The most demanding build I have ever done!

bughunter 著者
I was so crazy to start another build while waiting for now decals to arrive (for this other project).
That is the most demanding beast I ever tried! Not because it is bad - no, the opposite! A full resin build, cast and 3D printed parts, PE and more.
Some guess work regarding type and kit is allowed - so I do not link a project yet 😉
I hope this will generate some interest ...

Alec K
Another project! YES!! But careful, don't let the shelf queens get restless…. Hmmmm, what the heck is this?! Something US, judging by the cockpit color. And it looks like an ejection seat maybe, so something with a turbine engine??

bughunter 著者
- US: check 👍
- ejection seat: check 👍
- turbine engine: check 👍
That is still a big list. US jets are 244 topics here. Ok, not all have an ejection seat.

Christoph Schnarr
Hm, that looks a lot like the cockpit of the XB-85 Goblin and could therefore be the very good resin kit from Halberd Models 😉

c124c
Also my guess : XF-85 Goblin , Halberd Models, 1/48 scale. 🙂

Yngve N
I'm about to start working on a kit with lots of 3D printed resin so it's nice to be able to follow a project by someone experienced 😊

gorby
Oh yes!! You've started the Goblin! 🙂

bughunter 著者
Welcome to all!
Oh yes gorby, I can't resist! I have already x started projects, x+1 one doesn't make a big difference 🙂
And Bingo: yes, you are all right about the Goblin 👍 That is the mother of all egg planes 😎
It is a great kit, but I think not an easy one!
- You should think twice (or better more often) where to cut the resin parts from the cast! I may have done it wrong in some areas.
- sometimes it is hard to see, where the part starts or the cast ends which brings you in trouble later with fit issues
- some 3D printed parts are very very filigree, you don't know how to hold or handle. I'm not a 1:700 ship builder!
- at some points the manual do not show clearly the correct place of a part. After checking reference pics (a must!) I realized my guess was wrong. If you add it to the wrong place you will get in trouble later for sure.
- there are some very tight fits, especially with cast parts. Best is again to check reference pictures if you really reached the final position or a part is not yet deep enough in its place and you need more cleaning of seams.

I will finish the Vega before this beast when the new decals arrive.

bughunter 著者
Some more pics are added showing the prepared cockpit walls. The first inner part is also prepared, the front of the jet engine.
I forgot to mention that there are nearly no color information regarding cockpit and so on in the instructions. There is a colorful 4 side view showing decal and stencil places.

Greg Baker
" I have already x started projects, x+1 one doesn't make a big difference "

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... spoken like a true model builder~!

Marcel Klemmer
😳 Wow

Alec K
Great progress 👍

bughunter 著者
Thanks mates!
Now some progress on the carriage, which is part of the kit (but I had to modify it).

bughunter 著者
As preparation for the fuselage the jet engine parts are prepared now.

gorby
The exhaust and intake look remarkable. Getting all those PE blades in the correct place can't have been easy.

Jennifer Franklin
Following. I like the 3D-printed foot holders. The metal pins are also a nice detail. That exhaust and intake look like they were a challenge to put together. Where did you get this model?

bughunter 著者
Thx mates!
Yeah gorby, that was challenging! See also pic 17.
Jennifer, those food holders was unbelievable filigree, as most of the 3D parts! You really don't know how to touch for cleaning and handling.
For exhaust and intake I followed the manual to cut parts, but made some wrong decisions. This makes it later even more complicated 🙁
I ordered this directly at Halberd, but they sell it also on ebay. But they seems to have some production issues with power outages etc due to Russian invasion.
But I recommend to think twice about it: it is not cheap; it provides nice details, but it is on the other hand some kind of "short run technology". So I had to do a lot of dry fitting and surgery to get things right - but all on resin parts! As I said, that is the most demanding build I have ever done! I will show more soon.

Nathan Dempsey
Interesting subject and looking very nice too.

bughunter 著者
Thank you Nathan! New pics added.

