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Inspiration often comes in unexpected ways and... time lines! :biggrin:

Yes I'm getting to know cones, cylinders, and circular skirts quite well. All a bit more challenging than one would think.

Intermediate fuselage section - wing assembly Note the overgluing on the joined section. Intermediate fuselage section - wing assembly - Second wing added Intermediate fuselage section - wing assembly - Note the tabs folded inside of the main fuselage of the intermediate fuselage and glued in...

Intermediate fuselage section - skirt / ring section Sometimes you have to go back before you go forward. skirt - removed tab and joined again skirt - joined ends together Intermediate fuselage section - ring section. As can be seen the top of the ring became slightly warped. Also, it looked...

Intermediate fuselage section - wings Intermediate fuselage section - wings - score tabs Intermediate fuselage section - wings - folded wing and rolled side strut Intermediate fuselage section - wings - cut stripes - cut the stripes only part way to allow the strips to be properly aligned...

Great solution! Looking forward to seeing the templates .... someday!;)

Yep F.A.B. - :biggrin:

Intermediate section - skirt Intermediate section - skirt Intermediate section - skirt - tab cut and reassembled on skirt and with ends joined together Intermediate section - skirt - vertical seams lined up with other vertical seam on finned portion. Note that when the skirt is lined up...

Intermediate section with fins Intermediate section - tabs assembly - bottom and top tabs glued in place Intermediate section - tabs assembly - bottom and top tabs glued in place Intermediate section - fins - cut - there are 18 fins to cut and assemble! Intermediate section - fins -...

Is this a new rendering of the Vorchan? Are the templates available? Sky Seeker

Rhaven, Just looked at the resource section. I noticed that there were no copies of Thunderbird 1. I have Hiro's design template only - no directions. Do you want it? Sky Seeker

intermediate fuselage section - circled in yellow intermediate fuselage section with rectangles - please note that the rectangles are folded to become triangles. However, the original template was tiny. So the rectangles have been modified to make them bigger. Another reason is that I kept...

Thanks MIIJOB!:) BTW love your work on your models.:) Always a joy to see a master at work.:bowdown::bowdown: Sky Seeker

Rhaven, Thanks for the heads up!:) Will check it out. At least this will give future builders other options in building this great model. Good series as well. Lots of detail for a "kids show". Sky Seeker

Middle section Note the holes cut out in the middle section for wings and the top having the templates for the ring. Ring Coloring the center strip with a silver marker. The marked portion looks brighter in strong light. Note the use of a straight piece of card stock to color the edges...

In doing this model I'm going to have scans of the template in jpeg form then have explanations of the pieces as assembly is done. page 1 The area circled in gold called nose cone part 1 - will be done first. Please notice the blue circle areas with arrows. The arrows indicate which parts...

Everyone, It's been a while since I posted here. Been a bit busy with home / work / volunteering in various community projects. Recently a friend of mine and I got into a conversation about how when he was younger he had a whole collection of the Thunderbird toys from the late 60's / early...

Thanks Z!

Great job! Nice detailing!:)

Nice example of karakuri! Well executed! Nice job! Sky Seeker