RLWP Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 I finally got my hand back - temporarily - on Wednesday. The physiotherapist is allowing me to take my splint off and use my hand carefully during the day So I have managed to cut and rough out the balsa cores for the wings. Now my hand is tired so I'm not going to sand them to thickness today Pictures tomorrow, perhaps Richard Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Nice to hear the good news about your hand. This project is really interesting and I am happy to see it progressing! Regards, Alain RLWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Right, this morning I shaped the balsa cores for the wings, and here they are: When the balsa is thinned to nearly nothing at the edges, they often go ragged like that. As they are sandwiched between the styrene skins, it doesn't matter. They are being sealed with acrylic varnish of some sort as we speak Richard Guyman1, Alain Gadbois, TorbenD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Great to see this one moving on Richard - how's the hand? Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Great to see this one moving on Richard - how's the hand? Torben Today, pretty good. The scar is quite tight, that will improve, and it isn't easy to hold my hand flat to use a ruler Otherwise doing stuff is good physiotherapy as long as I'm careful. Richard TorbenD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 While the balsa hardens off, on with the fuselage: Top is two strips of 0.010" tacked together with a tiny drop of glue each end. Bottom is the drawing I'm using scaled up to 1:32: I only need this bit: taped to the styrene: so I can cut around the edges: which gives me the two fuselage sides. I was going to take more pictures of the next step, I got carried away The longerons are 0.040" square, the rest are 0.030" square apart from the two blocks: There's a stiffener for a step at the front, it's only on the starboard side. I didn't check first, yet somehow I go it right. I'm a bit confused by this, Murphy's law should really have applied here... That's about it for the sides, and that's as much as my hand wants to do for now Richard Jeff, Guyman1, TorbenD and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Geoffrey DeHavilland did a neat job designing this aeroplane. The seats, joysticks and rudder bars all attach to this neat plywood box that sits in the bottom of the fuselage: Not a great picture, white styrene is hard to photograph I should have listened to myself yesterday. I had a go at fitting the balsa core to the upper wing, got it in the wrong place and destroyed the core trying to remove it. I'll make another. Fortunately I saved the wing skin Richard Alain Gadbois, Jeff, TorbenD and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Richard Good news that you are healing and can model during the day. Enjoying your project and amazed by the skills required to do this type of detsailed work Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Great work, Richard! Are you thinking of using anything from the Matchbox Tiger Moth, or will this be 100% scratch? Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 Great work, Richard! Are you thinking of using anything from the Matchbox Tiger Moth, or will this be 100% scratch? Alain Hi Alain, no nothing from the Matchbox moth. The engine is tempting, except it isn't much like the Cirrus I have been generously donated the resin heads from the Encore Blue Max Pfalz, which is also a Gypsy Major like the Matchbox moth. Not ideal as it has enclosed rockers, the manifolds are both on the same side - and it is the wrong side! I need to put it next to some photos to decide what to do Richard Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) A bit more done: The centre box is stuck down to the floor and some of the cross ribs are in. And a bit of brass for the pilot's joystick. The passenger's joystick (the front one) is detachable and the hole where it passes through the centre box has a lid. I've modelled it closed. It doesn't show up in white on white I'm being very restrained here. Normally by now I would have the whole fuselage glued up as a box and be wondering how to get the fiddly details in. I'm holding back so I can attach parts to the sides, it's paying off so far Richard Edited January 15, 2018 by RLWP Starfighter, KiwiZac, TorbenD and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Very tidy work Richard. Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 What will it be when you recover full use of your hand ! Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 What will it be when you recover full use of your hand ! Hubert Less tiring.... Hubert Boillot and Jeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 An in process shot: The seat in the front cockpit has been a challenge for a couple of days now. De Havilland put it into an angled bulkhead with a curved front edge. And the seat is curved, and has an angled base I finally worked out how to do the bulkhead last night (there's a failed attempt sticking up in the air on the other end of the bit of styrene) and tonight started to get the seat assembled. The curved back is held in place with a bit of BluTac as I tack glue it in place Richard Starfighter, LSP_Kevin, MikeC and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now