I am posting a build thread on my second Thunderfighter from paperaviation.de. I always liked the Thunderfighter, never had one as a kid, so I was thrilled to find it online. I built it without modification first time out, with the intention of a 1:18 build. I had a request (as a noob, it is in fact my most requested build) to post this. It has languished in paper purgatory for over a year. After joining the board and seeing what all the other builders are doing, I am finding motivation to finish this build.
I modified the size in paint, I found that I couldn't save the size changes, so I must modify the files every time I open them. I increased the size 178%. Parts 1 and 6 I had to tile. After laminating the pages together, they warped. The warpage is why I used balsa stiffeners. If I were to do it over I would have tiled the part 1 and 6 pieces onto a large enough cardboard base.
The cockpit is the paper-replika.com Jedi fighter cockpit, enlarged and doubled for the tandem set.
If you do want to follow this, I am honored, but be aware; I build at the speed of continental drift. Maybe that will change?
I modified the size in paint, I found that I couldn't save the size changes, so I must modify the files every time I open them. I increased the size 178%. Parts 1 and 6 I had to tile. After laminating the pages together, they warped. The warpage is why I used balsa stiffeners. If I were to do it over I would have tiled the part 1 and 6 pieces onto a large enough cardboard base.
The cockpit is the paper-replika.com Jedi fighter cockpit, enlarged and doubled for the tandem set.
If you do want to follow this, I am honored, but be aware; I build at the speed of continental drift. Maybe that will change?