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Browse Images Virtual Aerodrome Image Browser ( Small / Large ) Show : All | Parked | Flying | Build | Aerial | Reference Page (4 in total) :  1   2   3   4  [ < Prev ] Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview Skyediamonds1985 Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer Build 25-Jun-15 18:58 Views : 812 The two plastic sides were then super glued to the sides of the engine block. We can see how the Wright engine is taking shape Skyediamonds1985 Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer Build 25-Jun-15 18:56 Views : 940 After cutting the two plastic sides, I hollowed out the side of the engine block for the gears and used a black marking pen to darken the interior Skyediamonds1985 Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer Build 25-Jun-15 18:53 Views : 899 I used a marking pen to denote the outlines of the legs Skyediamonds1985 Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer Build 25-Jun-15 18:50 Views : 871 Making the two remaining sides, I traced the outline of the engine onto additional card stock. I also allowed for extra plastic card along the bottom for the legs of the engine Skyediamonds1985 Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer Parked 25-Jun-15 18:46 Views : 853 I then bent the card along the score line to form a smooth side. Note the small ridge along the fold line. Skyediamonds1985 Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer Parked 25-Jun-15 18:43 Views : 890 Notice the plastic covers both the flat portion of the engine and extends overhead just enough for the cylinders. I scored the card prior to super-gluing it on the balsa block Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview Skyediamonds1985 Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer Build 25-Jun-15 18:40 Views : 873 This is where unsolicited smooth credit cards come in handy. Cut a strip about the width of your intended cylinders and the length of the engine block itself. Skyediamonds1985 Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer Parked 25-Jun-15 18:26 Views : 891 After application of Spackling, tape was immediately peeled off to produce a straight edge Skyediamonds1985 Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer Parked 25-Jun-15 18:17 Views : 805 Adding Spackling compound. Be sure to wear gloves. Note the masked tape Skyediamonds1985 Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer Build 25-Jun-15 18:14 Views : 783 Adding small strips of balsa to help give "roundness" to the back of the engine and tape off the remainder from Spackling compound Skyediamonds1985 Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer Build 25-Jun-15 18:05 Views : 869 Cutting block down to size to account for the addition of cylinders Skyediamonds1985 Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer Build 25-Jun-15 17:33 Views : 800 Wright engine starts with this balsa block Page (4 in total) :  1   2   3   4  [ < Prev ]