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SteveM | Guillows Series 2000 - P-38 Lightning | Build | 26-Dec-13 20:19 | |
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The instructions for building the elevator-stabilizer are fairly good, but for the rudder-fins simply say "build in a similar manner" which isn't particularly helpful so I will try to elaborate a bit. What you see here is step 3, the first step is to trim your sheet wood parts to fit the templates shown at the top of this photo. Step 2 is to join C1-C2-C9B, C6-C7-C8B, and C3-C4-C5-C8A-C9A together flat on the plans. Here in step 3 you raise those sheet wood assemblies up 1/16" using shims and glue on the vertical 1/16"x1/4" main spars with a 1/16" shim in the gap for the hinge. |
SteveM | Guillows Series 2000 - P-38 Lightning | Build | 24-Dec-13 15:58 | |
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The movable scale elevator-stabilizer is built and ready for shaping. Progress has slowed lately for family gatherings such as my grandparent's 70th wedding anniversary. |
SteveM | Guillows Series 2000 - P-38 Lightning | Build | 14-Dec-13 15:56 | |
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The stringers are now on the wings. I think I'll wait to sand to shape and join the halves till after I've constructed the "action plan" details. |
SteveM | Guillows Series 2000 - P-38 Lightning | Build | 12-Dec-13 00:39 | |
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The wings are ready for stringers. |
SteveM | Guillows Series 2000 - P-38 Lightning | Build | 08-Dec-13 21:57 | |
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I decided to go ahead and add the stringers and the parts to support the wing before moving on to the wing construction. I really enoy putting stringers on laser cut models because of how accurately cut the notches are. |
SteveM | Guillows Series 2000 - P-38 Lightning | Build | 07-Dec-13 14:40 | |
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The nacelle and two fuselages are as far along as I can get them before adding the stringers. I'm torn between building the LG before adding the stringers and adding the stringers now and trying not to break them while adding the LG later. |