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Old 03-08-2010, 11:04 PM
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13 sheets!!! How big is going to be ?

Nice start and thanks for the tips, maybe someday I've space for that size.
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Old 03-08-2010, 11:17 PM
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I think I glued in a couple of nickles to mine. It was pretty solid with that.
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Old 03-09-2010, 12:20 AM
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a penny or two should be good, or if you have shot or fishing weights, about 5 to 10 should help
A sad commentary on the value of a dollar....using pennies will be whole lot cheaper than using fishing weights.
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Old 03-09-2010, 07:33 AM
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Nice start Kevin.
Look forward to your work on the nacelles and fitting to the wings. I can never get that to look good. Hope your build can help me.
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Old 03-09-2010, 07:36 AM
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A sad commentary on the value of a dollar....using pennies will be whole lot cheaper than using fishing weights.
You could probably go out for a walk with a plastic (gasp) bag and find a lead weight or two. You might even be able to stop at an automotive shop and they'll probably give you a couple to cut up with dikes and stick into the noses.

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Old 03-09-2010, 08:48 AM
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Everyone, Thanks for the feedback regarding the whole ballast issue....I ended up gluing 4 pennies together and mounted them to the inside above the wheel well.

This morning I got up and put the windows together...

This was not an easy job...Never having built an airplane like this before it was quite a challenge. I wish my fingers were about 3" longer it would have made the job much easier. Now I know what those guys who build ships in a bottle go through. Also...any one who can build one of these with transparent "glass" windows made out of tape or alike...my hat goes off to you...I don't think my skills or patients will ever be up to that (I'm no Bomarc - believe me). I have sooo much glue slopped around in that nose section that you would not want to see inside of it anyway.

Over all I am quite satisfied with my progress... The parts are beginning to shape up and get a bit stiffer now that the windows are in place. Maybe the paper is not as much of an issue as I first thought. Next, I will build the center section with the wing supports. Once this is added to the nose section I think it will really become much stronger.

I understand Chips philosophy about keeping his models simple and easy to build, that's fine for the smaller birds, but on a larger model like this I think formers would actually help make it even easier to build. I'm not saying that this is a bad model or anything like that, please don't get me wrong...in fact, everything so far has fit perfectly... Just that cutting some simple formers out of 1/4" foam core is not that big of a deal...Not meaning to cause any problems, I'll close my mouth now...just my two cents, that's all.
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Old 03-09-2010, 09:10 AM
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That whole section looks great, Kevin. Windows look really good.

I hear you about the formers. When I built the Ju88 I used formers drawn from what FG supplied (yes-formers!). They were not intended for section to section building, but stuffed down to where they fit they really helped.
I'd like them to offer some formers on many models.
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Old 03-09-2010, 09:22 AM
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I agree about the formers. The B-52 and B-29 would benefit from them greatly. But, at the same time, being able to build something like that with out them is amazing.
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Old 03-09-2010, 02:28 PM
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That nose section looks GREAT, Kevin!

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Old 03-09-2010, 07:20 PM
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Thumbs up Great Start

You are off to a great start on what is a fantastic aircraft - look forward to the next up-date
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