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Hawker Hurricane by John Timmis
John Timmis replied to John Timmis's topic in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews
Hi all Well its moved on a little bit more. All the moving parts have been refitted to the wing & checked for correct movement. I think that the wing is just about finished now & ready for some paint. That is apart from the nav lights & the landing lights of course. It certainly is the detail that takes up the time. Next jobs are to finish the battery installation & then a weighing & a C/G check. Cheers John -
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Well done Nev. That looks a cracking job. Enjoy the flying. Cheers John
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I'm after the plan & build article for BLUE BEAST RC 1369. I've long fancied a decent thermal soarer & could fit the build in now in between the Hurricane & the Fury. The blue beast was designed by Al Wisher & was a successful model in its day. Published in RCM&E in '78 or '79. When Barnstormers shut up shop, a year or two ago, I found a nice pair of s/h glider wings for which I offered £5. These turned out to be the original wing built by Al, still in good nick after 30 years. I would like to see them back in The air. Cheers John
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Exactly 60" Cheers John
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Hi Martyn It's a wing construction that combines traditional balsa construction with wire cut foam ribs. It sounds a bit complicated & it is a bit different, but it works very well. I tried it on a smaller wing & was well pleased. Google " laser method of wing construction by Patrick Mullen" for a full explanation. Cheers John
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Hi Martyn That wing looks like an ideal candidate for a 'laser' construction. (Hybrid foam & balsa). Cheers John
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Just a bit of inspiration. FENTON'S FURIES. Cheers John
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Hawker Hurricane by John Timmis
John Timmis replied to John Timmis's topic in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews
Hi all It's all been a bit slow what with holidays & other stuff. Anyway the wing has been glassed & has also had one coat of high build primer which has been well rubbed down with wet & dry. Cheers John -
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Hi all I thought that this might be of interest. It shows a magazine article from 197? by Dennis Bryant in which he shows how he make struts for biplanes. The magazine cover featured Dennis Bristol Bulldog. The metal panelling was kitchen foil attached with double side tape. Cheers John.
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Hi Danny Got back home from Cosford yesterday & tipped the contents of my goody bag onto the bench. There was a Fury plan. Include me in. Cheers John
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Well done Colin. Nearly there . They fly a treat. Cheers John.
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Hi Martyn It's looking good. Glad to see that your back on the job again. My chippie has been grounded for about the last 9 months with duff lipos. I flew it again last Sat with new batteries. No problems apart from a tendency to tip onto it's nose. The new lipos are a bit bigger physically & about 4 oz heavier. Need to check the cg. Cheers John.
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Hawker Hurricane by John Timmis
John Timmis replied to John Timmis's topic in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews
Hi all Well, apart from some framing around the cockpit, that's the litho done. ' jobs a good un" Definitely not a job to be rushed, & still lots to be learned. Flat or single plane curves are dead simple. Panels with compound curves are much more work. I started with the top panel. This took quite a bit of working to achieve the amount of 'belly' in the panel. There was lots of annealing , I found the most useful tool was a desert spoon worked on a fairly hard foam surface. If the belly in the lith doesn't match the fuselage you will never get it to lay down neatly. The forward side panels looked quite easy, not so, took longer than expected. The rest were easy. To simulate the panel fasteners i made a punch tool which was simply a washer glued onto the shank of an old drill with c/a. Finally . I know it's not modelling or litho, but I have recently watched, on utube, some very informative video on panel working. Try entering ' English wheeling machine' if your interested. Cheers John -
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Hawker Hurricane by John Timmis
John Timmis replied to John Timmis's topic in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews
HI all Danny, thanks for the advice. I'll move the reciever to the back of the wing bay. Chris, thanks for the comments, glad you like it. It's always nice to get some feedback. It's a very rewarding build, I'm sure you will enjoy yours when you get started. Everyone love a Hurricane. Here are the photo's of my second attempt at the tail fairing. It's quite a steep learning curve but I think the results don't look too shabby. What have I learned? Take your time, scrap anything your not happy with, any mistake you make will help you make a better piece next time anneal the metal frequently Next time it's the fuselage panels. Cheers John -
