chris meek 1 Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 I sourced a 3d printed pilot roughly the right size off of Ebau once painted an obligatory ‘in the office’ photo was needed! Tbh I enjoyed the painting process and he’s not too shabby looking for a first effort. started on the wing centre section - seems ok apart from ribs 1 to 5 needed the rear spar slots either put in, or re positioned - not sure if there’s a fault in the file at the cutters but in all honesty it’s a minor issue that’s easily solved. Unfortunately I’m back at work for a few days so nothing more will be done until next week now.. hopefully get the top sheeting sorted on the centre section. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 That's a fine pilot, looks ready for action. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris meek 1 Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 20 hours ago, J D 8 said: That's a fine pilot, looks ready for action. Thanks - found it fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris meek 1 Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 So it turns out that sheeting the centre section didn’t take as long as I expected! A couple of hours last night and top is sheeted, flaps made up and ready to finish off/hinge this morning. Then it’s on to the engine nacelles ready to fit.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris meek 1 Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 Spent the day fitting the flaps and making up the engine nacelle formers - total weight is now 3.4lbs, hopefully still on target for around 10lbs total weight… 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris meek 1 Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 Busy couple of days - outer wing panels sorted and attached, its surprising just how big this is! 🤣 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris meek 1 Posted Tuesday at 21:07 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 21:07 So back to the beaufighter build! No major visible progress at this stage, yesterday’s job was making up and fitting the servo mounts for flaps and ailerons… After a delivery from SLEC (first rate customer service as usual!) today I’ve been cutting out and fitting the lower sheeting on the port outer wing. Hopefully a delivery tomorrow of some servo extensions and Y leads and I’ll get the lower sheeting finished off. Once that’s done it’s on to the nacelles which means I get the pleasure of some planking. 🤔 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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