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| kenm94591 | Dumas Kit #223, P-26 Peashooter | Parked | 04-Apr-19 15:52 |  | | Views : 652 | | Well I got ahead of myself by starting the build. Should have checked the fuselage against the 3-view. Turns out it is too long with the motor I am building for it and the profile is a little off. Not sure what I will do. |
| kenm94591 | Dumas Kit #223, P-26 Peashooter | Build | 28-Mar-19 17:08 |  | | Views : 509 | | I need to buy some more set screws for the engine but in the mean time I have started the fusalage build. |
| kenm94591 | Dumas Kit #223, P-26 Peashooter | Parked | 27-Mar-19 20:15 |  | | Views : 626 | |
| kenm94591 | Dumas Kit #223, P-26 Peashooter | Parked | 27-Mar-19 20:14 |  | | Views : 560 | | Thanks heywooood. I had actually tried a variation on your suggestion. I bought stainless set screws and painted them black followed with a light sanding. This is a picture of one of the two remaining P-26's. This is from the Planes of Fame in Chino, CA. It is the first plane you see upon entering the museum. |
| kenm94591 | Dumas Kit #223, P-26 Peashooter | Parked | 27-Mar-19 14:21 |  | | Views : 459 | | Thanks Don. New glass working very well. |
| kenm94591 | Dumas Kit #223, P-26 Peashooter | Parked | 25-Mar-19 18:59 |  | | Views : 496 | | I had hoped that the black push rods would pop against the silver and black of the cylinders but it didn't. Not sure what I am going to do. Might try painting the push rods silver. |
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| kenm94591 | Dumas Kit #223, P-26 Peashooter | Parked | 25-Mar-19 14:40 |  | | Views : 422 | | All clinders added to the P-26 engine and now ready to install the push rods. |
| kenm94591 | Dumas Kit #223, P-26 Peashooter | Parked | 24-Mar-19 14:51 |  | | Views : 391 | | Well what I envisioned as a R-1340 Wasp engine for the P-26 is coming together. Five cylinders down and four to go. May need to do some touch up of the silver paint. Will need to add push rods, spark plugs and wires to the front. The back will need exhaust and intake pipes for the manifold added. |
| kenm94591 | Dumas Kit #223, P-26 Peashooter | Parked | 23-Mar-19 17:41 |  | | Views : 354 | | The crankcase cover has been glued in place and the first coat of primer applied. I like the way the hex nuts look. |
| kenm94591 | Dumas Kit #223, P-26 Peashooter | Parked | 23-Mar-19 14:21 |  | | Views : 454 | | Crankcase with the bronze thrust bearing for the intake manifold glued in place. Used small coffee stirrers instead of the bamaboo rod. Will glue larger stirrers to the small stirrers so the set screws will have a tight fit. |
| kenm94591 | Dumas Kit #223, P-26 Peashooter | Parked | 22-Mar-19 17:52 |  | | Views : 433 | | The P-26 crankcase needs bolts so I first drilled with a .5mm bit followed with a 1mm and then a final 1.5mm bit. Inserted and glued 1.4mm hexagon rod to represent the bolt heads. Did not need to do this since the bolt heads will be covered with the heat shield but I will know they are there and should be. |
| kenm94591 | Dumas Kit #223, P-26 Peashooter | Parked | 21-Mar-19 14:09 |  | | Views : 485 | | Some of the parts for the P-26 crankcase, crankcase cover and intake manifold. |
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