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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 21:09 Views : 802 Al oxidizes with time, forms a patina. I coated the Al, and decals, with a thin coat of clear sealant. I refer to the nose...tail is wood! John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 01-Nov-07 21:07 Views : 1109 Tonight I re-burnished the AL and applied the decals (the best part of a Guillows kit) John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 01-Nov-07 13:38 Views : 947 Once the spinner and prop are complete, I can start wing construction. John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 01-Nov-07 13:37 Views : 857 I had to remove the engine magnets for an easy fit, all of this is scratch build....learn as you go prototype. John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 01-Nov-07 13:35 Views : 832 Wheels permanently attached. John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 01-Nov-07 13:33 Views : 780 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 Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 01-Nov-07 13:30 Views : 874 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 : 812 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 : 761 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 : 807 When finally finished and poilishe the blades will be cut from the blanks and pegged to the Al spinner. John M Oshust Guillows Series 800 - Spirit of St Louis Build 31-Oct-07 19:40 Views : 921 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 : 799 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! Page (11 in total) :  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ]