Mattel Eagle: Restoration and Upgrade - Page 4

troy0571 · 16-05-2012, 11:49 PM

hears the brass flat pieces that go on top of skids. the second one is a mistake piece that i am still going to use, the suport brakets and solder will cover the hole on the top and the plastic skid will cover it on the bottom.at $6.25 for a brass sheet you can see y im useing all my scraps i can.

troy0571 · 17-05-2012, 12:00 AM

hears abought half the plastic little pieces i cut out and shaped for the skid detales.

troy0571 · 17-05-2012, 12:03 AM

hears the other half i still have to do.

troy0571 · 17-05-2012, 12:06 AM

hears all the stuff together.

troy0571 · 17-05-2012, 12:28 AM

does anyone know what the bottom of the skids look like mine need detail work ? thanks

troy0571 · 24-05-2012, 04:24 PM

hears an update on my skids ,now just waiting to order some solid square rod and some square tube rod on e-bay got to find some money to finish the small parts.

troy0571 · 24-05-2012, 04:27 PM

just watched some space 1999 episodes and the landing skids have no detail on the bottom so that settles that.

troy0571 · 26-05-2012, 07:31 PM

updated sketches of landing skids.

troy0571 · 26-05-2012, 11:58 PM

updateing my engines while waiting for brass parts for my skids. i built the small tank fuel lines ,just have to do the big tank fuel lines.

troy0571 · 01-06-2012, 12:01 AM

hears my engine update. i added the large fuel tank fuel lines.i now just have to fill alittle prime and paint the fuel lines .....and yes i decided to do these fuel lines after i painted my engines . i liked some more detail so i had to do it.

troy0571 · 01-06-2012, 12:11 AM

hears the finished cockpit. i might see what one of the optional lined decales looks like just behind the thruster plat. just to give it some more detail , only if it looks good though.

**MADsen** · 01-06-2012, 07:20 AM

Hi troy0571...

It looks great, Good job...

Looking forward too see it finished...

troy0571 · 02-06-2012, 01:20 PM

has anyone done these in large scale? say for the mattel eagle..

troy0571 · 15-08-2012, 10:50 AM

Hi all these brass pieces are takeing longer than i thought they would . You solder one point and heat up another section and the piece you just did falls off. ahhh ... im now in the prosess of makeing the spring arm cutting the pieces and drilling holes makeing sure everything bends and works smoothly, And its hard to find the right size for a brass channel piece where the plastic skid ataches to the down shaft. Ill see if i can find some square brass tube that i can cut up to make work.

troy0571 · 20-08-2012, 11:00 PM

hears my first one. I solderd the brass tubes on an angle to the base threw drilled holes. Then i soldered the lower structer together, after many tries of soldering the two structures together and haveing them fall apart do to melting solder i decided to use j-b weld to hold the two structures together im prety sure itl work well.

troy0571 · 20-08-2012, 11:15 PM

hears my second one im building. as you can see hear i am going to be soldering the lower structer together.

Steve Gerard · 21-08-2012, 06:18 PM

troy0571 extremely impressive work on the Mattel Eagle.

ALPHA ONE · 22-08-2012, 06:22 AM

Great work Troy!

It's coming along Nicely!

yes:

troy0571 · 23-08-2012, 01:44 AM

changed up the flight pods thrusters a while ago but i am just now puting pics up.there already in you can view them a few pics. up on the compleated pod.

eagleharbor · 03-09-2012, 06:10 AM

Wow Troy!! this is very cool stuff.I think you are defiantly the landing gear expert here

very innovative and awesome designs !! Its super existing to see a mattel eagle brought up to a level like this

01-06-2012, 07:20 AM	#72
MADsen Eagle Pilot Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ebeltoft, Denmark Posts: 632	Mattel Eagle: Restoration and Upgrade Hi troy0571... It looks great, Good job... Looking forward too see it finished... __________________ Once a Eagle pilot, always a Eagle pilot... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Fly safe and happy landings... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

22-08-2012, 06:22 AM	#78
ALPHA ONE Computer Technician Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Surrey/England Posts: 242	Mattell Eagle Upgrade Great work Troy! It's coming along Nicely!yes:

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17-05-2012, 12:28 AM	#65
troy0571 Geological Technician Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Holyoke Ma. Posts: 110	does anyone know what the bottom of the skids look like mine need detail work ? thanks

24-05-2012, 04:27 PM	#67
troy0571 Geological Technician Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Holyoke Ma. Posts: 110	just watched some space 1999 episodes and the landing skids have no detail on the bottom so that settles that.

15-08-2012, 10:50 AM	#74
troy0571 Geological Technician Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Holyoke Ma. Posts: 110	Hi all these brass pieces are takeing longer than i thought they would . You solder one point and heat up another section and the piece you just did falls off. ahhh ... im now in the prosess of makeing the spring arm cutting the pieces and drilling holes makeing sure everything bends and works smoothly, And its hard to find the right size for a brass channel piece where the plastic skid ataches to the down shaft. Ill see if i can find some square brass tube that i can cut up to make work.

21-08-2012, 06:18 PM	#77
Steve Gerard Medical Officer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 3,320	troy0571 extremely impressive work on the Mattel Eagle.

03-09-2012, 06:10 AM	#80
eagleharbor Chef Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: eagle harbor,bainbridge island, washington Posts: 25	Wow Troy!! this is very cool stuff.I think you are defiantly the landing gear expert here very innovative and awesome designs !! Its super existing to see a mattel eagle brought up to a level like this