Builds By Baz - Full scale MKII Colonial Viper
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Started on the next one. I'll do both front ends first, change arbours the do the back ends.
In the mean-time at home, I'm working on the engine exhausts and the internal turbines.
Stack of engine exhaust rings, ready to assemble the turkey feathers on.
In the mean-time at home, I'm working on the engine exhausts and the internal turbines.
Stack of engine exhaust rings, ready to assemble the turkey feathers on.
Sean Anwalt
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Go Baz, go!
Baz! Baz! Baz! Baz!
Baz! Baz! Baz! Baz!
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Thanks for the pep Sean! 
I've been working on concurrent activities all over the ship, but while some things are on hold, waiting for the right moment/planets to align,. my workbench at home has the engine exhausts on the go.
I toyed with roll-forming steel rings to make a cage, but the hollow section profiles proved problematic at best, so I have gone back to wood.
Here's the top engine exhaust under construction.
I've been working on concurrent activities all over the ship, but while some things are on hold, waiting for the right moment/planets to align,. my workbench at home has the engine exhausts on the go.
I toyed with roll-forming steel rings to make a cage, but the hollow section profiles proved problematic at best, so I have gone back to wood.
Here's the top engine exhaust under construction.
BuildsByBaz
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After working on the spacing a little, I ran out of reasonable hours to keep making noise, so I started planning out the turbine fans in aluminium plate.
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Today was a good mix of the engine work and a little trip out to Myles' place to finish turning the cannons. I brought the barrel ends home tonight with a couple of borers, to drill them out to 30mm as per the ammunition calibre.
Back in the shed tonight and continued on the engine turkey feathers, than a bit of sheetmetal cutting to make the turbine fans.
Back in the shed tonight and continued on the engine turkey feathers, than a bit of sheetmetal cutting to make the turbine fans.
BuildsByBaz
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After work this afternoon, I returned to Myles’s workshop to finish gluing up the cannons. Myles had a few nice little tips and tricks that made things go smoother, plus because of his earlier precision, I was able to use the octagonal arbours we made to fill the end of the guns and centre and seat the barrel. Not shown, I dowelled the octagons and removed the screw. Myles suggested that I might want to bore the barrel end out later and the screw would get in the way. I agreed.
I spent all my earnings from a recent knife sale and bought paint and glue for the next few stages. Last night I stayed up until well after midnight to paint an engine exhaust and one of the guns.
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I spent all my earnings from a recent knife sale and bought paint and glue for the next few stages. Last night I stayed up until well after midnight to paint an engine exhaust and one of the guns.
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Thanks Matt.
Baz.
Baz.
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Scratch-designing my turbines at the rear. I know I am taking a lot of licence inside these engines, especially after being so careful to stay faithful everywhere else... but something the X-Wing fighter on display last year, at the Tuggeranong Hyperdome showed me - is that some static displays suck.
Sure it LOOKED similar to the fighter from the movies, but close inspection revealed it to be flat, static, flimsy, rough molded and BORING. My engines will be multi layered, have depth and moving parts. Light, sound and motion.
Bear with me...
I have used a combination of lightweight and easy to source materials, sacrificing a little bit of weight for weldablility, as I can't weld aluminium to save my life, so I've used steel.
This last one has everything just sitting on top at the moment. Once assembled, it will be lower profile.
Sure it LOOKED similar to the fighter from the movies, but close inspection revealed it to be flat, static, flimsy, rough molded and BORING. My engines will be multi layered, have depth and moving parts. Light, sound and motion.
Bear with me...
I have used a combination of lightweight and easy to source materials, sacrificing a little bit of weight for weldablility, as I can't weld aluminium to save my life, so I've used steel.
This last one has everything just sitting on top at the moment. Once assembled, it will be lower profile.
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I finally got the welder going again today.
BuildsByBaz
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I got it all in and spinning with 5mm clearance all around. Now to put the motor on it. I put the drill on the shaft and gave it a spin... CRIKEY! It puts out a fair breeze out the back!
It's nearly 2am, so time to go to bed and take this up in the morning.
It's nearly 2am, so time to go to bed and take this up in the morning.
Dirtdives2424
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2AM!?!?! And take it up in the morning????......do you even have a job? It just seams that this is all you do.....
BuildsByBaz
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I do have a job. Full time too. Raising three little kids too. This is why I am up all night, when else am I going to do it?
Baz.
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My one day per fortnight to get **** done.
I spend most of the day re-configuring the shed and moving benches, building shelves and getting rid of rapidly accumulating scrap materials. Enough is enough.
I also solidified a big work bench and put it in the centre of the shed, comfortable work height, some space for projects and tooling and able to walk all around it, while still having access to the lathe and other parts of the shed. The beauty is, with a new flat surface on the top, (removable and replaceable), I can draw and measure stuff on it to get things flat, level, and correct. A nice touch was routing an extension cord over the rafters, to hang down directly over the work bench, so my power tools don't trail cords all over the workshop any more.
Finally, about 2 this afternoon, I got back to the Viper. I finished securing the internal workings of the top engine exhaust turbine and gave it a test spin.
After that, I started assembling one of the two side engine exhausts, but ran out of turkey feathers, so it was back to tracing templates. I'll take them to the bandsaw soon.
Finally, I started plotting the dimensions for the side engine rear turbines, ready to cut the spider vanes. Hopefully I can source another old aluminium sign to make the fans from, like the last one.
I spend most of the day re-configuring the shed and moving benches, building shelves and getting rid of rapidly accumulating scrap materials. Enough is enough.
I also solidified a big work bench and put it in the centre of the shed, comfortable work height, some space for projects and tooling and able to walk all around it, while still having access to the lathe and other parts of the shed. The beauty is, with a new flat surface on the top, (removable and replaceable), I can draw and measure stuff on it to get things flat, level, and correct. A nice touch was routing an extension cord over the rafters, to hang down directly over the work bench, so my power tools don't trail cords all over the workshop any more.
Finally, about 2 this afternoon, I got back to the Viper. I finished securing the internal workings of the top engine exhaust turbine and gave it a test spin.
After that, I started assembling one of the two side engine exhausts, but ran out of turkey feathers, so it was back to tracing templates. I'll take them to the bandsaw soon.
Finally, I started plotting the dimensions for the side engine rear turbines, ready to cut the spider vanes. Hopefully I can source another old aluminium sign to make the fans from, like the last one.
xXDashIVXx
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Apparently in the morning! XDI do have a job. Full time too. Raising three little kids too. This is why I am up all night, when else am I going to do it?
Baz.
Dirtdives2424
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Man...this thing is really going to fly.........So Baz......after the prototype, when can we expect this to hit consumer shelves? I want to start scouting for a location for a dealership from now. Gona corner the market and rule the world!!!!!! You won't mind....right?
Sean Anwalt
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Dibs on leading dirtdives' second element!
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Had a big glue-up and got the rest of the main fuselage underside done, plus one full engine nacelle and part of the other. I've run out of glue for now, so next I'll be chiseling in the details into the cannons.
Sean Anwalt
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Holy smokes, he's doing it! He's really doing it!
Haha everytime I see an update in this thread it makes me just a little bit happier! Looking fantastic. That's a LOT of works chiseling out all that detail!
Haha everytime I see an update in this thread it makes me just a little bit happier! Looking fantastic. That's a LOT of works chiseling out all that detail!
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