ORIGINAL: Mcubed
I usualy forget about the measurement from the hub etc, etc. What I do is to mount the engine mount with the corect spacing for the engine used then with the cowl fitted slide the engine in and out till it looks right and the prop clears everything. then put just a touch of CA glue on the mounts to hold the engine in the correct position while you drill the mounts for the bolts. This meathod works best even if you change the nose to be more scale like. My motor is mounted upright, with a lot of other mods for cooling.
I am starting work on drawings of all the required mods to correct the fuse profile with measurements taken from the real SE5a in Canberra I will post them here when done but do not hold your breath guys.
Keep on building!
My kit arrived today... Couple of questions if I may...
You said you mounted your engine upright... I am assuming you dropped your thrustline to do that ?... Did you add downthrust or anything to compensate for the change ????.
Did you lower the wings ?... Hard to tell what it will look like tilll I get it together... One picture on the front of the box looks really out of proportion though.. Might just be the angle it was taken at though.. I know the british like a high top wing but that looks really high
Thanks
Roger