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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 16-Nov-15 11:16 |  | | Views : 418 | | Using a thin marker, I drew the outlines of the "window" on my sample wing. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 16-Nov-15 11:14 |  | | Views : 432 | | A close up photo from The Vintage Aviator website revealed that the inspection window had small screws or rivets. So, I used a large pin and pushed out some "rivets" from the backside of the plastic "window." I hope this feature shows through the strips of fabric covering. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Flying | 16-Nov-15 11:11 |  | | Views : 402 | | Marked off the appropriate size and shape of the plastic window itself. The outer and inner most lines denotes the fabric strip used to cover the edges and hold down the window. The middle line is the actual outline of the plastic window itself. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 16-Nov-15 11:08 |  | | Views : 354 | | I started by using some clear plastic packages used for my cylinder rings of the PT-17. Amazing how one manages to save such seemingly items destined to the trash bin |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 16-Nov-15 11:05 |  | | Views : 446 | | Before starting on the fuselage, I thought I'd try one more experiment. The S.E. 5 was one of the very few, if not the only one, aircraft in production that featured inspection windows on the flying surfaces of both wings and horizontal stabilizer. These windows provided a quick peek at the pulley system and the control cables hidden inside to ensure that the cables had not slipped off the pulley. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Parked | 14-Nov-15 14:25 |  | | Views : 569 | | Well guys, it finally happened. No tricks, or gimmicks. Found this can in the paint section of Wal Mart. It's actually a paint stripper, but the title got my attention. My humor for the day:: just spray it up in the air next time a plane flies overhead and see what happens. |
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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 22:03 |  | | Views : 454 | | This is the final result of all my trials and experimentation. Not bad, eh? Its not as "contrasty" as the black thread I used before,. Its a bit more understated and realistic. Now the real challenge will come when I try to apply all that I've learned on the completed fuselage. Thats it for the stitching experiment. Now, I'll be working on the fuselage and doing some "slight" revising to accommodate the cockpit interior as well as alter the profile of the nose to reflect a more "boxy" squared-n appearance. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 21:54 |  | | Views : 413 | | If this is a repeat posting, I'm still learning how to use this thangy. I looked up The Vintage Aviator website and found some amazing colored close up photos of the S.E. 5 they restored (or built), an the side fuselage stitching appears to be a medium gray color. A quick stop at Wal Mart's fabric section netted me a nice gray colored thread that actually has a braided texture. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 21:48 |  | | Views : 411 | | Again, remembering the unsightly mess, I decided to use a pin dipped in Tamiya's olive drab paint to carefully further clean up any signs of frayed fabric or tiny wood chips from the balsa sheet that the Solartex is covering. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 21:46 |  | | Views : 407 | | After punching the new holes on the adjacent strip, I brushed off the trimmings with a stiff brush to keep things nice and tidy-like |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 21:43 |  | | Views : 389 | | Okay guys, I think I've got it narrowed down to something workable and looks good at the same time. In this photo, you can observe that only one strip of Solartex has been pre-punched with pin holes while the other is blank. Last time, it was discovered that the strips stretch out while being laid on the fuselage side, thereby causing the holes to be rearranged out of alignment. This time, I am going to use the pre-punched strip as my guide for the plain strip. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 12-Nov-15 21:33 |  | | Views : 417 | | Sorry guys, still learning how to upload images. I used a pin vice to drill the covering and wood backing to help me thread the stitching. It was at this point, since I knew I was stitching directly onto the fuselage, that I will leave the entire bottom of the fuselage uncovered to allow me access to the interior for the stitching. Once everything is done, II will cover the bottom of the fuselage and seal everything inside. That's it for now. Thanks guys . sky |
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