Kenneth-V
Dassault Rafale-M - 5
The model itself isn't that big, which makes it tough to really recreate the sleek edges and smooth transitions of the real plane. I had some mayor challenges in both the tail, wings, bottom and nose of the aircraft.
The trailing edge of the wings have a smooth angle. I used hinge plates 1x2 un/over at the front to bend the angles a bit more than the wegde plates allow me to have.
Another bother was the tail of the Rafale. I used the same technique for the front of the tail as Ralph (mad Physicist) Savelsberg used in his Delta Dart. After that is was fiddling to the max to eventually create a chape that I found suiting.
Well, all the difficulties aside.. nothing was as challenging as giving the model it's sleek and pointy nose while creating enough room for the retracting undercarriage. All in all, I spent half of the time building into the nose and nose gear.
Dassault Rafale-M - 5
The model itself isn't that big, which makes it tough to really recreate the sleek edges and smooth transitions of the real plane. I had some mayor challenges in both the tail, wings, bottom and nose of the aircraft.
The trailing edge of the wings have a smooth angle. I used hinge plates 1x2 un/over at the front to bend the angles a bit more than the wegde plates allow me to have.
Another bother was the tail of the Rafale. I used the same technique for the front of the tail as Ralph (mad Physicist) Savelsberg used in his Delta Dart. After that is was fiddling to the max to eventually create a chape that I found suiting.
Well, all the difficulties aside.. nothing was as challenging as giving the model it's sleek and pointy nose while creating enough room for the retracting undercarriage. All in all, I spent half of the time building into the nose and nose gear.