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Browse Images Virtual Aerodrome Image Browser ( Small / Large ) Show : All | Parked | Flying | Build | Aerial | Reference Page (45 in total) :  <<   37   38   39   40   41  [ 42 ]  43   44   45  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ] Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 200 - SE5a Build 16-Nov-15 21:02 Views : 376 Just peeled off the old covering and sanded the frame. Reapplied the Solartex. You can see the old one above. Looks almost like old skin. Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 200 - SE5a Build 16-Nov-15 11:37 Views : 409 Three strikes! In my haste, I forgot to add more glue to all of the surrounding cutout area. I need consistency in order to ensure that all this experiment is worth the effort. Now I'll have to rip off the whole surface of my sample wing and recover and try again. Any observations or suggestions? Will let you know of my efforts within the next day or so. Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 200 - SE5a Build 16-Nov-15 11:30 Views : 437 Tried it again. This time I used more glue around the perimeter of the cut before installing the window assembly. Seems pretty good, but a bit oversized. Will try it again but smaller. Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 200 - SE5a Build 16-Nov-15 11:27 Views : 450 Results were not all that encouraging. Apparently, the surrounding fabric "gives" whenever I applied the iron to the strips around the window Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 200 - SE5a Build 16-Nov-15 11:19 Views : 519 After gluing the strips of Solartex around the plastic window, I used just a spot of glue to help hold the whole inspection window assembly in place while I used the iron to the fabric Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 200 - SE5a Build 16-Nov-15 11:17 Views : 417 Used an X-Acto to cut out the surface outline Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 200 - SE5a Build 16-Nov-15 11:16 Views : 415 Using a thin marker, I drew the outlines of the "window" on my sample wing. Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 200 - SE5a Build 16-Nov-15 11:14 Views : 429 A close up photo from The Vintage Aviator website revealed that the inspection window had small screws or rivets. So, I used a large pin and pushed out some "rivets" from the backside of the plastic "window." I hope this feature shows through the strips of fabric covering. Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 200 - SE5a Flying 16-Nov-15 11:11 Views : 400 Marked off the appropriate size and shape of the plastic window itself. The outer and inner most lines denotes the fabric strip used to cover the edges and hold down the window. The middle line is the actual outline of the plastic window itself. Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 200 - SE5a Build 16-Nov-15 11:08 Views : 352 I started by using some clear plastic packages used for my cylinder rings of the PT-17. Amazing how one manages to save such seemingly items destined to the trash bin Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 200 - SE5a Build 16-Nov-15 11:05 Views : 444 Before starting on the fuselage, I thought I'd try one more experiment. The S.E. 5 was one of the very few, if not the only one, aircraft in production that featured inspection windows on the flying surfaces of both wings and horizontal stabilizer. These windows provided a quick peek at the pulley system and the control cables hidden inside to ensure that the cables had not slipped off the pulley. Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 200 - SE5a Parked 14-Nov-15 14:25 Views : 566 Well guys, it finally happened. No tricks, or gimmicks. Found this can in the paint section of Wal Mart. It's actually a paint stripper, but the title got my attention. My humor for the day:: just spray it up in the air next time a plane flies overhead and see what happens. Page (45 in total) :  <<   37   38   39   40   41  [ 42 ]  43   44   45  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ]