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kkarlsen got a reaction from R Palimaka in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
Interior almost finished...
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kkarlsen got a reaction from Greg W in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
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kkarlsen got a reaction from Gazzas in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
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kkarlsen reacted to airscale in 1/18 Supermarine S6B - S1595
thank you chaps, you are all so very kind
Well Jay, having just done the wings I do have pains from RSI - it will pass, but yes sometimes I just have to push through the pain
Exactly Chuck, it is an adjustable trimming tab, but only on the ground - suits me, as it makes it easier to build
So, lots has gone on the last few weeks...
..the propeller was made as a 3D print which I found very hard to do as it's a complex shape which has oblong roots and quite a twist.. - the spinner cap is machined from solid aluminium so it can be polished like the original..
..I started the wings by filling the plastic frame with foam & filler - this was then refined many times and note they are complete with the ailerons in place so they can be cut out later...
..after a lot of finishing, the ailerons were removed...
..and so to the skinning... I drew out the plans that copied the layout of all the fastners that cover the entire surface.. by the time I finished I selected all objects in the drawing and for the four wing surfaces there were 8,962 rivets... that is bordering on the ridiculous and likely as many as I have done on entire airframes before..
,,nothing to do but get started, so here is a typical panel - the small dots are one rivet depression, the big dots two, which was even more demoralising..
..also seen is a template to score out a hatch with a pin in a pin vise..
..after 3 days and a very sore set of muscles they were done...
..no time to rest though, and the ailerons were completed..
..the wings were added using JB weld and given a day to set, then I could start the fillets - I have not done the front ones as they need to also cover the forward strut mount..
..with the wings on, I could add the belly oil cooler assembly - as with the fuselage sides this was a 3D printed buck over which the metal sheet was fomed..
..in two parts, it stretches all along the lower fuselage..
..with so much skinning going on, I fancied a change and so started on the beaching trolley - well at least the wire wheels of the trolley..
I 3D printed a hub, a rim and a jig..
..and then bent a lot of piano wire spokes and started to populate them
..and the finished wheels, along with some Pratts petrol cans I have seen in pictures with the airframe..
..and so before the painting starts next week, some final shots in all her nakedness...
..time to start thinking about the finish...
until next time
TTFN
Peter
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kkarlsen got a reaction from R Palimaka in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
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Working on some of the oddities of the Silver Spitfire.. IPad instead of Gunsight
Cheers: Kent
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kkarlsen got a reaction from BradG in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
Just to prove that in fact I've started working on the Spitfire..
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kkarlsen got a reaction from BradG in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
Interior almost finished...
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kkarlsen got a reaction from BradG in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
Progress...
Working on some of the oddities of the Silver Spitfire.. IPad instead of Gunsight
Cheers: Kent
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kkarlsen got a reaction from patricksparks in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
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kkarlsen reacted to mozart in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
Excellent Kent….is there a pic missing? Says “Image no longer available” on my screen. Ah, it’s back!
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kkarlsen reacted to Azgaron in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
Very nice looking cockpit!
Håkan
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kkarlsen got a reaction from Phantom2 in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
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kkarlsen got a reaction from Martinnfb in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
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kkarlsen got a reaction from monthebiff in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
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kkarlsen got a reaction from Alain Gadbois in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
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kkarlsen got a reaction from Fanes in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
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kkarlsen got a reaction from themongoose in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
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kkarlsen reacted to Martinnfb in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
Amazing work on an amazing subject. Following
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kkarlsen reacted to Alain Gadbois in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
It’s going to be nice and different to see a Spit with a modern touch!
Alain
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kkarlsen reacted to LSP_Kevin in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
This is already looking quite wonderful, Kent. You certainly haven't lost your touch!
Kev
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kkarlsen got a reaction from Greg W in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
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Working on some of the oddities of the Silver Spitfire.. IPad instead of Gunsight
Cheers: Kent
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kkarlsen got a reaction from themongoose in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
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Working on some of the oddities of the Silver Spitfire.. IPad instead of Gunsight
Cheers: Kent
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kkarlsen got a reaction from Landrotten Highlander in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
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Working on some of the oddities of the Silver Spitfire.. IPad instead of Gunsight
Cheers: Kent
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kkarlsen got a reaction from denders in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
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Working on some of the oddities of the Silver Spitfire.. IPad instead of Gunsight
Cheers: Kent
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kkarlsen got a reaction from Shoggz in Silver Spitfire 'The Longest Flight'
Progress...
Working on some of the oddities of the Silver Spitfire.. IPad instead of Gunsight
Cheers: Kent