building the Proctor Nieuport N28
03-08-2009, 04:31 PM
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RE: building the Proctor Nieuport N28
Hi Summer- just logged on and found your N28 build thread. Very Good job so far,wow, you do work fast! The Fuse looks fantastic. Great pictures- a work of art. I will be watching and looking forward to the updates.
What scheme are you going to use?
Eric
What scheme are you going to use?
Eric
03-09-2009, 01:41 PM
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Looks great Summer! Your stringers look nice and straight. Did you have to tweak any of the notches? Are those removable side cheeks on the fuse to get to the cabanes in the event of a mishap? Are you planning to hide any switches or hardware there?
Keep it coming.
Keep it coming.
03-09-2009, 08:53 PM
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hey Mike,
the stringers fit right on the money in the notches......a tad of trimming on the the lower rear former was it.
the side hatches are removeable at this time but i may make them permanent. i'm thinking that as tough as they are, any mishaps that could cause any damage to them would also mean some other serious damage to the wings would have occured which would probably leave the model in a non repairable state.
the stringers fit right on the money in the notches......a tad of trimming on the the lower rear former was it.
the side hatches are removeable at this time but i may make them permanent. i'm thinking that as tough as they are, any mishaps that could cause any damage to them would also mean some other serious damage to the wings would have occured which would probably leave the model in a non repairable state.
03-09-2009, 10:29 PM
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ORIGINAL: Hircflyer
Great work !!!
Great work !!!
03-10-2009, 11:17 PM
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RE: building the Proctor Nieuport N28
Summer-Great choice,I like the colors of the 94th also. My N11 is coming along slowly,I have just finished the machine gun and have started the stand. I will post some pics soon on Crate's site.
Thats why I like the P-40 Warhawk.................... the TEETH.
Eric
Thats why I like the P-40 Warhawk.................... the TEETH.
Eric
03-15-2009, 08:17 AM
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looking forward to seeing your N11 Eric...........you'll be the first of the 3 in that thread to complete
got the fuse for the 28 completed, well basically as now the fun part comes..........final assembly and detailing.
got the fuse for the 28 completed, well basically as now the fun part comes..........final assembly and detailing.
03-15-2009, 05:53 PM
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it's gettin there......i'm at the point of fabbing the lower hatch/wing fairing.
it's one point of the construction that i feel could use more photographic description in the manual as it is odd until it's completed, so i hope my shots will help anyone who is building and gets to this point.
it's one point of the construction that i feel could use more photographic description in the manual as it is odd until it's completed, so i hope my shots will help anyone who is building and gets to this point.
03-15-2009, 06:34 PM
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the lower hatch is held on by being screwed to the root ribs of the lower wings which are pinned to the lower main struts. very secure.
the tie rods in the photos will become a permanent part of the lower hatch.
the tie rods in the photos will become a permanent part of the lower hatch.
03-15-2009, 09:25 PM
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in the previous photos you can see the tie rods are screwed in place. in these photos and from here on out you will see that i turned them over so only the flat otherwise back side of the brass plates are facing outwards........this eliminates a rather unsightly bulge and is a bit cleaner. you only need to cut clearance holes in the L. Hatch skin to allow the ties rods to pass thru.......these holes will be covered by the 1/64" fairings skin.
03-17-2009, 09:52 PM
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finished the hatch.....the only thing needed to be done to the 1/64" ply fairing skin was to bevel the back edge where it meets the hatch skin.......pretty basic stuff.
working on the LG and wheel axle/bolting assembly next
working on the LG and wheel axle/bolting assembly next
03-18-2009, 12:22 AM
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here is what i came up with to get close to the photo above.
i drilled the axle ends so that the final wheel bushing that has the inside washer soldered on will be slipped on the main axle, then the wheel cap will slip over the end and all will be held in place by a 1/72 nut and bolt. i made the wheel cap from brass tubing, small brass washer bored out to fit the wheel bushing and then soldered a piece of sheet brass over the end of the cap.
i drilled the axle ends so that the final wheel bushing that has the inside washer soldered on will be slipped on the main axle, then the wheel cap will slip over the end and all will be held in place by a 1/72 nut and bolt. i made the wheel cap from brass tubing, small brass washer bored out to fit the wheel bushing and then soldered a piece of sheet brass over the end of the cap.