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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 31-Oct-15 20:21 |  | | Views : 647 | | I carefully cut the bottom keel and lowered the profile to reflect a more accurate profile if the real aircraft. I am aware that I'll have to cut out new fuselage formers to reflect the enlarged forward portion of the fuselage and this is to be expected. I'm keeping in mind that at this stage of planning, I'll be taking this model to a different level of detailing that is more than what the original kit calls for. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 31-Oct-15 20:14 |  | | Views : 858 | | As noted from my previous posting of Guillow's drawings of the fuselage profile, this drawing of the real aircraft shows a more "boxy" squared-on profiile |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 31-Oct-15 20:09 |  | | Views : 600 | | Looking at the instructions, I noted that the bottom of the fuselage tapers upward from the landing gear to the nose. I compared this drawing with those of the real aircraft and noted the real aircraft had a more "boxy" squared-on profile. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 30-Oct-15 22:25 |  | | Views : 629 | | Researching for the proper landing gear configuration |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 | Parked | 06-Jul-15 21:40 |  | | Views : 1900 | | After you have used the scissors to cut both the desired thickness and length of the hand bag.......er, I mean coaming.. (ahem), to the length to surround the cockpit opening, simply remove the "stuffing" to reveal the groove to slip over and around. In this case, I used white glue to account of the time needed for adjusting the coaming to fit snugly around the cockpit. The handle from the hand bag will have enough to produce at least a half dozen open cockpit aircraft. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 | Build | 06-Jul-15 21:17 |  | | Views : 1823 | | A pair of scissors works great. Tried the knife route, and its not worth the effort. |
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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 | Build | 06-Jul-15 21:15 |  | | Views : 1818 | | After slicing off a section of the handle. This particular length had some "stuffing" inside that needed to be removed. If you'll note, the upper half will actually provide a nice groove to slip the coaming around the cockpit edges. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 | Build | 06-Jul-15 21:12 |  | | Views : 1883 | | Observe the nice, fine, oh so wonderful stitching on the handle. Ahhh, I can imagine you're already getting the idea. Perhaps I've elicited a smile? |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 | Build | 06-Jul-15 21:10 |  | | Views : 1802 | | First, go to the nearest thrift shop and purchase an old hand bag of your choice. Trust me on this. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 | Build | 06-Jul-15 21:08 |  | | Views : 1826 | | Going to give you guys a bit of "out of the box" thinking with a dash of imagination and possibly forehead slapping. This session will be devoted to cockpit coaming. It may even provoke a chuckle or two. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 | Parked | 06-Jul-15 20:28 |  | | Views : 1738 | | Final result of the wing walk with the thin strip of silver paint added to fill in the gap. I felt that everyone has seen a good textured wing walk, and many also featured the metal borders, but how many have we seen with that added step at the trailing edge? |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 | Build | 06-Jul-15 20:25 |  | | Views : 1782 | | An overview of the lower wing and wing walk areas just prior to the final coat of silver paint to fill in the gap. |
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