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| LASTWOODSMAN | Guillows Series 500 - Nakijima Rufe | Parked | 26-Nov-16 12:39 |  | | Views : 405 | | THE TEN LAYERS OF 1/32" BALSA RECTANGLES FOR EACH OF THE THREE BLADES WERE ALL PAINTED WITH ACRYLIC "CINNAMON" COLOR TO REPRESENT THE WOOD GRAIN, AND WERE ALL ALLOWED TO DRY BEFORE WHITE GLUING THE STACKS TOGETHER, ONE STACK FOR EACH BLADE, AND CLAMPING THE THREE STACKS SEPARATELY, AND WAITED A FEW DAYS FOR IT ALL TO DRY - THE WHITE GLUE DISAPPEARS. THEN I CARVED OUT THE BLADES, SANDED THEM, AND STAINED THEM "GOLDEN OAK" COLOUR. AND CLEAR COATED WITH KRYLON CLEAR GLOSS. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Guillows Series 500 - Nakijima Rufe | Parked | 26-Nov-16 12:27 |  | | Views : 443 | | THIS IS 3/32" BALSA INFIL PLANKING ON THE FUSELAGE AND MAIN FLOAT, 1/32" BALSA SHEETING OVER THE WINGS AND RIBS, 1/8" SOLID SHEET BALSA FOR THE RUDDER AND STABILIZER, AND A LAMINATED, 10 LAYERS OF 1/32" BALSA, THREE BLADE PROP |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Guillows Series 500 - Nakijima Rufe | Parked | 26-Nov-16 12:16 |  | | Views : 437 | | THEN I DISCOVERED "INFIL PLANKING" ON DAVID DUCKETT'S BUILDS, AND I SAID TO MYSELF - "IF THESE OL' BOYS CAN DO THAT, THEN SO CAN I!" |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Guillows Series 500 - Nakijima Rufe | Parked | 26-Nov-16 12:13 |  | | Views : 420 | | SPRING AND SUMMER 2013 - I BUILT A 16" SPITFIRE AND A 16" STUKA, AND IN THE FALL OF 2013 MY 24" NIEUPORT 11 WHICH TOOK APPX. 230 HOURS OF WORK - I'M A SLOW BUILDER! |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Guillows Series 500 - Nakijima Rufe | Parked | 26-Nov-16 12:09 |  | | Views : 395 | | 6 MORE YEARS LATER IN 2013 I'M 57 AND REALLY STARTED BACK INTO THE HOBBY AFTER HAVING DISCOVERED VIRTUAL AERODROME |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Guillows Series 500 - Nakijima Rufe | Parked | 26-Nov-16 12:03 |  | | Views : 447 | | THE LAST MODEL I BUILT WAS IN 1971 WHEN I WAS 15YRS OLD. 36 YRS LATER IN 2007 I WAS 51 YRS OLD AND BUILT THE GUILLOW FOKKER TRIPLANE JUST FOR FUN. I KNEW RIGHT THEN I WOULD BE TAKING UP THE HOBBY AGAIN WHEN I HAD MORE TIME IN MY RETIREMENT. |
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