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51 30 July, 16:01
Roland Sachsenhofer AuthorA few pictures of the current state of progress open this presumably rather short construction project. Although: the new kit from AMP is really nice, but it does have its challenges! These include a level of precision that gives pause for thought in some places.... One thinks a lot about filler and sandpaper 🙂
1 30 July, 16:03
Roland Sachsenhofer AuthorThank you for your words and your interest—I appreciate it!
31 July, 05:58
Roland Sachsenhofer AuthorA few new and rather daring shots of the flying body. Slowly but surely, the whole thing is nearing completion. However, the glazing will (hopefully) be much more precise thanks to decal framing, and the remaining improvements should also increase the overall accuracy.
1 August, 12:13
bughunterJust started, already finished?! Hard to not miss one of your projects!
Nice work on an interesting topic 👍
1 August, 12:15
Roland Sachsenhofer AuthorThere was a bit of a running start, but actually, I was getting more and more enthusiastic towards the end. Well, enthusiasm is something you have to put into perspective with what AMP has put in the box this time.
1 1 August, 16:52
Alex KI always loved this flying potato, and all the other lifting bodies - important steps to the path leading to the Shuttle... Nice to watch this getting the Roland treatment! 👍
1 2 August, 13:23
Roland Sachsenhofer AuthorThank you for your kind words,, mates! The fascination is all mine! The next project in this class will be AMP's new X-20 'Dyna-Soar', which will be launched in the coming days.
2 2 August, 16:12
Roland Sachsenhofer AuthorBughunter saw it coming – and now it has actually happened: the M2F2 Lifting Body project has indeed come to an end. It wasn't without its challenges, but it was great fun nonetheless. The fit isn't perfect, and I would definitely recommend checking the original so that you can make a few improvements on your own initiative. One part that should not be taken from the kit is the nose probe. If I can be proud of anything, it's that I dared to tackle the representation of the measuring probes on the nose: the nose probe itself is made of turned brass and a needle tip, and the horizontal and vertical indicators come from the etched parts box.
Now I'm looking forward to the X-20 Dyna-Soar...
Thank you for your interest and your comments!
4 2 August, 16:26
Łukasz GlińskiThat escalated quickly! And very nicely too, like the subtle panel shading in particular 👍
2 August, 18:12
Roland Sachsenhofer AuthorThank you, mates, for these encouraging and motivating reactions—that's great! 🙂
1 3 August, 07:36
bughunterAs expected, a great result 👍
On the teaser it looks like a hungry fish 🙂
1 3 August, 12:52
c124cA very interesting piece of aviation history. As usual, precisely executed and beautifully photographed.
4 August, 19:08
Roland Sachsenhofer AuthorThank you very much for your responses to the 'lifting body' – encouraging, mates!
1 5 August, 15:05