CJP Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Fabulous - love your work CJP Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Thanks guys! Phil, that's exactly what I'm doing, and fortunately most of any of the defects any cylinders have, are on the sides and not the fronts. Lucky for me, it ends up being pretty tight in there, so not as much as I thought of the engines if visible. Well, Im shooting to get the rudder on today, and then see if I can build up some of the engines. Ive engaged Harold again, as I dont seem to have enough of the black baffles that set on top of each cylinder either. Seems HpH only gives you enough for 1 engine. Or at least thats all I got in my kit. With the long turn around time and customer service from HpH I figured it would be likely faster to see if Harold could cast me up some. If not, Ill engage HpH again and see if they can send me some. Harold and Shawn M 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 yikes, more issues with this kit, bummer man Keep on cracking though, its going to be a beaut' when done! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeone57 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 8 hours ago, PhilB said: Don't get too hung up on the oily bits. Pick the best of the bunch from what you have for the front faces. If anybody is stupid enough to start shining a torch in there then they are going to get a slap anyway. Looks great to me so onward and upward ! Exactly! Lol Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeone57 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Gorgeous Work Brian! Your Tigercat is coming along, Very Nicely! Alfonso Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Thanks gents. I also just realized although I do have 4 distributors for both engines I only have one magneto. I've sent that off to Harold to cast for me as well. Thanks Harold! Harold, Kagemusha and Shawn M 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Looking fantastic Brian, I dont envy you with those engines though!, I have a stalled Fw-190 sat because I cant face doing the Eduard Brassin engine yet! Regards. Andy Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Dihedral looks good, Brian! Don't worry about the engine bits that won't be seen, Brian. Strange HpH not supplying enough parts. Their QC should be better than that. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 On 10/1/2018 at 5:32 PM, scvrobeson said: Wooooohoooo! The wings are on now! Matt l am interested to see how those nacelles go on and particularly now the wheel wells go together and the placement of the parts Hacker Harold and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 54 minutes ago, Hacker said: l am interested to see how those nacelles go on and particularly now the wheel wells go together and the placement of the parts Hacker Me too! That is the last major cutting and sanding project as all the internal ribs require removal from the standard HpH resin pool. The wells for the MLG will be tricky as the landing gear angle is dependant on the nacelles. I'm thinking at this point I'm going to deviate from the instructions and install the MLG after the nacelles get attached to the airframe so I can more closely dictate the angle of the gear. Phartycr0c, scvrobeson, Harold and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Ok so a few more updates.......... I finally got the airframe fully assembled, minus the flying surfaces. Shes is one BIG girl! I used a combination of JB Weld and some CA to hold the vertical fin in position while it dried in the position I wanted it. Its about as straight as I can get it: The joint looks a bit messy here, but its actually quite decent. I used some thick CA to fill the forward spine gap which is the small clear slice near the leading edge of the horizontal stab: I also put a coat of Mr Surfacer 1500 on the wing joints to smooth them over: Next up after getting the main airframe completed minus the nacelles and flying surfaces, I decided to take her for her first weigh in. Holy smokes! Or if you prefer non-imperial, a whopping 670g!!! Harold, Wouter, Iain and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 she may be a fat girl, but shes curvy in all the right places congrats on a huge milestone Brian! Harold and LSP_Ray 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 She's looking good!! Iain Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Thanks gents! Next up was doing some of the basic engine assembly while some of the missing parts get cast. Basic crank case and cylinder assembly, as well as getting the ignition rings glued to the reduction housings: I got the props fully assembled and took a look at what they might look like on the non nearly finished engines. This is all just setting together: I also set down the cowls on each engine to see how much will actually be seen of each engine after assembly...................the answer is not a whole lot actually. Im having second thoughts about going to all the work to fit in the intake runners when you (literally) will not be able to see a single mm of them: All for now lads! R Palimaka, AlexM, Harold and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora9 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) Now the fun begins! Nacelles, engine supports, main gears... I wish you luck but I know that you're up to the task! Nice work so far! Edited October 9, 2018 by dora9 Harold and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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