normandouellette
Posts: 353
Joined: 3/12/2007
From: Laval,
QC, CANADA
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Hello Tim,( Krypton), I have been through most of the planning and some building but so far, all is left to do is finish...I see the end...in a few days. I followed your tips at the begining of this thread and found when working on the noze, that it is easyer to fit the bottom part permanently and make the noze gunner greenhouse canopy removable only. I do not have pictures at this point but it is a very simple process. aligning the bottom canopy and the top one with tape and securing 4 screws to the bottom part onto the fuselage. You then remove the greenhoused canopy and you test fit the noze gunner cabin details. Once you secure the details, (I used two sided tape) You notice then that there is an approx gap og 1/8 between the detail contour and the bottom (chin) part. I placed ribbon self adhesive velcro between the two parts to secure the surrounding of the bottom part. Also between the two parts it is possible to glue scrap 1/8 ply so you can screw in the top part greenhouse canopy to the front sides. Using six of the #2 3/8 buttonhead screws. i fasten the canopy , 4 screws to the fuse and two to the sides in the joint with the bottom part. This way the fitting of the noze is always "on the noze" and makes the whole assembly sturdier. I have to learn how to insert pictures and will send some this week.
Also by doing this process, it is very windy here in montreal and my 7 year old girl came running to tell me the witch hat had flew away! Running to the emergency, I dropped the greenhouse canopy and cracked the front. (still holds in one piece but for the ones who knows me, I have a professional malformation that every thing must be impeccable, mechanically and esthetically) Tim are the parts available yet? TOPA1715 ? And since you have a priviledged position (if you have the info) they say it is an assembly, what does it include?
Also "E-power Tim" if you read this, i'm very interested in making a cut out for bomb bay doors like you are doing and I'm maybe not the only one! If you can I would like to know how you proceed, if you need to cut through the formers and how you reinforce. If you can make sort of a step to follow description. I would appreciate.
Thanx guys, I'm going back to the dunjon!
BTW ths B25 from Top flite is a 5/5, nothing deceiving, really nothing deceiving!
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