Danny Fenton Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Hi Colin, I abandoned the "V" and used two strips of brass. You cannot see the plates but you can see the line of counter sunk screws Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Thanks Eric and Danny. More than one way to skin a cat! I did look back on Danny’s thread and had guessed how that had been done. I’ll get it done using one or the other of these ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I think reasoning your way around a problem is what is important. Understanding what the designer intended and adapting to keep that same strength but using the materials to hand. The brass bits saved oodles of time, but I wasn't actually able to use many as they were intended. But I have used lots of odd bits All the methods are structurally fine Colin just go the way you fancy. Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Thanks Danny. I’ll report back shortly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 I re-worked two of the brass fittings and got them close to the plan. Now fitted, problem resolved. There’s not much load on these, I’ve fixed them with 2mm screws and nuts but glued them as well, so they won’t move. Tomorrow I’ll remove the cabane from the fuselage section, finish the machine-gun troughs with a layer of tissue and dope to protect the 1/64” ply, then cover the balsa with Solartex. The wing centre section underside can then also be covered and the whole lot re-assembled. Edited By Colin Leighfield on 01/12/2020 22:22:04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Sounds good Colin, I think this route will save you a great deal of stress Heard from two others today cracking on with their Fury's, so I think you are offering some inspiration, well done. Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Thanks Danny, nice to know that I might be doing something useful for a change! I’ve made a decision that I’m building nothing else until this one is finished and I’m sticking to that. Also this weekend I’ve got to empty the shed and find somewhere to stick everything because it’s being demolished next week. When you realise that it’s windier inside than outside then it has to go. The new much larger structure won’t be in place until December 22, so I want to get as much done this week before I’m snookered for a fortnight. However once it’s done I will have a far better building environment and more storage space as well. Onward and upward! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 As planned I partially disassembled the cabane structure to tissue and dope the machine-gun troughs, covered the fuselage section with Solartex and then did the same to the underside of the wing centre-section. Afterwards I put it all back together. Some light sanding to do and I will then cover the top. Next step is to put it to one side and finish the fuselage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 ... nice to have you back at the Fury with 'full conviction', Colin. Keep up the mojo... Cheers & stay safe Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 Thank you Chris! There’s been far too much going on but I’ve reduced some of the pressures on my time and this will be finished now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 Top of wing centre-section covered. It’s taken some time to get the cabane assembly right, but it’s probably the most critical part of the plane, so it’s necessary. That’s enough on the wings for now, back onto the fuselage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Looks great well done Colin, as you say the centre section really needs to be correct or the rigging will be a nightmare...... Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 Thanks Danny! Here’s the usual morale-builder photo before the next step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 My shed’s been demolished and removed today, a day early! It was in a real state. Build wise I’m completely snookered now just when I’m picking up speed, but by the end of the month I’ll be back in action in much better working conditions with plenty of working and storage space. I couldn’t believe how much stuff I’d got in the 12’x6’ shed and I’ve had to stuff it all into the lean-to on the other side of the house. The foamy models are there too, but the balsa planes are in the garage roof, which is already crammed with stuff going back forty years! The Fury is cosy in the loft with a PFM Giant Zlin NIB, a Mick Reeves Fe190D part built and there’s an unbuilt Mick Reeves Spitfire somewhere there up there as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Minchell Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Have you seen the latest Scale Newsletter I sent out Colin? You and your PFM Zlin get a mention. John M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 Hi John, yes, I read it avidly and saw the reference to me and the Giant Zlin! Interestingly also, in the last few days I’ve been approached by someone who’s got a NIB PFM Cranfield A1, the 51” version. Paul Bardoe mentions in the article that ha hasn’t been able to find any of these, so I put this chap onto Paul. I haven't heard anything from either since, so don’t know if anything has come of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Minchell Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Colin I spoke with Paul and he has seen your email - he's rushed off his feet with Xmas sales stuff but will reply to you as soon as he can. John M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 Hi John. No problem, in fact Paul and the owner of the NIB Cranfield A1 kit have exchanged emails today. I’ll observe with interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 At last! I’ve got somewhere fit to build a Fury. Electrics and fitting out to do, but we’re on our way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Very nice Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Donaldson Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 That looks good Colin. No excuses now apart from the cold. I'm so thankful that my workshop is in the house! You seem to be spending a lot of time on these fiddly indoor models. I don't think I would have the patience. I'm back on the BT Hurricane. Keep safe and enjoy the season. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Thanks Danny! Graham, thanks to you as well. Great to hear you’re working on the BT Hurricane, Danny has built that to the very highest of scale standards. The poor condition and limited space in the previous shed didn’t help with the building of larger models, so my progress is sporadic and I’ve been distracted by other smaller projects, which can be sneaked into the house and frequently worked on surreptitiously in the kitchen! It’s going to take a few days to get the new one organised and electrified but as soon as it’s fit I’ll be back onto the Fury. In the meantime I confess to having been working on a 27 1/2” span Magister made out of Depron and Vector Board, which is taking shape between the study, kitchen and bedroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 After the usual “two weeks” of fitting in a “filler” project turning into nearly three months, I got the Fury out of the loft and into my new workshop for the first time today. At last I’ve got room to swing the cat and everything is where I want to be. Back in business as from now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Excellent it will be good to see some progress on the Fury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 I’d thought about making the front decking with the gun troughs from a piece of blue foam, but decided instead to work to the plan and make it from balsa, with 3mm planking. However I did insert two pieces of blue foam into the gun trough positions and shaped the troughs with a Permagrit tool and sandpaper. A little filler was needed afterwards but it will be ok when I’ve finished. Moving back, it’s a good job I’d saved Danny’s corrected F6 drawing, because I’d broken my first 3mm Liteply version. I made a new one, using the surplus ply left over from the wood pack. That’s in place now. I will plank that area tomorrow and cut the cockpit hole out using the template that was also created by Danny, which I have also saved. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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