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Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang by SteveM. Viewed 892 times.
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SteveM09-Jul-08 02:26
Progress is slow but I enjoy the engineering challenges, though on this build I am copying the aileron setup of the Molt Hellcat. I think I will try to use the small Dubro hinges shown in the previous photo, now to do the right side.
poppy09-Jul-08 10:54
Those ailerons look close to scale to me.
SteveM09-Jul-08 11:56
Scale size and location, but I decided that since this was my first conversion I would take the easy route and make the aileron sides parallel to the ribs rather than orthogonal to the TE. You can faintly see my pencil mark to show the the left edge should come out by the "I" in "TIP" and the right side comes out in the right spot but it should be cutting through the middle of the rib next to it.
John M Oshust09-Jul-08 14:41
Close enough, no one will notice. You could cut and make an extension on the aileron but I seriously do not think it is worth the work.
SteveM09-Jul-08 15:10
That's what I figured, I'll just call it "stand off scale". The fun with the rudder and elevator will be trying to model the counterbalance weight. I know, probably overboard, but that is all part of what separates kits from ARFs.
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