Saso Knez Posted April 9, 2005 Author Share Posted April 9, 2005 Through the wheelbay: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saso Knez Posted April 9, 2005 Author Share Posted April 9, 2005 I also sanded and primed the inside of the nose-gear bay: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saso Knez Posted April 9, 2005 Author Share Posted April 9, 2005 I also made some supports and seals that are around the edge of the front wheel-bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saso Knez Posted April 9, 2005 Author Share Posted April 9, 2005 Another view: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saso Knez Posted April 9, 2005 Author Share Posted April 9, 2005 I also noticed I didn't have the right outline of the main wheelbays. I worked off scale drawings and they do not show the right picture. After looking at the photos of the real plane I saw that I was wrong. Of course I cut off too much and an insert was needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saso Knez Posted April 9, 2005 Author Share Posted April 9, 2005 And this is much better. I really enjoyed this part since I feel, after a long while, I am making a plane and not just some blasted retraction mechanism. All for now. Have fun and thanks for the comments. Saso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat Fanatic Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 Nice one! Now get your but to makete.net! Ali pa pridem v Trbovlje in ta za uhe privleèem na SLo maketarski forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impatient Pete Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 Ooooo...nice, Hi Saso, Looking good there. I like the detail in the wheel wells. How did you make the thick but contoured ribs? They look pretty thick, and yet you got them to conform well. I really like the uniform thickness of the vac plastic. My resin parts are pretty lumpy inside. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saso Knez Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 Hiya guys, More work today. I changed my plan a bit, so I will first build the nose gear wheel bay. Simple stuff. First I determined the size of the wheel bay. I did this by seeing how the gear retracts and comparing the photos and the clearings. I of course am off by a few milimiters, but it looks right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saso Knez Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 Everything was measured up and transfered to plastic for the basic shapes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saso Knez Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 Remember that a lot of dry-fitting is necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saso Knez Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 So, after a few hours of work the main shapes are worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saso Knez Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 Remember the constant dry-fitting. You can see in the above image that I have only parts of the wheelbay, and they are far from anything that just clicks together. So I use white glue for cheking the fit and aligment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impatient Pete Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Hi Saso, Looking good man. More inspiration for us. Question: You said that you use white glue for checking the fit and alignment. Does it dry fast enough to allow you to continue working? Can you maybe tell me a little about your method? Keep the inspiration coming. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saso Knez Posted April 17, 2005 Author Share Posted April 17, 2005 Hiya, More progress over the weekend. Here you can see the details added to the crude shapes seen above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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