Servo's 1:1 Stock Replica Showcase [Newest Craft - MiG-23 ; An-2 ; SR-71 ; F-117]

[Servo]

11 hours ago, Starboost88 said:

I just was poking around on KerbalX, and noticed that there is a severe shortage of A-6 Intruder replicas. There are only three of them, plus one high quality and one very low quality EA-6B Prowler. So I'm requesting an A-6 Intruder, for obvious reasons. Also, a MiG-28 with Bendy-Tech swing-wings and landing gears would be neat to have, ever since the only other good MiG-28 on the site uses DLC and got broken by 1.7.3 (the swing wings flop like a fish out of water) and hasn't been updated since.

I'm assuming that you mean MiG-23 there, and if so - you're in luck!

I started this build as a return to high-fidelity replicas a while ago, following the development of a new style of BendyTech hinge which allows for strong swing wings to be built. I shelved it recently as I was getting a little burnt out on KSP, but I've been back on the horse recently so I'll give it another go once my current project finishes up.

For the A-6, it's on my short list, I can tell you that much. With school starting back up I'm not sure how much time I'll have for KSP, though.

This being that current project - I've been working on another Flights of Fancy video, featuring the PZL M-15, and since I'd made on already, I knew that I needed to make an An-2 to complement it. The build process was straightforward, but coaxing it into the air has been a struggle. I can tell I'm close, but it's not quite there yet.

 

I've completed one other project since last update - my F-86L/K Sabre Dogs collection. I'd been wanting a reprieve from high part counts, so this was a perfect excuse to make a bunch of unique-looking craft, each coming in at exactly 200 parts. It was really the break I needed from high-part count builds, and helped get me back on the horse from the Mig-23 burnout.

Craft download is here: https://kerbalx.com/servo/F-86K-Sabre-Dog

The KerbalX page has everything you need to get the liveried ones too

Edited August 27, 2020 by Servo

[Starboost88]

2 hours ago, Servo said:

I'm assuming that you mean MiG-23 there, and if so - you're in luck!

 

I started this build as a return to high-fidelity replicas a while ago, following the development of a new style of BendyTech hinge which allows for strong swing wings to be built. I shelved it recently as I was getting a little burnt out on KSP, but I've been back on the horse recently so I'll give it another go once my current project finishes up.

For the A-6, it's on my short list, I can tell you that much. With school starting back up I'm not sure how much time I'll have for KSP, though.

 

This being that current project - I've been working on another Flights of Fancy video, featuring the PZL M-15, and since I'd made on already, I knew that I needed to make an An-2 to complement it. The build process was straightforward, but coaxing it into the air has been a struggle. I can tell I'm close, but it's not quite there yet.

 

 

I've completed one other project since last update - my F-86L/K Sabre Dogs collection. I'd been wanting a reprieve from high part counts, so this was a perfect excuse to make a bunch of unique-looking craft, each coming in at exactly 200 parts. It was really the break I needed from high-part count builds, and helped get me back on the horse from the Mig-23 burnout.

Craft download is here: https://kerbalx.com/servo/F-86K-Sabre-Dog

The KerbalX page has everything you need to get the liveried ones too

Good to hear, and yes I meant the MiG-23 Flogger.

Spoiler

I have to agree, school is a pain, especially when you are also making hi-fidelity replicas.

 

[Servo]

I've been kept extremely busy by engineering coursework recently, but I've been doing some things in KSP, so progress report time!

First off - a jet trainer-turned attack aircraft from the Vietnam War - the Cessna A-37 Dragonfly
https://kerbalx.com/servo/A-37-Dragonfly

 

Sticking to planes seen over Vietnam, we have the absolutely iconic SR-71 Blackbird!

https://kerbalx.com/servo/Lockheed-SR-71-Blackbird

 

A surprising change of pace, we have the Antonov AN-2 multipurpose biplane - still flying today!

https://kerbalx.com/servo/Antonov-An-2

 

And lastly, a near-complete overhaul of my most decorated craft (by KerbalX metrics, at least) - the F-117A Nighthawk

https://kerbalx.com/servo/F-117A-Nighthawk