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| frwyflyer, Comment for image # 30642 | 03 Feb 14 11:51 |
| Great modification!! That should really help to avoid warps |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 30642 | 03 Feb 14 07:40 |
| The plans call for the keel to be 1/18" wide strips of 1/16" stock which seems to be common to Cleveland designs. That seems a bit flimsy for the 3/32" formers and stringers so I decided to make a solid piece keel of 1/16" stock. I also wanted to make sure I got it straight when joining the halves. Worked pretty good so I think it will be the way I build all Cleveland kits. |
| frwyflyer, Comment for image # 30642 | 03 Feb 14 07:20 |
| Is that balsa spine/keel something you added? I don't remember Cleveland kits having those pieces. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 30657 | 02 Feb 14 15:50 |
| *for |
| David Duckett, Image # 30660 | 02 Feb 14 15:46 |
And a few small pieces at the tail |
| David Duckett, Image # 30659 | 02 Feb 14 15:45 |
A few left over pieces start the next sections. |
| David Duckett, Image # 30658 | 02 Feb 14 15:44 |
Bottom view |
| David Duckett, Image # 30657 | 02 Feb 14 15:44 |
Completed infill for third and fourth sections left side. Also cut hole gor wing leading edge. |
| David Duckett, Image # 30656 | 02 Feb 14 15:42 |
Finished infill on third and fourth sections right side. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 30642 | 02 Feb 14 06:53 |
| Thanks, no hurry. I've got a full plate. |
| lukebozek1, Comment for image # 30642 | 01 Feb 14 19:57 |
| I didn't forget those Lockheed plans, just working in PA. Enjoying your build. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 30644 | 01 Feb 14 17:28 |
| Tis a nice size. Who supplied such a nice shipping box?? |
| David Duckett, Image # 30645 | 01 Feb 14 17:06 |
The cockpit will be built of laminations on top of the infill. |
| David Duckett, Image # 30644 | 01 Feb 14 17:05 |
It's a big Mosquito! On 36" stock for comparison |
| David Duckett, Image # 30643 | 01 Feb 14 17:03 |
The P-80 is very close to the same scale as the Mosquito. |
| David Duckett, Image # 30642 | 01 Feb 14 17:02 |
Supplies include 3/32" stringers, CA, Testors wood cement, glue extender tips, 2 1/4" treaded scale wheels, and decals. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 30593 | 29 Jan 14 10:50 |
| Sizes in millimeters are 5,9,14,19,24,29,39, & 49. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 30593 | 29 Jan 14 10:07 |
| As I'm using only two of these, I'll gladly share. I think they are used only on the fuselage. If interested, tell me the size and give me a snail mail address. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 30594 | 29 Jan 14 04:07 |
| Thank you. While I share your admiration of the Spad one is not planned. I did build one as a teenager which was painted bright yellow and looked great until my sister destroyed it with her rocking chair on the front porch. The Fokker was one of my first kits, not this one, and has always been a favorite. I got this one simply because I got a good deal on it. The same with the other Cleveland kits plus the fact that they are just about the only ones in kit form of these planes. The Mosquito is simply an impulsive move, sorta like candy at the checkout counter. I was really looking for the Panther:-) I don't plan to build these in a row but interspersed with painting so I'm good for quite awhile. And speaking of the Spad as a work of art..... |
| jhuck-80, Comment for image # 30594 | 28 Jan 14 13:16 |
| I note the vintage Cleveland kits. I got into this because my father loved building. When he passed away in 1995 he was working on a 1936 Cleveland Spad XIII. At some point, I will try to finish it (probably uncovered, so I can see what I did and what he did).
I follow a lot of your builds kind of compulsively, and I would love to see what you would do with that one. The Spad has sort of fallen out of favor as a model, which I have never understood. There are all sorts of great color schemes that have been used on it, and I could see you turning it into another work of art. There are usually one or two of the Spads available on Ebay, if you ever get the itch! |
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