ICM Tiger Moth

[mozart]

38 minutes ago, RLWP said:

 

Playing hide-and-seek in a Moth

 

Richard

Blind man’s bluff! 

Edited December 24, 2021 by mozart

[mozart]

Upper and lower top wing halves plus slats assembled, so I thought I'd have a quick look at the CMK fuel tank fit.  It's a lovely thing but quite tricky to clean up and, what I must admit I hadn't appreciated, a front section of the lower half of the fuel tank has to be cut away:

 

 

And that area marked above "Remove with caution" is part of the casting block.  The difficulty is that it's moulded as part of the bar that runs along the aft edge of the wing, the leading edge slat control cable is routed along it.  Too heavy-handed with the knife and the whole thing would come away.

 

The fuel tank is a snug fit underneath:

 

 

but not on the top:

 

 

Now, if you lift the wingtips that gap closes, but will that produce the right dihedral.....yes, the dihedral question again!  John Adams of Aeroclub fame reckons 5mm under the wingtips will produce the correct dihedral on the top wing.  But then I checked my reference pictures from the Henstridge Tiger Moths:

 

 

 

I think it's a little problem that I don't need to worry about for a wee while, time for it to sink into my subconscious and be thoroughly mulled over!

Edited December 24, 2021 by mozart

[RLWP]

48 minutes ago, mozart said:

I think it's a little problem that I don't need to worry about for a wee while, time for it to sink into my subconscious and be thoroughly mulled over!

 

For good mulling, add wine

 

Richard

[mozart]

32 minutes ago, RLWP said:

 

For good mulling, add wine

 

Richard

Just about to have a beer Richard (Bath ales Gem)....will that do??

 

Wrapping things up for today; wings ready for stitching to be added, then a little work on the empennage:

 

 

The fin/rudder is ok-ish but needs separating, and the position of the control horns is too high:

 

 

 

I like the fact that ICM have included the stop for the tail skid, not seen that in a kit before:

 

 

I scored along the line 'twixt elevators and horizontal tailplanes, eased the elevators downward slightly then ran a bead of liquid cement along the line to fix it in position.  Happy Christmas!!

Edited December 24, 2021 by mozart

[europapete]

Looks like there should be some small gaps there anyway, plus you will need to make those fairings. 

[europapete]

Don't forget to add the electrical lead for the rudder light too 

[mozart]

18 minutes ago, europapete said:

Don't forget to add the electrical lead for the rudder light too 

No lights at all on the one I'm doing Pete!

[europapete]

That's cheating! lolol. This is a great tutorial on this kit Max. 

[Out2gtcha]

Splendid work Max! The tank definitely looks to be worth the effort.

[Anthony in NZ]

Such a GREAT update!  Thank you from the bottom of my heart for pointing all these things out.  I am really enjoying this and will be my 'go to' thread for when I do mine.

 

Just wonderful, thanks again

Anthony

[mozart]

Thank you all for your encouraging comments, they really do make a difference as you all know. I feel privileged to have a pretty intimate knowledge of this beautiful little aeroplane so I’m delighted to be able to share this in what I hope will be a satisfactory and satisfying build! Long way to go yet though, many a slip etc etc! 

[MikeMaben]

21 hours ago, mozart said:

 melts the flux Mike 

I figgerd, I just had never heard of using a blow torch on a model before. 

Quite the innovator  Max 

[mozart]

Managed a sneaky hour yesterday afternoon!  The Archer stitching transfers settled dow very well with a coating of MicroSol, but what is clear is that more than one sheet is required for a single aircraft, so another order's on its way Woody! 

 

[KiwiZac]

This is fascinating to follow, it's great to see someone going the extra mile to make this model a true replica of a lovely aeroplane.

[jeroen_R90S]

I'm following the stitching closely, could be interesting for some Roden models, too.