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12th April 2014, 12:28 AM #91Senior Member
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Hi Grant,
Watching your work and attention to detail, I do understand why you would suggest this. Conversely, I don't have any power tools except a table saw and a Dremel.
I am thinking that some day a stereo lithography outfit may be in my future...wining the lottery assumed.
This particular part will be nestled ahead of the cockpit, under the machine guns and behind the engine so I doubt it will be very visible and I am hoping my rigging makes it acceptable. We shall see.
Cheers,
Jim
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17th April 2014, 12:41 AM #92Senior Member
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Been doing a bunch of painting of parts. I decided to use gun metal on the machine guns and steel for most of the control parts. I've polished the britannia metal where it seems appropriate and have finished the cockpit controls but for gluing together and putting on a coat of clear to simulate glass over the gauges.
Progress has been a bit slow....mixing and painting and cleaning brushes for such small bits of paint.
Any way, some more pics.
And yes, I found a penny the size of a dinner plate to make everything look small....
Cheers,
Jim
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17th April 2014, 01:20 AM #93
I'm too old and shaky for that kind of precision. Looking good.
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17th April 2014, 11:18 AM #94
You may think that you are not making much progress but I think all this fiddly little bits are a massive progress.
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17th April 2014, 07:40 PM #95
And where do you get those dinner-plate sized pennies. I could do with one of them.... Steve
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17th April 2014, 08:40 PM #96Skwair2rownd
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I don't think my eyesight, even with the aid of magnifying lenses would be up to those micro parts Jim!!
you are doing very well!!
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17th April 2014, 10:36 PM #97Senior Member
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Thanks for the compliments and 'likes', Gents!
I do understand the nerve and eyesight issues ...without my magnifier this would be an impossible project. As for nerves, I tend to use both hands with parts in a fixture...hoping the shaking of one hand will cancel out the shake of the other...kind of like noise dampening.....
And sorry....I've been sworn to secrecy as to the source of my giant penny.....
Cheers,
Jim
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17th April 2014, 11:05 PM #98SENIOR MEMBER
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18th April 2014, 11:25 PM #99Member
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Nicely done Jim. Very impressive work on those tiny parts.
Cheers,
Grant
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19th April 2014, 07:50 AM #100Senior Member
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Thanks Frank and Grant and 'likes'....your visits are appreciated!
Today was installation day for the control stick, aileron crank, throttle assembly and rudder bar. Sorry about the focus on a couple of the pics, I keep mixing in magnified and non magnified and am never sure of the result.
Next will be the tanks along with the instrument panel. Then comes the customized piping routed to the tanks and panel....gonna be fun....NOT
NOTE: The rotatable jig for the fuselage (some parts included) is highly recommended. In fact, I would not even attempt this part without it....it acts as a third hand and allows better access for small parts.
Anyway.....the build continues.....
Cheers,
Jim
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19th April 2014, 08:24 AM #101
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7th May 2014, 12:40 AM #102Senior Member
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Had some interruptions but am plodding onward. The 'plumbing' has taken a bit more time than anticipated. Having to figure out the routing to not interfere with future parts placement was a challenge. So I kept going back and forth between pictures and drawing while trying to measure and form the wire that represents piping. As one looks at the attached pics., see if you can find the plumbing......
There are lines from fuel tanks, oil tank, selector switch, hand pump, throttle and mixture control, carburetor.......with lines to the magnetos, oil pump, fuel pump and instrument panel gauges to come.
But first is mounting the ammo boxes and instrument panel....
I know this is not woodwork but, hopefully, I'll soon be starting final assembly......
Cheers,
Jim
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7th May 2014, 12:57 AM #103
That's looking great Jim. More and more real every day.
Nice job on the 'plumbing'.
What's that little overhead tank above the fuel tank? Engine oil?... Steve
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7th May 2014, 01:01 AM #104
Looking good, but holy molly that is a lot of tiny parts!
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7th May 2014, 05:18 AM #105Senior Member
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Thanks Hermit and PLD!
The little tank over the fuel tank is the auxiliary fuel tank. The tank toward the front is the oil tank...
The ammunition boxes go behind the oil tank....which is the next installation before adding the instrument panel and its' plumbing....
Cheers,
Jim
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