Kit Built Kadet Senior Sport
11-14-2014, 09:41 AM
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I've seen a lot of models "mimmic" a full-size aircraft's parts and paint design. Some really "pull it off", some don't. There's some modelers that will "bash" a particular model into something that it's not, i.e.: a belly-mounted radiator scoop and a warbird paint scheme added to a Super Sportster to turn it into a P-51. Such mods are pretty neat when there's a line-up of the same model aircraft. In a fly-in gathering of Super Sportsters, that P-51 mimmic would be pretty cool. Although alone, maybe not so much. Sorta makes the presentation a P-51 "wannabe" Mustang, as it were.
A Sr. in Spirit detail would be fun. After all, variety is the spice-of-life, now isn't it?
What's up with that?
11-14-2014, 12:23 PM
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How about the Kadet of Senior Spirits?
11-14-2014, 01:28 PM
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The sun was out for awhile today. We took Talle for a walk. It did snow some, but then it cleared again.
You guys may have noticed that I hadn't done anything about that "eyebrow" that the windscreen mounts to. I thought about modifying the design, but in the end, I basically followed the kit plans. The piece was sanded to shape, and then covered in red Econokote.
The side windows are made from die cut 1/32" ply. They were covered, and the "glass" was glued to the inside. The assembly was then glued to the fuselage, using canopy glue.
The wheel pants have been removed These are leftovers from the ill fated Sport. They are cracked, and the paint is flaking off in spots, but I should be able to repair them.
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11-15-2014, 03:05 AM
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11-15-2014, 12:50 PM
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I just ordered my cowl a few days ago, but it arrived today.
I have it cut for the engine and muffler, and installed on the fuselage.
I also started the windscreen installation.
I have it cut for the engine and muffler, and installed on the fuselage.
I also started the windscreen installation.
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11-15-2014, 12:58 PM
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With the cowl on hand, I decided that it was time to work on the wheel pants.
The chipped areas were brushed with PPG automotive high build prime, and then automotive spot putty was used to fill low areas.
The pants wee then sanded, and are ready for their first coat of primer.
The chipped areas were brushed with PPG automotive high build prime, and then automotive spot putty was used to fill low areas.
The pants wee then sanded, and are ready for their first coat of primer.
11-15-2014, 03:56 PM
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Windshield and windows look great Tom
When I rebuilt mSR I did the windshield and windows as a one piece unit. If you don't cuss, you sure will before you get it correct. I wasted a lot of plastic. But I had a 4' by 6' roll, well at least it was before I started. I made several paper and card stock templates first. Would I do it that again? MMMMM YEP unequivocally.
Ken
When I rebuilt mSR I did the windshield and windows as a one piece unit. If you don't cuss, you sure will before you get it correct. I wasted a lot of plastic. But I had a 4' by 6' roll, well at least it was before I started. I made several paper and card stock templates first. Would I do it that again? MMMMM YEP unequivocally.
Ken
11-15-2014, 05:10 PM
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11-15-2014, 05:59 PM
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Oh, now that's just plain MEAN! When I lived down in the Valley of the Sun, Scottsdale, Arizona, I never teased the guys that lived in --- oh, wait. Yes I did! And I still do, even though now I live in the Pacific Northwest, where today we hit a high of 42-degrees.
Tom, I like the cowl, even though it's not round.
Tom, I like the cowl, even though it's not round.
11-16-2014, 02:33 AM
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Aha, I've been wondering what treatment you were going to give that bulkhead under the eyebrow - very nice indeed. Is that actual aluminum or monokote? Shoot, doesn't matter, looks great. That cowl didn't require a whole lot, also looks GREAT! I'm assuming it'll be red??..?? Yeah, that's one outstanding-looking plane, no doubt about that. Well done!!
Tony, it might be 72 there right now but I've been in your neck of the woods in July & August - it's uninhabitable around that time of the year. Yesterday it got down to 22 here early in the morning, high was 41, and it's 38 here right now. Guess we survived that "arctic blast" they've been hyping about on the WX channel.
Tony, it might be 72 there right now but I've been in your neck of the woods in July & August - it's uninhabitable around that time of the year. Yesterday it got down to 22 here early in the morning, high was 41, and it's 38 here right now. Guess we survived that "arctic blast" they've been hyping about on the WX channel.
11-16-2014, 03:37 AM
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We must have seen 32, yesterday, because there was snow melt in the street. We took the dog for a walk in the woods, just after dawn. It was 25, then.
The area under the eyebrow was covered in silver Monokote.
I'm glad that the cowl arrived. It was a hard decision to order it. I had an idea to use a round cowl, that would provide a 30's feel to the airframe. In the end, I decided that it was too large.
The cowl for the Senior Sport is not a direct fit to the Kadet Senior. On the Sport, the cowl mounts to the firewall sides. It's an 1/8" to short (horizontally) to do so on the kit. Since my engine is too long, anyway, I made hardwood block and CA'd them to the firewall, and mounted the cowl to them.
More work on the wheel pants is scheduled for today. I should finish the wind screen install, too.
