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📝 BLUEBIRD K7
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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How do everyone, it’s amazing you start off with a project & it leads you down lots of different avenues.
I started off with a set of plans that were of a very inaccurate early version of K7, I started building it in 1/12 out of balsa & as my research intensified it highlighted the errors in the plans, so I had to keep cutting it apart to correct the significant errors. It ended up with a brushless motor & prop, got liberally coated with Easycote sanded smooth & put on a shelf, where it remained, it never got wet!!
I then built one in 1/24 for the grandson.
Then I discovered the Bluebird project, the guys that found, raised & restored the real K7. I’ve spent lots of time on their website & their Twitter feed, the definitive info is all there. I’ve been up to their workshop in the northeast a couple of times, I’ve taken hundreds of pictures of the old girl & ive got to say she looks even more beautiful in the flesh!!!
I was allowed to strip the paint off the bump at the bottom of the tail, it’s actually a clamshell cover for a parachute system on the original Gnat aircraft it came from, shame it wasn’t operational on the 4th Jan 1967!!!
What a feeling removing that historic blue paint (RAL 5009 iirc) only to find day glow orange underneath…
I went to watch her perform on Loch Fad on that Isle of Bute, what an experience….
I got well into building a K7 in 1/4 scale armed with all the newfound detail. Alas more grandchildren arrived, No 4 due in 2 months, so I had to give up my attic modelling room, and with it had to go the big K7, that was a very sad day, perhaps I should have sold it but the market for a 6foot long unfinished model were rather limited with covid & all that malarkey.
I’ve since had my cellar tanked & built a new workshop down there, I’ve 2 resin printers & 7 fdm printers. So I can print anything from a microscopic gearstick to a 500mm cube, I’ve printed lots of WW2 stuff, tanks, trucks etc in 1/16 & 1/6 scale, now I’m having a play with science fiction stuff, I’m currently printing the Hydra Submarine from captain America.
If anyone needs any info, please let me know!
Sorry for the war & peace, perhaps I should have put a long post warning at the top lol
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Wayne
Ohh, ps, I’m very flattered that you still remember me Doug👍
I started off with a set of plans that were of a very inaccurate early version of K7, I started building it in 1/12 out of balsa & as my research intensified it highlighted the errors in the plans, so I had to keep cutting it apart to correct the significant errors. It ended up with a brushless motor & prop, got liberally coated with Easycote sanded smooth & put on a shelf, where it remained, it never got wet!!
I then built one in 1/24 for the grandson.
Then I discovered the Bluebird project, the guys that found, raised & restored the real K7. I’ve spent lots of time on their website & their Twitter feed, the definitive info is all there. I’ve been up to their workshop in the northeast a couple of times, I’ve taken hundreds of pictures of the old girl & ive got to say she looks even more beautiful in the flesh!!!
I was allowed to strip the paint off the bump at the bottom of the tail, it’s actually a clamshell cover for a parachute system on the original Gnat aircraft it came from, shame it wasn’t operational on the 4th Jan 1967!!!
What a feeling removing that historic blue paint (RAL 5009 iirc) only to find day glow orange underneath…
I went to watch her perform on Loch Fad on that Isle of Bute, what an experience….
I got well into building a K7 in 1/4 scale armed with all the newfound detail. Alas more grandchildren arrived, No 4 due in 2 months, so I had to give up my attic modelling room, and with it had to go the big K7, that was a very sad day, perhaps I should have sold it but the market for a 6foot long unfinished model were rather limited with covid & all that malarkey.
I’ve since had my cellar tanked & built a new workshop down there, I’ve 2 resin printers & 7 fdm printers. So I can print anything from a microscopic gearstick to a 500mm cube, I’ve printed lots of WW2 stuff, tanks, trucks etc in 1/16 & 1/6 scale, now I’m having a play with science fiction stuff, I’m currently printing the Hydra Submarine from captain America.
If anyone needs any info, please let me know!
Sorry for the war & peace, perhaps I should have put a long post warning at the top lol
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Wayne
Ohh, ps, I’m very flattered that you still remember me Doug👍
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📝 Blackpool Model Boat Show
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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1st show after a COVID lockdown where all we had to do was build tanks, it was always going to be a big one lol
You’d be surprised how much 3D printed stuff was on display.
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You’d be surprised how much 3D printed stuff was on display.
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📝 Blackpool Model Boat Show
3 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hehe, tanks & trucks have been there for years👍
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📝 Bluebird K7
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hehe, how do!
I saw a guy who spent a week in the back of his 4x4, I’m too old for that sort of thing..
I think this is my favourite picture..
The rocket sits in the corner awaiting a trailer & something to pull it with. I’m well on with a Hannomag SS100, just waiting some axles to arrive from China.
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I saw a guy who spent a week in the back of his 4x4, I’m too old for that sort of thing..
I think this is my favourite picture..
The rocket sits in the corner awaiting a trailer & something to pull it with. I’m well on with a Hannomag SS100, just waiting some axles to arrive from China.
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📝 Bluebird K7
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Chaps,
Sorry I’ve not been on for a while, I’ve been busy learning how to 3D print things properly & playing with RC tanks & trucks.
Anyway, I’ve been into Bluebird K7 since I was a kid, the Bluebird Project who have been rebuilding her have been running her up & down Loch Fad on the Isle of Bute for a couple of weeks, it would have been rude of me not to take the 4 hour drive!
Here’s a video of her in action (not mine) on her 157mph run, the Loch is only just over a mile long so the ending is quite dramatic, I had a 5p 50p moment anyway.
