I've make a lot of progress on the decals since the last update.  I've completed and printed them.  I started out by drawing them in vector form on Paint Shop Pro.  I then printed them on my laser printer and cut them out and laid them on the model in their approximate position so I … Continue reading Dragon 1/144 X-15 Build Update 4

Between all the holiday interruptions and playing with my new Elegoo Mars 2 Pro 3D printer, I've been working on the decals for the X-15 models.  In the process of researching the markings for these birds, I found that the particular flight of X-15-3 that I'm modeling did not have the ventral rudder installed.  In … Continue reading Dragon 1/144 X-15 Build Update 3

I'm building X-15-1 in its landed configuration with the air brakes open.  That meant that I needed to fill the open area under the dorsal fin. Next, I needed to scratch build the air brake actuator parts since the air brakes will be open and the mechanism will be much more visible.  I started by … Continue reading Dragon 1/144 X-15 Build Update 2

I started work on the added details for X-15-3.  The Rarefied Wake Flow experiment was housed in an experiment box at the back of the dorsal fin. The kit includes the experiment box but it represents a different experiment that was not flown on X-15-3. The first thing I did was sand off the molded … Continue reading Dragon 1/144 X-15 Build Update 1