Alec K
What an aircraft this was! Excellent progress 👍

gorby
Very nice work! I love the bizarre stubby shape of the Goblin. A real life egg plane.

Bernhard Schrock
I least expected this flying egg with wings on your workbench 🙂 I haven't seen it built yet and I'm looking forward to a master piece from your hand.

bughunter 著者
Thank you for your time to leave a comment mates!
@Alec It was? It is! Two aircraft were built, 6023 and 6024, and both are in museums.
The kit provides decals for the 6024. Regarding the details this is more complex. Both looks different today, the kit is different compared to both as they are shown today. And even the b/w photos shows many different things: with or without winglets, with one skid, (kit option), with two skids below the wings, the kit has two pitots on the wings - the one in the museum not. And much more!
Yes gorby, me too! That's why I called the project "The mother of all egg planes." 🙂
@Bernhard I looked around and also have not found it built yet, also not in the bigger scale. And I think I know now why as it is definitely not an easy walk!

Your interest is fuel for motivation 👍 so I will add more pics.

Erik Off
A real eggplane, great! Love it, but 100$... puuh. 😉

bughunter 著者
Welcome Erik!
On evil bay even more: https://ebay.de/itm/167316587705 but I think this includes import taxes. The 1:32 kit was even more, but is not available now.
When I ordered mine it was no more available within two days - all sold.
The offers on evil bay in Asia are going crazy already: https://ebay.de/itm/156691540922

But as I said, it is not the price tag which makes me nervous .... I hope I'm able to finish a kit this time!

David Taylor
Missed this one,I'm in.

bughunter 著者
Welcome David! Nice to know you are watching.
Now with teaser of the whole bird 😉

Jennifer Franklin
Love the teaser, wasn't sure what to expect but that does indeed look like an eggplane.

Kyle DeHart
I'm behind the times but I'll be standing at the back watching now!

Robert Podkoński
I'm a little late, but I will definitely watch this talent show diligently! (and the topic is fantastic!)

bughunter 著者
Thank you very much mates and welcome!

David Taylor
You could always do the canopy when it smashed into the arrestor hook and belly landed on the desert.

Ben M
cool!

bughunter 著者
David, I added a picture of the emergency landing skid for you. I will not mount it, but the empty mounting brackets as PE. So no landing in desert, but into a museum.
Welcome Ben, nice to see you here!

Jennifer Franklin
I am looking at that cart and you are an artist bughunter.

Zbynek Honzik
Fantastic job! No doubt you are an artist, bughunter!
I'm following with close attention and anticipation of your next progress.

bughunter 著者
Wow, Thank you both! Now I need a red face smiley .
There is not much difference between pic 26 and 46. I masked the rims and primed/painted the wheels. Some black paint in deep holes and on the food step. The big boost comes form a simple wash with oil paints as this brings up the nice rivets and other details on the cart.
And since you asked so kindly I added more progress pictures.

I stepped on the gas as we have our next club meeting in about a week and our annual show soon after that. It would be great to have the model ready by then!

Ben M
I really want to go to that museum in Nebraska with this and a B-36 😍

bughunter 著者
Ben, I collected a lot of pictures from walkarounds, museum pages, Flickr and so on.
I must say (even I have only decals for the 6024) the 6023 in the "National Museum of the United States Air Force" in Dayton, Ohio is in a much better, more original state. It uses a original cart. See the gallery with 21 photos on the official museum page: nationalmuseum.af.mi..onnell-xf-85-goblin/
The 6024 in Nebraska is on a simple steel frame, no winglets, the hook looks strange. Seems to be polished, without all the nice stenciling. Seems to be trimmed for a nice look, but not very original.

Kyle DeHart
Oh the National Museum of the United States Air Force is so good. I try to go at least once a year. It's just a couple hour drive from me. Beyond worth the price of entry too…which is $0. Beautiful work on that cart Frank. It looks the part.

