So, who's wing is that ?

[galgot]

Mmmhhh ?

 

[Archibald]

Smells like variable geometry. Perhaps from Dassault ?

 

[galgot]

Smells like variable geometry. Perhaps from Dassault ?

Hi Archie ! Variable geometry indeed, not Dassault.

 

[SteveO]

F-14 Tomcat?

 

[galgot]

F-14 Tomcat?

Nope.

 

[Trident]

I was going to guess Mirage G too, but the LE dog tooth does not match... V507? But the dog tooth seems too far inboard for that?

 

[galgot]

I was going to guess Mirage G too, but the LE dog tooth does not match... V507? But the dog tooth seems too far inboard for that?

Nah Sir. Not that one either. A hint, it's civilian.

 

[Mark Nankivil]

Nah Sir. Not that one either. A hint it's civilian.

Nah Sir. Not that one either. A hint, it's civilian.

Boeing 2707-100? Two section lap looks like the give away.....

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[galgot]

Boeing 2707-100? Two section lap looks like the give away.....

Enjoy the Day! Mark

very close and related Boeing 733-197 :


Wings will not be moveable. But there will be 3 sets, 74°, 40° and 20 all out, to be inserted in wing root. That printed wing is the first test, slats and flaps are separate pieces, turned out ok. Only some goof on the flaps underside, have to try another printing angle.
Still lot of work.

 

[galgot]

Main landing gear test prints.




This is my interpretation of how MLG retracts & extends, following the well known Boeing cutaway sideview and plan.
Some details added are fake of course, this to give the impression of something real and functional.



Then here is the model done for printing, some parts had to be thickened, but it turned Ok.




Cheers.

 

[galgot]

Printed more thingies.
Nose gear is done :

as well as the Body flap and Filet flaps, both in up and down conf.


And other stuff, closed doors.. ect.


Now will start detailing the big part surface details, with line structures.

 

[Manuducati]

I was hoping for a Tomcat ST-21 with the improved and enlarged leading and trailing edges for a few seconds.

But awesome work nonetheless!

 

[galgot]

I was hoping for a Tomcat ST-21 with the improved and enlarged leading and trailing edges for a few seconds.

But awesome work nonetheless!

Ah, sorry to disappoint. I am a bit SST obsessed.
I had that 733-197, and I procrastinated when it came to texturing it. So decided to turn it "printable" for something new to do.
Turns out it's almost as much work as redoing the all thing.

 

[galgot]

Some engines.


Fortunately there are few images showing how panels doors and others details could have been on the real thing :


So it came up like this :



Printed :



Very simplified details in the GE-4 nozzle.





Printing all fine, then just when I had finished, engine Nmr 2 slipped of my hand, and fell on the hard kitchen floor... Hé merd...


Will have to reprint that one.

 

[galgot]

Some progress. Finished and printed the wing center section :


Still, too many supports "scars" on the upper side, will have to fix that for the next print.

 

[galgot]

40° and 74° sweep wings printed (took 23 hours...). Fits nicely into the first printed wing center section, not Tamiya standard tho, would need a bit of sanding here and there.

 

[galgot]

Here some beauty shots cause I'm quite happy to have finished with all the details on the big fuselage parts. So all pieces are modeled (until it needs more modifications after eventual failed prints ), But I'm out of resin for printing, should be delivered today. Will take a few days anyways to print the big parts. Wish me luck

 

[galgot]

After 29 hours of print time, got two fuselages. Turned quite good. Only one has a bad visible diagonal print line near the nose, but could be filed why a bit of primer. I assembled the thing dry to see how it fits. Happy with it, just the nose gear was difficult to insert, too tight fitted. will have to trim that piece. Still some pieces are missing, like to internal tube to connect to 2 fuse halves, I miss a 20° wing , and other small stuff.



this is one of the fixed wing part leading edge flap, it can be glued there if the plane is assembled in landing/takeoff configuration.

Was looking like this on the docs :

Belly:

 

[galgot]

Now have the 3 complete sets of wings :

 

[galgot]

I finished assembling and painting two copies yesterday. Only had few mn of sun to make pictures outside before rain, then had to retreat inside...
Anyway, as I don't have any decals yet, didn't do any detailed livery. Painted them with tamiya primer, then used pencil and dark wash on all surface details to show them up, then Tamiya semi-gloss varnish. One is assembled with gears fully retracted, and the other can have two set of landing gears, oleos compressed as on the ground, or extended as if in the air with gear down.
Engines are different for each too, with one having exhaust fully open, while the other a bit closed and some secondary air intakes open.

 

[publiusr]

Sewing feet might make for simple landing skids for sci-fi models...

 

[galgot]

Some better pictures.



Btw, as mentioned elsewhere, I'm looking for ways to make a "production" on demand of these workable, cause for now, it's only me and my sole printer, and printing just one kit takes too long time (and misses sometime) to make it something workable. It's in (slow) progress.

In that sens, I am selling these two assembled Boeing 733-197 models as a way to get more €€ to invest on more equipment to set up a workable production on demand (hopefully).