w1nd6urfa

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You're making me blush!

Looking forward to your build and the Czech livery

Prekin

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Those are origin fibreglass parst. Now I´m working on more detailed.

Prekin

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The composite mold for a fibreglass frame of canopy is done. Probably I´ll be able also to use this form for vacuum canopy.

piperjon

Bob Holman said his work was really good, the cowl and chin scoop look really great. I did email that guy you told me to but no reply as yet.
nice work keep it up.
John

fokke

Realy great work on cowl and canopy !!!

Regards
Rumen

piperjon

Hello Fokke,

Did you receive my PM regarding your spitfire kit??
John

fokke

Yes John , I send you answer before 10 hour , check your PM box or mail me on [email protected] SORRY FOR THE OFF TOPIC


Prekin , how you think to wacoom the canopy, with positive mold or with this negative mold ?

Rumen

piperjon

Hi Fokke,
Thank you for your reply.
John

w1nd6urfa

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To get a thin, light and strong composite fuse you must use vacuum-bag moulding - like we do in surfboard repairs.

I bet that's how Vic does it (and most certainly ESM do not!)

Prekin

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Hi Rumen, I would like to wacoom the canopy on my negative mold. I found some pictures how to do it. In this case I would need only one mold for fibreglass frame and wacoom canopy. But as you sure now, anytime everything goes as we want or await.

fokke

Oh yes , this is the work of a guy from RCSB forum , the result of his method is really great , but I wonder how will work the system with this small holes, I don't know. My idea for becoming my canopies was the same , I have the negative mold and I just need to try to

Prekin

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Fokke, I think your result looks good. Did you also use negative mold? I can´t see any hole for air.

fokke

No I"am not yet. I wonder how will work the negative sistem with so small holes for air. I do not make yet this idea, but soon I will try for sure

Maybe 1mm holes will be ok ?

Prekin

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I don´t know Rumen. I´ve never try to make a canopy in negative mold. I´m also thinking about the thickness and temperature of a plastic desk.

fokke

Do you know What thickness of the material is of VicRc ?

Prekin

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Unfortunately I don´t know it. But the canopy from Traplet shop which I´ve already had is made from 0,2; 0,3 mm or some similar. It is not more than 0,5 mm. But it looks like, that this one is made on positive mold.

fokke

If your model is 1/5 scale or up nothing under 0.5mm I think ! I made my canopies from 0.5mm material and is OK , but if is more thinner I think is bad idea

Prekin

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Thank you for advice Rumen.

Prekin

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ounting for tail wheel is almost done.

Prekin

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I found some time and started to build elevator. If I should follow the plan, I had to made it from 2mm balsa. I´m going to cover it by fibreglass, so I made it from 1,5mm balsa wood.

Prekin

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I opened a technical book about Spitfire and I´ve just done a model of spinner. I´m thinking to make CNC negative mold from piece of some metal and make a composite spinner.

Prekin

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Molds for Spitfire´s and Bf-109´s dummy exhausts are done. I´ve also made a mold for dummy cal. 0.50. Now I can provide dummy exhausts 1/5 scale, the cal. 0.50 is approximately 1/7 scale- suitable for ESM Dauntless.

Prekin

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Base of stabilizer is done. Now I´ll sheet it and glue both of the halfs together.

Prekin

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Here are the products: dummy cal .50, Spitfire exhaust and Bf109 dummy exhaust.

piperjon

Hello my friend,

Your doing a nice job there!! Keep it up!!
John