Ludvík Kružík
After the "Flying Flea" another interesting dwarf has appeared on your modelling table. 🙂 👍

I am particularly interested in this project of yours. Firstly because of the choice of model, but mainly because it is a resin kit with 3D printed parts. As I have several resin kits in my stash and have recently added two 3D printed models, this project is a great inspiration to me.

bughunter 著者
Thank you mates and welcome Ludvík!
Here Halberd made a mix of cast and 3D printed parts. Only the very small ones are 3D printed. I checked both kits (it is also offered in 1:32):
- my small 1:48 one has 38 resin parts and 16 3D print detail parts
- the 1:32 kit 48 resin parts and only 6 3D print detail parts
That is not my first resin kit as I build e.g. kits from LukGraph (also combination of cast and 3D printed, but they move to completely 3D printed kits) and old resin cast kits from "SPIN Model" and "Alliance Models". Here I replaced small parts often with metal and wood. You will find those in my Projects, more to come.
I have not build a jet yet and that is somehow a different story (compared to my usual biplanes) with clear parts, surface details and more.

The most important thing with resin kits is a useless Tamiya Extra thin glue - you have to use CA or epoxy but it brings us many interesting kits which will never made it into a plastic kit.

bughunter 著者
I was hoping for a bit more interest at least from the mates who have the kit in their wishlist or stash. But it is what it is.
More pictures ...
Has anyone ever polished such cast resin canopies? It might have been a possibility, but without a backup I didn't dare.

gorby
Worst come to the worst, if you damaged the canopy you could always do it as the Goblin which smashed the canopy trying to reattach to the bomber. 😄
Well you certainly have the attention of one member with it in their wishlist. 🙂

Jennifer Franklin
I am watching with interest, although I don't currently have anything in my wishlist that is resin.

bughunter 著者
Jennifer, I think it is a good way to start with resin aftermarket accessories for your models to get a feeling for this material. There are big sets for replacing all in the cockpit or a engine with cowlings and parts around it for example from Eduard or CMK. If you can handle that than there is no more a big step to tackle a full resin model. Due to the 3D printing we see more and more accessories and kits in resin.

bughunter 著者
gorby I know, you are always a big supporter 👍 And I hope that this particular wish on your wish list will be fulfilled one day, by whatever means.

Ludvík Kružík
Even though I don't have Goblin on my wishlist, you still have my attention too. 😉

Robert Podkoński
I assembled a MPM Goblin long time ago and I have Special Hobby one in my stash. Surely, I am watching this build with utmost interest, Frank 😉

bughunter 著者
You're always following me, my friends! 👍
Robert, the MPM is 1:72, the SH 1:48, right? If you prefer 1:144 there is a add-on in this Hobbycraft kit: Convair GRB-36 "FICON" (Hobbycraft HC1273, 1:144)
Please ee also: modellversium.de/gal..blin-hobbycraft.html

Ben M
There needs to be a 1:24 goblin to go with the 1:24 B-36

bughunter 著者
Halberd announced a Limited Edition (100-120 kits) of the Goblin kit in 1:24 later this year 🙂

Robert Podkoński
Exactly - MPM is 1:72; SH is 1:48. It will be instructive to compare the latter with your build, I presume.

bughunter 著者
I downloaded the manual of both kits at the very beginning of the project since Halberd do not provide color infos, just for checking beside the reference photos.

