 Sun, Jan 20, 2008 |
 Sun, Jan 20, 2008 |
 Sun, Feb 10, 2008 |
 Sun, Feb 10, 2008 |
 Sun, Feb 10, 2008 |
| got some work done on the ramp. | ramp side detail | threaded brass inserts for securing the ramp hydraulics | ramp front hinge | Ramp v2. Didn't really need to make a new one but used it for testing new CNC mill. Old ramp was made from 16 separate pieces. New ramp only required 8 pieces on larger CNC machine. |
 Sat, May 17, 2008 |
 Mon, May 19, 2008 |
 Sun, May 25, 2008 |
 Sun, Jul 13, 2008 |
 Sun, Jul 20, 2008 |
| cleaned up the ends of the 32 banshee missiles and made some small detail pieces for the tails. | Been trying to find time to rebuild the horizontal tail fins for a while. | layed out the 3D models for some of the parts I've built so far. See http://b26354.co.nz/ds_layout.jpg for full size image. If all you had was a fuselage, you'd still need all this. | machined struts for the ramp. | |
 Sun, Jul 20, 2008 |
 Sun, Aug 10, 2008 |
 Sun, Aug 10, 2008 |
 Tue, Aug 12, 2008 |
 Sat, Aug 16, 2008 |
| These are the mounting points for the front ramp struts (based on the full sized DS). Made from 1mm styrene, acrylic and machined aluminium. | They're quite small... | machined the clevis' which hold the struts. They're 1/8" wide. | more machined parts for the rear landing gear. | |
 Sun, Aug 17, 2008 |
 Sun, Aug 17, 2008 |
 Sun, Sep 7, 2008 |
 Sun, Sep 7, 2008 |
 Sun, Sep 14, 2008 |
| finished front ramp mounts. Screws are temporary - will machine new ones. | New hydraulics for the rear gear. These are also based on the full sized DS. | Another thing crossed off my list of parts to rebuild. | Slightly longer and a bit sleeker. | No original parts left in the tail |
 Sun, Sep 14, 2008 |
 Sun, Sep 14, 2008 |
 Sun, Sep 14, 2008 |
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| Before anyone complains that this doesn't look anything like the tail of the Halcyon - check the DSclub ref pics of the 1/12th scale miniature. | Roughing out the bottom of the tail section (rear gear well) from 1" thick acrylic - sorry for crap cellphone pic. | |||
