LSP_Kevin Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Exacting work, Mike! And very well executed, too. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 Hi all, Well time to start the fuselage build with controls, pipework etc, Mike LSP_Kevin, Greg W, Model_Monkey and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 Hi all, Cockpit floor with controls and seat done, Mike LSP_Kevin, themongoose, Model_Monkey and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) Hi all, I've started on the cockpit pipework. The pipe connections under the fuel tank. Behind the instrument panel is the fuel valve manifold (made of micro-tube) connected to the pilot's four selectors. Two pipes out are for connecting the supply from the main and auxiliary fuel tanks. From the bottom of the manifold will be the two supply pipes to the engines duel carburetor. Electrical cables added to the rear faces of the starter magneto and ignition switch. Mike Edited April 18, 2019 by sandbagger Greg W, Model_Monkey and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Hi all, Now things start to get complicated, Mike Greg W, LSP_Kevin and LSP_Ray 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Lovely work as always, Mike! Any chance you could make you photos a little bigger? I don't think they currently do your work justice. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Wow - don't know how I missed this one. Amazing work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 10 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Lovely work as always, Mike! Any chance you could make you photos a little bigger? I don't think they currently do your work justice. Kev I'll upload larger shots now that the fuselage detail is coming together LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Hi all, The pilot's seat and support frame now fitted, Mike Model_Monkey, Greg W and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Hi all, The pilot's hand operated fuel pressure pump pipe is done. Also the rear gun support frame and the instrument panel are fitted, Mike Tnarg, LSP_Kevin, MikeMaben and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fvdm Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 What a great details. I like this a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Fantastic detail. Question - did all these aircraft have metal seats? Always seen them in either wood or covered in leather. Regards, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Fokker seats were generally metal, some having thin fabric covering or even lozenge fabric. Most other manufacturers used wood and wicker for their seats. Mike MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 Hi all, A few more things added: Fuel lines from the underside of the fuel tank to the fuel gallery behind the instrument panel. Grease line from the pilot's 'screw down' pump to the engine mounted water pump. Fuel drain line from the underside of the fuel tank to outside of the fuselage bottom. Oil line from the oil tank (in the fuel tank) to the engine driven oil pump. Now it's onto the wiring up the magnetos and adding the throttle and spark advance (ignition timing) controls, Mike LSP_Kevin, Tnarg, Model_Monkey and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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