Manila Folder 777-300ER - GE90-115B Engine and Thrust Reversers

[@aeyedeyen]

Its legit mind bogglingly impressive how much detail there is in these parts.

[@KBilt92]

I love how all the thrust reverser blades move in perfect unison. And look at how tight the hairline joint is around the cover panel for the switch. This is crazy precise papercraft.

[@controlledburst]

The finished masterpiece deserves a kiosk at Boengs HQ entrance. Glass case and video documentary. Medly of engineering and true art. I love the timeline - the greatest works ignore the clock and calendar.

[@lucaiaconistewart]

I'm hoping to have it displayed somewhere when it's done. It's a totally different experience in person. The Future of Flight museum next to the actual 777 assembly line is one of the potential options.

[@controlledburst]

@@lucaiaconistewart A flight museum would be perfect. Or would fit well centered in a busy airport. Having kept quality detailed video archive of your progress could be incremental to a display (glass enclosure). By 'kiosk' I am thinking of exhibits I recall in the Evergreen Museum in Oregon (where Hugh's Spruce Goose is located) that include pertinent data; assembly, history, et al. All the deserved accolades aside, the medley of obvious engineering passion and artisan tenacity will be a unique contrast with emphasis given the chosen medium; _manila paper_ . I can envision a couple product samples laying loose on the case LOL. Just hard to believe this sculpture is all pure manila paper, unreal. Looking forward to a long time finishing. I've really enjoyed the process and timeline. Keep taking your time! Bravo!

[@priscillanewton6216]

Exactly, The museum of flight in Seattle could be the perfect Spot to show this unique engineer to the Aviation geeks. I wish I was the manager's MOMA and make and special exhibition in that building too. @@controlledburst

[@HELLOXD7]

the amount of complexity is blowing my mind every single video

[@viswajitbala7924]

Easily the most underrated Content Creator on this platform

[@aidenstephan9571]

Seeing you post an update here is something I never expect, but always look forward to so much! Always epic to see your progress on this :)

[@blackwiddow20]

Exactly my sentiments. I was literally going to post this exact same thing.

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Thanks!!

[@jonnekjonneksson]

What impresses me the most is not "just" the detail itself but the apocalyptic coordination between the fragile detail and the demanding mechanics this detail is involved into. Well done, this craft is unique.

[@rocbolt]

That thrust reverser is insane! Amazing

[@Freshfruitcup]

Seeing a post from you appear in my thread is like Christmas morning!

[@Freshfruitcup]

Omg the slide switch… I need a minute.

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Aww, thank you! Glad other people find enjoyment in the progress updates.

[@jensknudsen4222]

I wanted to say something nice but the thrust reversers left me speechless...

[@JonahFouts]

Awesome stuff! I've been patiently waiting. This is so cool.

[@gegessen159]

the attention to detail is mindblowing! It would be amazing if it was made out of a material you would consider "stronger" like plastic or metall, but the fact that it's completely out of paper makes it even more special

[@lucaiaconistewart]

I've considered that before, but I actually really like paper because it's so easy to work with. And if you design it right, it's actually shockingly strong.

[@lmj06]

looks great man

[@oralucawn]

1 year has passed and the king is back with an incredible video, congratulations bro👏🏻👏🏻✈️

[@controlledburst]

Frack! 4:47 That screen/mesh in the reversers...Cut manila paper!?! Each strip size and spacing consistent and uniform! Holy smokes.

[@lucaiaconistewart]

It's a lattice mesh that I glued together. Even I don't think I would've had the patience or skill to successfully cut each square out by hand. Here's how I did it: www.flickr.com/photos/lucaiaconistewart/11781950545/in/album-72157639447895996/

[@controlledburst]

​ @lucaiaconistewart Thanks for the link. 'Patience and skill' that I am completely unfamiliar. I already could tell it was strips - but so uniform and evenly spaced. Amazing. One thing caught my eye on the forward turbine view; The perfect symmetry of vane spacing. The human eye is pretty good at noticing asymmetry, I dont see any. It seems the paper weight itself would lend to 'warping'. How? - are the vanes affixed to the cowling side as well as the center shaft? Beautiful work. EDIT - I think I just saw the answer in your Fickr album showing the two engines side by side, one uncovered. Clever!

[@didicraft08]

I am amazed by the quality and precision of the engine, brother you motivate me even more to work hard on my models 🤝🔥

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Hey, that's awesome! Best of luck with yours.

[@MikeJamesMedia]

Brilliant work as always, Luca. I've been a fan of your work since the beginning, and (of course) it's gotten better all along the way. Well done!

[@aeyedeyen]

One of my fav series. Love these.

[@AzureQwQ]

Looks really nice, can't wait to see the final product

[@ElementK2]

The legend is back

[@blackwiddow20]

The attention to detail just blows my mind. Nothing can beat creating something and seeing your labour in action. It's a special feeling.

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Couldn't have said it better myself. That's what keeps me going!

[@verticalchangevcgmbh8773]

It's just amazing to see how @Luca, you are investigating and applying technologies, from kind of CAD into a product. It should be considered as alternatives to 3D printing. Paper can be very robust. Big kudos, amazing work!

[@TestMyVidsOut]

Always a delight to see you post. Thank you for this!

[@micklykan7057]

This is going to be amazing. The process of making a new engine looks great and flush once everything is put into place.

[@CarNerd7]

this is so fucking incredible man, truly insane!! the wait for your videos are long but so worth it! keep up the great work! the engine looks amazing, the switch mechanism is so clean and clever!

[@EdwinWiles]

Absolutely delighted you are continuing the project. Your videos are my go-to when I want to show someone what is possible.

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Thank you! I love inspiring others.

[@piotrnod6489]

The king is back xD Incredible work, love your art.

[@mootoo4762]

Oh WOW! Your skill level is next level. I am so impressed by the attention to detail and the patience you must have to create these masterpieces. I remember seeing the landing gear you made years back and was totally blown away by that, but this engine shows how your skills have improved. Just amazing!!!!!

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Thank you! Yes, I've definitely been refining my technique over the years!

[@johnniewelbornjr.8940]

I'm duly impressed! I'd hate to cover up all that beautiful work under the skin... The thrust-reversers are impressive (especially after watching another time-lapse video that popped up in my feed). My spoiler alert? "Impossible" (I would NEVER wish anyone to be on, near, under, or around anything I designed using my Embry-Riddle math, for it wasn't a pretty sight lol). Well done! :)

[@BadEnergyJohn]

Good lord, amazing build!

[@zachreynolds8903]

HE'S BACK! Truly amazing work.

[@rmariu]

The obsessiveness! I absolutely love how you made a mold and then baked the paper. Fantastic and incredible.

[@lucaiaconistewart]

I was shocked that it actually worked. I tried some other approaches first that didn't produce good results.

[@kabrich]

Missed you giving us videos of projects like this

[@bram1789]

I honestly forgot about this project it is insane

[@biscuitofmeats]

Good to see you're still single-handedly maintaining global demand for manila folders. Keep it up buddy!

[@Graviton1066]

Absolutely stunning work. I'm so glad to see you back and now I kinda understand the long gaps between posts here ... LOL

[@BomberFletch31]

Hi Luca, remember the Diecast Aircraft Forums? I started following your project back then, and I'm glad to see it taking shape! Love your work. This is a masterpiece. I love the way you're constantly making improvements to the design, too.

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Hey, yes I do! Thanks so much for the kind words. Maybe one of these days I'll post an update on that thread again.

[@awsomelegomaster]

Amazing work as always! I look forward to the time lapse next year! That technique with wetting and baking the paper to make the curved fan blades is genius

[@lucaiaconistewart]

I can't believe it worked out. I probably wouldn't use it for any other pieces though, cause it's a lot of extra steps in the process.

[@leftclick2win]

Definitely worth waiting for these videos! Timelapse would be amazing to see! Keep it up!

[@Phenom5]

Man, this is incredible. I'm getting myself into model assembly because I love it and I need to learn patience. Taking cue from you, because this has to be a very detailled and meticulous work

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Do it! Practice makes perfect. Best of luck!

[@pacman10182]

Glad to see you back, great work

[@jiraph52]

Always pleasantly surprised to be reminded about this wonderful project. Keep at it! Looking forward to the next video 🙂

[@oisiaa]

At scale, a manila folder is probably about the right strength.

[@lucaiaconistewart]

I think it's the perfect mix of strength and malleability.

[@HiggsBJ]

Happy to see a new update posted!

[@rudolfmohrmann2112]

Guy, you are king!

[@DrzewieckiDesign]

I believe it would be amazing if you considered doing monthly videos. Your work is amazing.

[@lucaiaconistewart]

I’d love to post more frequently, but I work full time so free time is scarce :(

[@DregoryTerm]

Yo it's been so long! Glad to have a new video!

[@PhillyMotoXTS]

All it needs is rotating fan blades lol. Fantastic job!

[@pipingbob720]

perfectionism should be thrown out as a word and replaced with one a bit more appropriate for this insanity🤩🤩lets do a poll!!

[@khan1d115]

when u r not making videos.u should be in touch as from day ist we r with u in this project

[@le-0o]

this is absolutely insane!!

[@InFltSvc]

You an amazing talent ! If you are not already, you should be in school or working as an engineer. Best wishes

[@iceagepark]

masterpiece

[@qwert688]

incredible, absolutely amazed. keep at it, look forward to the next vid.

[@trigger796]

Incredible work as always

[@TosinSalisu]

Great to see an update!

[@Unknwon__now]

That looks so cool man, keep it up

[@tonyroll7975]

UNPARALLELED! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ching28hk]

insane... Nice to see your videos again!

[@rhythmkhattar2738]

The man is back

[@HansensUniverseT-A]

You are not human!

[@Tirana44]

Absolutely stunning!

[@benramsey8937]

great work, i do something similar to this but on a relativley indetaled sale, what i do, is i look online for "magazine model" online, its like manila forlder but, it is printed and made by a dedacated company, they are very rare nowadays but you can just find one and print it if you have the right printer and paper

[@ChengduLittleA]

This crazy guy did it again!!

[@joseluismatabuenasedano6881]

This is mindblowing!

[@richardbriansmith8562]

Awesome Video

[@FabledFrame]

Amazing work once again!

[@WilliamNyambati]

that sound 🥹

[@icun2212]

Finally you come back

[@Neverstopbuilding]

That is incredible

[@larryhuffine2814]

I do not understand how you make these things to kinda actually work.. its mind blowing I wish I understood better how you are able to do this

[@shauns7284]

It's amazing that you managed to make the whole thing out of paper. Do you have idea when this would be finished? Keep up good work!

[@lucaiaconistewart]

That is the million-dollar question. It'll probably be a few more years. I work full-time so I have limited opportunities to work on this.

[@garygenerous8982]

That is an insane amount of work. I am super excited for that Timelapse when ever it comes out. One question I really want to know the answer to is how did you make that mesh under the cowl so accurately out of paper 😮

[@lucaiaconistewart]

It's a lattice mesh, glued together from thin strips, like this: www.flickr.com/photos/lucaiaconistewart/11781950545/in/album-72157639447895996/

[@jarofmilk5113]

Truly impressive bro, can I ask why the manilla folders instead of regular cardstock? Is it a thicker paper or something? Also I'm wondering if the entire model is 100% paper, or did you use some other materials, like the strings to open/close the thruster(at 4:32)?

[@lucaiaconistewart]

I used them in an architecture class back in the day and really liked the feeling and malleability. I also kinda like the color. But there's no reason cardstock couldn't be used. I actually use two different thicknesses of folder, 0.0125" and 0.21". The thicker stuff is for structural pieces like the inner cowling, the wingbox, etc. The thin stuff I use for everything else. And yes, 100% just paper and glue.

[@cinnamon3731]

HES BACK!!!

[@antonio_fosnjar]

You can use resin 3d printers for making molds or even guides to hold the parts of inner structure when assembling, some of them have gotten really cheap in recent years.

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Definitely could work, though there's something I love about doing it all by hand :)

[@controlledburst]

@@lucaiaconistewart Keep it by hand! That 'rule' has become integral to this piece. And 100% manila : )

[@RiksModellbau]

It's amazing, I love it. Great work. 👍😁 I'm still working on the MLG from you, but I hang at the tires - still didn't get, how to build them. 🙄🙈

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Oh man, I forgot that I'd sent you that! What about the tires is tripping you up?

