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Browse Images Virtual Aerodrome Image Browser ( Small / Large ) Show : All | Parked | Flying | Build | Aerial | Reference Page (10 in total) :  <<   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ] Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 18-Jan-15 10:12 Views : 495 Finished all of the fuse planking. Installed 1/64" ply main L/G well inserts. I did this to simulate the thin edges of the wheel wells. I have three layers of sandinig sealer on the fuse now so the next step will be to lay on some automotive type high-fill primer. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 18-Jan-15 10:04 Views : 508 The main L/G firmly mounted into it's plywood bulkheads. I used a "Wixey" digital angle gauge to make sure the fuse was level (laterally) then set a bar across the L/G strutts to insure that they were level before supergluing them into place. I then drilled 3/32" cross pin holes through the main member and inserted music wire into those holes. The L/G shouldn't move at all. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 17-Jan-15 09:49 Views : 497 Bottom sheeting instaled on the wings and the elevons attached. Now I'm ready to finsih the fuse planking and move on to the sealer/primer stage. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 17-Jan-15 09:44 Views : 539 Main gear wells done. Ready to sheet the bottom of the wings. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 17-Jan-15 09:42 Views : 475 My new freind in Monterey, Ca. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 14-Jan-15 11:23 Views : 472 Started on the main L/G wells. A few strips to simulate the stringers and faux spars to close off the space. Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 14-Jan-15 11:21 Views : 534 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 : 496 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 : 462 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 : 491 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. rayl Scratch Built Consolidated XF-92A Build 10-Jan-15 10:08 Views : 456 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 : 480 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! Page (10 in total) :  <<   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ]