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| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 30-Jun-17 15:20 |  | | Views : 732 | | Sig 20" "Customaire" biplane - Rudder/fin framing is doubled white glued and the stab is all blocked up with small bracing planks pinned in place, ready to glue. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 30-Jun-17 15:13 |  | | Views : 780 | | Oh well, so much for chivalry ... |
| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 29-Jun-17 18:06 |  | | Views : 821 | | Some progress on the Customaire. The fin/rudder is all "double-glued up" with white glue as per Don Ross' Treatise book "Rubber Powered Model Airplanes", which I had signed out from the Library, read it, highlighted it , made pencil notes all over it, then ordered a new book, and went back to the Library to give them the new book, got heck from the Librarian, but she eventually let me exchange it, but charged me $2.60 for having to switch over the cover and bar codes info ... I am going all out and double gluing and bracing up everything with small 1/16" balsa planks |
| FireBird | Guillows Series 500 - P-40 Warhawk | Parked | 29-Jun-17 15:25 |  | | Views : 2449 | | Another view of the P-40 Warhawk. You can see the chair inside. |
| FireBird | Guillows Series 500 - P-40 Warhawk | Parked | 29-Jun-17 15:24 |  | | Views : 2374 | | I am done with my P-40 Warhawk! Many extra details went into this one. |
| David Duckett | Guillows Series 2000 - B-24 Liberator | Reference | 29-Jun-17 11:23 |  | | Views : 1033 | |
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| David Duckett | Guillows Series 2000 - B-24 Liberator | Reference | 29-Jun-17 11:22 |  | | Views : 1176 | | The back yard |
| David Duckett | Guillows Series 2000 - B-24 Liberator | Reference | 29-Jun-17 08:18 |  | | Views : 1139 | | It's ours! |
| FireBird | Guillows Series 500 - P-40 Warhawk | Build | 28-Jun-17 21:55 |  | | Views : 2354 | | Another view of the p 40 warhawk. The decals were very flimsy and cracked in a few places. |
| FireBird | Guillows Series 500 - P-40 Warhawk | Build | 28-Jun-17 21:53 |  | | Views : 2210 | | I am almost finished with this plane, it just needs the canopy and final detailing. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 28-Jun-17 16:30 |  | | Views : 797 | | 22" Sig "Customaire" - Today's progress on the fin/rudder - all fitted and blocked up, ready for "double white gluing", as per Don Ross' treatise book "Rubber Powered Model Airplanes"(1988). First glue up all surfaces 65:35 glue:water mixture, let dry, then 90:10 glue:water for final attachment. I am pondering if I even need little gussets all over the model or not ... |
| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 28-Jun-17 16:27 |  | | Views : 853 | | 22" Sig "Customaire" - Spent the day so far, photocopying sections of the plan, and light sanding (220 grit) all of the fuzz off of all of the sides of the "saw cut" stringers - 3/32" sq, 1/16"sq, 3/16" X 3/32", and 1/16" X 1/8" stripwood. After blowing off all of the sanding dust, I dragged each piece through my black cloth T-shirt, and I was amazed at how much sanding sawdust was still actually left on the wood. These laser-cut parts in this kit, don't seem to be as "laser-burned" that very dark brown color on the edges, as on other kits. I have heard that the way to get around that (from Dave Paul Cowell, I think), is to laser cut over glass. Anybody hear that before? I'm ready to start gluing now that all of my balsa is squeaky clean ... |
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