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| rayl, Image # 33459 | 12 Mar 15 11:00 |
Canadian Northern Flight # 5280. Outbound from New Orleans to Hudson Bay and points North. Spring must be here. |
| rayl, Comment for image # 33449 | 11 Mar 15 19:11 |
| Thanks Guys. |
| mattolson, Comment for image # 33450 | 11 Mar 15 17:38 |
| Looking great. I also learned years back that CA has a tendency to 'fog' the clear plastic parts (at least the canopies in the kits) when used to secure them. |
| rayl, Comment for image # 33448 | 11 Mar 15 13:27 |
| Got me!! |
| bobgood, Comment for image # 33448 | 11 Mar 15 12:22 |
| Doing a great job here Ray! I like your innovative approach to your builds! (Note: when I was an apprentice -1958- I would be reprimanded if I ever left a "plane" resting on it's soul! Even on a wooden bench!) |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 33449 | 11 Mar 15 11:59 |
| Very, very nice. Creativity at its best! |
| julinick, Comment for image # 33449 | 11 Mar 15 11:01 |
| Genius, Super-Genius!!!! |
| rayl, Image # 33450 | 11 Mar 15 10:31 |
Test fit on the plane. Not bad if I say so myself. Note to self: CA doesn't stick well to the Coke bottle plastic, use 5-56 canopy glue. |
| rayl, Image # 33449 | 11 Mar 15 10:29 |
Close-up of the assembly. |
| rayl, Image # 33448 | 11 Mar 15 10:28 |
Not as deep as John O's workbench. After about four tries at trying to get the bent lams into the correct place, (upper right of picture), I had a"Duh" moment and realised that it would be better to set the bows on the canopy base plate, then sand them to fit the canaopy. That worked much better. I filled in the aft canopy fairing with Duram's water putty as I will need to drill some holes in it for some sort of fittings that are evident on the pictures of that area. |
| rayl, Image # 33447 | 11 Mar 15 10:20 |
Starting to figure out how to do the canopy. Coke bottle canopy and 1/32" Bass laminated over forms that were lifted off of the canopy master. I used soft Plumbers solder to duplicate the the cross-sections to transfer to my bending forms. Soaked the Bass in warm water for about 10 minutes, clamped them to the forms then popped them into the oven at 180 deg. F for about 20 minutes to dry out the bass. Worked great. |
| rayl, Image # 33405 | 06 Mar 15 10:13 |
I recall seeing a sign in West Texas that said something to the effect of "Do not run over Armadillos to prevent damage to vehicles". |
| rayl, Comment for image # 33385 | 05 Mar 15 14:57 |
| Thanks for the compliments guys. It has been my way of going through my first winter of retirement without going nuts. Although I question the sanity of starting this project. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 33385 | 05 Mar 15 07:45 |
| Impressive |
| julinick, Comment for image # 33385 | 04 Mar 15 19:37 |
| Rayl, this is looking grand!!!! Hats off to you!!! |
| rayl, Image # 33387 | 04 Mar 15 16:49 |
I now have all of teh L/G doors constructed but are still figuring out the hinges and actuators. BOuncing around between items, I also now ready to start on the cockpit with the instruments printed out and teh Inst. panel picture test having been test-fit for the proper size. Off-camera, I have some laminated bows for the canopy drying on their forms. |
| rayl, Image # 33385 | 04 Mar 15 16:41 |
Decals finally applied, definently helped to get the right amount of fixative on the decals. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 33374 | 03 Mar 15 16:38 |
| Must remember the vinegar solvent...slick idea! |
| Don C, Comment for image # 33374 | 03 Mar 15 16:31 |
| Ouch! |
| rayl, Image # 33374 | 03 Mar 15 14:18 |
ANd how is my day going? Glad that you asked. First time to make make my own decals using Testors decal paper: Apparently I did not lay a heavy enough coat of fixative over the decals. TIghtened sphincter, dry mouth, etc. I found that laying a piece of paper towel saturated with white vinegar over the decal softened it enough to gently peel the remenants off with out damaging anything. Whew. Now I will print up some new decals and be sure to spray enough fixative on them. |
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