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Additional shots from last nights building.
Building the cylinders. Engine housing, wing mount assembly and cylinders. This piece covers the front of the engine and I'm not sure what this is actually called. Anyone know? Major engine parts all glued together. |
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I had some time to do a little work on the wings this weekend. Going together very well, no problems so far.
I printed this model on a yellowish parchment looking 65lb stock, I think it tones down the colors a little and, in my opinion, they have a warmer, more realistic tone to them. The center section. Clamped trailing edge. Went together nice and clean. Hopefully I'll have time to work on the wing more this week. Have some real life business to attend to. SFX |
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Looking good! I noticed that you use the same clamping system that I do to keep the flight surface straight.
BTW, I think I figured out where I got that 60%! I was looking at the large size, which is at 1/30. I did the calc quickly in my head and came up with about 60%. Silly me. I should have realized that that was an wasteful way to print the thing out at 1/48. Garland |
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Yah, the chip bag clips are really great for long straight pieces. If you take 30/48 it = about 60% so that must be where it came from.... I was worried that I'd printed it at the wrong scale so that sounds a whole bunch more like what I was thinking. SOLVED I'm trying to figure out exactly how the struts are to be placed, there sure are enough of them! later, SFX |
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Got the wings pieces assembled and then I got 2 parts glued together. Using brass slugs for weight and magnets on a metal building board, I got everything aligned and glued. Now it's time to let it sit and dry. more later, SFX |
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I love the fixtures (and the build, of course). I've got a bunch of little rare earth magnets - didn't think to go get a piece of steel for a building board. Now that will make straight wings!
You say that's Chip's clip? Didn't know FG sold those (yuk, yuk - OK, you can't tell me lots of you didn't notice the chance to drop a lame joke ...). Yogi |
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Magnets! What a great idea.
And Yogi, let Chip know about your idea. It'd be great if he sold Chip's FG Clips for models. Good advertising, and he might make a few bucks. Garland |
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Your build is coming along nicely, Swampfox.
In the clamps discussion, where'd you get those blue plastic clamps (that you're using in conjunction with the chipclip-great idea, BTW, I hadn't thought of using those!)? Wyvern |
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