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2014 Winter Build = 13 foot Vought SB2U Vindicator

Old 12-23-2014, 06:52 AM
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Those are Sierra gear.
Old 12-23-2014, 07:37 AM
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Nice and clean looking!
Old 01-28-2015, 06:15 AM
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Had taken a little time off the SB2U to spend most of January on the 10 foot Corsair. Getting back to the Vindicator now. Spent the last few days finishing up the right wing panel and aileron. The Vindicator had a leading edge of aluminum skin, with open bay ribs/fabric on the back half. Here, I sheeted the leading edge to the main spar with 1/8 balsa and then glassed. To simulate the fabric open bay portion of the wing, I sheeted this area with 3/32 balsa and then cap stripped the rib locations with 1/32 balsa. When you apply the Solartex fabric covering, it gives the appearance of open bay ribs, but underneath you have the strength and rigidity of a fully sheeted wing. I also built up the wing tip with a 3/16 balsa core, with false ribs on each side, and then fabric covered the area as well. This thing has a 48.5 inch long aileron!


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Old 01-28-2015, 07:26 PM
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That looks really good Jeff. Nothing wrong with that.
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Old 01-28-2015, 07:39 PM
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Thx MArty. The wing fillets are what I am dreading. You coming to the Friday meeting?

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Old 01-28-2015, 07:41 PM
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Not going to make the meeting. Got an invite to supper and wifey wants to go. I'll be at the swap next week touch base with you there? Besides the beaut of a spitfire that Philis gave me is taxing my limited abilities. I've gotten real creative in fitting a G62 into the front end of that wing repair. LOL

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Old 01-28-2015, 07:53 PM
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Cool, good luck with that spit, see at the TCRC auction.

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Old 02-15-2015, 06:46 PM
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BAck to work on the Vindicator after spending the last month on the big Corsair. I got the tailwheel mounted and the stab is now glued in place, along with the vertical stab support..

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Old 02-15-2015, 06:49 PM
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Now it is time for the dreaded gigantic wing fillets on this beast. The bottom will be the worst.
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Old 02-15-2015, 06:56 PM
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I have temporarily installed the big cowling made by Jeff Micko. Great work by Jeff, it is looking like and airplane now.


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Old 02-18-2015, 11:43 AM
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Wow! Let me know when your getting to the canopy and I will run some material over.
You got a hemi in that?
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Originally Posted by kork
Wow! Let me know when your getting to the canopy and I will run some material over.
You got a hemi in that?
Thx Jason, will do. I may put the radial in her after all, she is a lot lighter than I anticipated.

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Wonderful work. What great project.
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Originally Posted by ram3500-RCU
Wonderful work. What great project.
Thanks Gary.

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Miko did a great job on that cowl. I looks great Jeffery. Daddy likey.

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Hi MArty, well, they were a bear to do, but I have the fillets finished. Teh rear bottom was by far the worst.

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That is wonderful work!!! Is it made up of composites, Bondo and the like?
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Originally Posted by ByLoudDesign
That is wonderful work!!! Is it made up of composites, Bondo and the like?
No Sir, that is all blasa formers with 1/16 ply. No filler at all in the fillets, except for some micro-ballons/epoxy to fill the seams and finish off the very front of the fillets,where the radius was too tight to bend sheeting without cracking.

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I got the vertical installed and the rudder base fit (the tail cone will be installed under the rear of it. Unfortunately I had to split it for a good fit. I will clean it up with epoxy and micr-balloons.


Here, I am building up the rear gunner bay


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Front end is closed up and ready for final shaping


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Very Nice work!! Really starting to come together!
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I now have tailwheel fairing on, have installed the first 2 pieces of Solartex covering on the fuse.

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Originally Posted by F4u5
I now have tailwheel fairing on, have installed the first 2 pieces of Solartex covering on the fuse.

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Looking great. People that don't build don't know what they are missing.
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Originally Posted by ram3500-RCU
Looking great. People that don't build don't know what they are missing.
Roger that Gary. Thx

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Nice work!!! Really starting to come together!!

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