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Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild14-Aug-16 22:37
Views : 507
Holes punctured and brass worked out smooth to fit over each wing strut
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild14-Aug-16 22:34
Views : 452
Puncturing holes into the brass bracket. Don't worry, it gets better
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild14-Aug-16 22:33
Views : 511
Transferred paper template onto .005 thin brass sheet metal.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild14-Aug-16 22:31
Views : 448
Paper template for wing strut brackets. Each has its own special template.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild14-Aug-16 22:30
Views : 429
Fabricating the wing strut brackets by first folding paper to use as a template
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 22:17
Views : 514
Used an old X=Acto blade and rolled back and forth to cut the tubing. If I used a pair of cutters, it would only pinch the ends shut and flare out the ends.
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Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 22:13
Views : 574
Because of the double sets of flying wires, I thought it might be prudent to downsize the "turnbuckles" and rigging to make room at this scale. In this case, I cut small sections from .006 sized brass tubinmg, the smallest size av
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 22:09
Views : 528
This is probably a better photo of the double sets of flying wires.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aParked03-Aug-16 22:06
Views : 457
This photo of the real aircraft shows two double sets of flying wires.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 22:04
Views : 471
Really didn't want to paint the lovely brass. However, it did dcover up the discoloration from annealing the brass to bend it to wrap around the struts.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 22:02
Views : 473
Brass really sets off the struts.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild03-Aug-16 22:01
Views : 460
My version of an awl....
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