Stripped down Mosquito MK IV 1/32

Alright, it will be option 3, it's been a week and I really haven't made any big steps in this project yet, not so weird if you do everything 2 or 3 times over

The pictures that follow were already there in a slightly different form, I think six months ago or so. Anyway, working old school with styrene is sometimes fun, except that it takes a lot more time and it also takes more time to change than on the digital worksheet.
So I once again looked up my professional tools, cleared a spacious workplace of 30 by 30 cm and started.



Gosh, that glue smells good when you're at it

So the beams are ready and I've probably made notches for the ribs, mss they're superfluous, but better now then whn the wing is ready, right?



The thin strips of 0.5 mm thick and about 1 mm high are glued in the notches, then I glue the rib plates inboard, because I saw on a photo that the ribs were solid after all

So I worked and printed digitally for a while and got this bunch of parts
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and after some cutting and figuring I was left with this



I kept track of it, looked to the left, looked to the right, started cooking and looked again after dinner, no, not really, it didn't feel right and didn't feel right, so I continued in styrene.

In the photo the strips are done and the first ribs are already planked from the wing root



After the first finishing session, I already glued 1 wing strip, I always let it dry for a day just to be sure so that it has hardened well before I continue or start sanding



And another look at the ribs



Well, the other wing strip, the nose ribs and then finishing, so sanding and filling and then it's the turn of the rudder surfaces

Great work.

It really is a very meticulous job Bert.

I have enjoyed the process and several tips noted for future projects.
We will continue here.

Saludos amigo

Luis Carlos

Nicely done so far!

Thanks guys
I had to see what the last picture was

Ah, okay, I already had the nose strip on 1 wing. so I can show the next picture where I also glued the nose ribs in it and I am busy applying the strips that run along the top and bottom. I let everything dry for a day or so for firmness,



After drying and filling a number of gaps, I first sanded the wings into shape, it took some time, but then you have something. Still have to glue a number of vertical strips on the ribs and finish the rest of the cracks neatly, but that will come in the final finish



Now also started with the stirring surfaces themselves



Where you always have to check if everything is in line



Think this worked out reasonably well, now measure where the tips should be glued
I also glued the strip to the back, I still have to connect it neatly to the rib tails



However, I still had to drill holes in the 1st 8 ribs before I glued them on



Anyway, these are almost ready and can be sanded into model

Wonderful.

Very nifty work.

Thanks guys

Good work so far!

Good (I think this is going to be a catchword)
I've been thinking for a while how to make the rudders moveable, the problem is that the pivot point is not in the front and I still need a relatively strong solution to execute my idea (operating the rudders will make the stick move)



On the photo, the drill indicates the pivot point. So I have to think very outside the box. The easiest part was to do the large section first, so I put two pieces of brass rod in it with a pivot pin on 1 side (just demolished of my already built prototype)
So the long version has a hole, the smallest one at the end is just a rod.
Okay, that was a cinch, but now? I sketched in Solidworks how I could do something like this, and in the end it was a very simple solution, hopefully someone else can come up with something else, but I also drilled a hole in the rudder surface and cleared it diagonally to the back , so that the stirring surface can tilt over the brass rod



And is that the wrong combination in the photo, so it pinches a little



And the rudder deflection can be seen in the following photos







Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, so now only a rod through the hole of the long stitches, and then keep it as a stop in the stirring plane, and glue and shorten the rod in the large plane (the other way around I think it will be easier)
Just take a picture with the rudder, but first some coffee
So that is a 5 meter walk from the dining/hobby table ..................................... ..................................
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1 of the kittens threw the wing on the ground and 1 of the Chihuahua's had just started. I now have two beautiful furs framed on the wall.

So I can add another chapter:

How to restore your plane
Just the remainds and the new parts for this restoration project



And after a few hours (it has to dry, I often do other things in between, because I can't sit still for hours) we had something again



And finally I was able to take some pictures for the diary




So now finish the hinges and make the service

Really nice Bert. Note that the rudder was not controlled by the sick but rather by the pedals. The wheel on the control column ("stick") controlled the ailerons and the back and forth motion of the column deflected the elevators. All of these moions were made via steel cables.

Yeah, your right, I am thinking to much in Dutch were we call it, "hoogteroer", so I translate it just to Englisch, maybe thats the reason the Dutch Airforce didn't want me , I try to use next time "control surfaces of the elevator" in short "CFE. But thanks, I like it till now also. Just busy with the control horns, but that very tricky, so, maybe I should make a plan B

Nicely done so far!

This is coming together so well Burt.

Well, my oh my.
I just asked my wife "You know how I cut little pieces to add to some of my planes"? Well you should see what This guy is doing in the Netherlands!!!!!!! Her response was "you are a weird mob".

I used to have Inventor on my computer, it disappeared after my motherboard crashed. I really miss solids. I am an old board draftsman from the 60's. I love scratch building and I am just reveling in what you are accomplishing in everything you are doing, drawing, cutting and printing. 3D printing is an exciting addition to modelling and you are so well.

Thanks you for sharing.

Thanks man, really like it

Now that the rough version of the rudder attachment works, it was time to make it final and to make the control via the central lever, this took some thinking about the steps to follow, because the bonding will have to be done with CA and that is fairly immediate permanent.
Anyway, first cut and glue the rods in the middle of the wing, then make the lever. I have provided the top holes with a metal bus so that the lever would not be broken at those eyes



And with some sanding you get a nice part


This part glued to the port rudder surface and provided with a rod so that port and starboard could be connected through the central part




Just need to make the tip hinges and the balance shaft

Before I can put the rear wing on the tailpiece I first have to make the suspension points for the connecting rods, with this the setting of the rear wing was adjusted and these were mounted in a kind of hinged way

So first I made some parts



Put this one together



And then decided to use the old one from the prototype



So here you can see the cable rollers that ensure a good transit of the cables for the stirring surfaces