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Browse Images Virtual Aerodrome Image Browser ( Small / Large ) Show : All | Parked | Flying | Build | Aerial | Reference Page (29 in total) :  <<   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ] Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 17-Jan-15 09:42 Views : 451 My new freind in Monterey, Ca. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 14-Jan-15 11:23 Views : 446 Started on the main L/G wells. A few strips to simulate the stringers and faux spars to close off the space. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 14-Jan-15 11:21 Views : 505 TOps of the wings are sheeted. Had to see what it looked like with them on. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 12-Jan-15 14:58 Views : 470 Before I start to sheet the wings, I have to fabricate the wheel wells in the wing. I fabbed a wheel of the correct size on my drill press to check for the well size and clearances, even though the gear will be non-functional. Just kinda fun to whip something like this out. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 12-Jan-15 14:54 Views : 433 A better shot of how the main L/G is mounted into the fuse. The L/G will be cross-pinned through the 1/4" ply bulkheads when I get that far. Once I test mounted the wings the actual size of this model suprissed me. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 12-Jan-15 14:51 Views : 458 OK. The wings are started, they will be sheeted with 1/16" hard stock. The main gear wheels are starting to take shape. Again, there just are not many photos of this A/C to work from so any "rivet counters" ou there will have a hay-day with the wells. Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 10-Jan-15 10:08 Views : 425 After a cup of coffee and muttering a few choice phrases, I tried my luck on the lathe again: success! I had to laminate a poplar wood blank to make the Afterburner cone due to it's height. Turned out pretty good if I say so myself. THese will be attached later after all the planking is completed and the Exhaust duct/flame-holder has been fabricated and installed. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 10-Jan-15 10:00 Views : 453 The finished master with my first attempt at forming the canopy. This is a totaaly new process to me: SLip the form into a soft-drink 2 liter bottle that has been cut off at both ends then apply heat from a heat gun and teh plastic magically shrinks the shape of the master. Cool! rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 10-Jan-15 09:57 Views : 400 Next project is to carve the master for the canopy. I used Basswod that I picked up at the local big-box home improvement store. This is a progress shot about a 1/2 hour into the process. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 10-Jan-15 09:54 Views : 453 Here are completed main gears. They need to be cleaned up a little now. The grand plan is to leave these in this form until I have them mounted in the airframe and trued up then I will guzzie them up with plastruct tubing and othe do-dads to give them the correct appearance. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 10-Jan-15 09:49 Views : 374 It's getting interesting now. The main L/G of this A/C has a main support axle with 4 struts attaching it to the oleo strutt. Each of the strutts is at a different angle and lenght. I made the jig shown to be able to make sure that the gears are identical. The gears are made of various sizes of brass tubing silver solderd together. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 09-Jan-15 13:12 Views : 512 Here is the nose gear well that has been fabricated within the inlet duct. It has been really hard to find good detail photos of some areas of the A/C, so there ia a little "Imagineering" going on here. I also laid on five planks on the bottom of the fuse to keep everything lined up. I did not want to apply any more planks that this as I need to keep the main L/G well area open for fabrication. Page (29 in total) :  <<   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ]