jenshb Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 That's good to know - thanks Tim and Iain. wunwinglow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 With a little sun in the garden this afternoon, an opportunity to do the rebates for the stainless reinforcement rods in the rear wing sections. Front and rear wing sections are now bonded together - with 2mm thick spars between leading and trailing sections. Just dry fitted to fuselage at the moment - and minus the stainless steel rods that will run from root to tip for added strength. Quick and dirty images on my mobile phone: Happy to report that I think the wings will be plenty strong enough! They'll be left somewhere warm for a couple of weeks so that the Revell Contacta glue can fully dry out/harden - then I'll bond the stainless steel rods in place with Epoxy - and make a start on sanding the wings. The 3D sorcerer, Tim, did tell his apprentice that, having started on the 3D Printing adventure, he could make anything - I've taken him at his word - and this test piece seems to be coming together!! Have FUN! Iain scvrobeson, johncrow, Landrotten Highlander and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 And an opportunity to dig 'Connie' out again for a quick comparison: As my 'test piece' I'm learning important skills with the Poseidon that will be used to create the engines/cowlings/nacelles etc. on the Connie - she's not been forgotten about!! Blue skies... Iain Anthony in NZ, daveculp, Starfighter and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Wow Iain, just wow.... Iain, IainM and wunwinglow 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator1991 Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Wonderful job!! Iain and wunwinglow 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Super stuff, Iain! Still wrangling with my own decision to purchase of a 3D printer. I'm down to 3 contenders, but life and budget keep getting in the way! Looking forward to your next updates. Kev wunwinglow and Iain 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 So cool! Great job Iain! Iain and wunwinglow 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Wow, and I thought the Connie was massive Matt Oldbaldguy and Iain 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 Thanks for your interest everyone. I can thoroughly recommend having a 3D printer - of whatever type, although each platform has strengths and weaknesses. Having a 3D printer has been the most liberating modelling tool I've ever had - and something that's slowly been restoring my modelling MoJo. It really is hugely rewarding - and fun! Iain Kirk, LSP_Kevin, wunwinglow and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 On 4/4/2022 at 6:42 PM, MARU5137 said: Three Dimensional tools are amazing. They are amazing indeed Maru. The tools that are now available for very reasonable money really are hugely impressive - and open up a whole raft of new opportunities... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 With some sunshine over the weekend I was able to sit out on the patio and do some sanding - with my trusty sanding bar and some 100 grit wet and dry paper. The styrene sheet 'spars' bonded into the wing had deliberately been made oversize - so they were between 1.5 and 2mm proud of the surface of the wing, on both upper and lower surfaces. With the bonds fully dried out it was time to level these so they were flush with the wing surface - and the individual sections that make up each wing smoothed off where they joined. That's now done - so next stage is to give the surfaces a smear of automotive polyester filler and sand back - smoothing out any surface imperfections and filling the very coarse surface 'detail' that's a hang over from enlarging the digital model from 1:100 to 1:32. Surface details will then be re-scribed - once I've sanded down/thinned the overly thick trailing edges, a stage I'm not looking forward to and may take a few sessions to complete. More when there's more - but another step forward... Iain mc65, HerculesPA_2, Anthony in NZ and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Big green machine! Kev Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 Shortly to be seen with added greyness Kev - have been filling and sanding ready for a coat of primer... Iain LSP_Kevin and wunwinglow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 With the sun being out for once here in the UK - and it being a national holiday - an opportunity to put on a pair of shorts and sit outside in the sun whilst sanding Poseidon wings. Filler is a polyester based car body filler - quick to use and easy to sand. Although 'easy to sand' isn't quite so easy when you have almost 8 feet of wing surface in total to sand! Please excuse the legs - but included to demonstrate the absolute mess that results - why I do this outdoors - and why I now mostly smell of polyester resin!! The area where I actually did the sanding went white - and has had to be hosed down... Still some flaws to address - I'll give it a coat of grey automotive primer later - that'll show up a lot of offending areas! Need a break from heavy sanding now - off to work on the T.31 Glider again... Have FUN! Iain wunwinglow, KiwiZac, themongoose and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 In further adventures of Poseidon: after lots of sanding, first primer coats on wings and tailplane. Starting to look a little more like a 'proper' model now, and not a Fisher Price reject! A lot of work to do now on thinning the trailing edges - waaay too thick as they are - but the wings are stable/solid and I'm reasonably happy it'll all work. More when there's more... Iain Rockie Yarwood, Dadeo911, TaffyMan and 37 others 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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