Skyline's F21 SeaHornet - Page 2

**willygoat** · #11 09-15-2008, 07:39 PM

wowsers! That's a sweet looking cockpit :D

**CMDRTED** · #12 09-15-2008, 08:04 PM

Thanks for the encouragement guys! Moving on down, the next section is the after cockpit section and also the part that the main wing spar is located. With no written instructions I think-ed that you have to mount the spar now as this is 2 long pieces sandwhiched between 2 blocky like parts to give it strength. There wouldn't be any access to mounting those parts if you built up the fuse the entire length. So here is the centre piece built up with the spars placed into the centre and bolstered up.

**CMDRTED** · #13 09-15-2008, 08:08 PM

Hers the finished section, also the aft looking fwd view of the cockpit fwd section glued up from the rear and the finished fuzed section. More tomorrow!

**redhorse** · #14 09-15-2008, 08:49 PM

Holy cow, this looks really good!

**Johnny** · #15 09-15-2008, 10:21 PM

Realy nice work Ted!!

**CMDRTED** · #16 09-18-2008, 12:31 PM

The biggest differance between the F20 and F21 is the radar, and it's operator compartment. Here are the various steps and parts that really put an ugly on a cool looking aircraft!

**CMDRTED** · #17 09-18-2008, 03:36 PM

Now for GIB's office. The radar operator sat facing backwards, not sure why probably just seating space. Here are some prelim pics showing the fuse section laminated to the interior section. The fit was right on. A big design mistake by others is making the interior skinning parts the same size as the outside panel and you end up with alot of crease. Jeremiah has it exactly right. The last pic has the first of many box like panels of instruments on the aft bulkhead.

**CMDRTED** · #18 09-18-2008, 03:39 PM

The aft seat. A cool little model in a model, attaches to the fwd bulkhead. Here are some installed interior pics... The finished section pics show a few of what you'll be able to see thru the canopy section and the entry hatch from below.

**CMDRTED** · #19 09-18-2008, 03:43 PM

Yes th SFFM is still active on the old canon. The fwd low fuse section has a much less obvious "split" than was shown in the last pic. Here's the sections "phuzed" together, now waiting for the next fuse sections to be built up...

**bfam4t6** · #20 09-18-2008, 04:16 PM

Looks very promising Ted. The cockpit and interior look great, and you've done a wonderful job with that oddly shaped nose.....I think there's something to be said for creating a rounded nose without having to resort to fillers, sanding, and painting.