discussion Deceleration chutes?

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

Would anyone know if there are deceleration chutes available for model kits?


I would like to add one to a future build but having had a look I can't see any out there, then again I'm not the best at looking


Adrian

 

[yak face]

Its not something ive ever come across Adrian , I imagine your only option is to scratch one. I bet its not easy to get the canopy and wires to stay horizontal though , might just have to have it touching the runway for support? cheers tony

 

[flyjoe180]

See if you can source a cheap dragster model online Adrian, some of them have drag chutes which you could adapt.


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[Guest]

I think a lot depends on whether you are thinking of it being deployed or at rest on the ground. For a deployed one you might want to looking into vac forming your own or something like papier mache around a mould and for a resting one I would go for painted cooking foil, which I find is very good for creating realistic smaller scale cloth such as canvas.

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

I was thinking of using a balloon, a thin mix of resin to cover it and cut away where I need to but that Drag one looks like something I could work with


Adrian

 

[Guest]

What about using a light bulb as a mould?


................or there is one here for a spare 100 quid!!!


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MPC-65-Corvette-Sting-Ray-Plastic-Model-Car-Kit-Drag-Chute-1-25-2-149-RARE-/190992311650

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

Oh now that's a great tip, I may try that, though I think I may need a different bulb.


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[Dave W]

When I was a kid I had one of those plastic soldiers with a parachute attached that you threw up into the air and it would come down on its parachute.Might do the job if you can still get them?.

 

[geegad]

cant wait to see how you pull this off for future reference

 

[rickoshea52]

Those clear plastic coffee cup domes from Costa could work if cut to shape.