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Old 03-15-2018, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by neil_w
Figuring out how to model that is taking an inordinate amount of my time. At my scale (BT55) nothing will move, but I'm going to take my best shot at making it look reasonable.
One thought: In PSS (Power Scale Soaring, a variant of RC soaring--usually slope soaring--in which people build and fly gliding scale models of powered aircraft [with somewhat enlarged wings and tail surfaces, when necessary]), cockpit windows and canopies are often depicted as painted blue, green, or gray-green opaque objects. The Estes Space Shuttle kit and their foam Shuttle Orbiter used such decals (blue, if memory serves) to simulate the glass cockpit window panes. You could depict the IRIS-T's nose tip window like a PSS glider's cockpit windows or canopy.
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Originally Posted by neil_w
The SL version is pretty spiffy too, I thought a bit about choosing it instead of the regular air-to-air version, but ultimately trying to do something with the nose seemed like fun. On the other hand, the SL would look more "realistic" launching vertically.

I'll leave it to someone else to model the SL, based on the way things are going so far one of these is going to be more than enough for me.
The SL version does look pretty nice (rather sounding rocket-like). I know what you mean regarding "one and done" with demanding scale subjects (especially ones with conduits, like the IRIS-T) that require a lot of sanding and hand-fitting work to sculpt parts.
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