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| jerry campbell, Image # 3227 | 15 Jun 07 15:28 |
I use small fuel line to simulate the landing gear. It is extremely flexible and slips easily onto the landing gerar wire after it is bent. I've now got to add strips fo masking take to simulate the hydraulic ridges. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3226 | 15 Jun 07 15:17 |
The sleek shape of the "Frank" is finally taking shape. The Hayate (Hurricane) in the hands of an experienced pilot could out fly both the Musttang and Hellcat. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3225 | 15 Jun 07 15:09 |
The engine cowling is built up with rings of balsa and was a bit of a job carvng and sanding to shape as well as cutting and shaping the air intake . You can see where the stringers must still be added to the fuselage. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3224 | 15 Jun 07 14:57 |
The major components are doped, sanded, and papered. The lower third of the fuselage will be papered after the wing has been added to the fuslelage and the l ower stringers are in place. |
| jerry campbell, Comment for image # 3175 | 13 Jun 07 15:04 |
| cdwheatley, I'm going to be in London for a year beginning in September. Please e-mail me. jlc190@verizon.net |
| cdwheatley, Comment for image # 3175 | 13 Jun 07 02:39 |
| It looks good! |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3177 | 12 Jun 07 22:52 |
The center section of the wing and center section of the fuselage where the wing fits is extremely strong and after a little trimming the wing fits perfectly. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3176 | 12 Jun 07 22:41 |
The balsa and the structure are lighter and much more fragile than building a Guilloes kit. Because of my hairy hands and thick fingers I've broken sections of stringers and had to replace them. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3175 | 12 Jun 07 22:34 |
With a coat of dope and one sanding done the main components are tacked together with masking tape to see how it looks. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3165 | 10 Jun 07 22:45 |
I added balsa filets on the wing tips rather than the stringers the plans called for. I think they look far better than stringes and paper. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3163 | 10 Jun 07 22:39 |
Fit is snug and with a little trimming/sanding the fit should be almost perfect. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3162 | 10 Jun 07 22:31 |
The fuselage and wings are built. I added stringers around the cockpit and on the top side of the wing. The center section of the wing was hard to follow the instructions, but was finally together. |
| jerry campbell, Comment for image # 3147 | 08 Jun 07 19:48 |
| But the wood is extremely light and very delicate so I replaced the stringers with some left over Guillows stringers which are very tough. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3147 | 08 Jun 07 19:44 |
The fuselage formers and side longerons fit extremely well, but the woo |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3142 | 08 Jun 07 02:34 |
Just think of the fun I had cutting out over a hundred parts. Of course there was also some sanding to smooth the cuttings. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3140 | 08 Jun 07 02:27 |
Never realized how hairy my hands are. The meaning of "print wood" says you are going to be cutting out each part, no die cut here. While it can be tedius, I rather enjoy it. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3139 | 08 Jun 07 02:22 |
The Diels Ki 84 Frank comes with print wood, strip wood, light tissue, vacu canopy, two sheets of plans, instructions and decals. |
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