Flight of fancy MKIII - FOF3

[Gearup]

with the right mold, I suppose one could make wheels, engine cylinder and the like. I await the completion of the project to further evaluate the resin option.

Lou

I may have an answer on the holding strength of the UV adhesive. During shelf cleaning, a crystal mouse I had repaired was accidentally dropped from about 6 feet onto a laminate floor. I had previously attached the two ears, metal tail and the base with the UV adhesive. It is shaped like a faceted ball with a flat base. The mouse popped off the base where it was bonded on a triangular area about 1/4" on a side.  The ears and tail remained bonded even though they were much smaller areas.  I suspect I did not clean the failed joint adequatly during the repair. The mouse is larger than a golf ball and weighs 5 oz! So i think it passed the drop test

Fraser

[Boomerang]

Looking great so far Fraser.

Gordon

[Gearup]

Well I have a vacuum forming post that I think will be better served in a separate thread, so I will create one.

So please  go to " Vacuum forming tool construction, materials and technique " for the posts on the vacuum forming tools and technique I have experimented with.
Regards,
Fraser

[Gearup]

So I have completed the FOF3.
This model was a great learning experience for me as I did a few firsts. I made an open cockpit with a carved pilot figure and a vacuum formed plastic windshield. I use the UV resin for many of the assemblies and tried for an over all aluminium looking finish. Plus this was a fictional model that allowed a bit of creative liberty in the design.

I used a Dremel to create the cockpit. I have found that the carbide round nosed 1/8 cutter is the most controllable for me. It did not tend to grab with the rounded nose. An instrument panel was made using a brother P-touch label maker with white lettering on black tape . Using the smallest font, I made a double row of four O's to look like gauges. I trimmed the tape to fit and it seemed to work out well.

Since this is the first airborne model, it had to have a pilot.

The pilot figure is a bust that I carved using the Dremel and small burrs. I basically mounted a small length of 1/4 inch hardwood dowel stuck to the end of another length of 5/16 dowel to use as a handle. So I carved what in hoped was a passable head and shoulders and painted it with the smallest brushes I could find. It was actually a lot of fun making the little pilot for this project.

I then made a small base from scrap walnut and a length of 1/8 stainless steel rod I found. Drilling the mounting hole in the bottom of the model was actually a bit nerve wracking to start out with. Of course I had visions of it grabbing and flinging across the shop, but that was not the case. This was probably as a result of the cut in my thumb that I got from an errant metal plate grabbing the bit on my drill press during another recent project ( yes I let my guard  slip against my better judgement and did not clamp the piece down....my bad)

For the canopy I vacuumed formed one from a clear plastic dinner plate. The process is described in the separate post on vacuum forming. I attached it using the UV adhesive. The next one should go better....

I liked the look of no propeller stopped In mid air, but I did not make a disk either. Part of the FOF3 was to imagine that perfect nearly  invisible blur of a polished aluminium prop.

Anyways it was a fun model to build and after I completed it, I see that there was an all electric plane that set a speed record for electric flight. It looks very close to the FOF3 but with a conventional tail and closed cockpit. Maybe another project in the future. No need to model exhaust stacks....


Regards
Fraser

[Boomerang]

An excellent result . Well Done Fraser .

Gordon

[lastvautour]

Fraser, that is a magnificent replica of the aircraft shown on the commercial. Congratulations.

Lou

PS. May I post your unique creation at various Facebook groups. I am sure it will appreciated by all.

[Gearup]

Yes of course you can post the pictures. Let me know which groups you post it on as I'd like to check out the sites too.
Fraser

[lastvautour]

Will do.

Lou

[lastvautour]

I posted here https://www.facebook.com/groups/CanadianScaleModellers and here https://www.facebook.com/groups/2088090321299685

Lou

[lastvautour]

Here and https://www.facebook.com/groups/367296544077400 and here https://www.facebook.com/groups/2617036488542642

Lou

[lastvautour]

And also on flickr photo hosting site at https://www.flickr.com/photos/8416077@N08/?