Cap'n Wannabe

I've used Geoff in the past. His decals are first rate!

My plan with the Milliput was to shape it in situ given I wasn't going to replace the entire part. If only I could find the original I made..

Hi folks.. This is the canopy of Marui's 1/36 Aero Subaru. What I need to do is make vacforming blanks for the windows because the original windows have poor fit and were crazed in the corners. I have tried once before (and I can't for the life of me find the original I tried on!) by forcing Milliput through the openings until it was proud of the surface with the intention of sanding it back to match the contour of the canopy part, then separating it and vacforming over it. I'm wondering how others might approach this. I also have another kit which came with it's own 3D printed blank, but the layers were very pronounced. What I did with that one was sand, polish and prime until I was happy with the finish. However when I vacformed the canopy over it the primer came off in chunks. Is there any way to get around this?

Which CAD program are you using? I'm looking for a better surface modeller than Inventor and Solidworks..

Let me know if you want any photos....I've got 2 1:1 scale Tigers in my hangar

I do it from Craigieburn every day. Just under an hour in good traffic..

Hey Kev...any time you want to come out and take reference photos let me know. There's two in my hangar at Lilydale.

Awesome job Tim! I'm too scared to start mine!

If the translation is "fuel saving device" then I suspect it would be mixture control rather than pitch control. The mixture controls how much fuel is getting to the engine. Typically the higher you fly, the leaner the mixture, ie the less fuel the engine needs due to the less dense air at altitude.

Just a comment on the fit or otherwise of the nose.... On the real deal, no two are alike. There are gaps of all shapes and sizes around the cowl, some fitting almost perfectly, others (mine, for example) with massive gaps!

You can get airfoil types from here. The P-51 B/C/D used the exact same airfoil, ie the NAA/NACA 45-100, other Mustangs such as the V and VI used the NACA 66-(1.8)15.5 at the root and the NACA 66-(1.8)12 at the tip. What those numbers mean is beyond me except that they're something to do with chord vs max thickness.

That is incredible.

If he did his initial training at 11 EFTS, he may well have flown mine. It was built in 1943, A17-423.

I done bought myself a 1:1 Tiger Moth! Actually, I bought a business that comes with a Tiger Moth. I'm now the very proud owner of Tiger Moth Joy Flights Yarra Valley!

Definitely following this one!