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Joined: 12/3/2002 From: charlotte,
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looking goos guys, here is were i'm at with mine, next step is to finish bottom wing sheeting and finish the flap/aielerons planning on using g-62 and SMOKE
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Joined: 4/14/2003 From: Salt lake,
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Peter, I would leave the cockpit floor in untill you have the fuse all sheated. It serves to give the fuse more stability as you build it out. I just finished all the fuse then removed it, not a problem as the floor is scored and pops out with a exacto. The top and middle stringers are glued in after the horizonal stab is glued down. This allows you to place the tail on and get a better measurement of the length to cut the stringers plus the angle to cut the ends so they mate up with the tail. I had the same problem trying to figure out the stringers ! My 47 is all done except the covering! The cowl from Stans fiberglass fit perfect and is a upgrade from the plastic one provided. The one issue is the 1/5 scale radial engine that TF makes is round and will need to be butchered big time to fit in the oblong 47 cowl. Traveled constantly the last few weeks and slowed down considerably in the build but I hope to have it all covered/painted by x-mas. The good news is my shop is now clean of balsa dust!! Give us a update on your 47 when you get a chance. Kirk
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Joined: 6/5/2002 From: Brisbane, , AUSTRALIA Status: offline
thanks Racer, yours is looking good, well done.
Kirk just got back from sydney, wife and I went down for the Eagles concert. Man Joe Walsh sure can play that gee tarr. Great concert. Now the wife went shopping and $2000 worth of designer clothes and shoes later the credit card is somewhat heavier to carry. but who's complaining I spend that on my planes without even blinking and she is worth it.
Back to Sydney at 0630 tomorrow but on business this time so no building till the weekend.
Thanks for the advice on those stringers and the cockpit. Been toying with the idea of making a movable canopy and using a air ram to the movement. Not sure if it is feasible but fun to think about. Are those glass cowls much better then the plastic one do you think?
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Joined: 4/14/2003 From: Salt lake,
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Alexander, Thx for the photos, looks like the razorback version, Keep us posted!
Peter- I hear ya on the Eagles, classic rock&roll ! Good move letting the wife spend a little cash, thats worth at least a new plane or two! The fiberglass cowl from Stans is a great upgrade and saves a whole lot of time. You often need to give him a call well in advance of when you think youll need it as he often lays them up one at a time. Also dont know about shipping, not heavy but a rather large box. Put together the TF cockpit kit tonight, looks OK but will need to add a few additional touches to make it come alive. Cheers, Kirk
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Joined: 6/5/2002 From: Brisbane, , AUSTRALIA Status: offline
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Alexander, Thx for the photos, looks like the razorback version, Keep us posted!
Peter- I hear ya on the Eagles, classic rock&roll ! Good move letting the wife spend a little cash, thats worth at least a new plane or two! The fiberglass cowl from Stans is a great upgrade and saves a whole lot of time. You often need to give him a call well in advance of when you think youll need it as he often lays them up one at a time. Also dont know about shipping, not heavy but a rather large box. Put together the TF cockpit kit tonight, looks OK but will need to add a few additional touches to make it come alive. Cheers, Kirk
great pic alex, keep up the good work.
Kirk, yup love the Eagles - had to laugh at Glen Frey's comments on idol - said it came accross to the US from the UK and now the plaugue has hit our shores. He did thanks us all for flying with the Eagles as he knew we all had a choice - you know the airline pilot spiel - anyway Glen said we could have gone to the Eagles - orrr gone to the Oz idol final gee now wonder which one I would do. EAGLES rock
Joe Walsh did his usual comedy bits but was ably assisted by his helmet cam - had to be there. Anyway back to aeroplanes.
Will check out Stans, be a bit before I'm ready for the cowl. Yeah the cockpit kit is pretty basic but is a good starting point.
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Joined: 12/3/2002 From: charlotte,
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KIRK in one of your recent post u said u had to butcher the radial engine to fit in the cowl, what do u mean butcher it needs no butchering, the real engine is the same shape, there was a lip on the real one near the bottom of the cowl that covered up the bottom of the engine and directed flow to the oil coolers, check out this site they have alot of scale acc for p-47, and theres is just about the same size, would work perfect, they have a nice dukmmy radial with the cowl chin insert
i got my g-62 today, worked a little on mounting it, illed some low spots on fuse, fiberglassed back of gear doors to stregthen them up, started working on rocket pods for bottom of wings, never seen it done on a model so i thought i would be the first, went to lowes and spent 45 minutes ttrying to find something light enough cause the hobby shop doesnt carry 3/4 inch wide tubes, tyhe green one is a little plastic one of one of my models that has a 20 inch span, i just scaled it up to figure out the mine should be 20 inches
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Joined: 4/14/2003 From: Salt lake,
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Peter, No the cowl doesnt have the oil cooler lip, but with a little work you could fab one.
Racer, I also looked at the AeroTech site and looks like they have a lot of good 47 accessories. The TF dummy radial will require that I chop half the cylinder length off. I have used the dummy on the 1/7 AT6 and 47 and they fit fine. Maybe its my engine ZDZ80, but its the same size as the ZDZ 60 and should fit so who knows. At the end of the day 5ft away and you cant tell.
Guys, what type of prop hub are you thinking about? Tru turn has a 2" dia. one that looks good. I have the smaller size TT on my 1/7 47 and it looks great. Kirk
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