Danny Fenton Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Thanks Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Well done John, adding detail is very addictive however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I'm going to put the rib-tapes on mine, not going as far as to put the knots in though and I still feel intimidated by the thought of all those rivets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laverick Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Danny, can you tell me where did you get the aluminum runners for the sliding canopy from? Cheers John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Hi John, the square section tube is slotted using a home made jig to hold a dremel and cutting disc. I am pretty sure there is a pic in the album somewhere. When i am next near a pc i will look it up. The tubing is from K&SCheersDanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laverick Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Thanks for that Danny, however, as ever, una pregunta mas? Why did you mix resin with the filler on the tail fairing, can I not do the fairing with the filler on it's own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Hi John, regular filler tends to be either too heavy, or too weak. The lightweight filler we use for balsa would not be strong enough to shape. The sort of filler we could use is Isopon a polyester car filler, but it would be a bit heavier than I would like. Microballoons and resin is a good mix of weight and strength, and sands at about the same rate as the glassed fus. If you have a filler that would work then go for it, but remember weight at the tail needs 5 times as much at the nose to balance I used lithoplate under a lot of the fairing to save weight, so not much filler was needed. Have fun Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laverick Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I didnt fancy all that sanding down, so I had a go with some liho plate, and this is the outcome!! Well chuffed because I've not used it before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Excellent well done John, lith is wonderful stuff, once you have used it you wont look back Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I've got a stock of this stuff, never tried to use it yet. It looks as if it's sufficiently ductile to work around double curvatures, how did you do it John? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 It is very malleable if you anneal it, rub hand soap on the back and waft a blow lamp on the other side until the soap blackens and then it is very soft. Although for gentle or single curves its better used without annealing Give it a go Colin you will be impressed! Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laverick Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Colin, I placed some tracing paper against the tail and traced the general shape, transferred it onto some lihoand went from there. As Danny says, give it a go, it's great stuff to work with. Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Thank you Danny and John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laverick Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Using the same concept, but in a slightly different way. Bit of an after thought really. I was gonna have the canopy fixed but I'm getting the scale bug, so have had to put the Rails in afterwards. I am pretty chuffed that I managed to cut the groove in the brass strip by hand, with nothing clamped. Hopefully I can merge the same thing into tail fin? Must admit, I would be clueless without your blog Danny. I'm really enjoying this. Just a bit at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Well done John - most impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Looks great John. Glad the build has been fun that was the idea CheersDanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laverick Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Whehey, I have a sliding canopy. I've got a video of it working but i dont know how to put them on here, do you have to do it through youtube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Well done John, yes via youtube, well it is the way I do it. I look forward to seeing it Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laverick Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 This scale thing is taking over my life? He He Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Looking very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Price 2 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Excellent John. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laverick Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Still working on it. This is the colour scheme I've choosen. Don't know why, cos I know how much of a nightmare it is painting invasion stripes. Also silver is very much one dimentional. Needs shading and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I'm falling behind again! Other things keep on getting in the way. Keep it up John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 Looks great John, should be able to spot it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetenor Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 BRILL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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