LSP_Ray Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Nice work on the struts! Looking forward on how you handle the wings... kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 A giant leap forward with the Aeromarine. After painting the fuselage with several thin layers of white and sealing it off with future, it was time to start the masking process.. I decided not to use a complete black paint, rather a rubber like tone. The bottom of the hull. Masking for a second time for the windows. Finally the tape is off. It's beginning to look like an Aeromarine... Cheers: Kent Greg W, blackbetty, Trak-Tor and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Looking mighty fine Kent. Regards. Andy kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Still looking more like a submarine to me, but looking great anyway! Keep it coming, Kent! Juraj kkarlsen and Shawn M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) I'd better get working on the wings to get from 'Submarine' to 'Aeromarine' After many sessions of measurements and considerations, I finally took the 'plunge' cutting up some of the wing parts... After cutting up the parts for the upper and lower middle wings, I've been spending some time sanding the assembled wings trying to eliminate any evidence of the wing surgery... I've added some cutouts for a brass rod, to add some stability to the lower wing. The leftover parts from the wing surgery... Base color down (Lifecolor Dirty Black). Notice the cutaway at the back of the lower wing, a little detail that makes the chord of the wider wings fit the fuselage. After taping off the ribs, a layer of 'Deep Cockpit' + shadows with some Tamiya smoke... If you take a closer look, It's not perfect, but I can live with it... Cheers: Kent Edited May 8, 2019 by kkarlsen daveculp, Vandy 1 VX 4, BradG and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Lovely work Kent! I like the approach here, as it does pay with the old adage "measure twice (or 10 times!) and cut once. kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Superb work, Kent! Terrific progress, and amazing ingenuity. Kev kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 That is amazing, Kent! Well done! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Very nice kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Slowly working on the part for the Cockpit. As I do not have any drawings or photos of the Aeromarine cockpit, I have to use what is available of the Curtiss F-5-L, and the rest is some sort of 'freestyling'. The cockpit of the Curtiss F-5-L at NASM, the instrument panel has a different layout alltogether. The dual control steering wheels. The seats with the upholstered cushions. The basic parts have come together... Seats, instrument panel, steering wheels. The seats fitted to the frame... The seats were plywood attached to a steel construction. Thanks for watching: Cheers Kent LSP_Paul, LSP_Kevin, Iain and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Just catching up - absolutely stunning Kent! Basing cockpit on those F-5-L photos makes a huge amount of sense... Iain kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 (edited) Thanks Ian. Yeah the photos from NASM are a great help. The one thing that bothers me though, is how the pilots moved around 'suspended' in mid air, on top of the fuel tanks. I've made a little mosaic of some of the cockpit photos with a pilot present. In the first three photos, it's clear the pilots were sitting very low in the cockpit. But in the last photo, it looks like the pilot is standing up in the cockpit, by the left seat, maneuvering the plane at slow speed in a harbor. Then there is a description in the conversion notes, mentioning an entrance to the rear passenger cabin, in the exact same place... Sorry but I'm just trying to get my head around this, I do not expect anyone to have an answer ;-) I'll have a look at this with a fresh pair of eyes in the morning, cheers: Kent Edited May 13, 2019 by kkarlsen monthebiff, Out2gtcha, Iain and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Good God I reckin'. Your skills know no bounds Great show. Sincerely, Mark kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) So, I've been digging around in the papers I got from The Smithsonian Archives.. Among them is a damming report from the Department of Commerce, dated 30th September 1929. This rapport (Att: G.G. Budwig - Assistent Director of Aeronautics) describes very vividly the sorry state of one converted Navy F-5-L Seaplane (NC-79-M) after it has been inspected by the Department of Commerce. Well, I wasn't even aware that any of the Aeromarine's were still around in 1929. AnyWho, if there were others, at this point in time, they probably wouldn't be flying anywhere... In the inspection papers, there is a very detailed description of the access to the passenger cabins, revealing some of the rather elaborate way for the passengers to access the rear cabin... I think you get the tone of the report ;-).. But there is an interesting part, the one with the pilot's seat being fixed in position... There are photos available from the construction of the Curtiss F-5-L's, showing exactly this feature... I thought that it was photo's of the cockpit in it's final stages.. Then it dawned on me, that this was a way for the pilot's, to get to the rear of the fuselage during flight. Because of the cramped cockpit, there really is no other way for them to do this... Now with this information, I will have to take another look at the access to the rear cabin, the removable ladder and the latched door... Cheers: Kent Edited May 14, 2019 by kkarlsen Greg W, Out2gtcha, BradG and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 Still working on parts for the cockpit... I decided to start over with the control yokes. The different photos of F-5-L cockpits clearly show a revolution of the design going on. I guess the first F-5-L's had wooden controls of different designs. And I suspect the type with metal yokes would have been of a later design and probable the ones the Aeromarines would have been equipped with, being fitted around 1920. Additional detailing of the seat with armrests and montage brackets. The seat cushions has been made from Milliput. Then silicone molds were made and cushion cast with resin. The curve was created bending the mold, while the resin was still soft... Cheers: Kent Vandy 1 VX 4, Trak-Tor, TorbenD and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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