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Ahh, I think having a lot of scraps in your scrap box doesn't necessarily mean you make more mistakes.  (Though it's true in my case!)   I think it can also be directly proportional to how much of a perfectionist you are!

I now have the boarding ladders completed. Chuck says that they are "pretty straight forward". I guess that in a way they are, but I needed to figure out how deep to make the profile for it to work. The back edge needs to be tapered in order for the tops to sit parallel to the building board. If the profile is too deep they would be too thin on the bottom after tapering. My first scraping was just that, too thin. I made another profile that was only half as deep and that worked out okay, I think. The I-Gauging tool help me to see when the top was parallel. The middle three ladders where later given a coat of Poly after being glued onto the hull. That strip of blue tape was just to protect the wales from getting scratched by my fingers while working.

I decided not to cover the top ladder with a frieze. Now that the ladders are in I will finish up the two dangling chain plates.

Mike

Lantern
This was modeled in Sketchup Pro 2021 from the drawings Chuck posted in his thread. It was adjusted for size based on the prints. Then I used a Anycubic Mono resin  printer to get the final product. Airbrushed the piece to match the Alaskan Yellow Cedar ( which was by far the hardest part of the job)  the interior parts were hand painted with a very fine brush to get the details of the candle and the floor. 


Mounted on the first side 🔻

Hinged Door shot 🔻

Here is what the sketchup model looked like🔻

and this is what the pre print file looked like 🔻
 

and what it looked like when it was out of the printer before the removal of the supports

 
I really need to get a crappier camera, or boost my skills by a magnification of 10...but it really looks good when your just standing and looking at it. 
I'll post some nice white screen backdrop shots when I clean the model up at the conclusion to this build. 

Finally I have a little update about Eagle.  Feels good to be making sawdust again. I have had to remake part of the stem of Eagle. Should have left the original alone, sigh. Also am starting to tackle making some of the bow and hawse timers for Eagle, been doing a lot of research on here about how you guys make these pieces.  I didn't take any new pictures of this part but am also making some more stern timbers. 

The instructions said to place weights into the ammunition drum for the nose cannon, which I have done. Its pretty heavy for the size of it. I have considered the possibility of adding so additional weights around the cockpits if space allows for it. 

Finally I have a little update about Eagle.  Feels good to be making sawdust again. I have had to remake part of the stem of Eagle. Should have left the original alone, sigh. Also am starting to tackle making some of the bow and hawse timers for Eagle, been doing a lot of research on here about how you guys make these pieces.  I didn't take any new pictures of this part but am also making some more stern timbers. 

When Zelenskyy was first asking America and the NATO forces about supplying his country with additional aircraft, and the first pictures afterwards starting coming out of destroyed lines of Russian ground vehicles,  I thought someone had sent over some A-10s to Ukraine.  The miles long line of Russian tanks and attack vehicles looked like Swiss Cheese with all the bullet holes in the vehicles. 

Timmo, as someone who used to work in logistics with FedEx Ground, there are a number of potential reasons. The first one that comes to my mind is the possibility that the shipping label somehow came off the package (happens way more often than you may think) and having to do research to find out where your package is going to -- or there is the fact that some labels just become unreadable with the scanners being used and having to guess at some information. Another possible issue could be going through Customs. Some packages just take longer even if the shippers writes on the outside what is inside. There also are some shippers that just don't provide tracking of tracking which I know is a inconvenience to anxious recipients.

You are the first builder on this project including the shot racks,  they look great on your model. Did you use bearing balls for the cannon shot? You have done a great job on your Winnie model.

When Zelenskyy was first asking America and the NATO forces about supplying his country with additional aircraft, and the first pictures afterwards starting coming out of destroyed lines of Russian ground vehicles,  I thought someone had sent over some A-10s to Ukraine.  The miles long line of Russian tanks and attack vehicles looked like Swiss Cheese with all the bullet holes in the vehicles. 

I am planning to arm her with both the Mavericks and the MK-82 cluster bombs.  Will be using the Triple Ejector Racks for both weapons on either side of main gear pylons. I have been considering too having the external fuel tank on center rack just to give her some extra range abilities. 
 
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When Zelenskyy was first asking America and the NATO forces about supplying his country with additional aircraft, and the first pictures afterwards starting coming out of destroyed lines of Russian ground vehicles,  I thought someone had sent over some A-10s to Ukraine.  The miles long line of Russian tanks and attack vehicles looked like Swiss Cheese with all the bullet holes in the vehicles. 

The instructions said to place weights into the ammunition drum for the nose cannon, which I have done. Its pretty heavy for the size of it. I have considered the possibility of adding so additional weights around the cockpits if space allows for it. 

I am planning to arm her with both the Mavericks and the MK-82 cluster bombs.  Will be using the Triple Ejector Racks for both weapons on either side of main gear pylons. I have been considering too having the external fuel tank on center rack just to give her some extra range abilities. 
 
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I apologize in advance that didn't start this blog sooner of this project. 
 
