The Nylon Gag MK 1.0 FINISHED

[eastrock]

Gag, you got the hand of a fabricator, amazing scratch building.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[TRM]

Hey Gag!! Looking spectacular!! Love watching you plaster on all the details!!!

[venom1]

Dude, you and Dicky have GOT to get together! You would be an unstoppable force in the world of modelling!! ;D

Outstanding work, my friend!

Cheers,

Sam

[Deleted]

Holy hell this is outstanding, im going back for a better look,

Mack

[thenylongag]

Thank you so much for the positive comments

Just a quickie to show the hitch assembly i was working on before, with a bit more done.
Agonized over the design for, what seemed like, forever but i think it turned out quite nice.

Cut out my central supports



Drilled a hole and inserted a tube



Shaped and glued 2 side supports



Mounted 2 damper boxes



Got the piston/actuator assemblies together



I shaped the side supports and dry fit everthing together including the magnetic vacuum pads.





Even a quick video




Hope you like what i've done so far, still have wiring, hydraulic lines, detailing and some
additional supports.

Thanks for stopping by

Gagster

[bullardino]

Apart from the looks of the thing, absolutely believable and up to museum standards, you amaze me with your ability to produce tons of identical pieces...

[thenylongag]

Evening All,

Thanks for the comments guys,

Had all day Friday to model after I'd made a run to the nearest model store (about 45 mins away) and got three new greeblie donors.



Made a detail pod for under the back end for a tool holder and an assortment of greeblie from my new donors.



Then i returned to the hitch,

Fabricated the top supports for the upper clamping arms of the hitch





The completed assembly dry fit together, not 100% convinced i like it yet.



I then moved on to the fixed bottom element of the hich assembly,

First made pads



Then a cross support



Then pad joiners



Then dry fit it all together with the external spacing wire and the main supports to the ship





And in position on the ball



Thats all so folks.

More tomorrow, hopefully.

Take care

Gag

[`Boots`]

OMG....................didn`t realised this had re-surfaced again Gag , that is simply some of the best canablising and scratching i`ve seen...................you certainly have an eye for finding that right piece to make each part really something special.........fantastic work and look forward to seeing more of this ;D

Ya not sure about the hitch !!!!!!!!!....................i am.......it rocks

[multicam]

Awesome! Period:)

[dupes]

Wow...just, wow.

[thenylongag]

My Friends,

Detail is the order of the day, hitch detail. But first i must say, the positive feeling i get from your post's is truly inspiring, i will respond to everyone individualy tomorrow but tonight i just want to get my report in.......?

The donor kits have been a great help in the progression of the hitch section......Pix,

I posted before i was not convinced by the hitch assembly, so i replaced the round bar with square tube and it fit much better.

I then started work on the out side frame work which was to solid to me and needed some "enhancing"

I added a frame a cut out and some mesh details.





Added some detail to the inside support beam







added some more control cables to the magnetic vacuum pods



Then had another test dry fit



The hitch is turning out to be very complicated indeed, but i just can't cut corners and simpilfy it, i keep hearing my fathers voice saying "it has to look functional" and this drives me to make it so....!

I have a few more things to do regaring the hitch, i have all friday to spend focused, so i will report then..


Gag

[deafpanzer]

WOW! This is so SICK!!! Loving everything you have done even those small details...

[thenylongag]

Ello Peeps

Thank you for commenting Mr Deafpanzer it means alot when you guys take the time to comment.
You are too kind Dicky, coming from someone as talented as you i take that as a real compliment, thank you

Now on to tonights report......lets dooooooooooooooooo it. PIX

Added detail around the back plate for the hitch assemby





Had another dry fit, this time in position with the upper hitch arms in position also





Added wiring to the detail tubs



Fitted the support details in the tubs and ran the last of the wires





Another dry fit in position



And......Primer.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Primer








And finally, in position



Thats all for today, next is figuring out how the bottom hitch support attaches to the ship.

Thanks for stopping by, if i don't post again before,

I want to wish everyone a Very Merry Chrismas

Peace on earth my friends.

The Nylon Gagsterman

[deafpanzer]

Once again I like everything what you have done so far! Keep it coming buddy!

Merry Christmas too!!!

[`Boots`]

Each time i pop in here i see an array of parts which evolve into something absolutely magnificent...............stunning work Gag i gotta say, keep up the brilliant and imaginative work buddy and merry xmas ;D

[thenylongag]

Mornin All,
Thanks for the comments Guys
Hope everyone had a nice Christmas.
Yesterday i was building from about 9:30am until way pass 11pm, this is what i managed to get done........PIX

First started working on the underside of the hitch support



Found the right buffer 'look' i was after





Next i started work on detailing the surrounding area





And in position, still only dry fit



Wired up the vacuum magnetic pads



Then started the fine positioning booster thrusters, first the internal nozzles



Then the main nozzle, the frame is for the steering vanes.





That's was all last night, now will get back to it for another couple of hours today.
Thanks for stopping by.

See ya

Gag

[thenylongag]

Afternoon All,
Thanks for the positive feedback Dicky, very motivating.
Well after my marathon build day, i managed to get some serious bench time the next couple of days also, put in a couple of 8 hour days. If only i could do this for a job, don't think my better half would like it some how, but anyhoo, lets see what did i manage the last couple of days.........PIX

Continued building the cages that will support the steering vanes






Made detail and a back plate for the nozzle



Hinges and steering vanes






Assembled






And primered



This next piece i was building at the same time as the nozzle assemblies and was one of the hardest i have done so far. The fit was tremendously tight and for some reason i glued it in place before I'd finished the whole assembly. But in the end it turned out good.

