OTDAEABT 2 - Maly Modelarz SBD-3 Dauntless - Page 5

**redhorse** · #41 06-19-2009, 09:26 PM

That's great news!!! Looking forward to the models you make in your downtime.

**Gharbad** · #42 06-19-2009, 09:34 PM

Thanks Dan!

Sure is Jim, pretty awesome that I'm done with that. I hope to get a few good models in, especially since I haven't built one of my modern kits in a few years now.

**Don Boose** · #43 06-20-2009, 04:38 AM

Congratulations, Kuba! That's very good news -- good for you that you have the degree and good for us that we will see more of your outstanding models.

Don

**cjwalas** · #44 06-20-2009, 07:25 AM

Congratulations, Kuba! Great news and I look forward to seeing more of this build as well.
Chris

**Gharbad** · #45 06-20-2009, 01:19 PM

Thanks Don and Chris!

The tail section is complete, sans landing gear and some small things.

First the vertical stabilizer went on, with the standard envelope + edge support. I positioned the envelope such that it rested against the fuselage. I think you're supposed to sand the edge part to the correct profile, but I prefer to just place it away from the edge and curl the skin.

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Here it is closed, and the sides get filled in by another piece later.

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To make the front 'nose' of the stabilizer, I glued together the two halves with some joining strips inside. They really helped.

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From above, and you can see the sides are now complete... I thought I gave them its own photo, oh well. You can also see the piece wasn't long enough, and left a white square...

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Then I did the horizontal stabilizers... standard construction again.

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From below:

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I guess next I'll work on the wings. My punch is going to get a good workout.

**Don Boose** · #46 06-21-2009, 04:25 PM

You're really making time, now, Kuba!

Looks great.

Don

**Gharbad** · #47 06-30-2009, 07:48 PM

Well I didn't make the deadline, I barely touched it since the last update.
I'll slowly finish it off though, not much left.

**B-Manic** · #48 06-30-2009, 08:39 PM

Sorry to hear that Kuba -it was coming along so well

**cjwalas** · #49 06-30-2009, 11:04 PM

Darn, Kuba! I thought you were going to surprise us with a bunch of great shots of the finished model.
I do look forward to seeing you finish this one sometime. At least the pressure's off for now.
Chris

**Gharbad** · #50 06-30-2009, 11:43 PM

Heh, thanks.
Sorry to disappoint, but I just had no motivation to work on it recently. I'm also going camping next week... hopefully I won't make you wait too long.
Then I can get back to the Hokum, possibly one of the longest running build threads around here.