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Does anyone out there have an actual measurement on how far back the fan disk needs to be from the front of the intake on the Trump A-10? I've looked at the photos but can't really see or determine just how far back it's supposed to be set. I had a brain spasm last week, and opened up the box. I looked at the tweaks list and gooped up the inside of the nose with epoxy. But the fan set back has me stumped. A dimension would be nice if anyone has it. It may take a while as I'm spending a lot of time on my boat right now but I think that will be my next project. I'd like to do Kim "KC" Campbell's A-10 although the green camo'd bird looks more interesting visually.

 

 

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The GT Set arrived today. All I can say is WOW!. Work progresses slowly, I'm working on the tail assembly now. I'll have to be really careful to fill the seams on the fuselage, but at worst I might lose 3 rivets on either side of the seam. The nose has been filled with epoxy and is in the process of being whittled down. I'm taking that very slow, reengraving the panel lines as I remove material so I don't totally lose them.

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Just a heads up on the GT set. Something to watch for. Both of the intakes are larger in diameter than the front of the engine housings, so the panels won't close without some work. Also, one of the fan disks is larger than the intake, and even after thinning it almost translucent, the disk is still too big. Sanding it down to fit inside the intake is a very tricky operation as the blades are so thin. Whether this applies to all set or just mine, who knows. As I said, something to watch for. 

 

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I'm taking my time with this, the real world keeps interfering with modeling. I'm going to reinforce the fan blades by running CA down along the root area, and then gently keep sanding til it fits. The over size intake, cut it down a bit at a time with a dremel til it fits. So far the only nasty is kipping over a bottle of Tenax and splashing it on parts of the engine housings. Gonna need a bit of creative reconstruction there.

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