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The blue clamps are from Micro-Mark Small Tool Specialist. The clamps are here: MINI CLAMPS WITH VINYL GRIPS (SET OF 5) I've used them for about 15 years for making all kinds of things. Make sure to check out the rest of their tools, they have all kinds of stuff!! Good luck SFX |
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I like your build technique and precision, this should look great Swampfox! Agree the magnet idea is excellent...
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Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the comments and compliments. I live in a very remote area and none of the people in this area are even slightly interested in a grown man and his toy airplanes.
My wife and 2 cats are my only feedback. My wife has developed a great eye and doesn't let me get away with anything. My cats could care, so it's nice to hear from builders that understand what their looking at. SFX |
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Did some more work this morning before the rest of life's business gets in the way.
Wings are dry and straight. It's usually at this point, where some of the pieces are fairly complete, that I start doing edge and other retouching. Before the piece is glued into a position that is hard to get to. I am a little worried that the tail boom pieces aren't strong enough to support the vertical and horizontal stabs so I used strips of balsa, glued and cut to size to make sure I don't have any problems down road. These are the engine parts with prop and a piece of rolled paper for the hub. I'll paint the hub silver to make it look more like it belongs. That's about it for now. |
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This is coming along very nicely! Looking forward to the finished model>
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Had a chance this PM to get some more work done on this beast.
Tyres/rims Horizontal and Vertical tail surfaces. All those struts go someplace!! I don't know if this is the best way to do this, I'll find out soon enough. Hopefully I'll have time to really start on the fuselage tomorrow. |
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This is a great build! I think your strategy of attaching the tail booms and tail to the wing first is just right.
I've built this models three times now , in various forms. So next I built the fuselage, and hang it from the wing with the most inboard pair of struts, holding everything in a jig (like a shoe box) until the glue dries. Then you can fit in all the other struts. which might need a trim. A little wooden reinforcement inside the struts helps, if you have something very thin. One thing I learned the hard way - Johnsons Future Wax was a mistake. All those struts put some pressure on the hull, and it simply crumpled with the moisture.
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When I saw what you did with the balsa, I checked out the actual drawing. It almost seems as though the tail booms are designed to place reinforcement of some kind inside them.
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Thanks for the info and the link of these mate. Cheers Jim |
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Thanks, I too hope it's the way to go. I'm trying to develop a jig system that will work, so far, its just a lot of thinking going on. I'm not familiar with using Johnson's Future on paper. Clear canopy's, yes, but what is it supposed to do for paper? Make it glossy? Let me know if you don't mind. |
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