sandbagger Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 Thanks Kevin - I try, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 Hi all, Rigging has started now. Difficult to make out some of the rigging as I had to tie back the flight control lines as they were getting in the way. So far: Double bracing across the top of the fuel tank. Double bracing across the underside of the cockpit floor (2 sets). Double bracing across the frame bays adjacent to the pilot's seat. Double bracing across the rear of the pilot's seat support frame. Double bracing across each vertical fuselage frame. Done with 0.08 mm Mono-filament, 0.4 mm Nickel-Silver tube and 1:48th scale turnbuckles ('Gaspatch'). The same needs to done on each of the frame bays on each side of the fuselage as well as those under and on top of the fuselage. Mike Bil, TorbenD, 109 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bil Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 This is incredible workmanship. Amazing really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Hi all, The top fuselage frames are cross braced. Onto the sides now, then the make and fit the top decking panel and finally cross brace the bottom fuselage frames, Mike LSP_Kevin, Durangokid, Model_Monkey and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Mike Mike you are one kookoo model builder . spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) Haven't heard the 'KooKoo' expression since the TV series '77 Sunset Strip' - the character 'Kookie' (Ed Byrnes) - that was his saying - 'KooKoo daddo' Edited May 3, 2019 by sandbagger MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 Hi all, The fuselage side frame bays are now cross braced. Now to make and fit the top decking panel and finally cross brace the bottom fuselage frames, Mike spacewolf, Greg W, rigor and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 16 hours ago, sandbagger said: Haven't heard the 'KooKoo' expression since the TV series '77 Sunset Strip' - the character 'Kookie' (Ed Byrnes) - that was his saying - 'KooKoo daddo' Yep, Kookie Kookie lend me your comb . He was a pretty hep cat Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, MikeMaben said: Yep, Kookie Kookie lend me your comb . He was a pretty hep cat *snaps*........*snaps*..........*snaps*........ *snaps*..........*snaps*........*snaps*.......... MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Great work. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Hi all, The fuselage rear decking panel fitted. Now to cross brace the bottom fuselage frames, then it's onto the tail skid assembly, Mike scvrobeson, LSP_Kevin, Greg W and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 I'm just in awe of what you are doing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 Hi all, The fuselage bottom cross bracing is done, which completes the fuselage bracing. Also the tail skis has been fitted, with 0.125 mm copper wire suspension springs and 0.2 mm lead wire retention cable. Now it's onto making the cockpit surround padding and fit the two modified 'Gaspatch' machine guns with their synchronization cables, Mike Greg W, scvrobeson and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 Hi all, I realized that the fuselage rear decking panel was incorrect. I made it such that the front edge butted up against the rear of the pilot's seat support frame. In fact the decking seems to have passed over the seat frame, forming the rear cockpit surround, then onto the top of the cockpit side frames. After several tries and five broken bracing wires, I think it's just about there now. Now onto making the padded rim to fit around the cockpit rear decking and after that, the machine guns, Mike Durangokid, Greg W, scvrobeson and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 Hi all, Both machine guns are now fitted along with their synchronization flexible drives. These drives are connected between the bottom of the gun breech blocks and the gun synchronization mechanism, fitted to the rear of the engine cam shaft, Mike Greg W, LSP_Kevin and scvrobeson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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