Well I thought I would start a thread on this jet I am building. I went and picked the kit up from Malcolm a few weeks ago and started working on it a week ago. This is a really nice kit, but the instructions need a bit reworking. When they say the kit comes 70% done, they mean it. I hope to have this completed by the end of the month.

Well I was going to put my Simjet 3000 engine I original got for my Euro Fighter in it, but now its not performing the thrust even for this one. So looks like I am going have to get with Keven and Ed more on the engine before I decide to use it in this project.

Dave

Here are the nose doors.

Here are the main doors cut out, man that was a easy cut as the have really nice lines to follow... also the panel lines on this jet are remarkable.

here are the missle rails it took some time to get the blind nuts up in the tips of the wing but I managed...

The retracts are in and was that a job. took me 4 hours just to get them in. Now I have to tweek them a bit.

Lookin good dave! Cant wait to get my hands on the sticks
Call me tonight!!
Todd

Todd, I will call you this evening, maybe we can figure out my problem with the Simjet 3000. Got my pipe in a yesterday from Tam and man does he do fine work.

Dave

Looks great Dave Bring it with you on sunday...Ive got the starfire taped back together maybe I will fly it sunday or burn it..
Got a euro coming next week, hopefully we will fly it soon.

Pete

Pete, good to here you got it all taped up. You might lose some performance but it will hold together... yea can you imagine all the Eurofighters at the field now... wow... well I will start mine as soon as I am done with this baby.

Dave

What type of material is the red tubing the nose gear steering is running thru. in pic one? That maybe a good way to make mine.

Thank

it is a low gage type of plastic tub that I heated with a heat gun and wraped it around a pipe to get a good form. you could probably get it a hardware store.

Dave

Is it an Aviation Design kit ?

Yes it is a Aviation Design Kit. I am using Tams pipe and the Wheels from BVM's Rafale for scale.

The duct Tape blends in real well with the red white and blue!!!!
Im hoping I dont have to move the C.G. at all I only added a pound in the tail, but that should balance out with the 2 pounds I added in the nose to stick it all back together..... See you Sunday I hope..

Pete

Dave,

Your first hard landing on the nose gear will crack those wood rails right where the narrow part is. The supplied mounts are kind of soft, you might want to "cap" them now with some good ole ply rails.

Vin...

Vincent, there is ply caps on the ends but I was thinkging of adding carbon fiber plate on top. Thanks for the heads up...

I ran two rails across the top and spanned the bulkheads (after they cracked of course).

Vin...

David,
your 2000 looks cool, I remember the early days when the first kits were flown with 6kg thrust JPX....flew quite well
Look at that stunning tiger scheme that was demonstrated at this year Nato tiger meet...if you are good enough at the airbrush.....;o)

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That is the scheme I was thanking of doing Rider-60 but still unsure, I can air brush. I will post the painting and airbrushing proccess here when I get to it.

Here is the paint template for the tiger scheme I am thinking of doing...

when I do paint the scheme will come probaly out of the paint templates here.

Well haven’t posted in a bit, got side tracked with the kids going back to school. I have finally finished the retracts and wheels took allot of tweaking and some reengineering but I managed. I had to make static aluminum blocks for BVMs wheel hubs.

Wheel hub block

wheels now mounted on struts, makes a better looking strut with the BVM Rafale wheels installed on them.