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Aircraft |
Category |
Date |
Preview |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Guillows Series 500 - Nakijima Rufe | Parked | 26-Nov-16 14:51 |  |
| Views : 497 |
| Wings, rudder, and stabilizer are stained "American Walnut", fuselage, float and prop are stained "Golden Oak", float and pontoon struts are stained "Provincial" |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Guillows Series 500 - Nakijima Rufe | Parked | 26-Nov-16 14:45 |  |
| Views : 436 |
| There are lots of videos on how to wing sheet on U-tube |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Guillows Series 500 - Nakijima Rufe | Parked | 26-Nov-16 12:42 |  |
| Views : 416 |
| WING SHEETING WITH 1/32" BALSA - FIRST ATTEMPT - TOP AND BOTTOM |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Guillows Series 500 - Nakijima Rufe | Parked | 26-Nov-16 12:39 |  |
| Views : 397 |
| 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 : 435 |
| 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 : 432 |
| 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!" |
