LSP Dan Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Where's the jaw dropping emoticon when you need it ? Wow! Incredible work Radu! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Cool technique buddy! I just finished using that method for the landing gear locator holes on my Ta152 wheelwell set. Great mind think alike? Or something like that? Your work is superb man! Makes me want to take up lawn maintainence. JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Radu, Very clever and effective. Nice going Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Nice going Radu Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 What an ingenious way to get those gills looking great and you have achieved that effect so well, Amazing, i do love your threads, you learn something new from each pic. You are the man!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Thanks everyne for your kind words. Moving on. Here are some more in-progress shots. These are the wings before the landing gear wells were cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Here are the wings put together. The flaps and ailerons are still "single units" - they will be separated later. Also, you can see the wingspar that keeps the wings at the right dihedral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Cutting the wheel wells. I printed a fresh copy of the wing drawings, I cut them roughly from the sheet, and then I temporarily glued them to the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Then the landing gear wells were cut with a jeweller's saw along the drwing lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 I also did some work with the tail fin - the housing of the tail light was added and faired-in with MrSrfacer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 The rudder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 The engine cowling was a bit of a nightmare. The shape is very complex. The shape of the front ring was hard to capture, but the main body of the cowl is even more complex. It is a barrel shape, circular at the frint and oval at the back. Here is a photo of the cowl in profile view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 The cowl in plan view. This shows the taper caused by the "circular front - oval back" design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 The circular front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 And the oval rear of the cowl. The shift from circular to oval is only around 2mm on each side, but it makes a masive difference. Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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