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| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 01-Jun-09 10:40 |  | | Views : 802 | | Overall look at the etched sheets. This is for 1/2 of the plane. the final will need two of each sheet. The horizontal stabilizer is a multi-piece laminate that will be sanded to shape. Everything else is pretty typical for a balsa plane. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 01-Jun-09 10:36 |  | | Views : 699 | | The dash panel with the instruments laid behind. I need to enhance the detail so there is more contrast. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 01-Jun-09 10:35 |  | | Views : 750 | | †he results off of Frwyflyr's lathe. Believe it or not, this was the first indication for me on the actual size of the model. Up to this point, everything was done on the computer, so I didn't have a good reference of scale in the actual world. The tanks are about 7 1/4" and look like the pins from an old Skittlebowl game. The wood for both the tanks and nose cones is jelutong. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 01-Jun-09 10:32 |  | | Views : 800 | | Drawing details for the fuel tanks. Both the nose cone and tank drawings were sent to Frwyflyr to turn on his lathe. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 01-Jun-09 10:30 |  | | Views : 688 | |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 01-Jun-09 10:30 |  | | Views : 732 | | Closeup of the sheet. I intended for the wheels to have relieve via a deep etch. On this sheet, the balsa is only etched on the surface. If they can't deep etch the wood, I'll switch to plastic for some of the parts. That's what I used to make the engine fins on my Piper. |
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| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 29-May-09 17:59 |  | | Views : 1209 | | My intent at this point is to only build a half model, to make sure everything fits together. I'll be making adjustments during that build. The first full models will go to Poppy and Ted, or FrwyFlyr, who has been a tremendous help as you'll see in upcoming photos. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 29-May-09 17:57 |  | | Views : 994 | | After a while, things can get pretty messy. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 29-May-09 17:56 |  | | Views : 1047 | | It's starting to show its shape. The tan lines replicate stringers. I'm trying to see if all the notches will line up correctly. So far, pretty good. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 29-May-09 17:55 |  | | Views : 1040 | | A screen capture during the development process. Adobe Illustrator is not a CAD program. It only works in 2-D. The colors are only used to help me keep track of the various sections: wings, fuselage, cockpit, etc. I think on my next kit, I'll try a 3-D program. That may help with some of the figuring and head scratching I went through this time. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 29-May-09 17:52 |  | | Views : 901 | | This drawing has been very helpful to understand some details not readily apparent from my other sources. This is from the Grumman Ironworks book. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 29-May-09 17:48 |  | | Views : 855 | | The sections are overlaid on a scanned and enlarged copy of the fuselage. This gives me a good idea about where the shape needs tweaking. |
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