FTFC’25 MS Design F4F Wildcat by Mr Man

[Mr Man]

I’ve always wanted one of these, so here goes!

Grumman F4F Wildcat - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Mr Man]

More Progress, Still need to add all of the pieces that'll really make it look like a wildcat (tailfeathers mainly) (and cowling)

 

[Mr Man]

Better!

 

[Mr Man]

Better!

I just noticed that half of the horizontal stabilizer isn’t in the photo!😂

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Better!

Wow that's a lot of skins!

 

[Mr Man]

Wow that's a lot of skins!

I’m not sure if I’m gonna join some, but it is big. 1158mm wingspan.

 

[Mr Man]

Almost done!

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Almost done!

Nice!

 

[Mr Man]

Nice!

Thanks!

 

[Mr Man]

Wing Finally Done!

 

[Mr Man]

Some Pics of the Design Process. I think @Houndpup Rc Might find this Helpful.

 

[Spitfire76]

Some Pics of the Design Process. I think @Houndpup Rc Might find this Helpful. View attachment 249500 View attachment 249501 View attachment 249502 View attachment 249503 View attachment 249504 View attachment 249505 View attachment 249506 View attachment 249507 View attachment 249508 View attachment 249509 View attachment 249510 View attachment 249511 View attachment 249512 View attachment 249513 View attachment 249514 View attachment 249515 View attachment 249516 View attachment 249517 View attachment 249518 View attachment 249519 View attachment 249520 View attachment 249521 View attachment 249522 View attachment 249523 View attachment 249524 View attachment 249525 View attachment 249526

Wow! Nice work.

 

[Mr Man]

Wow! Nice work.

Thanks!

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Looking great!

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Thanks for the Pics

 

[Mr Man]

Thanks for the Pics

Yup! Hope it explains it all a bit better!

 

[Mr Man]

Finished the Plans!

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Nice!

 

[Spitfire76]

Finished the Plans!

How did you convert from 3d to 2d drawings ? I was considering using the sheet metal feature of Fusion to "unfold" but running into some challengers with that method.

 

[Mr Man]

How did you convert from 3d to 2d drawings ? I was considering using the sheet metal feature of Fusion to "unfold" but running into some challengers with that method.

Onshape has a “flatten feature that exports in dxf, which Inkscape accepts.