Mach 2 Swordfish
1January 22, 2024
2January 22, 2024
3January 22, 2024
4January 26, 2024The journey begins...
5January 27, 2024These "bulkheads" will let me align the fuselage halves and add some stiffness to it
6February 1, 2024Scott Crossfield sits inside already 😉
7February 1, 2024Canopy blended and masked, time to close the fuselage halves...
8February 16, 2024Some progress today: fuselage sanded, panel lines restored, fin installed. I will restore the rivets after I will give it a coat of primer....
9February 24, 2024Fin installed and sanded. Time for wings...
10February 26, 2024I decided to fill these big gaps between wings and fuselage with two-part epoxy putty. I hope this will add some strenght to the joints too.
11March 25, 2024Wings and probe installed. Time for elevators
12March 26, 2024Ready for primer
13March 26, 2024Ready for primer
14March 27, 2024White it is...
15March 27, 2024White it is...
16March 28, 2024Colors are on... the next step: decals
17April 2, 2024Decals on - a bit brittle, but otherwise of a very good quality
18April 2, 2024A tiny "bumper" at the rear needs to be scratchbuild.
19April 4, 2024Finished
20April 4, 2024Finished
21April 4, 2024Finished
22April 4, 2024Finished
23April 4, 2024Finished
24April 4, 2024Compared with Bell X-2
25April 4, 2024Finished
26April 4, 2024Finished
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17 February 2025, 16:27 -
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Another plane that looked great in flight 😉
