I think all is working again now. Please leave a comment on a photo somewhere if something you need is not working still.

Main Menu
User Login
User Name
Password



View By Aircraft

Top Ten Aircraft :
(numbers in brackets represent number of images online)
Top Six Manufacturers :

Browse Images

Virtual Aerodrome Image Browser ( Small / Large ) Show : All | Parked | Flying | Build | Aerial | Reference
Page (425 in total) :  <<   88   89   90   91   92  [ 93 ]  94   95   96   97   98   >>  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ]
Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview
David DuckettDave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #29 Hawker Typhoon Mk 1BBuild25-Mar-15 06:49
Views : 628
I marked the location of the exhausts with a pin and it's now headed to the paint shop.
David DuckettDave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #29 Hawker Typhoon Mk 1BBuild25-Mar-15 06:47
Views : 568
The instructions have been the same as long as I can remember, carve and sand to shape. It's fairly easy but slow is the best approach. I glued the sanded to shape guns onto the wing with Testors and the CA with kicker. The final step was to lay in some filler where they join the wing and then a couple of coats of dope on them.
David DuckettDave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #29 Hawker Typhoon Mk 1BBuild25-Mar-15 06:40
Views : 508
I start with a new blade for this stuff. Fortunately it's very good wood.
David DuckettDave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #29 Hawker Typhoon Mk 1BBuild25-Mar-15 06:39
Views : 509
When the covering with silkspan was complete I brushed on two coats of clear nitrate dope and allowed it to dry overnight. The next day I sanded it with 320 wet/dry sandpaper and put on three more coats. The day after it was all sanded again and this is after 5 coats of dope. Running your fingers over the surface is the best way to insure it's all smooth, at least for me cause these old eyes don't see small things easily. The doping process leaves some rough edges on the wings and tail which you can definitely feel. This is after 5 coats of dope.
David DuckettGuillows Series 500 - HellcatReference24-Mar-15 15:57
Views : 679
Yes. it's a Duck, this one. The only plane named for a modeler, of course.:-)
David DuckettDave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #29 Hawker Typhoon Mk 1BBuild22-Mar-15 06:27
Views : 470
The 80 degree plus weather dries the silkspan quickly outside and these are the final pieces. It will now get several coats of clear nitrate dope before painting.
Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview
David DuckettDave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #29 Hawker Typhoon Mk 1BBuild22-Mar-15 06:24
Views : 484
I put a bead of Testors wood cement around the edges of the wings to seal the covering followed by a light sanding.
David DuckettDave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #29 Hawker Typhoon Mk 1BBuild18-Mar-15 05:23
Views : 555
David DuckettDave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #29 Hawker Typhoon Mk 1BBuild18-Mar-15 05:22
Views : 491
David DuckettDave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #29 Hawker Typhoon Mk 1BBuild18-Mar-15 05:22
Views : 474
David DuckettDave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #29 Hawker Typhoon Mk 1BBuild18-Mar-15 05:22
Views : 474
The bottom was covered with three pieces.
David DuckettDave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #29 Hawker Typhoon Mk 1BBuild18-Mar-15 05:21
Views : 485
When it dries I used 220 wet/dry sandpaper to sand away the excess silkspan. The sanding block is also used for the same purpose. Each side required two pieces.
Page (425 in total) :  <<   88   89   90   91   92  [ 93 ]  94   95   96   97   98   >>  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ]