RE: TF Spitfire Build (Gold Kit)
I finally got one wheel covering done, not really where i want it but i think i may make another skill for it. For some reason it flattened on me. Started off contoured to the wing but something i did flattened it out. I tried heat to put more curve into it but not enough. I finally settled in, after many attempts, on aluminum rod cut to the angle of the wheel cover and curved for the strut. I used JB weld to adhere them to the struts. I hope the JB weld holds under stress. It did fine when i drilled and tapped them. I started on making the right wing wheel covering. Take a look at the pictures. Thanks to everyone for the pictures. I see that most used brass straps to anchor the covering to the strut. Either way i know the pain to get it all correct. Lots of angles to deal with. It would be nice if there where drawings in a CAD system. Then one could make a 3D view of the strut and figure out all the cuts and angles. This way, via trial and error, makes for alot of dust and grindings.