Alec K
I certainly would not miss bughunter build! Those that do are doing so at their own loss 😉

On that canopy: did you apply Future? That should help with clarity.

bughunter 著者
Thank Alec 👍
No, I have not applied, because I heard some bad things (and read warnings on commercial cut masking sheets) about masking on a canopy with Future. And now it is painted so too late.
But on this model this is no problem: the front shield is mostly covered by the hook and not very visible. As I will show the main canopy in open state and it is open to the side, it is not very prominent too, additionally covered by the black ventilation pipes. And hey, the thing has been in the museum for more than 70 years, so the canopy is no longer clear! 🙂

And hopefully I can show some metal scratch work later that my build logs are known for!

bughunter 著者
There are a lot of possible variants regarding the pitot pipes, if you look on reference pictures and the museum planes. Below the nose, only on left wing, on both wings ... The museum planes do not carry those.
The kit provides two wing probes. As they are made from resin I should mount them now to be able to prime and paint but I fear to break this thin parts during handling. After looking on original b/w photos I noticed a different metal shine so I had an idea!

Kyle DeHart
Wonderful work on this unique project, my friend. The detailing in that intake is stunning. These resin kits sure can pack in the detail.

Robert Podkoński
Now I see that there is no such a fantastic detail in the intake in the SH offering - it would be great to get it as a separate aftermarket set...

Skyhiker
Hmm... I didn't know that they made egg planes for real. Very strange bird.

bughunter 著者
Thank you very much for your comments and Welcome to the new visitors!
@Robert You will end up replacing the whole kit, due to better details on every part. It may be too late now, but after the first rumours about the new kit, some have sold their SH kits on ebay for 70€ (which is the cheapest offer at the moment) or more and bought the new kit.
@Skyhiker It was the smallest fighter jet ever built, as it had to fit into the real "aircraft carrier" (not the ones on water today). The full story is very interesting. The performance wasn't bad, but it was very difficult to hook back onto the carrier because of the turbulence. It was assumed that an average pilot would not be able to do this - so the project was cancelled.

Robert Podkoński
So, I will stick to my old-school kit... 😉

bughunter 著者
Or put it on ebay for 80€ and see what happens ...

bughunter 著者
I know people will ask to see this model in Ergolding next week (I hope to finish it before) or the EME in Lingen end of march I need a robust model! At the moment I have a Pfalz Triplane with a broken plastic undercarriage in the cabinet - crying for a metal fix.
After the replaced tail holder (see pic 20) what about the front struts? I tried the kit ones - very flexible! After a single brass wire is much more stable you may guess now what are the next steps ...

Landlubber Mike
Wow, this is spectacular! I have the Special Hobby kit, but after seeing the details on this one, I might need to swap it out for the Halberd one!

bughunter 著者
Thank you Mike! Yes, the great details and the unusual subject invited me to leave my comfort zone and try something different.

Kyle DeHart
Looks awesome on the carriage. Nice upgrade for stability

Ben M
If you feel like building something like this that is a biplane, Frank you could try a F9C

bughunter 著者
Thank you!
Ben, there is no kit for the F9C in 1:48? Nobod seems to the the LSM kit in shash? No year announced, long gone I guess. But the F3F-2 from Academy looks nice ...

Ben M
I have the 1:32 kit. I'd like to built it as the version without landing gear but will need more 3d printing skills to do that - which I'm working on acquiring. I built the 1:520 Macon and had some 3d printed F9C biplanes to go with it.

bughunter 著者
A display with the sparrowhawk hooked to a part of the mothership would look amazing!
On this model here it would need a new, more robust hook due the weight of the model.

bughunter 著者
Damn, this was more work and much more complex than expected (it was not easy to get all wires in right angle), but I'm happy that the metal work in done now and like the look.

Desert Marlin
Wobblin' and I'm watch'n!!!

Desert Marlin
Guess you'll need a 1:48 Scale B-36 huh?!?

Ben M
Yes, he definitely needs one

Kyle DeHart
This is so good. Those new parts look great.

To one of your other points. I have that F3F-2 in its original Accurate Miniatures form and the kit does indeed look very nice. I shall attempt to build it someday.

