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edtherendermanWest Wings Hawker TempestBuild31-Jul-19 15:34
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edtherendermanWest Wings Hawker TempestBuild31-Jul-19 15:34
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edtherendermanWest Wings Hawker TempestBuild31-Jul-19 15:33
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edtherendermanWest Wings Hawker TempestBuild31-Jul-19 15:32
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edtherendermanWest Wings Hawker TempestBuild31-Jul-19 15:32
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Note: Blue masking tape is to cover the radiator intake and exhaust as I was prepping to paint right before I took these pictures.
edtherendermanWest Wings Hawker TempestBuild31-Jul-19 15:30
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After cutting off the nose and radiator I originally built of balsa, I fitted the new printed pieces and replaced the tissue covering. Note that there is some green filler on the printed pieces. Because of shrinkage, the parts did not fit together a closely as I wanted, so some filling was necessary.
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edtherendermanWest Wings Hawker TempestBuild31-Jul-19 15:27
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Here is where I changed my mind. I own a couple of 3D printers, and am very good at modeling in 3D software, so I decided to see if I could merge the two. Using as many reference images as I could find, I modeled the nose, radiator and exhausts in my software, then printed them out at very high resolution. This picture is of the cowling inside and out, but I also modeled and printed the radiator, air separator and air ducting to the carbs.
edtherendermanWest Wings Hawker TempestBuild31-Jul-19 15:24
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edtherendermanWest Wings Hawker TempestBuild31-Jul-19 15:23
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Aircraft assembled without fairings
edtherendermanWest Wings Hawker TempestBuild31-Jul-19 15:21
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Aircraft after covering. I used the same materials to cover this as I did my Sea Fury; Top Flight Silk Span and doped with Eze Dope.
edtherendermanWest Wings Hawker TempestBuild31-Jul-19 15:18
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Top of wing. Standard construction techniques. One center section, and two wing outer sections with dihedral on the rib where landing gear attaches. Very straight forward construction.
edtherendermanWest Wings Hawker TempestBuild31-Jul-19 15:16
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Rudder/Fin and Elevator/Stabilizer. The plans call for a single 1/16” layer, but I built up the surfaces to give them a more scale look.
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