Martian Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 looking good Tim is the end in sight yet ? oh I like the selfie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Posted by Martian on 01/02/2014 21:57:35: oh I like the selfie It's an Obama moment! tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 EIGHT!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 new fence then tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 well done Tim the marathon is over . Tony it's not a fence it's a conservatory blind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 ahhh. i was wondering what they were for. thanks for putting me straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 This is definitely a monster project and it is looking fantastic. I would not have the patience for 8 sets of wings. Soon be getting to the fun bit, putting it all together and fitting it out. I would love to build a biplane at some point but the work load keeps putting me off but that’s another story. Much respect for both building this and putting the blog together, which I know can take up nearly as much time. I do enjoy reading them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Goodwin Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Tim, can I ask a daft question, I have little experience at building & covering and was curious to know how you fixed the ailerons to the wing panels and keep it looking all so neat, do you pin the hinges etc.. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Thanks Nev! It's always good to get a positive response. Steve,the hinges are simply epoxied into slots cut into the airframe. The 'proper' way is certainly to pin the hinges in position as well, but as this model is designed to fly very sedately I deemed pinning unnecessary. I hope I'm right..... Still with the wings, I decided to have a bash at the roundels next. The simplest choice would have been to use commercial sticky-backed graphics, or to cut my own circles from Solartex and iron them into position. However, given that the full-sized roundels were often hand painted I decided to follow suit. Well, sort of... In the end I cut 210mm discs from white Solartex, and ironed them onto the wings, then used a compass to mark the 'rings' on top. Then it was a matter of breaking out the Spectra enamels and paintbrushes. I used a fine long-haired brush to work the outlines, then a wider brush to fill in the voids. Three coats for the red, and two for the blue to achieve opacity. tim First coat on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daithi O Buitigh Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Ohhhh dear - did nobody mention that the white outer was only used for roundels painted on PC10 and never on the undersides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Posted by Daithi O Buitigh on 15/02/2014 22:32:06: Ohhhh dear - did nobody mention that the white outer was only used for roundels painted on PC10 and never on the undersides? Aaaah...but I'm no historian. I'm just using the Jim Morrow 3-view as a guide. tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daithi O Buitigh Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Well it isn't as bad as a certain company who produced a foamy with the driver (airframe) in the back seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Easton Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Excellent stuff Tim. All those wings - that's about 3 years worth of projects for me at the rate I build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Ian, I can always lend you a few panels...... I've put the panels for the left hand cell back in tot he ladder jig so I can finally fettle the flying and landing wires. I wasn't really happy with the way I'd arranged to have them fasten to the airframe at both ends. Then I saw these heavy duty 3mm clevises from SLEC, so I'm going to make a few alterations to suit. tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 very impressive. those are clever fittings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 Here's a bit of a catch up of some of the weeks fiddling and fettling.... The ailerons have been fitted with their little linkage plates which pass through them just forwards of the trailing edge. The plates are cut from glass fibre circuit board, drilled, epoxied in place, and then painted black. This shot shows the single hinge pin which passes through all three hinges on each aileron. I've re-assembled the wing cells now - hopefully for the final time! Here's the close up of the top of the flying wire. The 200lb wire links (double crimps) to a brass turnbuckle, then to the SLEC clevis, then to an aluminium bracket, which is bolted to the top of the outer interplane strut. The bottom of the wire is pretty similar, except for the omission of the turnbuckle. The lower of the two bolts will engage with the blindnut that's embedded in the fuselage side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Really looks lovely Tim, you have done a fab job Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 nice Tim I also like those slec clevices can we have a close up of finished roundels I have some to do, you might inspire me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 That's looking superb Tim, can't wait till you're passing the Tx around at Greenacres (as if!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsay Todd Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Very smart Tim, a lot of effort has gone into making that look so neat and simple and make no excuses for copying in the future! Linds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg shaw Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Sickeningly neat job! Superbly thought out design Tim, look forward to seeing the mad contraption somewhere! Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Smashing work Tim, end in sight,... BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Thank you Gents (and Ian)..... I need to replicate the rigging on the other cell, then hook up the ailerons before fitting the wing tip skids. I'll keep you all posted tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 Posted by Tim Hooper on 26/02/2014 17:38:08: I need to replicate the rigging on the other cell, then hook up the ailerons before fitting the wing tip skids. Done, done and done........... This morning I made up the aileron interlinks. Then it was a matter of hooking them up and aligning them. Plugged in the radio. I've dialled in 2:1 differential, so the upgoing aileron moves twice as much as the down-going aileron. Not to mention the tip skids. Then the two wing cells were plugged together. Right, time to start again on the fuselage! tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 yay. biggest job done now anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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