Ludvík Kružík
The new parts look perfect. Also the Goblin on the transport cart looks very good. Great job! 👍

A B-36 assembly with the Goblin hanging on would be impressive. A 1/48 scale model of the B-36 exists and is currently available. However, there are several reasons why I would think twice about buying a B-36:
- I have only found one 1/48th scale model. It is produced by HpH in a limited edition. It is a really nice model with elaborate details. But basically it is a custom production and the delivery time is 10 months and the price of 575 Euro is not exactly negligible.
- A 1/48 scale B-36 with a wingspan of 1.5m and a fuselage length of just over 1m is not small. You would probably have to solve the problem of where to put it.
- And third, although the B-36 was intended as a Goblin carrier, at the time of the tests the B-36 was not yet available, so landing tests were conducted on a trapeze carried under a B-29B Superfortress.

Augie
Hmm, if the kit was not so expensive, tempting, would go well with my X-1 carrying B-29..

Ben M
Aluminum overcast

bughunter 著者
I was away for a long hike in warm spring weather in sunshine so no progress here - but a lot of nice comments! Thank you very much mates, those are highly appreciated!
No way that I would build such huge carrier like B-29 or B-36. If someone buys me a bigger flat or a house, I promise to think about it 🙂
I like the new parts too and no Wobblin' anymore! But today in daylight the paint was not yellow enough (painted those yesterday evening in artificial light). So I painted the yellow again today and think it looks better now (no new pictures).

Yes Augie, that was expensive - but maybe I could help Ukraine a little. The kit was created 40km away from the front! 😮 How can they develop and manufacture such great products under such conditions?

Augie
Oh I do understand bugs, its why I buy direct from places like Reskit.

Jennifer Franklin
40 km away from the front? That is astounding!

bughunter 著者
In meantime I found an explanation for the open tube pieces on the struts (see pic 76 for example): here a protection bow during towing could be plugged in.
See this picture sandboxx.us/wp-conte..227-F-1234S-048.jpeg

Skyhiker
Gosh I wish I had your soldering skills. Any pointers?

Skyhiker
Are you considering building the protection bow? It wouldn't be too hard to make with sprue or brass rod. I think it adds something, but it might cover up all that work with the open pipe too much.

gorby
I knew you wouldn't be able to resist adding the protection bar. 😄

bughunter 著者
Skyhiker, you mean something like picture 71? I'm will check later if it is long enough.
Regarding soldering I showed often the tools in the build logs - all you need is practice and exercise. And practice and exercise again.

And again one step forward, two steps back 🙁
I hate to mask resin models! Painted dark metal areas and want to mask them to paint the rest. A mask was not sitting in right place and I want to remove it to reapply - pulled up paint and primer together .... And again ....

bughunter 著者
Sorry gorby, I have not seen your post as we typed in parallel.
It seems as if you can estimate my behavior quite well.

Ludvík Kružík
The protective arch is a small but interesting accessory on the transport trolley.

While surfing the internet I found this photo. It shows more details about the protective arch. It might come in handy. cdn.prod.website-fil..39a6e44b102b6_5.webp

bughunter 著者
Thank you Ludvík!
I know this picture. Yours is a part of the original, which can be found in very high resolution on Wikipedia:
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I wanted to show this picture anyway later as it shows (if you go to full resolution) that they used decals for the stencils instead of masks. And some of the decals shows a silvering! So I have later an excuse if my decals shows that too 🙂

Ludvík Kružík
I thought you knew the picture. 😉, ... I sent it just in case. Wikipedia also has nice close-up pictures of the trapeze design with the Goblin suspended, but I'm sure you know that too.

bughunter 著者
To replicate the trapeze would be not easy and more info would be helpful. No, I will resist and show it on the nice yellow carrier as today in museum.

Desert Marlin
Something seems very wrong with the design of the Goblin... The turbine warning strip seems to run coincident with the pilot's seat... A design that seems very sympathetic to the Citroen and SMART cars...

Christoph Kunz
Sorry, I'm late.
But I love it.

