SirBlueHenry Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 Spent ages recessing the fuel cap holes and then cutting fuel caps. On this photo for some strange reason it looks like the wing has 2 concaves in it - thats just the photo - no idea - maybe my fingers were causing shadow. I see the left fuel cap doesnt look too good in this photo. I will see if it needs work tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBlueHenry Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 The upper surface plastic layer is on. Metal surface ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBlueHenry Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 Nothing happens easily or quickly with this build. The joy at coming closer to finishing is somewhat of a demented joy - like the end of a prison sentence. I sure hope it looks good in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinbanger Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Nice work so far! I am following your build, I like the challenge of Vac form kits. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 SBH, Those gas caps are really impressive, especially coming through the Aluminum floor. Joel Tinbanger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBlueHenry Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 LSP_Kevin, Tinbanger and Shawn M 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBlueHenry Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 glued the upper surface. The fuel caps will go in after spraying. drilled holes for mounting to the fuselage, which will get attached to the 2 short cross braces which will fix under the cockpit floor. Spent some time mating the fuselage to the wing upper surface so that there's no gap. still not perfect but not too bad. Rudder is not glued on yet and is kept separate till painting is done. (as with the wings) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Impressive! Kev Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 SBH, She's lookin' real good. I'm personally glad that you decided to keep on working on the BC-1 through completion, as she's really taking on shape now. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBlueHenry Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Thanks Joel. Lets hope the end result is good. Last nights attempts to get a fuselage attachment failed, but luckily the fix is quite simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBlueHenry Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 what happened was - my pins ended up so close to the fuselage side walls that although the fuselage fitted on beautifully without the cross-braces - with them on - the fuselage was being forced open a bit - so i need to drill 4 new holes and trim the cross braces back by about a mm each side. - and then also the available space under the frame was a bit tight so I need to thin my cross- braces even more. Should a be a quick job tonight. The 4 holes that remain will be hidden and no problem. Strangely - I did measure originally but must have been a bit over- optimistic in getting such a close fit. The fact that my crossbraces are not perfectly aligned will also be fixed - i was just being in too much of a rush Tinbanger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 JBH, Can't think of a single build that hasn't had issues no matter how great the kit was, nor how good the builder was. It's just part of the hobby. Being able to fix a screw up is the other half of the coin. And so far you've fix them all. Joel Tinbanger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBlueHenry Posted June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 Thanks Joel. Last night I fixed the cross- braces. The fuselage fit is about 98% now. Just a little final tweaking should make it ready for crossbrace glueing to fuselage. Got a bit excited and thought I could maybe spray - then realised I still have leading edges to do In the meantime I will also mount the engine and cowling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekB Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Watching this with great interest SBH, given that the BC-1 is almost a Wirraway (different rudder, engine and internal fit-out). Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBlueHenry Posted June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 I like the Wirraway. I have visited the Wirraways at Moorabbin and I thin k I saw one at Point Cook as well. DerekB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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