. I was able to get the canopy cut out, wings fitted and dorsal fin attached. Still need to work on the windscreen. It shattered when I was trying to cut it loose. The SLA material is very thin and brittle. WIP
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Looks great!
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Heck yeah !!! I doubt I' ll be able to afford one but, great to see it come to life. Keep up the awesome work Nathan.
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The price point I am shooting for would be below $300 or even lower. My plan is to keep it simple. No moving parts other than maybe the canopy. Plug N Play wheels like the 1/32 F4. I would like to stay with the fiberglass wings and fuselage. Do enough that it looks nice, but allows the builder to do more detail if they wanted. It's a tricky balance to get enough detail that people are interested and too much that it's not affordable.
I am tinkering around with an Arduino for my own amusement to add exhaust illumination, cockpit lighting, NAV lights and sounds. The 1/350 TOS Enterprise I have slotted to work on next has an amazing light and sound system ran by an Arduino. Cool thing is it can be tailored to almost anything.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/yDLL0pWNE-o
I'm open to thoughts.
I am tinkering around with an Arduino for my own amusement to add exhaust illumination, cockpit lighting, NAV lights and sounds. The 1/350 TOS Enterprise I have slotted to work on next has an amazing light and sound system ran by an Arduino. Cool thing is it can be tailored to almost anything.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/yDLL0pWNE-o
I'm open to thoughts.
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Like the idea that this will be fibreglass, a bit more stable than resin and a lot more lighter. This has piqued my interest in the Skyhawk. Personally keeping it simple without a deluge of moving parts is probably the way to go. If the F-4 turns out to be fibreglass too then again would be interested. Very impressive work, actually it's pretty amazing Nathan. btw Thanks again for the F-14 undercarriage, they arrived in the UK safe and sound.
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I don't want anyone to think the project is dead. Typical with our hobby life and work gets in the way. I haven't figured out how to win the lottery. I've been working on it here and there, but not enough to post consistent updates. Also with a project like this you have to be thinking five steps down the road which slows things down. We'll get there hopefully before to interest dies off.
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Pizzaguy I know this and the F4 are projects you guys have been working hard on. I would love to offer as much help as I can. My father happened to work alongside A4s when he was with 531 and may have reference material you can use. i will ask him if you would like.pizzaguy wrote:I don't want anyone to think the project is dead. Typical with our hobby life and work gets in the way. I haven't figured out how to win the lottery. I've been working on it here and there, but not enough to post consistent updates. Also with a project like this you have to be thinking five steps down the road which slows things down. We'll get there hopefully before to interest dies off.
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No worries Nathan, Rome wasn't built in a day. Don't forget to contact my bud Ed. Most of us are really looking forward to this and future updates.
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I think I have finished the overall shape. What's your thoughts? Canopy area will be finalize after I have the molds done. With the little time I've had I completed the gun ports and bulge under the nose. Next step is panel lines. Then on to molds.
I hope 2020 in a more productive year than the last. No weddings or graduations this year. You can faintly see the panel lines on the horizontal fins. I should have taken a closeup of those.
Off topic I've been honing my 3D printing skills. Got a Ender 3 over the summer. This is a file off Thingiverse not mine. I wish I had the ability to do this. Should make prototyping parts much easier.
I hope 2020 in a more productive year than the last. No weddings or graduations this year. You can faintly see the panel lines on the horizontal fins. I should have taken a closeup of those.
Off topic I've been honing my 3D printing skills. Got a Ender 3 over the summer. This is a file off Thingiverse not mine. I wish I had the ability to do this. Should make prototyping parts much easier.
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She's coming together nicely Nathan, keep up the great work.
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A-4 looks great. That Battlestar is cool! how big is it? I promised my son we would get our 3-D printer set up again soon.
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