Milton's Howard 500 a fresh look!

[Sunny9850]

It looks great, I am not sure what niggles Milton detects in his model beyond a small edge maybe in the cockpit area, but he is a master of perfection.
i sure hope to get my greedy little hands on a bare metal 500 when you are all done with the riveting and lines.
The new interior also looks great.

Cheers
Stefan

 

[Maarten -]

i sure hope to get my greedy little hands on a bare metal 500 when you are all done with the riveting and lines.

Me too.

 

[Blackbird686]

I will also wait my turn in line for this one. The Howard is alot like the Grizzly.... What's not to like about either of them? They both get considerable air time, and whilst I am not a big fan of GA planes, the Howard is the exception to the rule.

Looking good TuFun!

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[stansdds]

Wow!

 

[Naismith]

Looking forward to this one.

Can I just point out that

Cockpit flight if your interested...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXac8Wo8HUA

cannot be viewed as it shows it to be a private file.

 

[TuFun]

Ops... kept getting an error when I tried to change it to unlisted at the time I posted.

A flight around Skagit Regional, Washington.

The 18 cylinder R-2800 need some upgrades, so started building one!

Well, at least 9 cylinders are there, just a concept design, further details will be added.

Basic design, will detail with fins and cam towers will look like the orginal R-2800!

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[Naismith]

Great preview, watching it full screen I keft getting the urge to press the S and A keys. It's so frustrating! :isadizzy:

 

[TuFun]

All 18 cylinders in place... a few more adjustments, larger ring and shading in some areas.

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[TuFun]

Two PW R2800 Marauder 18 cylinder engines in place.

 

[stansdds]

Nice, but I think you are missing the magneto, it goes on the gear case at the 12 o'clock position, between the distributors.

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[Blackbird686]

She really is starting to look sweet, TuFun! A new look for the ol' girl. Glad you chose to work your magic on her, and dress her up a bit. She's been in my virtual skies for a long, long time....:salute:

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[TuFun]

Nice, but I think you are missing the magneto, it goes on the gear case at the 12 o'clock position, between the distributors.

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This is the improved R-2800i... electronic ignition controlled, fuel injected version! Kidding!!! Still improvements are being made, cylinders need a tighter pattern. -TF

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[TuFun]

UPDATE:

Continuing work on the TFF PW R2800 Marauder... next clamps and shading behind the mags and cylinder heads.

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[stansdds]

Aaaaaaw yeah!

 

[TuFun]

Aaaaaaw yeah!

Thanks... a little work on the spinner is needed! Added some holes and a few lines for reference. Skin is pretty ruff, needs restoration!

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[TuFun]

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[stansdds]

Increasing your carbon footprint, eh?

 

[Blackbird686]

Those latest shots are very nice! The engines look very real on the model. Stunning work, TuFun, I didn't know that the Howard 500 had that much hidden beauty.

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[TuFun]

Those latest shots are very nice! The engines look very real on the model. Stunning work, TuFun, I didn't know that the Howard 500 had that much hidden beauty.

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Thanks! Trying something different with the skin, interesting stuff evolves! Still have to do the wings, cowlings, and tail. Also, the stock interior needs upgrading too! So, lots of work ahead. -TF

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[PeteHam]

Brilliant work .... well done .

Looking forward to it's release

Pete.