The area under the eyebrow was covered in silver Monokote.
I'm glad that the cowl arrived. It was a hard decision to order it. I had an idea to use a round cowl, that would provide a 30's feel to the airframe. In the end, I decided that it was too large.
The cowl for the Senior Sport is not a direct fit to the Kadet Senior. On the Sport, the cowl mounts to the firewall sides. It's an 1/8" to short (horizontally) to do so on the kit. Since my engine is too long, anyway, I made hardwood block and CA'd them to the firewall, and mounted the cowl to them.
More work on the wheel pants is scheduled for today. I should finish the wind screen install, too.
11-16-2014, 09:22 AM
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It figures I would run across this thread now that you are basically finished.
I stopped flying about 10 years ago because of vision problems and being burnt out on the sport.
Got the vision problems corrected and retired, now have the time to get back into it.
Saw this mod done to a Senior about 12 years ago, which prompted me to buy the kit. It's never been opened. At the time i found the mods on an internet site and downloaded them. Now having moved, I can't find them, but about a year ago found some info on another site.
You might want to compare your mods to these, not that you would be making any changes now. :-)
They call for a 4 rib bay flap and 6 rib bay aileron, with the cord of each being 3 inches.
With the addition of ailerons, you were wise to reduce the dihedral.
The one I saw was set up for Fun Flys, and was a treat to watch fly. Not sure if the wing was clipped, but it would do some pretty nice rolls.
I've been thinking of putting mine together, but have so many unfinished planes, old Royal .60 size Corsair in the bones for about 22 years, is but just one of them.
Others are in the giant scale category, which I was into hot and heavy before I stopped.
Good luck in the Spring, it should be an enjoyable plane to fly.
Ed M
I stopped flying about 10 years ago because of vision problems and being burnt out on the sport.
Got the vision problems corrected and retired, now have the time to get back into it.
Saw this mod done to a Senior about 12 years ago, which prompted me to buy the kit. It's never been opened. At the time i found the mods on an internet site and downloaded them. Now having moved, I can't find them, but about a year ago found some info on another site.
You might want to compare your mods to these, not that you would be making any changes now. :-)
They call for a 4 rib bay flap and 6 rib bay aileron, with the cord of each being 3 inches.
With the addition of ailerons, you were wise to reduce the dihedral.
The one I saw was set up for Fun Flys, and was a treat to watch fly. Not sure if the wing was clipped, but it would do some pretty nice rolls.
I've been thinking of putting mine together, but have so many unfinished planes, old Royal .60 size Corsair in the bones for about 22 years, is but just one of them.
Others are in the giant scale category, which I was into hot and heavy before I stopped.
Good luck in the Spring, it should be an enjoyable plane to fly.
Ed M
11-16-2014, 11:14 AM
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Yup there are days when all you have to do is peel the back off the monokote lay it on the area your covering and blow on it!!
11-16-2014, 01:26 PM
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Thanks for the comments, guys.
I finished the wheel pants, and they are in primer. The main gear was slightly bent, and it has been straightened. I finished gluing the wind screen.
Sorry, but I didn't get pics. A friend stopped by with his new Piper Tripacer ans asked me to paint the trim for him. It's a nice model, covered in 21st Century Fabric.
I should have pics of the Tripacer, and today's progress, tomorrow.
I finished the wheel pants, and they are in primer. The main gear was slightly bent, and it has been straightened. I finished gluing the wind screen.
Sorry, but I didn't get pics. A friend stopped by with his new Piper Tripacer ans asked me to paint the trim for him. It's a nice model, covered in 21st Century Fabric.
I should have pics of the Tripacer, and today's progress, tomorrow.
11-16-2014, 09:15 PM
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Tried to get a few things done in the shop today. I say 'tried', because it was 39-degrees outside - and inside the shop! Mid-October, November *used* to be the beginning of my building season down in the Southwest. It was also flying season. Bottom line, every region has its trade-offs in this hobby, eh?
The line in the sand has been drawn. No matter where we are in our home renovation, I will have an insulated and furnace-heated shop! If my wife signs-off on it.
The line in the sand has been drawn. No matter where we are in our home renovation, I will have an insulated and furnace-heated shop! If my wife signs-off on it.
11-17-2014, 02:51 AM
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Tried to get a few things done in the shop today. I say 'tried', because it was 39-degrees outside - and inside the shop! Mid-October, November *used* to be the beginning of my building season down in the Southwest. It was also flying season. Bottom line, every region has its trade-offs in this hobby, eh?
The line in the sand has been drawn. No matter where we are in our home renovation, I will have an insulated and furnace-heated shop! If my wife signs-off on it.
The line in the sand has been drawn. No matter where we are in our home renovation, I will have an insulated and furnace-heated shop! If my wife signs-off on it.
Do I see a shop building thread in your future ?
11-17-2014, 06:41 AM
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Just like in this hobby, there's always a trade off, same with the wives. Your gonna have to give her a sign off of some sort, eh?man, I wish at this point I could actually spend money on a "new" shop, but I'm happy with what I have. It's a lot better than the last dungeon I was in.
