Dwain Dibley. Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Can't wait to see what you are gonna build Chris, I hope it doesn't outshine the plane... D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Chris your posts are far from boring in fact they are informative interesting and entertaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 Thanks for visiting, gents. No probs, Dwain. The fuse jig will remain as 'agricultural' as can be... meaning that at least the Dog is still supposed to 'outshine' it a bit... I hope... No worries, Martian. I was just teasing you a bit... No progress today as we had our X-mas shopping trying to avoid tomorrow's crowd. Cheers & stay careful over there, please Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 Hello everybody, Iris and Gaston are joining me to wish all the visitors of the Dog’s thread a Merry Xmas. Even in these hard times, we do hope that the contents of Santa’s sleigh can bring a long lasting wide smile to all of you. Hakuna matata & stay careful all, please Chris BRU - BE / CTR Santa’s Sleigh Control Edited By McG 6969 on 24/12/2020 14:24:16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Merry Christmas to you and your family Chris , but I hope the dog is not too much of a threat! In case you missed your typo error Eric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 Thanks & disculpe por lo, Eric. Aie amme fromme Bruselas... unfortunately... Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 All the Best Chris, Iris, and Gaston. D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Have a Good un Chris, Iris, get the little one off to bed early. Edited By john stones 1 on 24/12/2020 19:57:57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Posted by McG 6969 on 24/12/2020 14:23:44: Thanks & disculpe por lo, Eric. Aie amme fromme Bruselas... unfortunately... Cheers Chris Nothing wrong with Brussels, I had some happy times in Belgium with my wife. She loved Bruges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Hello again, ... and thanks for your kind wishes, gents. I’ve been heavily distracted by the Season’s stuff, but mostly by my own… laziness. I guess it was partly involving Iris’s festive recipes and devotion, but the real sinner is just… me. Anyhow, the wooden parts for the fuse jig are fully completed now. All bolts, nuts and other hardware bits are ready to go as well, just needing assembly to be - hopefully - operational. Hakuna matata & stay alert all Chris BRU - BE / CTR Jig Bits Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 I am sure it will work Chris, sometimes making the bits that help us make the main things, can be as interesting as the main event. I made this to hold my boat and the paint pots . D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 I guess you're right, Dwain. But to be honest my fuse jig isn't as inspiring as your ship board. I love making a ply template to, for example, laminate some thin sticks of balsa to form the outline of a fin/rudder. I really enjoyed making my own version of the Vicomte 1916 vertical tailplane that way. But this fuselage jig is a bit 'boring'... Large planes, small indoor ones, helis and now even boats... you really are a very active modeller, young man. Cheers & stay cool Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I like to keep "the little Grey cells" active, to quote a famous fictional Belgian. D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 ... haha... important indeed to keep those 'active' indeed, Dwain... My first thought went to Jean-Claude Van Damme, but he's not 'fictional' (unfortunately) and of course not at all related to the 'grey cells' you mentioned... My best vote would then go to Hercule Poirot with his sense of 'dry humour'??? ... Cheers, young man Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 Hi again, Probably just a mini-milestone, but quite relieved I got there. That long awaited fuse jig is NOW a fact, gents. Assembly was close to straight forward thanks to my own accuracy regarding measuring nearly), sawing and drilling... Even those plastic square bits were recycled from the old caravan bench. In fact, I only needed to drill a hole in F10 as for the front I could use the blind nut originally foreseen to affix the potential balance lead behind the radome nose. The threaded rods seems a bit 'long' as I took the original measures 'including' that radome nose... Hakuna matata & stay careful all Chris BRU - BE / CTR Fuse Jig Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 ... oops, nearly forgot... Our best > WISHES FOR A SAFE AND SPARKLING 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Great work with the fuselage stand Chris - mine has proven invaluable again with all the final priming and sanding ahead of the colour going on! Best wishes to you and your family for New Year! We hope to meet you on the Orme at our MB event in 2021! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Well done Chris, a super stand if ever I saw one. Happy New Year. D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Thank you for your wishes, gents. I do believe indeed it will be of great help for glassing, Saucing, sanding (again), up to the final paint coats. But first some small balsa dings to fill and fine sanding the whole fuse... Cheers & keep cool Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 Hello out there, Most of the Festivities are done by now, the reindeers are back home and Rudolf’s hangover is… over… I had two quite long sessions this weekend at La Grotte and the fine sanding of the fuse seems finally to be done. Just a few corrections to handle at the shark mouth and at the turbine exit. Nearly there for the glassing phase… Hakuna matata & stay safe all Chris BRU - BE / CTR Hangover Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Is there still somebody out there? … No, I didn’t have a lazy week, but just a very slow progress in La Grotte. I quite like glassing some bits but the fact is that it takes some time to cure before one can proceed with the next item or side. I decided not to risk glassing the fuse in just two parts but went for having the fin fairings done separately both sides first. No worries about those black spots - the warrior has no gangrene - but my homemade filler seems to react strangely with the resin pigment… Whoops… I suppose I went really heavy handed when I mixed the black pigment to my next batch of resin… I decided not to bin it in these ‘hard’ times and went on using it on the ‘poor’ fuse. At least it gives a great contrast compared to the balsa wood. The Dog looks a bit like a Black Widow now… or should I say Black Whale… or just stick to the more official name of Stealth Dog… Hakuna matata & keep careful all Chris BRU - BE / CTR Pigment Control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Still following Chris ! Great progress ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Still following Chris, Happy new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 We're all still here Chris, it's too late to back out now. LOL Nice job on the Glassing mate, it is something I have never done, apart from the odd wing joiner. You seem to have mastered the "Dark" Art quite well. Keep on Trucking Young Man. D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Your glassing looks really good Chris, I think it is only Dirk who mastered the fuselage, fin and tailplane lands all in one piece! Anyway 2 pieces per side is still pretty good going and minimising the seams in need of feathering all helps! Must try adding some pigment to the resin next time too - thats a good tip to aid the visual on correct impregnation. Keep up the good work - we are all still watching of course!! Edited By Phil Cooke on 10/01/2021 23:39:04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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