I don't know which "scale" but small A-wing LOL

[3d-builder]

(11-30-2009, 06:42 AM)jasonwright.1972 Wrote: Well with your current abillities scratchy I don't think your going to have too much trouble with anything you would like to build Michael watching you make this has also given me a fantastic insight to the process needed to form shapes. Its truly humbling to guys like yourself & scratchy that make stuff from nothing show how you get there. Thanks guys. Im going to give it a go sometime Nice work on the AWing Iding at the RPF too Michael. You guys are killin it.

Thanks Jay!
Here is a picture with most of the patterns filled with clay!

The hull up on the platen ready for forming.

Formed got some webbing away from the pattern...got lucky probavly heated
a few minutes long but the pull was still very good!

---

This former was a bit to small for all those parts but I
salvaged most of them!!

---

The pattern's bottom profile is built up on a piece of 3mm styrene,
this protects the clay when you cut away the flash. But after removing
the riser and cutting away the flash it creates, I still have to take away
the 3mm. So cut some masking tape 3mm wide and lay it down around
the part. Mark with pencil and sand....

---

Then it's time to find the center on both top
and bottom hulls, and mark other ares that need to be
cut away.



Then it's mr dremel too;s time.

A little rough but hand sanding for the rest.

---

The seams are nice and tight, so time to mark out the missile launch tubes.

Small dremel tool bit to the rescue and a steady hand!

Finished repeat for the other side.

---

Now mark out the center insert and cut it away.

Dremel away again.

Then clean it up, repeat for lower hull.

Small mock up on top hull against SS A-wing for scale.

---

Same thing here cut away the gun well openings
on each side.

I used some evergreen channel strips
on the inside of the missile launch tubes,
looked and fit great!
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/3di...0_1972.jpg
In these to pics you can see the the inner
bulkheads on each side, they really firm things up. Also
the channel strip behind them.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/3di...0_1972.jpg

---

You have seen in prior pics the canopy bulkhead
already in place. Just find and mark the center
so it can be fitted correctly.The back has to be cut away
and then recessed with a fresh piece of plastic.

---

Make a template for the center cut out.


This model is 2x bigger than the small snap kit offered in the 80's
in the pic the center insert is checked against the small kit.
The width was exactly 2x's bigger.

---

Again you have seen this part the canopy/nose and rail
it is created by dremeling out the un-needed plastic,
This area is drawn on the plastic part before cutting.