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Old 08-30-2021 | 09:49 AM
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Kristola
 
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I have't really taken much pictures about my building progress. These two are only ones i could find about making off front fuselage mold.


Foam block been machined.

Laminated and coated.

Front fuselage mold is nearly 3 meters long, so i had to machine it in three separate parts per side (my milling machine has some limitations).
I glued and laminated parts together and finished them as a solid piece.
Only picture about finished mold i could find is where outer layer is fitted in to the mold.


Carbon fabric test fit before mixing lamination epoxy.

I decided to make molds as simple as possible. Most of the details (like bullets) will be made in separate mold or they are 3D-printed. That brings first flight, years closer.