hurribomber Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 The rudder pedals in place. The foot straps made from a strip of heat shrink tubing. Landrotten Highlander, CODY, geedubelyer and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurribomber Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 Landrotten Highlander, Shoggz, CODY and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurribomber Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 Next thing is the spade grip. First I turn the gun firing button (3mm brass rod) Furie, LSP_Kevin, CODY and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurribomber Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 I used 1.5mm solder wire for the spade grip as it is the easiest to bend. Before (!!) I wrapped it with 0.3mm copper wire. The surface could be a little less rough for my taste, but sometimes I have to make compromises... The brake lever is made of 1mm brass sheet geedubelyer, HB252, Starfighter and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurribomber Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 The assembled and painted grip. the color takes a little of the surface roughness. Landrotten Highlander, geedubelyer, HB252 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Very neat binding, especially since it is wire. Did you consider dipping the grip in something like PVA to knock the texture back a bit? Your last photo really illustrates the size of this model. She'll be a big, mighty impressive bird when she's complete. Entertaining to watch your progress. Cheers. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurribomber Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 Hi geedubelyer. Yes, you're right. Thanks for the tip. I'll try to smooth out the rough texture a bit with a little more color. Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopreto Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 What a fantastic project! Your work on it is just amazing! I'll stay tuned for the next update! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurribomber Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 I made a press mold with 0.6mm wires for the corrugated sheet metal for the the heelboards. The counterpart is a piece of balsa wood on the brass plate. The whole thing is pressed between the vice jaws. To deepen the grooves a little more, I roll them with a small self-made roller. (a piece of silicone tube on a wooden cylinder LSP_Kevin, Starfighter, patricksparks and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurribomber Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 It is important to anneal the aluminum sheet before pressing so that it fits better into the press mold. patricksparks, denders, CODY and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurribomber Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 denders, CODY, Derek B and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurribomber Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 The aluminum sheet is still a little discolored from the thermal treatment. .. Shoggz, geedubelyer, CODY and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurribomber Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Next i want to finish the upper half of the fuselage. I prepared the fuselage formers a long time ago. To place the stringers I first had to build a jig to fix the formers in the correct position. I used balsa wood scraps for this. Starfighter, Derek B, Shoggz and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurribomber Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Derek B, CODY, geedubelyer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurribomber Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 To get the correct silhouette on the back of the fuselage, I checked with a cardboard template. Starfighter, geedubelyer, CODY and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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