dirk tinck Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 A camera Chris ? Ooohh i would love a video of the brakes in motion or the seat being ejected !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 Hija Dirk, I just meant that the full size received a 16mm camera after its restoration in Chièvres. But on a relatively small model, you'd better use a light cam fixed on the wings close to the fuse or even better at the wingtips. ... and no, I'm not lazy at all... still very busy with the cockpit area details and 'your' canopy. Cheers & stay safe all Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Flyer Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Looking good Chris, like the attention to detail. I', afraid my two are going to be stand off scale from 100m...… looking forward to seeing the progress young man! cheers Ade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 Thank you for your kind words, Ade. Partly due to that detailing, my progress is even slower at the moment. But anyway, there's no reason to have a 'rush' at the moment, is there? How are your builds progressing? Any updates concerning your canopy 'plug'?. Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Posted by McG 6969 on 03/04/2020 12:12:46: Thank you for your kind words, Ade. Partly due to that detailing, my progress is even slower at the moment. But anyway, there's no reason to have a 'rush' at the moment, is there? How are your builds progressing? Any updates concerning your canopy 'plug'?. Cheers Chris Canopy plugs under construction. Will post some progress pictures in due course. Just been spending time with the airbrakes hinge and actuation. Again, pictures of that pending. Cheers Ade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 Hi again, Not an enormous progress, but for me some kind of a milestone anyway. I had the definitive shape of the canopy adjusted to the Dogs fuselage with just a bit of sanding of the acetate at the back. The front part was OK and I only needed to refine the transition to the front balsa triangles. A bit of shaping and a smear of lightweight filler where needed. As you might have noticed, Maj. Yvan Deprins started to get ‘mutilated’ a bit as well. More about him later on… For those interested, when I have to use lightweight filler - mine is Red Devil Onetime - I always mix it with PVA diluted at 20 - 25 % as it sticks a lot better to balsa or ply and sanding remains a doddle. Hakuna matata but keep safe Chris BRU - BE / CTR PVA Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 That's good Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Loving your meticulous work Chris Edited By Martian on 03/04/2020 20:51:57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 Thank you both, gents. No progress at La Grotte today as we had some ' priority' household - read terrace - jobs to handle. Really enjoyable weather outdoors as well... Cheers & keep safe Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Hi Chris, I am very impressed with what you are doing Matey. I have been off the scene for a while, had a seizure due to stress at work, but ok now, I could not drive for six months, so all activity was on hold, back in my van now and thinking of what I can build with the balsa stock I have as there is nowhere to buy wood except online. Anyway, well done again so far. Keep up the Excellent work Dood....... D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Hi Dwain, Some time ago, I had wondered why you seemed 'vanished' from the forum threads. So glad to see that you are back now and that everything is OK again. If you fancy building a WW1 type monoplane, have a look at my Vicomte 1916 blog. No intricate parts, only one type of ribs and 1/4" sticks fuselage. An easy but rewarding build with not a lot of balsa required. . I'll get my Vicky back on the bench as soon as I finish the Dog. Thanks for stopping by, young man. Cheers & keep safe now. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Anyway, well done again so far. Keep up the Excellent work Dood....... Do they now want you to'' die'' Chris ?Hahaaaaaaaa Your pilot has the virus i think.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Not sure if someone is wanting me to 'die', Dirk. I presume the word 'dood', that Dwain used, has no relation with the Flemish/Dutch 'dood' meaning 'death', but is just some (British?) urban adaptation of the American 'dude'... Well, I don't know if Yvan is contaminated already, but for sure he had some major surgery recently... Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Hello to all, The ‘small bits’ duty goes on in La Grotte. The main operation was a major surgery for Yvan, the driver. As he came very cheap from Freewing, some details could/should be corrected. He was looking straight in front of him. Full size pilots are continuously ‘scanning’ the sky from left to right - or the other way around if you prefer - even with slow Ultralight machines. First thing was decapitating him (gently) and twist his head for a few degrees. A lot more ‘natural’. His oxygen tube was squeezed into his chest so was removed as well. Same with his sea life vest which is never used for demo flights by the BAF. Thanks Mr Dremel… I made a new oxygen tube with a length of mains wire ‘spiraled’ with some thin board wire and held in place with a lick of epoxy and some heat shrink tubing. For Yvan’s safety belt, I prepared some strips of artist canvas. They are too wide so far but the wave of the canvas is a perfect scale imitation for the belts. Hakuna matata Chris BRU - BE / CTR Oxygen Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 The canopy work looks great Chris - look forward to seeing your corrected pilot and cockpit detailing soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Elen Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Hi Chris, Beautifully detailed work, as always Stay Safe Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Thank you, gents. I only wish I could build as neat as both of you. But still learning... maybe one day... Cheers & keep safe Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Hello again, ‘Small bits duty’ part #2. I started to concentrate on the cockpit furniture and had to have a careful introspective journey into my SHD - aka the Specialty Hoarding Drawers. From left to right > - the ‘backplate’ (styrene) behind the seat with the spare oxygen bottle (beech dowel) and the radio console (ABS & styrene bits) - some wiring and connections (mains mono-strand) - fixations (styrene tubing) for the different parts - the ADF beacon/antenna (led) & its support (balsa & styrene) - the camera mount (styrene) for the front console All together, it took the same time to prepare those bits as building half a Dog wing… ppfff Hakuna matata, but keep safe, gents Chris BRU - BE / CTR Furniture Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Cunnington Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 So where are your time constraints - surely it's good to keep yourself occupied Great looking jobs by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Thanks for visiting, Dave. No deadline indeed, but sóó much things to do keeping me 'very' occupied... Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 looks like you're going to have a very detailed cockpit area Chris, that looks awesome! Are you working from a decent collection of photos or a good drawing to gain all this scale finesse? Edited By Phil Cooke on 08/04/2020 13:54:06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 This is the clearest diagram I've found, albeit the canopy is slid back so you have to interpolate the positions of the hardware rear of the seat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Hi Phil and thanks for your posts. Yep, I’m trying to give the cockpit a bit of ‘furniture’. I have a few cockpit photos from various angles and I’m trying not to give too much credit to ‘drawings’. The main problem I have is that there are not too much usable pics for the Dog. A lot less info than for the ‘normal’ F-86. They are totally different animals in a lot of areas, including the cockpit. For example, the canopy ‘silhouette’ looks the same but the canopy ‘frame’ is totally different. Also, the F-86 canopy is sliding backwards where the Dog’s canopy is tilting upwards. Probably one of the reasons the frame is very different from the one to the other. To make it even ‘funnier’, there are numerous differences between the Dog versions. They all seem to have the same ejection seat - different to the F-86 – except that some versions, like my ‘K’-version, can eject through the canopy in case of malfunction. While trying to ‘sculpt’ Yvan’s seat belt buckles (5 by 3mm) today, I thought I have to stop somewhere… as I still have that second half wing to start building… Cheers & just keep safe Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Hi there, Well still quite busy with those cockpit small bits. With a lot of different paint layers to get dry resulting in a very slow process, I made a start with the canopy frame. The fiberglass was first sanded back - using car shop Scotch Brite - on both sides as it’s a lot easier to do when still ‘complete’. It then received two layers of build up filler on the outside to stop the part being still ‘translucent’. Time to find the ‘bisectrix’ (?) with the assistance of small parcel binders able to follow a convex curve very easily. The only thing to remember is to trace the line on the correct side of the guide… Hakuna matata, but keep it safe Chris BRU - BE / CTR Right Side Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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