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| edtherenderman | Scratch Built McDonnell XP-67 | Build | 08-Sep-20 08:12 |  | | Views : 325 | | Been a while since I posted. Summer has kept me busy in other ways, but weather is starting to turn and getting back inside to build models. XP-67 fuse infill! What a chore. Just about every piece has to be sanded and shaped to fit. Lots of soaking and twisting to get the right contours. I also had to add several stringers between the main body and the engine nacelles, and the nacelles out to the wing base. It took about two weeks of evenings, full day Sunday and close to three sheets of 3/8” x 3” x 36” balsa to get it fully infilled. Lots of sanding and filling next. Then on to the wings, fin and horizontal stab. |
| edtherenderman | Scratch Built McDonnell XP-67 | Build | 24-Jul-20 08:25 |  | | Views : 363 | | Front view of the starboard nacelle. |
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| edtherenderman | Scratch Built McDonnell XP-67 | Build | 24-Jul-20 08:24 |  | | Views : 306 | | Bottom view of the Port air intakes. |
| edtherenderman | Scratch Built McDonnell XP-67 | Build | 24-Jul-20 08:23 |  | | Views : 332 | | Fuse is mostly framed. I may still need to add some more stringers depending on how the infill goes. Note the cooling intakes on each side of the nacelles at the wing root. I modeled these in 3D and printed out on my FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) printer. Not as high detail as I get with the DLP (Digital Light Processing) printing, but I don’t need the high resolution for this application. Plus, the FDM printer is using ABS plastic, which I can sand easily, and use acetone to smooth afterwards. |
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