Wildcat
Major
Good stuff Glenn!
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Speedy work Glenn.
JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Fit does look good!
Nice work so far Glenn!
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Benevolens Magister
Just catching up, and it's looking good Glenn.
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T Bolt
Colonel
The wings are on, all seams sanded and ready for paint.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Looking forward to it.
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Benevolens Magister
Me too.
fubar57
General
Looking good Glenn
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T Bolt
Colonel
How To Add A couple More Days To The Length Of Your Build Because You Had to
Hurry
A couple of days ago I looked at the calendar and thought to myself "Boy, you better get some paint on this puppy of your never gonna make the deadline" so I finished the prep work and sprayed on the RLM 02. Some nasty file marks showed up on the nose so I got out the sand paper.
Wile sanding I thought to myself "Isn't there supposed to be an intake under here somewhere?" I looked at the plan and sure enough there is an option for either an intake or a long bump. Checked my reference and saw my aircraft had the bump. I preped the part and put it in place and ran glue around it and took a look. "Looking good, fits real nice.... Oh F....K ! I put it on the wrong side!"
I rip it off but too late, the glue has melted into the underside of the nose. I wait a day for the plastic to harden and more filing, sanding and filling before I reset the part.... on the proper side this time. Another day to let the glue cure and more sanding and polishing to get to what you see in the picture.
I SHOULD BE PUTTING THE DECALS ON THE D@MN THING BY NOW!!!
To
Hurry
A couple of days ago I looked at the calendar and thought to myself "Boy, you better get some paint on this puppy of your never gonna make the deadline" so I finished the prep work and sprayed on the RLM 02. Some nasty file marks showed up on the nose so I got out the sand paper.
Wile sanding I thought to myself "Isn't there supposed to be an intake under here somewhere?" I looked at the plan and sure enough there is an option for either an intake or a long bump. Checked my reference and saw my aircraft had the bump. I preped the part and put it in place and ran glue around it and took a look. "Looking good, fits real nice.... Oh F....K ! I put it on the wrong side!"
I rip it off but too late, the glue has melted into the underside of the nose. I wait a day for the plastic to harden and more filing, sanding and filling before I reset the part.... on the proper side this time. Another day to let the glue cure and more sanding and polishing to get to what you see in the picture.
I SHOULD BE PUTTING THE DECALS ON THE D@MN THING BY NOW!!!
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Benevolens Magister
Welcome to the "Oh B*ll*cks, another delay Club", Glenn - you're in good company with my Mitchell !!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Not sure why the hurry. You've got til Sept 4.
So, the bump.....where was the oil cooler on this thing then?
So, the bump.....where was the oil cooler on this thing then?
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T Bolt
Colonel
The reason I'm feeling short of time is that I'm working a lot of hours this summer (Tuesday was a 17.5 hour day) and I have a couple of out of town trips scheduled before the end of the GB so a month and a half isn't really that long.
So here's the reason for the bump. The red arrows point to the cylinder air supply tube which is the reason for the bump which is seen on the inside of the cowl in the second picture (blue arrow)
Here is a diagram of the oil system. There's a heat exchanger for it in the rear fuselage or under the cockpit but I have not seen any venting for it in any pictures
So here's the reason for the bump. The red arrows point to the cylinder air supply tube which is the reason for the bump which is seen on the inside of the cowl in the second picture (blue arrow)
Here is a diagram of the oil system. There's a heat exchanger for it in the rear fuselage or under the cockpit but I have not seen any venting for it in any pictures
Crimea_River
Marshal
Interesting. Wonder what the cooling medium is.
Good info... keep up the good work.
