Guest Peterpools Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Peter Still speechless and amazed as always Kerp 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 evening ladies thanks for stopping by - thanks Maru for kind & inspiring words ..I think you guys are right - the big ball is an engine fire extinguisher - I think I will email Norm Stubbs who ran TBM when N7654C was a Firebomber with them to see if he knows if it was fitted or not... slight change of tack tonight - I realised I had set myself a target of having the old girl on her wheels by Telford so thought I would have a go at sorting that out (plus I was a bit bored with bulkheads) ..the 3D printed wheel parts were cleaned up and primed... ..I added a valve (barely visible here) to the rear hubs and painted them alclad steel, with the spoked hubs in white aluminium.. ..the complicated part is the geometry of the gear leg, gear axle and the cant of the mainwheel - I made a card template so I could work out what the axle angle should be.. ..I had to take a bit off the tyre to get the sit right too.. ..drew the angle on a tile and set up the brass tube so I could torch solder it to make a stub axle that will slot into the maingear leg... soon had the parts made up.. ..also made up the nosewheel... ..dry fitted the parts together - and the big moment gets nearer - the first time I have a whole airframe that will sit on it's U/C.. ..and here goes - 13 months after the first plastic was cut... ..it is not a tailsitter but is pretty close which amazes me given the massive lead weight and solid resin nose - I am going to have to whack a load more lead in in front of the datum as by the time I add flaps, tailfeathers etc it will be super-borderline.... a happy camper today TTFN Peter Ripaman, Starfighter, mywifehatesmodels and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) A thing of beauty. Sincerely, Mark Edited October 24, 2015 by dodgem37 airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 GEEEEEZ! (all I got).........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Drop dead gorgeous. Looks like the real deal . airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 This is a great moment in the build of any kit. after this week's mishap, you must be very proud and happy, and right you are ... Well done, Peter. Hubert airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 What a great moment bro!! Congratulations!!!! Amazing work! Am so happy for you... nothing like getting the bird up on her legs! Cheers Alan I feel I could almost climb on in and start her up and fly off into the sunset..... airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Peter A milestone for sure ... congratulations to the conquering hero . I went back and in complete amazement; almost unthinkable but surely the modeling gods were with you. Such a 'crushing blow' wouod surely have sent mere mortals packing. keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 My hat is off to you Sir! The wheels look incredible and looking at it sitting there on its legs; I think you can be content in the knowledge that YOU NAILED IT! I especially love that the nose wheel actually casters. Craig airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 WOW, just 13 month... Brilliant. What more can I say? It truly is a work of art. I whish I could be at Telford to see this beauty in the flesh, but, alas, no chance. Cheers Rainer airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 amazing.... enter it in the comp next year please please please airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Outstanding! :bow: airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Momentous and superbulous!Kev airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 supercalifragilisticexpialidocious airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkis Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 no superlatives good enuff to describe this excellent work! Congratulations! Clark Cone airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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