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Busy couple of days - outer wing panels sorted and attached, its surprising just how big this is! š¤£
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Spent the day fitting the flaps and making up the engine nacelle formers - total weight is now 3.4lbs, hopefully still on target for around 10lbs total weightā¦
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So it turns out that sheeting the centre section didnāt take as long as I expected! A couple of hours last night and top is sheeted, flaps made up and ready to finish off/hinge this morning. Then itās on to the engine nacelles ready to fit..
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Thanks - found it fun!
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I sourced a 3d printed pilot roughly the right size off of Ebau once painted an obligatory āin the officeā photo was needed! Tbh I enjoyed the painting process and heās not too shabby looking for a first effort. started on the wing centre section - seems ok apart from ribs 1 to 5 needed the rear spar slots either put in, or re positioned - not sure if thereās a fault in the file at the cutters but in all honesty itās a minor issue thatās easily solved. Unfortunately Iām back at work for a few days so nothing more will be done until next week now.. hopefully get the top sheeting sorted on the centre section.
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No, too small on mine as well - I need to try carving a plug and making my own, I want the navigators cupola to be the later shape as well. Still itās another skill to learn!
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Just a quick mention- Iām not a ābuilderā - prior to this Iāve only built a galaxy models magician, top flite sea fury and dabbled with a Brian Taylor mosquito (gave up on that as too complicated at the time!). just want to show folk that with a bit of patience itās possible to build something from a plan that even an inexperienced builder can be proud of. It may not win any awards at the nationals but Iām happy with itā¦ I really like the brown paper method of covering - paper and all paints used (grey/blue/black/white) will have come to about Ā£15 so it doesnāt break the bank!
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Final piece done was to paint in the cockpit
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Fuselage is at a point where Iāll leave it while I get on with the wingsā¦.
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Haha yes, although now will find another one to do! š¤¦āāļø plenty to choose from thoughā¦. yours looks really good though - howās it fly?
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This is what Iām thinking of at the momentā¦.
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Finished covering the fuselage and have painted the horizontal stabilisers. now to adding the white base for the invasion stripesā¦ Iāve not decided which particular aircraft I want to replicate yet other than it will be a coastal command aircraft, but the invasion stripes will help with seeing what is basically a blue and grey aircraft against a blue/grey sky! Iāve been researching it and the invasion stripes in one form or another stayed on surviving aircraft from June well into October/November 1944 so Iāve lots to choose from.. š¤
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Warbirds Replicas Hawker Tempest V -Mass Build 2024(part two) .
chris meek 1 replied to RICHARD WILLS's topic in Warbird kits
Iām happy with 2nd batch thanks. š -
AUW should be 10lbs according to the plan.. I was starting to worry about weight so weighed the fuselage so far. I know itās not covered, but under 1 1/2 lbs seems ok to me - hopefully the covering and paint wonāt add masses of weight! Then I had to do the bit Iāve been dreading- cutting the fuselage for the wing to fitā¦ doesnāt look as bad as I thought it might! itās definitely looking like a Beaufighter to me now!
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Finally got the lower sheeting fitted and shaped. Some lightweight filler on a couple of gaps still to sand but Iād say fuselage is just about finished!