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Scratch-built X-15
This
is how my first scratch-built model began...
These are the fuselage section templates that will be used with my home-built thermal saw.
The fuselage is cut out of several hard foam blocks with the saw's hot wire. The wings and all the flat parts are made of fiberglass-copper sandwich.
The fuselage sections are then glued together and sanded.
The fuselage is coated with two layers of fiberglass.
The "nose-ball" is a ball I used to play with when I was a kid. Just the right size...
The "paper-windshield" used for designing the canopy shape will be replaced by fiberglass-copper and putty
There won't be much detail in the cockpit but I'll do something better with my next model. I might though put the top part of the ejection-seat with the pilot's helmet since it shall be displayed in flight configuration.
EDITOR: Jerome's progress continues below!
To be continued... © Jerome Braure '03 |
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