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Thanks Bob, Skinny Mike, Iron Mike and Christian.
"Still not understanding why wheels and gear doors never seem to be of same dimensions...
Makes sense in 1/72 scale due to the thickness of the plastic but It seems that in 1/24 th , they would have ironed that out :hmmm"
- agreed, the company put in so much work to get out this large kit with all the exterior detail but then 'go limp' on fit and form when it comes to the finer points - I never understand this. If you have gone this far and committed so much, why not get it right. Maybe Bob L has some insight as he has run a model company before? :idonno
Must be a cost thing?
Ian.
Yiiikes, I did not mean to litter your thread with this much info . Allow me a few words and I'll bail out.
I read that Trumpeter kits often have glaring errors but I also read that they sometimes correct these issues . I'm sure a cost is involved .
I'm curious about the new generation kits , that are made using new ideas like like computers and something related to ladar ( ? ) for measuring sizes and shapes .
Brings up the question as to whether this system is capable of making a wheel wells and a door to match it . It's the same dimension, ( Just in reverse ) after all :facepalm but what do I know ?
About landing gears , they will always be simplified. Even the lowly Phantom had more parts in the main gear that I can name and at times just fitting a new main gear door could take two or more days.
Ok, I'm done . Cheers, Christian B)
Yiiikes, I did not mean to litter your thread with this much info . Allow me a few words and I'll bail out.
I read that Trumpeter kits often have glaring errors but I also read that they sometimes correct these issues . I'm sure a cost is involved .
I'm curious about the new generation kits , that are made using new ideas like like computers and something related to ladar ( ? ) for measuring sizes and shapes .
Brings up the question as to whether this system is capable of making a wheel wells and a door to match it . It's the same dimension, ( Just in reverse ) after all :facepalm but what do I know ?
About landing gears , they will always be simplified. Even the lowly Phantom had more parts in the main gear that I can name and at times just fitting a new main gear door could take two or more days.
Ok, I'm done . Cheers, Christian B)
Christian, normally I wouldn't hijack a thread like this, but, Ian did ask me and there is no short answer! . I'll make this as quickly as I can, and then I'll get off the thread. In 1996, I went to Montreal Canada for the purpose of buying an injection plastic company. I spent three days in the factory. That was 22 years ago, and the technology they were using then was a computer with a cad system. If the designer input flawed data, then the mold would be flawed as well. "Garbage in garbage out". Once the design was laid out in 3D, then the computer was hooked up with an early version of a 3D printer. The one they used was done in a clear glass container that looked a lot like a big fish tank filled with water. It used lasers to shape a cube of some sort of material into the sprue and so on down the line. The lasers began at the top and moved horizontally while others moved vertically in microscopic layers downwards until the sprue was finished. Then the sprue was used to make the molds.
So, at least back then, if the designer on the cad made errors, then I can pal;y assume the production kits would have those errors.
I decided against buying it for several reasons, but that's another story!
Bob
Simply fantastic Ian, as always ....
Luiz.
Wow Ian, this is going to be another master piece, love the scratch building and extra details
Waiting for the next update
Abdin
Wow Ian, this is going to be another master piece, love the scratch building and extra details
Waiting for the next update
Abdin
Thanks Abdin.
I am working on the cockpit at the moment - I am using the PE painted dials from Eduard and have been reminded of how much I hate PE. The dials are small enough in 1/24 scale let alone 1/32. I find this side of modelling very tiresome these days and have to push through - there doesn't seem to be much joy in the really fiddly stuff anymore!
Ian.