Borsos Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 2 hours ago, R Palimaka said: Like a true modeller, I am completely ignoring the instruction sequence and dealing with things as I work through the build. Same here… Can‘t say how many traps I build myself for me this way… R Palimaka, Martinnfb and Biggles87 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Excellent work on the cockpit Richard! Martinnfb and R Palimaka 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Nice save on the cowl ring Rich R Palimaka and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 (edited) Well, it's starting to look like an airplane...or avion. I assembled the fuselage using long tabs to make sure the mating edges will be solid. The cockpit tub was secured into the fuselage from underneath after a fight. It required some sanding and thinning of the walls to fit. And typical of some Azur kits the fuselage requires a bit of juggling in a few spots to make it all work. I placed the windscreen on the fuselage while dry-fitting and it was a bit wider than the opening and fairing it was meant to fit. I was afraid that if I forced the sides of the windscreen in later to fit it might break...it is beautifully thin and clear. In the end I left a gap on the top so that the windscreen would sit properly, while not making the gap too wide which would cause problems at the bottom where it matched up with the leading edge of the wing root and the rear of the engine "egg". In the end I think it will work and I'm happy. I added the horizontal stabilizers ( out of sequence of course ) and they required sanding and filing to thin them to match the fairing on the fuselage. In hindsight it would have been easier to sand them thinner before gluing the halves together, but... Anyway, they fit now. The tailplanes on the aircraft had a 2 degree dihedral and I had to be careful to set that properly. The structure on the back of the head armour, and the filler cap in place. I've cut the slots for the hinges into the leading edge of the elevators. Next step is to cut the hinges out of plastic card and secure them in the trough at the back of the stabilizers. Richard Edited April 18 by R Palimaka Marcin_Matejko, patricksparks, Furie and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Excellent work so far Richard! The cockpit looks great! Håkan Martinnfb and R Palimaka 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Excellent work on the build! What did you use to open up the slots in the control surfaces? Matt Martinnfb, R Palimaka and Biggles87 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 14 hours ago, scvrobeson said: Excellent work on the build! What did you use to open up the slots in the control surfaces? Matt Thank you Matt! I just used a razor saw to cut in using the engraved panel lines, and then sharpened the corners with a new knife blade. Martinnfb and scvrobeson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waroff Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 On 4/18/2024 at 10:58 PM, R Palimaka said: The tailplanes on the aircraft had a 2 degree dihedral Richard The tailplane dihedral was 4° 10' measured at the upper surface of the stabilizer spar Martinnfb, scvrobeson and R Palimaka 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 40 minutes ago, waroff said: The tailplane dihedral was 4° 10' measured at the upper surface of the stabilizer spar Oops...I will try to fix it if I can. I tried to match it to the photos and drawings. I may have to live with it if it's not too far out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 (edited) 2 hours ago, waroff said: The tailplane dihedral was 4° 10' measured at the upper surface of the stabilizer spar This is not very scientific, but it's close enough to 4 degrees for me. Edited April 20 by R Palimaka waroff, MikeMaben, Furie and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waroff Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 to be accurate, you can make two templates from strong paper, trapezoidal in shape, when they are on the stabilizer the upper edges must be aligned with each other. the edge is at 4° 10 or 7.19% slope. the dihedral of your model is convincing, that’s perfect. R Palimaka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now