LSP_Kevin Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Courageous work, Kent! And brilliantly executed, too. Kev kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Ups! Got carried away taking the 'surgery' a little too literally... The insert for the retractable skid fits very well... I think I will have to paint the hydraulic 'jacks' before continuing... Cheers: Kent Padraic Conway, KiwiZac, Tolga ULGUR and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) A box made from leftover resin and filled with lead shots. Anyone who knows approx. how much added nose weight the Arado will need, not to 'stall'? Regards: Kent Edited March 1, 2018 by kkarlsen sandokan, Shawn M and Gazzas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Superb execution, Kent. 'Anyone who knows approx. how much added nose weight the Arado will need, not to 'stall'?' Apologies, can't help you here. But I offer this: Careful the wing insert doesn't interfere with No. 4 bulkhead. Sincerely, Mark sandokan and kkarlsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Good to see an excellent fit for the landing skid mechanism. Lead shot.. If it really is lead (rather than one of the replacement substances now quite common) do try to coat the shot in something before sealing that box. I haven't experienced it myself (never used lead as a weight) but you do hear horror stories of the lead reacting, creating a crystalline substance which expands and can force a fuselage open..! Like I say, not experienced this myself, but coating the shot in PVA should seal it from the air/moisture and save possible horror down the line. Matt kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) OK thanks Matt. Now I have mixed the shots with white glue and sealed off the 'fuel cell' Hopefully nothing 'nasty' will happen ;-) Btw: I did something similar when putting nose weight into the B-25J, I haven't seen strange things happen yet. The large 'fuel cell' now weighs in at a 100 grams, I think it's enough... Mark: I have tried to fit the wing into the slot, everything is fitting nicely, thank you! Cheers: Kent Edited March 1, 2018 by kkarlsen LSP_Kevin, Tolga ULGUR, alaninaustria and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Fantastic Kent! ..........and what would a project be without a little blood, sweat, and tears eh? Cheers, Wolf kkarlsen and CANicoll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Excellent stuff, Kent! Kev kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Excellent progress Kent, very precise work indeed! Regards. Andy kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Outstanding work mate! Look after your fingers bro - you only have eight of them!! Cheers Alan kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Ups! Got carried away taking the 'surgery' a little too literally... Beautiful, technical, and precise work as always, Kent. BTW, forget the tape - a little drop of CA in the cut will seal it up, stop the bleeding, and let you get on with your work. It stings a bit, but it's the same thing they use all the time in surgery. Shawn M, Gazzas and kkarlsen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Thanks. got the interior parts painted and mounted without further incidents... Cheers: Kent BloorwestSiR, sandokan, Tolga ULGUR and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clioguy Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I Good to see an excellent fit for the landing skid mechanism. Lead shot.. If it really is lead (rather than one of the replacement substances now quite common) do try to coat the shot in something before sealing that box. I haven't experienced it myself (never used lead as a weight) but you do hear horror stories of the lead reacting, creating a crystalline substance which expands and can force a fuselage open..! Like I say, not experienced this myself, but coating the shot in PVA should seal it from the air/moisture and save possible horror down the line. Matt I use wheel lead (you know, the stuff which is self adhesive used to balance alloy wheels) and never experienced anything similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 So a quick update, last night I got the fuselage glued together. It fits really well but of course there will be some cleaning up and some work on the panel lines... Now I can't avoid the tricky part any longer. The much narrower cockpit and the canopy of the A model. Cheers: Kent RLWP, Piprm, KiwiZac and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Just a quick status... Work on the 'plug' for the new cockpit glazing Not finished, but slowly getting there. Cheers: Kent sandokan, Wouter, chukw and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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