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Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild14-Aug-16 22:30
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Fabricating the wing strut brackets by first folding paper to use as a template
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 22:17
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Used an old X=Acto blade and rolled back and forth to cut the tubing. If I used a pair of cutters, it would only pinch the ends shut and flare out the ends.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 22:13
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Because of the double sets of flying wires, I thought it might be prudent to downsize the "turnbuckles" and rigging to make room at this scale. In this case, I cut small sections from .006 sized brass tubinmg, the smallest size av
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 22:09
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This is probably a better photo of the double sets of flying wires.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aParked03-Aug-16 22:06
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This photo of the real aircraft shows two double sets of flying wires.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 22:04
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Really didn't want to paint the lovely brass. However, it did dcover up the discoloration from annealing the brass to bend it to wrap around the struts.
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Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 22:02
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Brass really sets off the struts.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 22:01
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My version of an awl....
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 21:58
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The pattern from the wrapped paper
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 21:57
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To getr the pattern for the bracket, I wrapped a small piece of paper.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 21:56
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Making brackets for the rigging between the outer struts
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild26-Jul-16 18:29
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Right side exhaust manifold is installed along with the associated brackets and supports.
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