The Big Foam warbirds from FMS.

Started by flyingboxcar, January 30, 2011, 10:33:21 PM

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flyingboxcar

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flyingboxcar

Guys would appreciate some feedback on the before and after pictures (i.e. after the model has been diritied a bit), Do you think it looks the part as in war weary/well worked aircraft or does the weathering look artificial?
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sushil_anand

"Weather" it looks real or not, is pure perception. I think it's fine. BTW how is it as a flier?
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anwar

One thing I learnt from Mike was how important weathering is in scale modeling. He was explaining how he did it on his latest model.  It does add a great sense of realism and a rustic feeling (for lack of a better word) to the model.
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flyingboxcar

@ Susheel,
Nice flyer, Havent done any aerobatics yet as the wing fixing method does not inspire any confidence.
Both the wings slide on a carbon tube and are  plugged  into fuse cavity. I shudder to think what if... I pull a loop or roll ?
Thinking of modifying by making the wings attach permanently or by using velcro strips. Not yet decided

My own perception about the weathering which I did is that, it's too symmetrical to look authentic
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sushil_anand

How are they "plugged"? This would be the only area of concern, I would think, as the rest is pretty normal. Also, planes like these are very lightly loaded, in all manners of speaking.
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flyingboxcar

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Plugged as in just pushed in no means of fixing so that the wing halves do not slide out. Especially given the nature of foam to compress I am afraid that the after some time the friction fit would be lost. And I do not want that to happen mid air  
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anwar

I have seen magnets help in this situation, if I understand this correctly.
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flyingboxcar

Yes Anwar that should also work, think will try out velcro first (readily availble in my spares bin)
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