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Dave Burgessadded a new photoalbum.
29 23 March 2020, 06:04
Gordon SørensenLooking good, Dave! Saw the Dynavert at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum many years ago. Impressive machine for its time.
1 23 March 2020, 13:27
Dave Burgess AuthorI think, of all of the VTOL designs coming out ot the '60s, the CL-84 demonstrated the most potential. When many were struggling with just getting off the ground under control, the CL-84 was demonstrating SAR, carrier operations, gun platfrom uses among many. It was well designed, kept simple and intuitive for pilots to fly, and demonstrated many of the features we didn't see until the V-22. Unfortunately, we couldn't get anybody to buy it, INCLUDING the Canadian government! It's a real shame, even more than the Avro Arrow, because unlike the Arrow, the basic requirement for an aircraft like this didn't disappear.
1 23 March 2020, 21:06
RandoLove this thing! Especially like that technique of laying down tape to align and space the window masks, I've done that too and it works great.
2 25 November, 12:04
Dave Burgess AuthorRando: That is now my default method of masking canopies. I always get evenly spaced, uniform width frames, with little or no scratching of the canopy 'glass' that comes from trying to cut the mask after applying the tape. It takes a little (or a LOT) more time doing it this way, but I've never been disappointed by the results!
3 25 November, 23:28
Lochsa River...aftermarket masks or did you create it all? ....if so how did you cut the masks for the windows? works excellent...
1 26 November, 01:00
Dave Burgess AuthorNo aftermarket masks for this baby (the subjects too rare for that). If you look at the photos, you'll see the process The canopy frame was almost non-existent, so I started by using Tamiya masking tape to 'create' a frame; then cut and applied masks to fit the glass, before removing the temproary frame before air brushing. Technique worked pretty well. In fact, since doing this bird, Istarted masking all of my canopies with thin strips of Tamiay masking tape. I start by masking each edge of the window, and then filling in with slightly wider strips till the window is covered. I've found this method ALWAYS gives me nice uniform width frames, with minimal risk of a slipping knife scratching the canopy.
2 26 November, 17:07
Robert PodkońskiYou're a wizard, Dave! Each Sharkit kit is a chore... (not that much as Unicraft ones, but still... 😉 )
2 26 November, 17:54
Dave Burgess AuthorThanks, Robert! I agree, Sharkit kits are definitely a challenge, but I like a good challenge. If you want to see another Sharkit kit, look at my Lockheed L-133 Starjet. It's in my Experimental collecttion and also my U.S. Fighters collection (as a joke). It was Lockheed's aborted attempt at the first U.S. jet fighter, and would probably have been MUCH better than the F-80 Shooting Star. There was no cockpit provided and no L.G. either. The instructions showed a very crude schematic of the main L.G assembly, and I had to do a lot of thinking about how the LG folded into the gear wells before finally figuring out the construction. The LG are more complicated than the F-104 (another Lockheed product!). I took close-ups of the completed gear - they're in the photo album.
2 27 November, 04:50
Robert PodkońskiI have taken a look at all your models, Dave - I have a soft spot for experimental planes and prototypes 😉 I am impressed!
2 27 November, 06:33
