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Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild09-Dec-15 15:59
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Small front end was made from tubular strips of plastic cut down short. Used a pin to help located the holes followed by using a pin vise.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild09-Dec-15 15:57
Views : 878
Starting to look like a Vickers...
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild09-Dec-15 15:55
Views : 907
Super glued each strip until the whole barrel was covered.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild09-Dec-15 15:54
Views : 861
To simulate the long grooves on the main barrel, I cut short strips of .060" half-round plastic strips. The chose of thickness of the strips was purely arbitrary as it "looked just about right."
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild09-Dec-15 15:49
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The tape was wrapped as many times necessary to achieve the desired thickness. In this case, it was just twice.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild09-Dec-15 15:48
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I noticed that the ends of the barrel were "capped." So, back to the cutting a thin strip from electrical tape.
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Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild09-Dec-15 15:45
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Using the drawings of the inboard and outboard profile drawings, combined with photos and the advertisement of the Vickers gun, it was just a matter of choosing the materials to start the build. In this case, I found a small cylinder_shaped piece of plastic to use as the main barrel.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild09-Dec-15 15:40
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I apologize in advance for using this same image of the main instrument panel. Just using it as another source of reference to where the Vickers gun is to be located and how much of it will be visible
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild09-Dec-15 15:37
Views : 888
Same can be said for the outside profile. This also gives me the perspective that most of the Vickers gun will be hidden
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild09-Dec-15 15:35
Views : 930
The inboard profile helps to determine the relationship of the Vickers gun to the fuselage.
BriandKilbyDumas Kit #232, Albatros DVBuild09-Dec-15 12:50
Views : 850
stringers done on fuselage!
BriandKilbyDumas Kit #232, Albatros DVBuild09-Dec-15 12:49
Views : 824
gear on!
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