Blackadder's Scratchbuilt Thunderhawk

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Blackadder

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Wow, ten days since I posted on this thread! Sorry I've been busy. For those of you that have been following my Warlord thread I have not forgotten this project but I did need to update the Warlord thread as well.

I ran into a snag on the engines which stymied me until I found a solution and strangely enough it was in my medicine cabinet namely the exhaust cones. While innovative the thread cones never satisfied me as a viable material. This morning while brushing my teeth infrequent as tha may be I noticed that my Shoprite mouthwash had the precise requirements for a plastic exhaust cone. So now I have a lifetime supply of cheap mouthwash (if I forgo opportunities for osculation) and three ready made exhaust cones as well

Of course you realize that the above tale is a complete prevarication; I've had this idea in my pocket for six months or more.

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Confession is good for the soul.
 
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She sure is coming along. Looks like some light at the end of the tunnel now! The engines will look great, especially when you finish off the ends!. :)
 
Erm... If you don't mind my asking, how's the model coming? That is hands-down the BEST T-Hawk I have ever seen (not that I have much experience in this stuff, but still).
 

Blackadder

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I haven't forgotten this model; I put it aside until my son returns from college.

He expressed an interest in working on it together.
 

Blackadder

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Today I worked on the pelvic mechanism which needs a bit of revising. Even though it works just as I wanted the sphere halves need to be undercut to fit the 'Tee' fittings thereby retreating further into the pelvic block. Therefore I need to mount the 'Tees' further outboard so they will be visible and allow for a great range of motion.

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that is what I thought, I was surprised to see twice similar posts on different thread and this definitely looked like a Titan post in the thunderhawk thread. Thank you for the confirmation
 
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Zathros

that is what I thought, I was surprised to see twice similar posts on different thread and this definitely looked like a Titan post in the thunderhawk thread. Thank you for the confirmation

You're doing better than me, I missed that completely. :eek:ops: Good job! Thanks! I would move that post but that would make these post seem odd. Both are excellent models. Good catch Terrinecold, you're on the ball! :thumb: :)
 
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