Martyn K Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 That's a lovely build. Very neat and impeccable wood work. Very very impressive. I thought that was your kitchen at first and I thought lucky person (or something like that) he is allowed a grindstone in there - then the penny dropped. Now even more impressed Martyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Posted by John Milne on 04/02/2016 12:33:13: Sounds like your bench is due a spring clean Peter. Dare you give us a picture of it ? You asked for it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVC Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Posted by John Milne on 04/02/2016 12:33:13: it seems to take four or five cycles of "where is it ?" "search, search, search", "find it", "put it back again" before I develop a mental index of where everything is Regards John Lucky you, only four or five... My problem is that is takes much more than that, and once the place sticks in my (limited) grey matter, I change the place, and back again to cycle one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVC Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Posted by Peter Miller on 04/02/2016 15:16:15: Posted by John Milne on 04/02/2016 12:33:13: Sounds like your bench is due a spring clean Peter. Dare you give us a picture of it ? You asked for it!! Peter, I see that I'm in the right path to become a great designer and builder: my workbench looks almost as "professional" as yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn K Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I lost my scalpel at lunchtime today.. Its somewhere in the shed. Martyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVC Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I know I have a couple of Hitec HS255 somewhere in my workshop, and I planned to use them in the Ballerina, but after looking for them for the last 20 days, I've decided to buy other two... The mess is more expensive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Posted by Martyn K on 04/02/2016 16:15:57: I lost my scalpel at lunchtime today.. Its somewhere in the shed. Martyn Just as long as you are not a surgeon Martyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn K Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Do lots of surgery on my aeroplanes. That's why they all look like Frankensteins rejects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Posted by Martyn K on 04/02/2016 16:15:57: I lost my scalpel at lunchtime today.. Its somewhere in the shed. Martyn That is why I have four of five scalpels. I can usually find one fairly quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 Well, one of my Swann Mortons and two brand new packets of Du-Bro modelling pins are currently AWOL but are lurking somewhere. Your bench Peter, now I'm no scientist but that picture is living proof that the Chaos Theory exists in the modelling world. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Made a start in the wing department. Usual method of laying down the bottom sheeting and cap strips which I'll then add spars, ribs and GOP sheeting. I measured , hopefully accurately, the position of the holes in the ribs to give me the correct dihedral from the wing joining tube. I've done a rough fit of the ribs and tube and it looks OK. I think I mentioned before there is no rational reason for a two piece wing, I just fancied the challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Nothing wrong with a challenge John and 2 piece wings fit these H.K wingbags very good they are too John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Looked at the bags, very nice but I've got a cunning plan for wing storage later. It's not pretty but it does the job. Nothing exciting. ribs and spars glued in place using an Aliphatic glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Wing update. The method I use for the top sheeting is to glue together and trim to size the whole piece then pin and glue to the false leading edge, when fully dry I dribble some glue down into the gap between rib and sheet at the front then the other contact areas. The whole assembly is then weighted down. The little reinforcing blocks on the leading edge will be for the cannon and MG mounts. Edited By John Milne on 06/02/2016 22:13:51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Barlow Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Now that's a working bench! Bet you can't find the pencil in less than 30 seconds! Canons and machine guns eh! And a camouflage colour scheme? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 What thickness are your wing ribs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Barlow Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 They look 1/4" To absorb the recoil forces I presume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 The ribs do look a bit thick Peter as they've been made from off cuts given to me, I'd guess they were about 1/4 inch. Colour scheme/fit out is leaning towards a 109G for something different. As Chris says, the ribs could handle some recoil. Just finished an Airfix 1/24 Messerschmitt 109g which I think I'll use as a reference. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Nearly finished the bulk of the wings. My usual method to get a snug fit between root rib and fuselage is to angle the first rib in the wing as accurately as possible, in my case I didn't do it very well , then cut an oversize root rib which fits over the wing tubes, glue this rib to the first rib then slide onto the wing joiner and pin the root rib to the fuz side. I had some 1/2 block which I used for the wing tips. I profiled one block then split it on the bandsaw. Homemade sanding blocks for squaring things up and a slim one for facing off the trailing and false leading edge.? Just finished this Airfix 1/24 109 so for a bit of fun I'll use it as my reference for fitting out and colour scheme . John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Oops. Forgot the last picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 Nearly finished the balsa battle. I use a piece of scrap balsa cut to the right height for my hinge line to guide the blade. I made a jig for drilling the holes to take the Robert hinges for the flaps. I've set the hinge line outside the wing profile so I get a nice clean wing section when closed. Regards John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Excellent those flaps/hinges John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyD Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 yea great hinging John ,ive got a HK jet with the same hinge setup and i tried to copy it once,i should of made a jig like yoursthen it might of worked properly. i should of joined the forum years ago,the quality of building on here is superb not like me bish bash bosh,but it makes me happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 Nothing wrong with bish bash bosh whatsoever AndyD and if you look closely at my bui!d you will find that method at work in a few places but carefully framed pictures are the secret . Not sure how affective they will be John but they are enjoyable to build and I'm still managing to use materials in stock, until tomorrow when I need to pick up a motor. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Nice hinging there. Always a bit of a pain. I recently did slotted ailerons and flaps with inset hinges. Now that really did drive me mad. The buildoer of the full size had not flown the prototype at this stage and he asked ME what trim change I was getting when I put the flaps down Actually the answer was "None" Edited By Peter Miller on 11/02/2016 08:32:24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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