Zactoman 402 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 12 hours ago, airscale said: fettling Thank you for sharing another stunning build and for expanding my vocabulary. airscale and Derek B 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Derek B 4,322 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Sublime. Derek airscale 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Rainer Hoffmann 1,613 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 3 hours ago, MikeMaben said: That happens to me alot too Yes, and probably the 'only' thing we have in common. Exactly how I feel, Mike ... Rainer airscale, MikeMaben and Derek B 3 Link to post Share on other sites
tomprobert 3,269 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Yeah... not bad airscale and Derek B 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
airscale 11,489 Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Hi again folks On 2/14/2021 at 4:29 AM, Wolf Buddee said: You know, a hundred years ago you might have been burned at the stake for this kind of sorcery! Today though, I’m the guy standing at the front of the mob, holding the fire extinguisher. Model on Mr. Wizard........... Cheers, Wolf (who’s absolutely mesmerized and amazed by your work) That feeling is entirely mutual Wolf welcome back and I have to say there is a queue for that stake and you are at the front of it long weekend for me as I have some leave to take before year end in April, so got the stabiliser done today first a look at what we are trying to do... here you can see the complex arrangement where there are tubes supporting the fin, and between them goes the one-piece elevator spar tube.. ..there are also cut-outs in the fabric for the control wires, and mount points you can't see for rigging wires.. ..another little note is the elevator hinge arrangement - I have no drawings of this part so am going off this pic, but there are sort of discs and a bracket on the spar (with one of the rigging mounts..).. ..I started by creating a plan showing rib & riblet locations and all the other relevant points - this was stuck to 1.5mm plastic sheet and scored & broken out.. ..the stabiliser main spar is 'U' shaped brass with hinge brackets added and the elevator spar is punched discs & tube rings slid onto a rod with more tube to bulk it out to scale.. ..I scaled & cut out the main ribs, but the riblets were just bits of card - once I sand down to the mains they will conform.. ..the U shaped brass mainspar was shimmed to fit the 1.5mm card blank and CA'd in place.. ..the tiny holes are markers for the rigging etc ..all sanded to shape and test fitted.. ..the skin is thin plastic card again, c=score with a ballpoint, but this time (as compared to the wings) I made it in one piece as a wrap around and included the tips.. ..here the skin is down with contact adhesive, but the tips need joining with CA - need to be really careful here as its easy to CA the skin flat to the core or get it mishapen.. ..and the finished stabiliser after refining & ready for primer.. ..after priming, there were a few tiny bits to fill on the tip edges and a bit more shape refinement - I also knocked back the riblet ends with sandpaper as there was a visible round from the ball of the ballpoint.. ..close up of how all the spars & tubes fit - hopefully a bit like the original.. ..and the hinges.. shaping up.. ..elevators next TTFN Peter chukw, dodgem37, KiwiZac and 17 others 20 Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Kevin 32,060 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 This is going from the sublime to the ridiculous! Kev KiwiZac, Derek B and airscale 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Derek B 4,322 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) Outstanding (and fast) work Peter...looks like it will be ready for flight test soon then! I hadn't noticed the fin offset until now; nice attention to detail. Cheers Derek Edited February 16 by Derek B airscale 1 Link to post Share on other sites
tomprobert 3,269 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Your fabric effect on the flying surfaces is simply out of this world! So, so good! Derek B, scvrobeson and airscale 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Rainer Hoffmann 1,613 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Out of this world ... I wish you would tackle a post-war jet some day (not your cup of tea, I know, but one can allways hope, right?). Cheers Rainer scvrobeson, airscale and Derek B 3 Link to post Share on other sites
JT68 529 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Beautiful work Peter! Absolutely flawless. Cheer's, Jeff. Derek B and airscale 2 Link to post Share on other sites
spartacus2000 56 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Fantastic work. Bravo airscale 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dodgem37 8,510 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Pretty damned special, Peter. Great show. Sincerely, Mark airscale 1 Link to post Share on other sites
clarkis 64 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Hi Peter - awesome work, as usual... Wondered if you were aware of the latest issue of FlyPast (03-2021) that has an article on the Hawker Fury... I have a digital copy I can forward if you want... Clark Cone airscale 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Cox 69 Posted Saturday at 03:32 PM Share Posted Saturday at 03:32 PM Amazing! airscale 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jaro 32 Posted Sunday at 08:20 AM Share Posted Sunday at 08:20 AM I just don't believe all that... Gorgeous! KiwiZac and airscale 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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