VMFA-115 Squadron Colors Flag Case

[lilskip]

Well after a week of Frustration with Designer I got this Flag case completed. It was a great learning experiance thanks to all of you all here. I used this one as a proto type for the one that I am working on that means alot more to me. I mad the main case as I always do with 22.5 degree cuts on the lower corners. I added the lid which I don't normally do but it turned out well. I carved the patch for the center to have a 1/4in lip on the back side so it would fit inside the middle of the lid just above the glass. on the inside I placed a f-18. The entire case is made from some Oak 4x4 I got from taking down an old barn. By the Way if anyone has a better f-18 Please let me know.
Thanks again everone for your help.
David

[LittleRedWoodshop]

That is a great project ... very nicely done.

[bjbethke]

Well after a week of Frustration with Designer I got this Flag case completed. It was a great learning experiance thanks to all of you all here. I used this one as a proto type for the one that I am working on that means alot more to me. I mad the main case as I always do with 22.5 degree cuts on the lower corners. I added the lid which I don't normally do but it turned out well. I carved the patch for the center to have a 1/4in lip on the back side so it would fit inside the middle of the lid just above the glass. on the inside I placed a f-18. The entire case is made from some Oak 4x4 I got from taking down an old barn. By the Way if anyone has a better f-18 Please let me know.
Thanks again everone for your help.
David

I have a F-18 Hornet pattern, but it is a different view.

[DurhamDev]

That looks simply amazing!!!

I don't mean to critique your F-18, but it looks to me as though you've carved it using a fairly large feather setting. Have you considered carving a circle around it, to the depth, so that it will give the F-18 a bit more 'pop'? I noticed that your cut lines do form a bit of a circle, so it would probably take very little work to have it carved in the centre of the existing circle on the back.

My two cents - I certainly don't mean to offend. This is amazing, beautiful work!

[lilskip]

That looks simply amazing!!!

I don't mean to critique your F-18, but it looks to me as though you've carved it using a fairly large feather setting. Have you considered carving a circle around it, to the depth, so that it will give the F-18 a bit more 'pop'? I noticed that your cut lines do form a bit of a circle, so it would probably take very little work to have it carved in the centre of the existing circle on the back.

My two cents - I certainly don't mean to offend. This is amazing, beautiful work!

I wasn't real happy with the F-18 either I think its to shallow. i had it set a depth of .100 and a hieght of 100, feather was set at 1/8. I like the one that BJB posted I'll try it on the next one if he doen't mind me using it. The F18 was just a after thought on the inside of the case to mainly do a proof of concept type thing. to ge the bugs worked out of my process so hopely I can do it less than a week next time haha. The main things I wanted to acomplish with this one is make a good carving of the patch without the lettering getting chipped out, the other is to get accurate recesses on the back so it would fit into the frame of the lid nice and snug without leaving a gap.
I welcome critics to give there opinions that if why I put it here so I can learn from my mistakes and to make things better on the next one.

[CarverJerry]

Very nice job lilskip, I'm sure you will get it down just the way you like it. Thanks for posting.

CarverJerry

[bjbethke]

I wasn't real happy with the F-18 either I think its to shallow. i had it set a depth of .100 and a hieght of 100, feather was set at 1/8. I like the one that BJB posted I'll try it on the next one if he doen't mind me using it. The F18 was just a after thought on the inside of the case to mainly do a proof of concept type thing. to ge the bugs worked out of my process so hopely I can do it less than a week next time haha. The main things I wanted to acomplish with this one is make a good carving of the patch without the lettering getting chipped out, the other is to get accurate recesses on the back so it would fit into the frame of the lid nice and snug without leaving a gap.
I welcome critics to give there opinions that if why I put it here so I can learn from my mistakes and to make things better on the next one.

You could carve the pattern I made in 3/8 or 1/2 inch stock and glue it to your project, The pattern (PTN) is too large to post, PM me your e-mail I could send you the pattern folder. I save my patterns in files with the Image, MPC, PTN and the MPW files, and store them on CD’s

I also have the Enemy view; I need to clean the image to make it carve better. Most of the AF images show the panel lines, I need to remove a few of them.

[cnsranch]

That's a good looking pattern, BJ.

You don't know where I could find a 1991 Beechcraft - Bonanza F33A do you?

[lilskip]

Yes BJ its a great pattern its a f-18A because it has a 1 piece panel on the inner wing and no antennas behind the canopy unless you removed those lines to clean it up. But it looks awsome.
Thanks again.
David

[Capt Bruce]

David,
Excellent project and very nice finishing. Bravo Zulu