Detailed Thunder Fighter Project

Rhaven Blaack

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Here is another update on this stealthy aggressor.

Engine exhausts are attached.
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Close-up of the engine exhausts.
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Bottom vertical stabilizers/rear landing skids are attached.
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Under-Section of main body and landing gear bay is attached.
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Landing gear assembly.
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Landing gear assembly attached
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Rhaven Blaack

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Straight on shot of the landing gear to check for alignment.
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components for the top vertical stabilizers.
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Top vertical stabilizers assembled.
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Top vertical stabilizers attached.
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Close-up view of the top vertical stabilizers
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Next is the cockpit canopy.
 

homolka1138

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cockpit glass

Thank you for the reply, it will be very helpful. One more question, is the glass sandwitched between two pieces of carboard:wave:
 

Rhaven Blaack

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Thank you for the reply, it will be very helpful. One more question, is the glass sandwitched between two pieces of carboard:wave:

Yes, I glue the parts to large sticky labels, cut the parts out and then place the parts on clear acetate and put another part on the other side, and cut the part to fit inside the "skin" of the canopy.

I will start a thread to show step by step on how to make one of these canopies soon.
 

Rhaven Blaack

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Cockpit Canopy

As promised, here is how I make my cockpit canopy.
(The key to lining everything up properly is starting from the rear and slowly working your way forward.)

Starting with the rear section. I assembled the shell and added the detail that I wanted.
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I started laminating pieced of the inside walls to the thickness that I want (about 1 mm thick)
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Rear section of the canopy is finished and edge painted.
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DanBKing

Dan the Man
Looking great RB,

I like the detail work. I'm gonna detail up the engines of the Raptor with extra panels and painted spaghetti for the pipes!!
 

Rhaven Blaack

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Here is the center piece of the canopy.
I decided to making a hinged canopy.

I folded clear tape onto itself then measured out sections that are 3 mm wide.
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The is a sticky label that I measure out three 3 mm sections.
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Attached the sticky label strips both sides of the sections of tape. Then cut it down to two sections that are 5mm wide.
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I attached the hinges to the center section.
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Rhaven Blaack

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Here is the rear canopy hatch.

I attached the interior walls of the rear canopy to large sticky labels.
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I cut the parts out of the sticky labels and adhered them to both sides of the clear acetate.
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This is the rear canopy shell.
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I attached the rear canopy shell to the hinges that are on the center piece.
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Rhaven Blaack

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I attached the inside walls (that have the acetate sandwiched between) in place and paint the edges.
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Rhaven Blaack

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Here is the front canopy hatch

Front canopy shell assembled.
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Front canopy shell attached to the center piece.
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Rhaven Blaack

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I attached the inside walls (that have the acetate sandwiched between) in place and paint the edges.
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I raised the panel and recessed the face of the internal clock that is inside the side canopy wall.
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Here is a close-up of the clock.
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Rhaven Blaack

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The canopy is now attached.
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Here is the front piece of the canopy.
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I laminated pieces of card stock to about 1mm thick.
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Front canopy piece (with greebles) is in place.
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Rhaven Blaack

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Finished!!!

I am now finished with this menacing aggressor.
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Canopy open.
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ENJOY!!!
 

silveroxide

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Great job on the canopy, I see that the sticky label method worked out real good in this version. Also great job on the hinge system.
 
Z

Zathros

This is the most Bad A$$ one you've made so far. This looks so intimidating!! :)
 

Rhaven Blaack

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Great job on the canopy, I see that the sticky label method worked out real good in this version. Also great job on the hinge system.
I have you to thank for the idea of using the sticky labels.
For these kind of canopy, this technique has become standard practice for me. It is really easy to do and (as you can see) look good.
The hing system was derived from the same technique as used in the canopy.

This is the most Bad A$$ one you've made so far. This looks so intimidating!! :)
Thank you. That was the intention.:twisted:
 
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