While I continue doing research around my work schedule as well as cutting pieces at a pace slower than evolution to make the laminate frames for Brig Eagle,  I am undertaking a fighter-jet kit of interest I found online. This jet is the N/AW A-10B Warthog by Trumpeter, the experimental two-seat model that enabled the warthog to excel in night aviation attacks as well as adverse weather. This plane was launched in 1979, the same year that I was born. I have largely found in my personal opinions that the two-seat models of many American fighters are way more attractive than the single-seat usually in service in the military. Unfortunately only one model of this aircraft ever came off of the assembly line and never saw squadron service.
 
Overall, my opinion of this kit is good quality of parts except for cockpit details considering that this kit was made in China. There are these lame decals suggested that don't even resemble the real planes cockpits at all. For a kit of this scale I have come to expect better details especially of cockpits. Thankfully, after conducting research, I was able to come across quality photo-etch brass detailing of front cockpit and will kit-bash the back-seat. Also purchasable are fuselage detail pieces as well as a kit for detailing the weapons. Included are two pictures that someone took of the back-seat of real jet when it got downgraded from test aircraft at Edwards Airforce Base to museum exhibit status. The instruction manual has good illustrations of the construction and even included a short history of real plane with some pictures.  Also of interest with this kit are metal landing gears  as well as two high-detail resin engines.
 
Again, even though the real jet never saw active service in any squadrons,  I plan to take artistic license and display her with a squadron. The chosen group is Eielson's Ice Hawgs stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska. Fully armed, this plane is definitely a bad-*** bird wouldn't want to mess around with. 
 
The wing, tail assembly, and engine casings are not currently glued to the fuselage, I just have them placed to show how big this kit is.

The instructions said to place weights into the ammunition drum for the nose cannon, which I have done. Its pretty heavy for the size of it. I have considered the possibility of adding so additional weights around the cockpits if space allows for it. 

I am planning to arm her with both the Mavericks and the MK-82 cluster bombs.  Will be using the Triple Ejector Racks for both weapons on either side of main gear pylons. I have been considering too having the external fuel tank on center rack just to give her some extra range abilities. 
 
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This is also the heaviest aircraft model I think that I have ever constructed. Not sure what final weight will be of the scale model, but it will not be hanging from ceiling for sure.

I am planning to arm her with both the Mavericks and the MK-82 cluster bombs.  Will be using the Triple Ejector Racks for both weapons on either side of main gear pylons. I have been considering too having the external fuel tank on center rack just to give her some extra range abilities. 
 
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This is also the heaviest aircraft model I think that I have ever constructed. Not sure what final weight will be of the scale model, but it will not be hanging from ceiling for sure.

This is also the heaviest aircraft model I think that I have ever constructed. Not sure what final weight will be of the scale model, but it will not be hanging from ceiling for sure.

Hello friends, I have been making some progress on this model aircraft.  Having to use superglue to apply photo-etch brass to plastic is always interesting, and yes, I have come close a few times to gluing fingers together or even to the plane.  Even the weapons are getting pieces of brass installed. I am at the stage now where I will have to make the cockpits in order to proceed further with the construction of this plane.  Yay me, I get to learn how to do weathering and applying color washes!!  😃

I apologize in advance that didn't start this blog sooner of this project. 
 
While I continue doing research around my work schedule as well as cutting pieces at a pace slower than evolution to make the laminate frames for Brig Eagle,  I am undertaking a fighter-jet kit of interest I found online. This jet is the N/AW A-10B Warthog by Trumpeter, the experimental two-seat model that enabled the warthog to excel in night aviation attacks as well as adverse weather. This plane was launched in 1979, the same year that I was born. I have largely found in my personal opinions that the two-seat models of many American fighters are way more attractive than the single-seat usually in service in the military. Unfortunately only one model of this aircraft ever came off of the assembly line and never saw squadron service.
 
Overall, my opinion of this kit is good quality of parts except for cockpit details considering that this kit was made in China. There are these lame decals suggested that don't even resemble the real planes cockpits at all. For a kit of this scale I have come to expect better details especially of cockpits. Thankfully, after conducting research, I was able to come across quality photo-etch brass detailing of front cockpit and will kit-bash the back-seat. Also purchasable are fuselage detail pieces as well as a kit for detailing the weapons. Included are two pictures that someone took of the back-seat of real jet when it got downgraded from test aircraft at Edwards Airforce Base to museum exhibit status. The instruction manual has good illustrations of the construction and even included a short history of real plane with some pictures.  Also of interest with this kit are metal landing gears  as well as two high-detail resin engines.
 
Again, even though the real jet never saw active service in any squadrons,  I plan to take artistic license and display her with a squadron. The chosen group is Eielson's Ice Hawgs stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska. Fully armed, this plane is definitely a bad-*** bird wouldn't want to mess around with. 
 
The wing, tail assembly, and engine casings are not currently glued to the fuselage, I just have them placed to show how big this kit is.

This is also the heaviest aircraft model I think that I have ever constructed. Not sure what final weight will be of the scale model, but it will not be hanging from ceiling for sure.

This is also the heaviest aircraft model I think that I have ever constructed. Not sure what final weight will be of the scale model, but it will not be hanging from ceiling for sure.