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Browse Images Virtual Aerodrome Image Browser ( Small / Large ) Show : All | Parked | Flying | Build | Aerial | Reference Page (14 in total) :  <<   4   5   6   7   8  [ 9 ]  10   11   12   13   14  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ] Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview rayl Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian Build 10-Feb-16 11:21 Views : 449 Even though I struck out on my quest for Nitrate dope in SF, I did find this pure cotton 3/0 machine thread. It is supposed to absorb aliphatic glue better than other (rayon) threads. rayl Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian Build 10-Feb-16 11:18 Views : 492 Next, laid some 50# bond paper over the parchament. I think that next time I will use standard 20# paper. Can you see where I'm heading? rayl Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian Build 10-Feb-16 11:17 Views : 452 Covered the face of the board with parchament paper to prevent glue sticking to it. rayl Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian Build 10-Feb-16 11:15 Views : 427 I feel like a cobbler. Small brads driven into the edge of the board at every other 3/32" mark. rayl Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian Build 10-Feb-16 11:12 Views : 442 Defaced the fine looking board with some lines: 3/32" on both faces. rayl Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian Build 10-Feb-16 11:11 Views : 393 Fine looking piece of board,eh? Lets see what I can do with it. Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview rayl Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian Build 07-Feb-16 12:51 Views : 476 SO, I make the two hour trip to Sioux Falls yesterday to take the wife to a Mall and I can visit the one Hobby Shop that is still open within a 150 mile radius. TUrns out that there is nice young guy managing it now but when I pointed out that he was out of Nitrate Dope, he wanted to know if that was a brand name or the name of it's manufacturer (sigh). We are truly dinosaurs. At least Drodak & Sig are still around. rayl Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian Build 05-Feb-16 14:45 Views : 517 another shot of the assembledge. rayl Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian Build 05-Feb-16 14:44 Views : 525 Took some time to assemble the bones today and check the fit everything. rayl Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian Reference 02-Feb-16 13:05 Views : 464 BTW. Weather Report for NW Iowa: 10-14" wet snow & 30-50 MPH winds. At least teh Darn Caucuses are over and evrybody has moved on. rayl Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian Build 01-Feb-16 14:53 Views : 502 THis is my "proof of concept" test piece. As I mentioned aearlier, I've never built a covered wing before so I am trying out various methods of covering it. I have tried the dope/thinner covering method, the glue stick method and several mixes of water and water/alcohol to shrink the tissue, just to get comfortable with how to proceed. rayl Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian Build 01-Feb-16 14:49 Views : 476 All of the wing bones and "N" struts done. Now I have to cut away the ailerons before final sanding and sealing. Page (14 in total) :  <<   4   5   6   7   8  [ 9 ]  10   11   12   13   14  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ]