Paul Irvine
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Thanks Peter 3mm it is!
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Thanks Peter, I'll run with 2.5 mm I think, should be plenty strong enough. Edited By Paul Irvine on 26/09/2013 20:53:17
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I must admit the finishing is taking longer than I anticipated. It just seems to have stalled a bit, I guess every model goes through this stage.
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Hey Gary to be fair I've had a load on with work lately. There is some good news though, I haven't been resting, went and bought myself a heat gun and covering iron. Been watching YouTube and have been teaching myself covering with plastic film. Have done the Vertical and Horizontal stab, I'm happy enough with how they have come out. Also sprayed the cowl. Just need to do the filler on the wing seat to get a perfect fit and it's ready to fully cover the fuselage anyway. Gary what is the thickness of the aluminum leg units? If I look at the plan I'm undecided if it's 2.5 or 3 mm, all depends on your interpretation of a line. If you could advise it would be much appreciated.
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Thanks Daniel, hand on heart not a pro just very picky! I am a fitter turner machinist by trade, I'm just trying to bring that accuracy to building this lovely model. Glad your enjoying. I've sanded up the cowl ready for final paint and done the final fit of the engine and goodies under the hood. Now it's time to fit the wing. I had to cut the seats back a bit so the wing would sit correct. I have kept the wing incidence at 0 Degrees as instructed by Peter. Just need to put some filler on the seats to give a perfect fit against the wing. Here's a sneak preview of how it's starting to look, I am delighted to say the least! Edited By Paul Irvine on 17/09/2013 18:17:19
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Ok so onto fitting the Canopy. If you go to the flying field I get bit disappointed to see a canopy just thrown at the model with a bit of epoxy glue. It looks rough and detracts from the model, sure it's more effort to do it a bit nicer but I believe it's all those small details that add up to give a bit of wow factor at the end. So this is all new to me, I have never fitted one like this before. It's been a learning curve but I think its going to come out ok. For sure I could improve on this but I have learned a lot and that is what makes us better the next time around. I lightly CA glued it then added a bit of lightweight filler and sanded it down until I could just see my tape then undercoated.
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Hi Peter I get the cowl off by unbolting the the muffler first as you say to do in your build blog. I have added two small holes on top for my Allen key and another for the carb adjustment screw. It's a big engine so it's tight, but it fits, just! After all the Midget Mustang was a racer and as such deserves a decent engine to give is some speed. Coming back to the holes, I tried something new and lined the holes with paper then added CA glue to lock them in and make them tough as nails, pretty happy with the result. Being hard they sanded down nicely and the primer has stuck well to the inside of the tubes, great! My exhaust cover came up alright with some fairing and a bit of love I think it's going to look ok, it got a prime this morning, last one before the final paint I hope. KindKade many thanks for your complements, I haven't done a lot of building. It's nice to receive comments that I might be on the right track.
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Been a bit busy with work the last couple of weeks so not a lot has happened unfortunately. Good news thought my Pitts type muffler has arrived from Just Engines (thanks guys). It's a nice bit of kit but I can see fitting it under my lovely uncut cowl is going to be a challenge indeed. If I hack it to pieces slowly I should be ok, right? Here's a pic of the engine with muffler attached. I'm hoping with some sanding and painting it wont look so obvious. Tomorrow is another day, its supposed to rain all day, a perfect time to get some fairing and priming done. Edited By Paul Irvine on 13/09/2013 22:45:35
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Thanks for your kind words Peter, it could all still go wrong yet! As for the snakes they are well over length, when trimmed they should be very supportive, if they are not I'll add a little wire support. Should be fine I hope, lets see at the end Posted by Peter Miller on 29/08/2013 08:47:34: Very neat indeed. That cowl is perfection. Make sure that those snakes are well supported as you do not want very much flex in them. Edited By Peter Miller on 29/08/2013 08:48:49
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Looking at the plan I don't really like the tail skid unit so I've decided to make a rear wheel unit in the spirit of the full sized aircraft. I fabricated a small unit from aluminum which is nice and light. To make it turn I'm going to put a small plastic tube into the rudder, the control shaft of the wheel will float inside the tube and thus move in unison with the rudder. That's the idea can't see why it wont work
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And now the verticle stab fitted in position.