Enjoy👍
Sorry I’ve not been on for a while, I’ve been busy learning how to 3D print things properly & playing with RC tanks & trucks.
Anyway, I’ve been into Bluebird K7 since I was a kid, the Bluebird Project who have been rebuilding her have been running her up & down Loch Fad on the Isle of Bute for a couple of weeks, it would have been rude of me not to take the 4 hour drive!
Here’s a video of her in action (not mine) on her 157mph run, the Loch is only just over a mile long so the ending is quite dramatic, I had a 5p 50p moment anyway.
Enjoy👍
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📝 Steam sound unit (variable speed)
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Eric, I’m pretty sure you can change the sounds to anything you want👍
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📝 Steam sound unit (variable speed)
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Have a looks at Dasmikro sound units on Bang good.
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📝 Steam sound unit (variable speed)
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Oops, sorry, forgot to say that it will control & power 2 brushed motors as well 👍
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📝 Steam sound unit (variable speed)
6 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Eric,
This may be too expensive for your taste but it has proportional output for custom sounds and smoke...
And lots of other functions 👍
This may be too expensive for your taste but it has proportional output for custom sounds and smoke...
And lots of other functions 👍
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📝 1:16 scale figures for a model trawler ?
7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Here’s some examples👍
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📝 1:16 scale figures for a model trawler ?
7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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WW2 tank crew tend to be 1/16 or 120mm scale👍
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📝 3d printing
7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Mark, that should work a treat, I still have doubts on if a decent surface finish can be achieved & like Doug said balance could be a problem.
But as they say up north, the proof is in the pudding😂
I'll have another go with props after the jeep has finished printing👍
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But as they say up north, the proof is in the pudding😂
I'll have another go with props after the jeep has finished printing👍
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📝 3d printing
7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hehe, I'm not sure how the plastic would react to a tap, worth a punt I guess.
Always print a smaller hole than req'd & open out with a drill.
Tip for the day, run the drill in reverse, it still cuts & leaves a much nicer finish👍
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Always print a smaller hole than req'd & open out with a drill.
Tip for the day, run the drill in reverse, it still cuts & leaves a much nicer finish👍
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7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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John, as daft as it sounds, have a look at
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📝 3d printing
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Top prize to Marky, it is indeed a willys jeep, I found a 1/10 scale model on Thingiverse, I'm printing everything at 63% to get 1/16 scale. in comparison to the LCM3 it isn't taking very long to print, dependant on how it turns out I may print a few 😎👍
More pics tonight🎈
The printer runs off a transformer at 12 volts, to be honest I don't pay any attention to power consumption 🤓
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More pics tonight🎈
The printer runs off a transformer at 12 volts, to be honest I don't pay any attention to power consumption 🤓
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📝 3d printing
7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Oh, by the way, can anyone tell what this is yet??
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7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Selwyn,
Like Delboy says, absolutely anything is feasible, my print volume in mm LWH is 220 x 220 x 240, I printed a 1/16 scale LCM3 landing craft, its in about 30 pieces that were all glued together, it took approx 6 weeks to print with the printer running 12+ hours per day...
Take a look at this video of a printed ship, this guy doesn't mess around!
Like Delboy says, absolutely anything is feasible, my print volume in mm LWH is 220 x 220 x 240, I printed a 1/16 scale LCM3 landing craft, its in about 30 pieces that were all glued together, it took approx 6 weeks to print with the printer running 12+ hours per day...
Take a look at this video of a printed ship, this guy doesn't mess around!
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7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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That Donald is a dirty stop out😃
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7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hehe, I have got a bit of a side project going, I need something to go in my LCM3 😎
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📝 3d printing
7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Ok I've cheated, the 110mm diameter soil tube in the middle fits the bill perfectly, I'll take it into work tomorrow & get the ends squared up & shortened by 20mm.
Here you have it, a 1/16 scale V2 rocket👍
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Wayne
Here you have it, a 1/16 scale V2 rocket👍
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📝 WOW !
7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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The foghorn still makes me jump & the Mrs hates it 😂
Welcome along👍
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Welcome along👍
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📝 3d printing
7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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I get ya Marky 😂
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7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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It's the pics of the tail section, they're both squashed on my iPad...
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7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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I give up 😂
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7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Second attempt...
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7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Thanks Doug, it helps massively if you can speak the lingo 👍
Things are moving on nicely with the V2, ciggy lighter for scale lol.
I also found a pic of a manned V2, now that would be an interesting project 🤔
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Things are moving on nicely with the V2, ciggy lighter for scale lol.
I also found a pic of a manned V2, now that would be an interesting project 🤔
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7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Selwyn, when the guy quoted you £7k was he wearing a mask?
It shouldn't take very long at all for someone who knows their way around CAD to convert a line drg to a model. Get the model as a .STL file & away you go👍
I'll post more pics later Marky, it won't be flying anywhere though, I plan to make a launch trailer for it though🤓
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It shouldn't take very long at all for someone who knows their way around CAD to convert a line drg to a model. Get the model as a .STL file & away you go👍
I'll post more pics later Marky, it won't be flying anywhere though, I plan to make a launch trailer for it though🤓
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7 years ago by 🇬🇧 Midlife306 ( Warrant Officer)
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Hi Selwyn, you would need to draw them up in CAD first, then you can make it any size you want👍
The tail section is finished & im alive to tell the tail lol
The tail section is finished & im alive to tell the tail lol
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Hi Selwyn, you would need to draw them up in CAD first, then you can make it any size you want👍
The tail section is finished & im alive to tell the tail lol
The tail section is finished & im alive to tell the tail lol
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