Hi All!
I've been away from the flight sim world for quite a while. Retired now and pursuing other hobbies. Lately I've been using the CAD skills I learned during my FlightGear devel days to 3D print add-ons for RC airplanes. The newest generation of "foamies" have amazing fidelity - enough to make them candidates for 1/9 scale static models!
A couple months ago an old Air Force buddy contacted me about taking a 1/9 scale OV-10A model and adding 3D printed parts to it so that it will resemble the airplanes we flew in Germany in the 1980-1982 era. I said yes, that could be done, so he said "Great! I'll send you one!". So a 1/9 scale OV-10A showed up at my door a week later. I've been busy printing up new bits for it. Here's a bomb rack with practice bombs.
Here's a new scale nose gear that'll pop in to the existing well (keeping the airplane flyable after it's removed)
I haven't even gotten to the cockpit yet. Presently working on the main gear.
Dave Culp
For the 230 gallon centerline tank I 3D printed molds on an FDM printer, then poured the tank halves with liquid foam, then added some bits printed on a DLP printer.