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Browse Images Virtual Aerodrome Image Browser ( Small / Large ) Show : All | Parked | Flying | Build | Aerial | Reference Page (11 in total) :  1   2   3   4   5  [ 6 ]  7   8   9   10   11  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ] Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 01-Nov-07 13:35 Views : 805 Wheels permanently attached. John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 01-Nov-07 13:33 Views : 752 There is a wooden nose block behind the Guillow spinner. A scre holds the cowl and engine to the fuse. Tomorrow I hope to make the Al spinner. The spirit had a choice of two. The jeweld blunt original, and a more tapered but plain spinner for its famo John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 01-Nov-07 13:30 Views : 844 A time consuming but managable task....the next of will be easier! John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 31-Oct-07 21:44 Views : 787 The two Al blades are stacked on each other. Match is pretty close. Not bad for an old fart that has trouble seeing! John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 31-Oct-07 21:42 Views : 729 After some draw filing, crocus cloth, and buffing the blades are getting there. John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Flying 31-Oct-07 19:42 Views : 779 When finally finished and poilishe the blades will be cut from the blanks and pegged to the Al spinner. Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 31-Oct-07 19:40 Views : 891 2 extar Al prop balnks, the high tech Guillows prop, the soild Al prop under hand development John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 30-Oct-07 21:15 Views : 771 The wood nose block will be pegged to the engine or firewall, the prop and spinner will spin in the nose block....hopefully. The process easier than anticipated though time consuming! John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 30-Oct-07 21:12 Views : 864 Cowl progress.Cardboard template almost there. It must be cut to the blk line. Traced on burnished Al sheeting, then hand fit. A wood nose block guled to its front, the the spinner can be made. John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 30-Oct-07 12:23 Views : 835 Opps I forgot to paint the door! John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 30-Oct-07 12:22 Views : 882 Turn of events. Decided to go with DD's sugesstion on spray. I sparyed with the primer I used on the Mig. Went to H Depot and purchased Brilliant metal spray. Tested the coloe first then made the leap. It is a sort of flat sliver grey. I can live wi John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 29-Oct-07 20:28 Views : 735 If you look close you can see traces of the Al oaint failure. poppy, DD, Moos....help! I have to paint before turkey hunting! Page (11 in total) :  1   2   3   4   5  [ 6 ]  7   8   9   10   11  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ]