denders Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 Wings and horizontal tail surfaces are on. Landing gear is assembled. More filling and sanding. LSP_Kevin, MikeMaben, Alain Gadbois and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Coming along nicely, Dave! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 Well, I used my Cameo cutter to cut 8 rings of .010" plastic to glue together to make a cowling support ring to attach the supports to. There are a total of 12 support rods. mywifehatesmodels, themongoose, BradG and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Nice progress Dave! It will be interesting to follow your scratchbuilding of the support for the cowling. Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 Thanks, Ernest. It's progressing slowly. It's morning which means I've had my coffee (half-caffeinated) which doesn't help my less than perfectly steady hands. One support at a time. Dave LSP_Kevin, coogrfan, themongoose and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Interesting! I never knew the cameo could cut plastic (I suppose I did read it in passing but forgot).... Thanks for that tidbit, I may use that some time. I like the engineering you're putting into this kit build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 Well, here's the engine. Neither the engine nor the cowling is fixed in place. I didn't glue the cowling because I was afraid that after all was said and done with the engine, the cowling wouldn't slide over the engine, and I would have to glue the cowling around the engine. The cowling does slide over the engine. And since the cowling is one color, black, I can attach it and the engine as a last item after painting, etc. Dave Sepp, patricksparks, Skyraider3D and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Juggernut said: Interesting! I never knew the cameo could cut plastic (I suppose I did read it in passing but forgot).... Thanks for that tidbit, I may use that some time. I like the engineering you're putting into this kit build. Thanks! Over on the mask site, there's a tutorial about making 50 Gal. drums. I also made some comments over there in my thread asking about cutting .032 plastic about what settings I used for the 0.10 that I did use and my mistakes. Gazzas, Troy Molitor, Juggernut and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Very slick bit of scratchbuilding Dave! The cowling support struts look perfect! Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 NICE! Boy that looks well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Wow, sweet looking engine Dave , nice work. Mark_C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hworth18 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Amazing work so far!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Excellent and precise work on the support rods! Alain Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyraider3D Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Beautiful engine!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 One last blast with primer to check the filled areas and then if it's okay, a full coat of primer and polishing before metal. LSP_Kevin, MikeMaben, Landrotten Highlander and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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