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| John M Oshust, Image # 4979 | 09 Nov 07 22:01 |
The wing first fill and sanding. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 4954 | 06 Nov 07 06:55 |
| You'll get no argument about the plastic. On this one, the B-25, the Cessna 172, and the Mosquito (that I know of) have plastic wing tips. I did use them on the Cessna because of their shape but I would not use the others simply because they don't look right and they would be a real bitch to blend in with the rest of the wing. It's so much simpler to make wing tips from balsa blocks and they certainly look better. The wing tips on the real Spirit are covered with fabric around what looks like one piece which forms the outline, just like another rib. |
| John M Oshust, Image # 4955 | 05 Nov 07 22:06 |
Thanks DD for the advice about the large wing decals. Your thought never crossed my mind. Off to the hills of PA for 4 days to try and decrease the turkey population. The wing gets covered upon return. |
| John M Oshust, Image # 4954 | 05 Nov 07 22:04 |
Seems like the wing will fit. Like DD I must make wooden end caps for the wing....Guillows plastic...again! |
| John M Oshust, Image # 4953 | 05 Nov 07 22:02 |
The Spirit has a wing. A few extra stingers and a large stringer just forward of the aileron spaces. I could not get 1/32 bass wide enough to cover in one piece so I had to adjust the stringers to hold a tight seam. |
| John M Oshust, Image # 4952 | 05 Nov 07 21:59 |
These a floral arranging pins. They are a bit long but cut easily to fit your building board. You can purchase them at a craft shop. I found them useful in building the Spirit wing. |
| JohnG., Comment for image # 4947 | 05 Nov 07 10:17 |
| What John does not like, he overcomes with ingenious tenancity!!! |
| poppy, Comment for image # 4947 | 05 Nov 07 09:40 |
| I don't think John likes Guillows balsa. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 4947 | 05 Nov 07 07:26 |
| DD none of the wing thingies, spars, were marked or notched. I know the length is based on the box, the wood and Quality control is garbage! |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 4947 | 05 Nov 07 06:28 |
| The wingspan is 36", the box it came in is 20 and 1/4". I'm curious as to which notches Guillows forgot. |
| Barnstormer, Comment for image # 4947 | 04 Nov 07 19:59 |
| Looks great dispite the Guillows crap, I'm working on a mini lumber yard inventory also. |
| John M Oshust, Image # 4947 | 04 Nov 07 19:55 |
The top is almost there. Guillows calls for pieced stringers. Fortunately my "mini lumbar yard" yielded stringers that can span the wing in one piece....but I must mark and cut notches as Guillows forgot! |
| John M Oshust, Image # 4942 | 04 Nov 07 17:21 |
Wayne pops a bird to the Guillows Co. The wing spars are not even marked, in fact outside of the shape, nothing was marked the F3s are FUs! I want to build a few more from Guillows but as a last resort! |
| John M Oshust, Image # 4941 | 04 Nov 07 17:18 |
Misty enthusiastically observes wing constuction....he will not it Guillows balsa he says it tastes like sh__! |
| John M Oshust, Image # 4940 | 04 Nov 07 17:16 |
Wayne Johns guards the basic wing layout. Guillos wood sucks! I should have bought plans and fully scratch build the Spirit! |
| JohnG., Comment for image # 4922 | 03 Nov 07 22:20 |
| Amazing...what ingenuity!!! Take a bow. |
| John M Oshust, Image # 4927 | 03 Nov 07 19:34 |
It is hard to turn the prop and take a pix...but you get the idea...bearing success!! |
| John M Oshust, Image # 4926 | 03 Nov 07 19:32 |
Prop and spinner free to turn. |
| John M Oshust, Image # 4924 | 03 Nov 07 19:31 |
Decide not to buid a wing...a gyro-copter instead! |
| John M Oshust, Image # 4922 | 03 Nov 07 19:29 |
Look close on the rear of the shaft. You can see how the bushing locks the shaft. This assembly slides thru the nose plg, engine, and firewall. Adab of CA locks the bushing to the wood , but the shaft turns free. |
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