Jennifer Franklin
It is looking terrific. I love that yellow carrier, and you did such an amazing job on it, bringing all the detail out with the weathering.

bughunter 著者
Thx!
Yes, the design looks like an egg-plane, but the turbine red stripe is definitely behind the seat and the headrest.
That reminds me of a few morons on YouTube. The manufacturer of model turbine engines prescribes a lateral distance of several metres during operation because they run at 120000 revolutions and more. And then these idiots screwed the turbines onto "Bobby Cars", sat on them and raced through a park. As the inlet is close to the ground, there is a high probability that dirt will be sucked in. If the turbine blades then come apart, the crown jewels a few centimetres above are also ruined. That would even be enough for the Darwin Award 🙂

Alec K
😂😂😂👍

bughunter 著者
At the moment I'm applying around 100 decals o:
The numbers go up to 58, but the bigger ones don't have a number, many are doubled and some even 6 times. So I guess it sums up to 100. A little flying manual 🙂

bughunter 著者
A huge step towards the finish: the Goblin is painted and ALL decals are applied! 🙂

Desert Marlin
Pictures 17 and 18... that's crazy talk right there!!!

Desert Marlin
Picture 55... excellent pitot tube work!

Desert Marlin
Picture 58... no doubt that the resin work is far superior in this case!!!

Ludvík Kružík
You've picked up rocket speed. Looks like you're getting closer to your goal. The Goblin with the decals looks fantastic!

Jennifer Franklin
congratulations, the 100 decals look good (or at least those shown in the photos)

gorby
Fantastic work with the decals.

bughunter 著者
Thank you very much mates! Your comments are highly appreciated!
@Desert Marlin It looks like you went slowly through the whole album - I hope you had fun. p17/18 there were little recesses for the PE parts. p55 I really like to do some scratch work in metal.
@Ludvík After spending the whole Sunday for the decals I mounted all today and it looks like I will meet my deadline: the Goblin is finished for the club meeting this evening, only the washing will not be dry 😉
Jennifer and gorby I really like if decals are bringing some colorful life into a model.
No time to show new pictures today but I will add some tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Ludvík Kružík
I trust your club friends will admire your Goblin as much as your friends here on SCM.

Kenneth
Fantastic finish with that paint and the many stencils 👍

bughunter 著者
Yes, it was a surprise 🙂
Thanks Kenneth, I used my beloved trusty Alclads. Hard to find now.

Lorraine Lin
Great painting job! I will be here waiting for the moment when you peel off the mask.
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Hans-Jürgen Haag
Eggi under construction 👍🥰

bughunter 著者
Thank you mates!
@Lorraine Lin All masks are gone, no bis accident below 🙂
I just added some additional pictures and my fresh work on the front protection bar which I created according to the picture shown already. As all parts in aviation even the belt has its part number plate 🙂 The protection is only plugged to the model so it can be shown with or without it.

This build log is finished now. Thanks for watching and commenting! Don't miss the final pictures in a new album here:
The Goblin as it might look in a museum | Album by bughunter (1:48)

bughunter 著者
I found also a colorful Goblin of a PC game, in case you want to to a What-If:
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Desert Marlin
If Snoopy was a jet!

Kyle DeHart
Wow!! Incredible paint and decal work. The Goblin turned out awesome!! Love it.

Bart Goesaert
What a journey... but what a result too... congratulations...

bughunter 著者
Thank you for comments mates!
It's been a journey ... and it looks like I'm the first to reach the destination, at least in the 48 version.

Tim Hofstetter
PHOTO ETCH. Ever since I restarted model building, I've been seeing references to PE parts... and I've been puzzling about that. To me, PE stands for polyethylene, but that cannot be adhered with solvent cement, so my brow has just remained wrinkled. Finally today, seeing build, reading your notes, I realize that PE has all along almost certainly been a reference to brass / copper photo-etched parts.

Thank you for that. 😎

I think your build is beyond both my skill level and my patience level. Probably my budget as well. 😎