70 ragtop

My Feedback: (24)

Thanks Ron
I'll give them a try

Mike

mikmarsh

My Feedback: (31)

What adhesive do you use to sheet your wings ???

warbird_1

My Feedback: (61)

mike , i used z-poxy finishing resin . it goes on thin , adds little weight and and nails the sheeting down much better than 3M-77 .

warbird_1

My Feedback: (61)

finally got the wings sheeted and tips installed. it's good to see wings on her. onto cutting out the ailerons and #3 flap . I'll start on that tomorrow .

BubbasanJohn

Very nice

warbird_1

My Feedback: (61)

thanks bubba

pappy 883

My Feedback: (2)

Lookin' great ! on to the dreaded flaps , that will take as much time as building the whole airframe. HA!!! but it'll be worth it.

warbird_1

My Feedback: (61)

you got that right pappy. now comes the test of skill and patience

warbird_1

My Feedback: (61)

well i finished the wings today. the flaps were a bit challenging as well as trying to get the ailerons to move free without dragging on the hinge covers . it's a love hate relationship with byron's setup. they look good but require hours of fitting and refitting. i took a few days off to give my brain time to reboot. i'm finally ready to move onto the inner flaps .

parshallboatworks

Keep up the good work!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!! Look forward to seeing you at the events this summer... hope all is well!!

BubbasanJohn

yeah keep at it, I want to see this bird maiden!!!

warbird_1

My Feedback: (61)

got started on the flaps today. it's going to take some time .i'll post progress tomorrow

warbird_1

My Feedback: (61)

ok... i've been dragging my feet a bit on the flaps construction . I've been trying to be very careful as to not mess up any cuts. I'm on the home stretch of getting them done. . right side is pretty much done and i'm doing the left side in the next few coming days. i have changed up the linkage setup a bit. from the instructions i'm looking at ,they pretty much have deleted the rear wing locator dowel . i opted to leave it in place and work around it. i didn't notch the leading edge of flap 3 . instead i'm extending the ball link into the LE of flap 2 and put them end to end . as i get it setup , i'll post some pics.

Knight_74

Nice job Ron. Those F4U flaps can be a real FU...

pappy 883

My Feedback: (2)

Lookin good Ron ,
The first time you see her come in on final all dirtied up you'll know it was all worth the work.
NOTHING looks better than a Corsair on final approach.

warbird_1

My Feedback: (61)

yea baby . the sad part is on my first corsair i never used them but once. i wasn't conformable using them so i didn't. that was a long time ago. now i don't want to land without them if i have them. me on the left with manfred von richthofen's Great nephew , larry that was about 1998

warbird_1

My Feedback: (61)

Amen Brotha

B-Squared

warbird 1...Looks great! Looking forward to seeing the final product.

warbird_1

My Feedback: (61)

thanks B lol me too

warbird_1

My Feedback: (61)

I got the flaps done yea !! now it's on to the tailwheel doors . i ganged several hinges together to make a scale piano hinge just like the one on the dash 5 in the pic. I use a simple but very effective way of securing the hinges to the doors. i encapsulate them with body filler similar to the way i did the service hatch. there's a benefit to doing that . if for any reason the doors hit the ground or heavy grass they will pop loose from the plane rather than ripping everything apart . that idea saved my yellow spit doors from being ruined.

Knight_74

Damn, now there is an idea I wish I had thought of!

warbird_1

My Feedback: (61)

very light and keeps them clean. doors are always a challenge

warbird_1

My Feedback: (61)

Today i made some good progress on the tail wheel doors. i used IC 2000 to bond the hinges to the fuse and bondo to bond them to the doors. i drilled two small hinge pin holes in the tail hook notch so i can remove the door hinge pins for service. i'm happy with the way the doors came out . i plan on adding a thin piece of fishing line or similar to the doors and the fuse .. just in case one blows off. it's not like i can run out and buy a new one lol tomorrow i'll fiddle with the door linkage. ... that's always fun

pappy 883

My Feedback: (2)

Looks really good !!! I was worried that they would bind due to the curvature of the fuse but , they look very scale . great idea.

warbird_1

My Feedback: (61)

is does have some very slight flexing when opened wide due to the curvature of the fuse ,but it's not enough to worry about . they still work good and besides ,there's not that much of a curve at that part of the fuse... it just looks like it.