Orlik XF-85 Goblin Build - Page 3

**bclemens** · #21 05-26-2008, 07:35 PM

Good evening, friends,
Cat and I returned from a trip to Tennessee yesterday, so I am just now getting back to the Goblin build. I made good progress on the dolly tonight:

I'm looking forward to some day actually starting on the airplane!

Cheers,
Bruce

**willygoat** · #22 05-26-2008, 09:40 PM

Looks good! Glad to see you're back at it :D

**Don Boose** · #23 05-27-2008, 07:34 AM

Amazing! Indistinguishable from the full-sized prototype.

You really have a gift, Bruce.

Don

**bclemens** · #24 05-28-2008, 09:04 PM

Thanks for your kind words, Don...
I'm not sure about a gift, but if there is anything in my nature that predisposes me to enjoy this hobby as much as I do, it's probably a measure of tenacity and a high tolerance for tedium

Cheers!
Bruce

**bclemens** · #25 05-30-2008, 06:59 PM

Good evening, everyone.
I had a pleasant evening's work on the dolly- it finally got the wheels.

First I made some copper wire axles and rolled paper on them for spacers.

Then glued them in place between the plates...then mounted the front assembly on the tongue...

Here my little tug is taking it for its first spin

Now it's on to the parts that support the airplane.

Cheers!
Bruce

**willygoat** · #26 05-31-2008, 03:15 PM

Are you sure you didn't just Photoshop a picture of a REAL tug and dolly onto your cutting mat? That thing looks amazing

**birder** · #27 06-01-2008, 03:36 PM

beautiful, looks very nice

**birder** · #28 06-01-2008, 04:18 PM

Bruce, one question, you probably already answered this, but what years would a cart of that type be in service?

**birder** · #29 06-01-2008, 07:59 PM

I mean tug. By the way I've been making canopies about the same as your demonstration for fg models since the Dell p-51 came out years ago, but use sculpy for the mold. otherwise identical.

**shrike** · #30 06-01-2008, 11:09 PM

At TWA I used tugs that were fundamentally the same and brand new in 1990.