[@RiksModellbau]

@@lucaiaconistewart Hi, only how to build. I've build the tyre wall, but I don't know, how to build the part between both walls 🙈

[@AuroraCypher]

Welcome back Luca the master of paper airplane. Hey I know youre super busy but in the future would you consider of releasing files for 3D printed. Would be nice to have such detailed aircraft.

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Lots of people have asked for this… it would probably be a significant amount of effort. The plans are in 2D and often not labeled or organized well so I’d have to clean everything up and convert it 😅

[@b.nchiang]

Wait the day coming when 777-300ER model all finish.

[@prozandergamixz1035]

That is so cool,I wish I had that talent and I like it🎉🎉

[@ribotero]

Amazing results, looking forward to the time lapse video. Were any other of the compound surfaces formed with the wet-bake process used on the blades? Have you tallied the amount of hours spent so far?

[@lucaiaconistewart]

No, I just used that for the blades. I think it would be impractical for other parts. For most skin pieces, I rub them against a rubber eraser with the rounded end of a pen (like a sharpie cap) and that makes the paper deform into a compound shape. Number of hours overall? Over 10K probably, no idea anymore.

[@rvdm88]

instant click, that was so awesome to see!

[@eze3922]

I will show this video to GE Aviation

[@otrotc]

Wow. It is is insane to see how you can still keep improving on your techniques. I was amazed by the reversers before, but now they look so much more robust. I could probably think of a lot of questions, but what I wonder most of all is, how do you design the pieces for some of the complex curved parts of the model. The front end of the pylons for example. It's a doubly curved surface, but somehow you manage to model it out of only two pieces, which fit incredibly precisely and also don't look stressed by the curvature at all. How do you go about designing parts like that?

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Great question! Depending on how much of a compound curve is needed, I subdivide the skin into smaller pieces to reduce the stress. But it's a lot of cutting, molding, and measuring, over and over until it fits right. To get the paper to actually take on a double-curve shape, I rub it against an eraser with the rounded end of a pen, and this causes it to deform a bit. I'm not sure if I'm explaining the process well though? I'll put up a video sometime soon to show the process.

[@jonpowell-ov3yh]

OMG, mad skills 🤯🙀

[@ronparrish6666]

Beautiful work and craftsmanship just curiouswhat would the actual weight of the engines be i would assume it would be in grams

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Just weighed, they come in at 35g each.

[@charlesoxley7242]

That is just cool!

[@alexevdokimov7708]

I wish I have same patience like u to craft. Sorry for off top, where do u get music (love it in all your videos)?

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Thanks! I love drum and bass among other genres and this was just something that was in my library that felt like it could work for this vid. The link to this song is in the video description btw.

[@eosmusashi]

I wish you'd get Adam Savage to geek out at your work

[@lucaiaconistewart]

I thiiiink he actually gave me a shoutout a number of years back?

[@Rizefix]

Make sure you take your time while also not taking a year 😅 second engine in a month would be great to see

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Hahaha, I hope it's sooner than later! I work full-time but I wish I could put more time into this project.

[@Rizefix]

@@lucaiaconistewart let's hope monetisation comes in clutch!

[@AzureQwQ]

What airline are you going to put a livery over or are you going to keep it plain?

[@lucaiaconistewart]

It's Air India - check my painting timelapse to see what I did to the fuselage. But basically it's just a coat of clear gloss, so it's super subtle and still looks like paper.

[@AzureQwQ]

@@lucaiaconistewart ohhhh interesting... Can't wait

[@khan1d115]

aftr a very long time.hop u be doing gud

[@deiwi]

This dude inspired me to stop modelling

[@lucaiaconistewart]

lolol noooo

[@Snubben123143]

Bro no way

[@Rizefix]

YES FINALLY!

[@danielcgomez]

Awesome!

[@힐만94]

damn, so you create new engines from scratch again? 😱

[@lucaiaconistewart]

Yeah, my perfectionism won this round

[@bdavis1404]

Gee, have much Virgo? Impressive.

[@lorenzoguidotti18]

Welcome back Luca! This is better than porn!

[@sumettaengo4993]

awesome!