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| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a | Build | 18-Jan-15 14:34 |  |
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| The completion of the framing and covering of the fuse should keep the Gumster occupied for a couple of work periods. Enough construction today, time for playoff football! |
| BriandKilby | Guillows Series 500 - Spitfire | Build | 18-Jan-15 14:17 |  |
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| i decided to build the comet spitfire that i graciously got from poppy before i build my f-4. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A | Build | 18-Jan-15 10:18 |  |
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| The great speckled bird! Two things happened: (1) My planking powress is lacking: many voids between the planks to fill. (2) I suffered some sort of incomparability issue between the intial finish and the high-fill primer, resulting in may "Crazed" areas. This is going to take a while as the primer surface has to nearly perfect if I am to lay on a aluminum finish coat. Catchya later! |
| rayl | Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A | Build | 18-Jan-15 10:12 |  |
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| Finished all of the fuse planking. Installed 1/64" ply main L/G well inserts. I did this to simulate the thin edges of the wheel wells. I have three layers of sandinig sealer on the fuse now so the next step will be to lay on some automotive type high-fill primer. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A | Build | 18-Jan-15 10:04 |  |
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| The main L/G firmly mounted into it's plywood bulkheads. I used a "Wixey" digital angle gauge to make sure the fuse was level (laterally) then set a bar across the L/G strutts to insure that they were level before supergluing them into place. I then drilled 3/32" cross pin holes through the main member and inserted music wire into those holes. The L/G shouldn't move at all. |
| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a | Build | 17-Jan-15 11:16 |  |
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| Gumby had to figure how to apply force from the control stick so it torqued the elevator bell cranks in the proper direction. Though not pretty the linkage works! Hats off to those of you who build models with servos and linkages. This area of aeroplane construction requires mastering a whole new and complex skill set incorporating areas of expertise that neither Gumby or me wish to venture into! |
