Ron Gray
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Apologies if this has been posted before, but nice Mustang site here.
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Oh, I was going to do that one Paul, I'll have to look for another subject now Edited By Ron Gray on 07/06/2020 08:58:18
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Best of luck for tomorrow David, make sure lots of photos and vid (if possible)!
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Thanks Tim, glad you put a note here as I have a question or 2 for you! What size spinner did you use in the end, what size wheels did you fit and remind me, what is the weight of yours? (I haven't put mine on the scales yet!!!!!) Good to see that you're getting the Spit kit, make sure you do a build thread for it!
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Bot of a stupid moment, I made the radio mast removable with a bullet connector male in it and a female one in the fuse, trouble is that the fuse is veneer on foam so no 'meat' behind it (should have glued in a balsa block 2 years ago!). Never mind methinks, I can add a bit of a base to the mast but have that attached to the fuse, so did that and stuck it on with cyano, trouble was that I had plugged the mast in to aid positioning the base and forgot to put some vaseline on the male end, result, mast is now a permanent attachment. On amore positive note, I found a 4" spinner which, whilst not quite the right shape, doesn't look too bad so will prep that and paint it but used its backplate to mark out the cut line on the cowl. That is now all opened up and is currently waiting for the primer to dry. Ordered the low bounce wheels from Model Shop Leeds just before lunchtime, received an email from Martin to say that they have been despatched - excellent service!
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Peter, when I'm drilling on the lathe or pillar drill I always use a centre drill as Tim has noted. You cannot guarantee accuracy when starting with a thin drill bit and stepping up, for the very small cost involved invest in some centre drills, you won't regret it!
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Well I've just done the radio mast and decided to do the cowl exhaust flaps in 'out' mode (just like Tim did). But I'm not going to do the U/C inner doors, although they look like an easy to do job, especially as the full size used its wheels to close the doors!
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I now use drawer / shelf anti slip matting to stop batteries sliding about, works much better than Velcro but I still use that to hold batteries down!
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You will never believe it but that very same book has just been delivered to me, it was a gift from a friend!
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I must get that book as the 'plane is an intriguing one! I like the later variants where they tried a rocket in the tail and then 2 under wing jets (ME262 like).
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I keep telling myself that’s it but I always seem to find other little bits to do, which don’t really need doing! Anyway I should have said in my post above a big thanks to (Warbirds) Richard for producing the pilot bust, great detail which made for easy painting.
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Great fun last night playing with colours and also made the armoured glass panel for the cockpit. Everything dry this morning so stuck the bits in And a bit of artistic licence
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