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Originally posted by Bobaroo View Post
Yes,... I put a Drop on the No.1 F-4D Nozzles and used a Plastic Drinking Cup for the Nozzles. Extended them to the Later E-Model Length.
No.2 F-4E (Early) has the FW 3DP Nozzles shown here before the Drop and Chop !!! This Extraordinarily Wide Exit Lip was unacceptable to me. This is what you get when you just stick them onto the Foam after removing the stock plastic cones. Most guys just leave it like this.
The No.3 F-4F will be getting the RCGeek LongNose F-4E/F 3DP Nozzles. They are 'Longer' and have a very nice Exit Lip on them and are already at a nice Thickness. No need for Chopping back the Foam as they are already extended past the Inner Nozzle Boundary. Depending on which Aircraft you are modeling, there is a nice set of Nozzles to be added for someone who desires a more realistic F-4C/D/E/F look on their Foamie !! Cheers
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Originally posted by jthenry8 View Post
This is some great work. I really like the "dash 10" nozzles. Of the research I have done and the pictures I have from my Dad's planes - those seem to be the right ones. Love the attention to detail. Awesome stuff.
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Originally posted by EA-6B Geek View Post
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Originally posted by Elbee View Post
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Originally posted by RCjetdude View Post
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Originally posted by jthenry8 View PostWould like to hear some details about if you made the parts...
The pilots are JHH 1/12th scale from "The RC Geek" as are the "B" Nozzles (I did not have my printer when I bought all the parts for this build). The Cockpit is the Freewing version offered by Motion RC. It is a resin 3D print and fits perfectly.
I built the "B" variant the best I could without changing any fuselage profiles and you wrote about doing an "E" or "G". The fuselage is wide on this model, though I have seen others in this thread that have squared the cockpit section to better represent the "E". I do not know if there are other 3D printable designs for modding the Freewing "D" to an "E" or "G".
This was an early project in design for me, but all the parts turned out quite good, I think. Each design change I made was a compromise to the OEM and I did not want to stray to far from what is a very detailed and flyable model.
If you have a 3D printer or access to one, I can send G-codes of those parts. I would need to know the printer manufacturer, filament, and nozzle size you are using. The parts print nicely.
Best, LB
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Originally posted by Radar-Guy View Post
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Originally posted by vduniec View Post
Ready for inspection! Here's the final product. Weapons, "E" nose, cockpit, pilots, TIESO and centerline tank are 3D printed. Only one flight on it so far. It has survived the maiden but was pretty nose heavy and I bounced the landing shearing the nose gear pin. Already repaired and ready for the next sortie.
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Originally posted by jthenry8 View Post
Absolutely fantastic. My Dad was the Ops Officer and later the squadron commander of the 3rd TFS at Clark. Your Rhino looks great.
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Originally posted by jthenry8 View Post
Did you raise the WSO up towards the canopy? I have always thought they looked like there were sitting really low in the cockpit. From this angle it looks just about right.
Regarding the printed ‚long nose‘ conversions. After some trials and looking at ‚good‘ drawings‘, I decided to make another design starting right in front of the wind screen including the different air scoops.
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Originally posted by Radar-Guy View Post
Yes, I did. These are JHH pilot busts raised with some balsa. The GIB deserves his view of the outside world.
Regarding the printed ‚long nose‘ conversions. After some trials and looking at ‚good‘ drawings‘, I decided to make another design starting right in front of the wind screen including the different air scoops.
Awesome job! Is this nose printed or hand made with wood or foam?
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Originally posted by jthenry8 View Post
I want to build a G variant, but the "E" nose variant looks a little bit off - too thick? Has anyone else noticed this? Is it because the base of the nose from the kit to round and a difficult transition? Thoughts? Please don't think this is a criticism of the work of those who developed the E nose - it is not. Those who developed that mod are amazing craftsman. Just trying to understand the build and the dimensions affecting the nose adaptation. Humbly submitted.
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Those look great! Have you flown it yet? How did you address ensuring that they're at the same angle to each other? I was nervous I wouldn't be able to do a good job on that so I kept mine a "Hard-wing" version. Technically inaccurate but the plane is at least still in one piece.
Thanks.
Originally posted by Radar-Guy View Post
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Originally posted by jthenry8 View Post
Also, did you create the Standard ARM and AN/ALQ-184 pod? I am trying to pull together everything I would need to build a "G" variant, and these pieces would really help.
I added the ALQ-119(slightly different from the ALQ-184):
1/10th scale ECM Pod specifically made for the Freewing A-10 Thunderbolt II. Body has a slot to fit attachment hardware: https://www.motionrc.com/products/freewing-f-16c-90mm-weapons-attachment-hardware. There is a variant of the bodies "w support" which help prevent wobble of the parts during printing. They are fairly tall and skinny so the nozzle may cause the parts to wiggle as it lays down the upper layers.
I don't recall if I had to resize it for the F-4.
There is an ALQ-184 on Cults3D, but it's 1/72 scale and I don't know how well it will scale up so much to the fit the FW F-4.
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