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2nd Lieutenant
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I admire the precision of the rib structure visible in posts 123 & 124. Your idea of the filets looks good.
Scratch build Boeing F4B-4
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Vic Balshaw
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This is great stuff, I've just enjoyed a cuppa while doing the catch-up. Love your compass, very snazzy. 
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Skyediamonds
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- May 26, 2018
Thank you, sir. Here's a peek at some of the work that went into the wings. The aileron bellcrank is in the lower wing, to drive the push rod to the upper wing.
Cheers,
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Snautzer01
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Joy to watch.
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Staff Sergeant
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- May 26, 2018
Thank you very much.
Looks good so far!
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Staff Sergeant
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Thank you, sir.
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Great work, and also great to follow the progress.
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Staff Sergeant
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- May 26, 2018
Thank you, sir. It's a pleasure to share.
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Skyediamonds
Staff Sergeant
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- May 26, 2018
Good day everyone. As the enclosed photo shows, I've made some progress from where I left off in my last post on the cabane struts.
From here, I'll show some of the additional details. I'm finally beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Wurger:
Sent you an email about a week ago.
From here, I'll show some of the additional details. I'm finally beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Wurger:
Sent you an email about a week ago.
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Nicely done so far!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Looks good.
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Skyediamonds
Staff Sergeant
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No problem. Just wanted to let you know it's appreciated.
PS. Sorry I haven't been on my email site for quite long. Checking.
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Staff Sergeant
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Thank you, sir.
That was an overall photo. I'll be posting more pics showing how I got to this stage.
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Staff Sergeant
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Thank you, Vic. It's appreciated. I'm still working on it as I type this.Looks good.
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Staff Sergeant
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Good evening everyone. I had to review my previous postings to get caught up where I left off.
After gluing on the plastic side louvers, I used a putty compound called Spackling to help blend in the plastic to the rest of the fuselage. It's applied in pink but when it dries, it turns white. This should help explain the pink around the top deck between the cabane struts & the white feathered filler just behind the louvers.
There was a lot of blending followed by sanding. The sanding was made difficult due to the cabane struts being in the way. I applied some blue tape (not photographed, sorry) around the struts to help protect the struts from an occasional strike with my sandpaper.
After gluing on the plastic side louvers, I used a putty compound called Spackling to help blend in the plastic to the rest of the fuselage. It's applied in pink but when it dries, it turns white. This should help explain the pink around the top deck between the cabane struts & the white feathered filler just behind the louvers.
There was a lot of blending followed by sanding. The sanding was made difficult due to the cabane struts being in the way. I applied some blue tape (not photographed, sorry) around the struts to help protect the struts from an occasional strike with my sandpaper.
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The fuselage was worked in a couple of different areas at the same time. Here, I used very small rounded strips of plastic wrapped around the cabane strut fairings & the fuselage sides.
At first, I tried using half-round strips of plastic, thinking the flat portion would give better surface adhesion. The problem was I couldn't get the strips to wrap around sharp curves of the fairings without twisting. So the full rounded strips were used (& they can twist any which way & no one will notice).
I included a sampling of my reference photos used to help guide me as to the placement of the rounded strips.
For this part of the build, I used super glue. I still had to be careful as the plastic would twist & some of the glue would smear on the fuselage near the fairings. So it was glue, hold, wipe off, then cut. Repeat….
At first, I tried using half-round strips of plastic, thinking the flat portion would give better surface adhesion. The problem was I couldn't get the strips to wrap around sharp curves of the fairings without twisting. So the full rounded strips were used (& they can twist any which way & no one will notice).
I included a sampling of my reference photos used to help guide me as to the placement of the rounded strips.
For this part of the build, I used super glue. I still had to be careful as the plastic would twist & some of the glue would smear on the fuselage near the fairings. So it was glue, hold, wipe off, then cut. Repeat….
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Staff Sergeant
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While the glue was drying on the small rounded strips of plastic I worked on the cockpit outline. I cut out a paper template & verified the outline of the cockpit opening & then transferred to a glossy cardstock paper.
Yea, I went through dozens of paper templates to get the cockpit outline " just right." There are some things that just gotta be done by trial & error.
I contemplated on using 1/32nd plywood but that meant I would end up sanding & prepping the surface for painting. The glossy cardstock provided me with a ready-made surface.
Yea, I went through dozens of paper templates to get the cockpit outline " just right." There are some things that just gotta be done by trial & error.
I contemplated on using 1/32nd plywood but that meant I would end up sanding & prepping the surface for painting. The glossy cardstock provided me with a ready-made surface.
