fozzy Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 Hi every one Well big problems this end chaps..... .......my computer got a virus that would not allow me to get on the internet ...it was the XP SECURITY CENTRE 2012......watch out for it ..it takes over every thing...lost a lot of my files etc.Any how the problem was fixed today by re loading windows again!! As for the progress of the S.E.5.a..........more disaster I am afraid ............. Here's a photo of it.................... ..yep...I had to scrap the lot!! I decided that the Fuselage Frame work wasn't going together right.because I was rushing it!!! ......and it has to be right at this stage else the whole shape of the Aircraft won't look right!!I'm sure you know what I mean.....its my own fault!! So I have started again,this time I am taking my time and hopefully I will get over this first stage of scratch building this thing!!!! I have now re loaded the contents of my PC and will continue with the build tomorrow.,with photos....unless of course something else goes wrong!!!!.....(I was watching Justified on the TV the other night when the earth moved....and it was nothing to do with the wife and I!!...Earthquake...we are on a fault line here in Bulgaria.)....so fingers crossed!!! Post soon Cheers lads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Looks like your Se5 took a nose dive straight in from 10,000 ft. On the positive side, that's a great feature of stick an tissue building. It can always be redone pretty easily. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Hay Martin, Looks like you got off to another great start .... Joking apart, this is going to be another great lesson for the mortals around. Look forward to your next posts ! Hubert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 Hay Martin, Looks like you got off to another great start .... Joking apart, this is going to be another great lesson for the mortals around. Look forward to your next posts ! Hubert. Hi Hubert yes....I had to start again but however I am going to post my progress shortly! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 Hi guys Ok then....as stated in my last post....I had to start again,this time taking my time....My Computer is holding out ...so thats good news!! Once again I placed both Port and Starboard sides of the frame onto the plan and pinned and glued them! this makes for more accuracy!!......... Next I pinned the front Cross braces onto the plan and glued both Port and Starboard frame work sides to the cross braces ...when it was dry I then glued the top cross braces into position. So as you can see the whole process so far is painfully slow and I know you must all be bored to death with it all ...... This I will leave over night to dry and tomorrow I can start working back along the Fuselage with the cross braces. Thanks to all of you who are watching this....I know it is a bit boring at the moment...it will get more interesting I promise!! Will post tomorrow Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomek Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 (edited) Boring? Not at all, Martin! Keep pictures coming. Edited June 29, 2011 by Tomek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 Borring? Not at all, Martin! Keep pictures coming. Will do and Thanks Tomek!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) Hi again A quick update. I have managed to finish the lower half of the Fuselage construction....thank goodness!! Here is a photo of the tail end glued and clamped .................... When it was dried I finished off the lower half of the Fuselage by attaching and glueing the remainder of the Crossbraces......... Once again I waited for the construction to dry before taking it off the board to inspect it all for warps /defects etc!!! .............and I am pleased to say that all is ok and that I am happy with the end result Tomorrow I will continue with the top half of the Fuselage...untill then Cheers for looking in Edited June 30, 2011 by fozzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 Fozzy, sorry that you had that happen..good to know that you are at it still..good work Thanks a lot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Great work Martin! Looks like you've overcome your initial setback with ease. Keep 'em coming! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Great work Martin! Looks like you've overcome your initial setback with ease. Keep 'em coming! Kev Well I don't know about ease!!! but I will keep 'em coming Cheers Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Nice neat framework Foz! Great shtuff. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Nice neat framework Foz! Great shtuff. Phil Yea...I took my time the second time around!!....cheers Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Hi again chaps Since my last post I have cut,sanded and glued 3 x Formers onto the rear end of the Frame work!!! ...Dosn't seem much I will agree but as I said before this part of the build is of utmost importance for it to be right else I might as well give up!!...and I,m not going to do that!! Here are the photos of the small progress!!!............ In the last photo ...Former number D+1 had to be designed "off plan" as the plans didn't have a Former in that position and the real Aircraft did and besides I felt it would strenghthen the Fuselage.....to make the former I had to do a lot of measuring right ,left and centre and a lot of eye balling ...I think it will be all right ! Today I am going to place the stringers onto the Formers........I will post when thats done. thanks to those of you who are sticking with this!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Hi As stated yesterday here are some photos of the Stringers attached to the Formers on the rear of the Fuselage................. I had no real problems except that I will have to strengthen the Frame work with some more hard wood on some of the Formers else I think I might have a warp job on my hands when I apply the covering.......and we can't have that!!! Will post again when I have sorted that out... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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