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| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 01-Jun-09 10:30 |  | | Views : 733 | | 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. |
| 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 : 1048 | | 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 : 1041 | | 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 : 902 | | This drawing has been very helpful to understand some details not readily apparent from my other sources. This is from the Grumman Ironworks book. |
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| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 29-May-09 17:48 |  | | Views : 857 | | 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. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 29-May-09 17:47 |  | | Views : 953 | | The sections were scanned and then cleaned up using Adobe Illustrator. The intent for this kit was that it could be reproduceable. The wood would be laser cut. The cross lines are for reference and alignment. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 29-May-09 17:44 |  | | Views : 882 | | One of the many reasons these books are valuable. The section drawings are a big help. But you have to keep in mind that they may not be 100% accurate. I found three different sources having three slightly different shapes for the various sections. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 29-May-09 17:42 |  | | Views : 809 | | From a collector's standpoint, this kit is in really good shape. The only issue is a tear in the instruction sheet. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 29-May-09 17:39 |  | | Views : 831 | | The kit that started me on this trail. The Flight Engineering kits all have a wing span of 30". For this kit, that works out to just over 1/15 scale. The printwood and the instructions have a copyright of 1948, which means the kit is based on one of the prototypes. There are minor changes to the production planes. I wanted to capture one of them. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Build | 29-May-09 17:13 |  | | Views : 1071 | | Starting a custom built Grumman F9f 2/3 in 3/4", or 1/16 scale, similar to the old Cleveland Master models. James, could you make a category for that? |
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