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T Bolt
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Thanks guys. It feels good to be working on this again.
I started another sub assembly. The Curtis electric propeller control box.
Pictures 12 shows the real thing first from the Thunderbolt manual and then from a cockpit shot I found in the internet
Picture 3 shows the material I had to work with. The box its self looks pretty much like a standard electrical box so that's what I'm using. I made the cover plate out of my stock of scrap aluminum. The breaker is real, and the propeller control switch is a real control switch for a Curtis electric propeller I bought when I bought the windscreen.
Picture 4 shows the whole thing test fitted. It will be painted black with white lettering made from decals. Most of the box won't be visible, but the round knock-outs that show will be smoothed flat with Bondo before painting.
Picture 5 shows the position it will be in on the left cockpit side wall.
I started another sub assembly. The Curtis electric propeller control box.
Pictures 12 shows the real thing first from the Thunderbolt manual and then from a cockpit shot I found in the internet
Picture 3 shows the material I had to work with. The box its self looks pretty much like a standard electrical box so that's what I'm using. I made the cover plate out of my stock of scrap aluminum. The breaker is real, and the propeller control switch is a real control switch for a Curtis electric propeller I bought when I bought the windscreen.
Picture 4 shows the whole thing test fitted. It will be painted black with white lettering made from decals. Most of the box won't be visible, but the round knock-outs that show will be smoothed flat with Bondo before painting.
Picture 5 shows the position it will be in on the left cockpit side wall.
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