Buck Rogers Thunderfighter mods

Rhaven Blaack

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I had to remove about 11mm of the front of the tub plate and added the side panels to help attach it to the underside of the skin.
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Added formers to help with rigidity and attach it to the underside of the skin.
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Rhaven Blaack

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Attaching the tub to the upper skin

I had to cut a larger hole for the new tub.
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The tub is attached.
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New front console components attached.
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I printed another tub plate and use the front end to finish off the interior.
The new components will be attached to this piece in the final kit (to make for easy building).
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I attached the front main console, the joystick, and throttle.
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Different angle shots of the front section of the cockpit interior.
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Full-on shot of the entire cockpit from behind.
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Finishing assembly

As you can see, Tiricks figurine now fits perfectly in the cockpit interior.
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Cockpit canopy attached. Yes, I know it is hinged. I like the hinged variant better.
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TF test pilot ready for the test flight.
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I am sorry that i did not show a complete build of the Thunder Fighter as a whole, but I just wanted to concentrate on the new cockpit interior.

Everything has been sent to Revell-fan for clean-up and revision. Once he is finished working his magic, I will make another fighter showing more.

I hope that you have enjoyed this.

Please stay tuned to your local EDD channel for further updates as they are made available.
 

Rogerio Silva

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Mentor, that's what I call inspirational work of art (I hope that makes sense in English)! Amazing!:thumb::thumb:
More pics, please!:mrgreen:

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Rhaven

Mentor, that's what I call inspirational work of art (I hope that makes sense in English)! Amazing!:thumb::thumb:
More pics, please!:mrgreen:

Rogério


It makes perfect sense. Thank you for the compliment and kind words of encouragements.

More photos are coming soon.
 

Rhaven Blaack

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re are two more photos of the two seater with a pilot in the front seat and one in the back.

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I decided to add a four point harness to the seats. (these will also be added to the QUAD TF as well.)
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I will start posting the photos of the QUAD soon.

ENJOY!!!
 

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QUAD Cockpit Interior 2.0

Well ladies and gentlemen, as promised, here is the QUAD cockpit interior 2.0.
Like with the two seat version, I am only focusing on the changes and the parts that I am making.

This time, I started with the seats.
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I lengthened the tub by 5 mm.
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I added spacers for the component to attach to.
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Side console plate added.
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I cut off 22 mm off the front end.
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Rear seats are added.
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Rhaven Blaack

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Here are the extra components for the rear console.
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Rear consoles in place.
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Vertical console that goes around the tub.
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Back seat back rest bulkhead.
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Back rest and vertical console attached
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Anyone who sits in these seats would never want to get up again! Great work, RB!
 

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Yep, but not too comfortable. Just imagine the EDD's new marketing strategy:

The new Quad Starfighter - now featuring a leather couch, mini bar and cup holders.


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Yep, but not too comfortable. Just imagine the EDD's new marketing strategy:

The new Quad Starfighter - now featuring a leather couch, mini bar and cup holders.

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You want me to put all of that into this?sign1
Now you tell me.wall1wall1wall1
 

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You want me to put all of that into this?sign1
Now you tell me.wall1wall1wall1

Well... (thinking...) Buck and Marla on a cruise in that new Starfighter... Romantic music in the background... Buck hands her a glass of wine from the mini bar, both are getting closer... And then, all of a sudden, a pirate fighter appears and opens fire. Buck evades but the drink is poured on the couch and the trousers. Bad day. The Starfighter is pretty much shaken up by explosions which causes the bar to open. The bottles break and the liquids cause a short circuit which renders the ship impotent. Really bad day...

Well, no. Don't put all of that into this.

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Well... (thinking...) Buck and Marla on a cruise in that new Starfighter... Romantic music in the background... Buck hands her a glass of wine from the mini bar, both are getting closer... And then, all of a sudden, a pirate fighter appears and opens fire. Buck evades but the drink is poured on the couch and the trousers. Bad day. The Starfighter is pretty much shaken up by explosions which causes the bar to open. The bottles break and the liquids cause a short circuit which renders the ship impotent. Really bad day...

Well, no. Don't put all of that into this.

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I glad that I do not have to do all of that work now. :p
Otherwise, it would have set me back, and made the project take even longer to complete.:p
 

Rhaven Blaack

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Four Point Harness

I decided to add four point harnesses to the seats (to add a little more "REALISM".)
You can see that I also added the same harnesses to the two seat version as well. (Please see the last four photos of the two seat version.)

Here are the harness straps (laminated strips of card).
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Harness straps attached.
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More photos to come.
 
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