Logo
scale modeling database | stash manager
prototype-23
Aris Grey (prototype-23)
GR

The Nasa project

Comments

1 13 August 2015, 22:40
Hanno Kleinecke
Superb Idea with beautyful planes in great colours ! I'll be watching this !
In memoriam Chuck Yeager.......
14 August 2015, 21:55
Aris Grey
Thanks for following Hanno. but this project is on hold. Any idea how i can make the wings of B-29 removable? So i can store it easily?
15 August 2015, 10:50
Hanno Kleinecke
I can see your point, I would'nt even have the space to display a B 29. Could'nt you bore holes into the leading edge of both wings and the wingspars visible, so that you could use a brass or steel wire rod to lock the wings into position ? Just an Idea .......
15 August 2015, 17:49
Glenn
Maybe some of those small but very strong Neodymium magnets embedded into the mating surface of the fuselage and the wing would draw the wing to the fuselage? If the wing spar is a tight enough fit into the wing? I plan on using some to hold a Bell X-1 under my B-29 Mothership!
16 August 2015, 04:28
berni
Hello Aris, interesting project. I would do it like Hanno it has proposed. 👍
16 August 2015, 09:54
Aris Grey
Hello berni, thanks.
Glenn where i can find those magnets? Ebay maybe?
Hanno do mean something like that on photos 9 to 10? (uploaded some photos 6 to 10)
16 August 2015, 11:57
Hanno Kleinecke
Initially I thought of the other direction, but yes, as the wingspars seem to go very loose into the wing, I would do it like you showed in pic no.10
16 August 2015, 13:57
Glenn
You might get the magnets on Ebay. I've brought packs of them at those cheap $2 shops we have in australia. 8 small 6mm magents for about $2.80 I think if you use 2 metal wing spars plus the magnets they would hold it together quite well, as long as it is a tight fit and doesn't sag.
16 August 2015, 14:16
Roberto Rocat
Interesting! I'm in 👍
16 August 2015, 14:19
Aris Grey
🙂 thanks i will try with two metal wing spars first and then if they go lose, i will try adding the magnets. Hi Roberto thanks for tuning in.
16 August 2015, 15:48

Project info

10 images
1:72
Ideas
1:72 B-29A Enola Gay (Academy 2154)1:72 B-29 (Eduard CX018)1:72 D-558-2 Skyrocket (Special Hobby SH72163)

All albums

View all albums »