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Old 03-04-2012, 11:40 PM
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Stick and Tissue XP-67 Moonbat

Hello All,

It's been a while since I posted. Had eye surgery 4 months ago and working on 1/144 WW1 birds is a bit much for it still. Not wanting to strain it I've been working on bigger models that don't require the level of detail paper and plastic demand. Eye is getting better all the time but gets blurry again off and on.

Anyway back on topic. I built a few kit planes and got a kick in the arse from the muse. A while back I wanted to design a paper model of the XP-67 Moonbat but Will beat me to it. So I decided to make a stick and tissue one :D I found a 3 view with so many cross sections it practically designed itself...... or so I thought :P

Now before anyone points out that there is a rubber powered stick and tissue Moonbat plan out there I found it after being 3/4 the way through the body design :P I was disgusted but the design method was so different from mine I pressed on. I looked for plans before and never found a thing till I started my own :P

For those who are familliar with balsa models there's not a whole lot I can say that the pix can't say for me. With that being said on with the pix :D

G1
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Old 03-04-2012, 11:42 PM
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More pix

I think I'll have the formers all one piece for the final plans. The long formers were a pain when assembling the other side :P

G1
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Old 03-04-2012, 11:43 PM
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Looks like off to a really good start.
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Old 03-04-2012, 11:44 PM
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More pix. The stringers were not pre-planned. I added em as I went and the "sanding saw" made it so easy.

G1
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Old 03-04-2012, 11:48 PM
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One more shot of it pieced together. I'll have more pix soon. Spent all day on landing gear and sealing the frames for tissue. I',ve been pondering weather or not to make the LG removable for flight or just glue it in? Not looking forward to tissuing it in some places :P Canopy and spinners will need to be molded.

After I finish up the design and get it all documented I'll be sending it to Janx for a re-draw. How many want the plans when done?

G1
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Old 03-05-2012, 05:36 AM
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I hope your eyes get only better. Very nice work with the airframe!
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Old 03-05-2012, 06:36 AM
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Very nice!
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Old 03-05-2012, 07:06 AM
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Woah! That looks great! Reminds me that I need to finish up my Guillows Bird Dog model.
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Old 03-05-2012, 07:23 AM
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Glad to hear the eyes getting better G1! Thanks for posting this here, love seeing your clean precise builds whether they be paper or not. Looking forward to your next update.
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Old 03-05-2012, 08:51 AM
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Most impressive that you just designed your own! Way to go and glad to have you back!
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