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raylScratch Built Consolidated XF-92AReference27-Mar-15 14:31
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OK Iwill try this with better pictures. These are the two items that you need, both available from Hobby Lobby, Dick Blic or most any art store.
raylScratch Built Grumman J2F DuckReference27-Mar-15 08:38
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Now that looks like fun!! Kermit Weeks in his J2F back in 2002. They removed the tailhook and bolted up a clevis to attach the ski ropes. One of the dummies tried barefooting it later: Didn't work well.
raylScratch Built Consolidated XF-92ABuild27-Mar-15 08:31
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Here's the finished product. To remove the tape and masking fluid, just roll it off with your finger tips. Beats the heck out of applying and trimming little pieces of Scotch Tape to each panel.
raylScratch Built Consolidated XF-92ABuild27-Mar-15 08:29
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THis is what it looks like after the masking film is dry.
raylScratch Built Consolidated XF-92ABuild27-Mar-15 08:28
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I don't know how everyone else does masking on their canopies, but I would like to share my method: I use "ChartPak" tape to outline the clear areas. This tape (or it's Chinese equivelent) is available at Hobby Lobby. It is a "crepe" tape that will allow it to bend around corners. I use 1/16" wide stuff. Burnish the tape down with finger pressure and trim. THe rest of the area is filled in with masking fluid, (again it's available at H/L as "Fine Line masking Pen". Apply a thin film, thicker is not better and watch for air bubbles. The pictue shows my canopy just after I applied the masking fluid.
raylScratch Built Consolidated XF-92AReference26-Mar-15 12:48
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After consuming many bottles of screw-top vine with the neighbors, discussing the intrinsic holistic values of "Fifty Shades of Gray" we got down to the serious business fo mocking up my new J2F Duck project. I need to thank all of my neighbors for posing. Now I just need to lift the loft lines and scale it down to 1/16 scale.
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raylScratch Built Consolidated XF-92AReference25-Mar-15 20:02
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Or, like this one? I acquired these from the Hobby SHop that I grew up with. When the owner retired in the early 90's, he was going to throw them away, but I convinced himthat collectors would go nuts for them. They did and he gave me three of these diplays as a token of his appreciation. They are near & dear to me.
raylScratch Built Consolidated XF-92AReference25-Mar-15 19:58
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Continuing on DonC's nostalgia: Anybody else drool over one of these displays high up on the Hobby Shop wall like I did when I was of the single digit age?
raylScratch Built Consolidated XF-92ABuild24-Mar-15 17:20
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With a different back ground, it sould be a Ramp shot at Edwards. Now on to the installation of the cockpit innards and finishing up the canopy.
raylScratch Built Consolidated XF-92ABuild24-Mar-15 17:18
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Nose Gear and doors.
raylScratch Built Consolidated XF-92ABuild24-Mar-15 17:18
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The Main L/G doors in place.
raylScratch Built Consolidated XF-92ABuild24-Mar-15 17:16
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Must get '92 done before starting other projects! These are two of the main L/G doors and the hinges that I fabricated for the Nose Gear doors. The picutres of the real thing showed that the hinges were pretty massive castings which has given me pause for quite some time. The light bulb moment came and I drilled a slightly off-center hole in some Dowel Stock, sawed off thin sections then added the attachment points.
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