These were the pieces i wanted to use



Marked and drilled holes for the cut down frame to fit in



Cut and assembled the card board tubes, this is a functioning joint










Tested the look of the assembly






Then i added some detail to make the cardboard tubes look better, all this was done with everything in position, very fiddly






And finally with its coat of primer









That's the story so far, just gave the whole hitch assembly a coat of primer. Not sure of the final colours yet.

Need to start the detail on the back of the main wing but that ties in with the skinning of the upper wing surfaces, i want to incorporate some steering flaps on one of the upper wing surfaces at the back and i need to think about how i want it to look before i start, so i need to think about it for a while.
I do have another detail tub to do for the top of the wing, just behind the radar/cannon cut out that will be some kind of pumping hub/distribution area, so i might start on that next.

Stay tuned folks
Thanks for stopping by

Gagster

[Leon]

Gag that is totally awesome.Waiting for more updates

Leon

[thenylongag]

Evenin all,
Well, Tuesday night is model night......well, this week anyway. In 2012 i had been keeping an approximate tally of the hours i spent at the bench, 875 hours . Its not an exact figure because i had to average it a bit, but its pretty close, i think. ;D


Sooooooo, whats been doin then.......PIX

Made the center pumping hub/distribution detail tub for the top area behind the Radar/Gun cutout. When this is attached there will be lots of lines running to various points on the wings surfaces.



Then i did a bit of painting, base coating the hitch assembly components with chrome silver after first primering them with black.










I then moved on to the back flaps that will be on the top rear edge of the wing, this first part looks a little out of place but it is setting the style for the rest of the upper flaps so trust me, I'm a doctor? ;D



Then it took forever to line the back of the wing with 1mm styrene and get this detail piece lined up how i wanted it, again its just the base, it will have a lot more detail added over the top



That's all for now, still working on the upper wing flaps so stay tuned my friends

Gag

[bullardino]

I'm waitinig to see the hyperdrive schemes, so I'll build my spaceship and roam around the solar system. Because this is a real spaceship, and it'll fly away when finished, am I right?

[bullardino]

According to the Star Trek story, the first hyperdrive spaceship was built out of rubbish in a junkyard, so let's wait to see if it flies

[thenylongag]

Its true, Star Trek is so made up,

now Star Wars, thats real. .

Right

Gag

[bullardino]

Jan 11, 2013 8:17:13 GMT -5 thenylongag said:

Its true, Star Trek is so made up,

now Star Wars, thats real. .

Right

Gag

No, the only real one is Battlestar Galactica

[Mence]

Wow, been a while since I last dropped in and what progress! This is looking so good, makes me want to phone Dicky and get him to build me one!

[thenylongag]

Welcome my friends,

Thanks for the comments guys, i appreciate everyone taking the time to comment, it means alot.

Had a couple of deliveries this week



Had been dabbling on and off in the mid-week but then Friday came and the wife was away all evening until very late so, i hit it hard on Friday, one of those 'set your alarm so you remember to eat deals'.
Had to pop into work for a few hours Friday morning but sat down at the bench at 11am and didn't leave until 12.30am Saturday morning, smashing.

I was working on the rear flaps for the upper wings, i wanted the flaps and the airbrakes to work, sometimes i make it so hard for myself but boy, was it worth it on Sunday when i put it all together.

This is going to go fast so pay attention, there will be a quiz...

Basic shape



Cut out wing and removed airbrake portion



Cut, punched and shaped the various components.

Wing Struts



Airbrake arms.





Basic hinge shapes



I used clear plastic tubes i found for spacers between the various struts, and glued it all together. This was after much cutting, adjusting, correcting, swearing, tantrums etc.......





The first test and it works. ;D





Then basically the same process with the smaller inner wings, these would not move but the airbrake flaps would still operate.



Then fitted each airbrake flap with a larger outer flap



I then went about attaching the flap assemblies to the main wing back detail plate

First, small alignment hinge back plates



These were attached to the main wing back plate at the correct spacing.



The small hinge was then attached to these alignment back plates, being careful not to use to much glue so the whole thing got stuck.



Test in position.



Are you still with me...............good.

I ran into an interference problem between the large and smaller inner flaps. but a small modification solved this, i can dress it up a bit later with detail. The smaller inner flaps were attached straight to the detail back plate , no hinges needed



Everything was then put in position on the ship







And tested the flaps.









And breath.

I am so happy with how it turned out, i think it looks perfect with the rest of the wing assemblies and the ship.
The flaps will be detailed later when i skin the outer surface of the wing.

Now its on with the detailing of the main wing back plates so stay tuned

That's all folks
Take care my friends

Gag

[Leon]

Gag just got caught up on your progress.Looking sweet.

[thenylongag]

Jan 14, 2013 15:22:07 GMT -5 @dickyf said:

I thought I had it bad........this is great stuff Gag - yer make it look very straightforward. Is this build purely personal or is it aimed at something particular competition or article wise?

I do have a bit of a plan/idea in the works but i can't confirm anything at this point.?

At the moment i am building it purely for personal pleasure. I would like to enter it in some competitions when its finished but the problem is i live so far down in Florida that i would have to travel quite along way to get to any shows. I think the closest one would be the IPMS show in Orlando but that is 5 hours away.

If money were no object i would love to fly to some other parts of the U.S.A and maybe take her home to Blighty, but with ticket prices in the thousands of dollars for me and the wife i can't see it happening any time soon. I would have to build a pretty large flight case for it though.

I have extensive photo's from day one, so if anyone wanted an article in the future i could do it.

I'm just really enjoying the build process . ;D

Gaggles

[fightnjoe]

well sir i bow to another master builder.


absolutely incredible work on this. everything fits. meaning it all looks the part.



joe

[heiner.]

I really love your work ... that`s amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heiner

[Deleted]

Inspirational, simples:-D