| Image Comments |
| David Duckett | 21-Apr-10 14:34 |
| Tail feathers roughly shaped |
| Xanadu | 21-Apr-10 16:47 |
| Talk about a building machine this fella is! |
| reuben199 | 21-Apr-10 22:12 |
| Looking good, I can't wait to see this one finished :-) |
| jgood | 22-Apr-10 02:19 |
| Looks great David, amazing work on the plastic on the front. Not sure the Camel had a airfoil shape on it's tail surfaces though? |
| David Duckett | 22-Apr-10 03:06 |
| There are duplicate pieces furnished for the fin and rudder so I'll make another one without an airfoil and use it instead of this one. |
| jgood | 22-Apr-10 04:36 |
| The airfoil pieces look so nice, and beautifully made though. Maybe I should have kept quiet. :) |
| jgood | 22-Apr-10 04:42 |
| Ah, I see the cut-aways. I'm glad to be wrong. Maybe some sanding can correct. |
| David Duckett | 22-Apr-10 05:17 |
| No you should not have kept quiet, I'm glad you pointed it out. The new fin and rudder are already made:o) |
| scigs30 | 22-Apr-10 08:10 |
| David, Are you still attaching the silk-span with glue or are you using dope and thinner? Do you use the silk-span in the kit or from the hobby store? |
| David Duckett | 22-Apr-10 08:50 |
| I always use thinned dope to attach the wet silkspan. The silkspan I use is heavier (more thread count, Martha)than what is provided in a Guillows kit. I did use the kit silkspan, and covered dry, the Wright Flyer and it worked just fine. |
| jimbothehotdog | 22-Apr-10 10:40 |
| Since you guys are talking covering techniques... Is there any harm in attaching covering with white glue and then dope to seal the whole thing over the white glue?
BTW David... looks like you are on par for another showpiece!! |
| David Duckett | 22-Apr-10 11:40 |
| No. Thanks :o) |
| hjlittman | 22-Apr-10 15:47 |
| OK,checked my Camel references. The stabilizer had an airfoil shape ahead of the hinge line. The movable elevator was flat. Same for all WWI Sopwith designs from the Pup through to the Snipe. (cf. Aircraft Archive, Aircraft of World War One, Argus Books, 1989: Areomodeler, vol XXIII, no 266, March 1958, "Camel Close Up") |
| David Duckett | 22-Apr-10 16:07 |
| Well poo! At least the elevators are an easy shape. Thanks. |
