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RE: All Composite 1/7th P-40E Mould Build
ORIGINAL: Slow Low It should be posted soon, but I just sprayed some primer on the underfill spots so that I could upload some shots with better contrast. Fair is fair, and I don't want to be misleading. Give me a few minutes and I'll post them up here. I can't give you a straight answer on my investment - you would surely call me crazy, but if you were to lay one up using a standard resin in your basement without tool costs etc, etc, etc, you could spit one out for about $30 give or take likely. Of course that wouldn't be counting the 4 straight days of continuous work. (or the 3 years to make the tool lol) When you say tool costs can you clarify on what you mean? |
RE: All Composite 1/7th P-40E Mould Build
ORIGINAL: I-fly-any-and-all ORIGINAL: Slow Low It should be posted soon, but I just sprayed some primer on the underfill spots so that I could upload some shots with better contrast. Fair is fair, and I don't want to be misleading. Give me a few minutes and I'll post them up here. I can't give you a straight answer on my investment - you would surely call me crazy, but if you were to lay one up using a standard resin in your basement without tool costs etc, etc, etc, you could spit one out for about $30 give or take likely. Of course that wouldn't be counting the 4 straight days of continuous work. (or the 3 years to make the tool lol) When you say tool costs can you clarify on what you mean? |
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I quickly sprayed some primer on the underfill spots to give some contrast so that everyone can see exactly what we're dealing with here.
All you need to do is mix up some finishing epoxy, fill the void, and sand it smooth. Everything's good structurally. I also uploaded a few more primer shots here... http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/l...rgundy%20Pull/ |
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[/quote] Let's put it this way - I'll sell you the mould for $125,000.00 [/quote] wow thats pricy! But then again the labor is very intensive. |
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ORIGINAL: I-fly-any-and-all [/quote] wow thats pricy! But then again the labor is very intensive. [/quote] ...you don't do something like this to make money my friend: I'm just freakin' crazy and I love to see people smile. I think the question you really want to ask, is how much does something similar cost. Maybe someone else can help you out there, but I'll bet they're all keeping their cards close to their chest and hiding in the tall grass right about now. lmao |
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looks like auction ends Sunday at 7:30
here's a link and good luck to all above all - HAVE FUN - it's a model airplane! (or it will be one day) http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=220673603823 |
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Humm..ebay link didnt work for me?...it looks good! bummer about the bubble areas but not hard to fix...I will bid as soon as i find the add.
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oh, I should have said that you can just search b1heqh54 on ebay
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...forgot to mention you can also search for b1heqh54 on ebay
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Slow Low,
The Ebay listing says " local pickup only"...............Is that correct ? I want to bid but live in the US and would pay shipping costs. What do you say ? D. |
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I say that it says in two different spots in the body of the ad that I will ship it anywhere you are willing to pay for, but first you need to win it. It's about $40 to Florida, so it shouldn't be anymore than that.
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Cant find the lisitng. We need the title of the lisitng.
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Put this in the bay search: 220673603823
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This is the title of the listing.
b1heqh54 0.60 size p40 composite fuselage And this is the listing number. 220673603823 Good Luck. Let me know if that helps. So far, some lucky soul has it for $0.01 (looks like he's a machinist, which is cool in my books) |
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Correct me if I'm wrong but with your finished fuse, in order to mount the engine you had to cut your on plywood firewall and e-poxy it into the fuse and then mount the engine from there correct? so as in other things onewould need to simply e-poxy plywood inside the fuse to have a way to mount servo's and the wing hold down blocks right?
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That's right. You might want to go around the edges with your epoxy and some fibrglass strips too. I might drill three or four holes and bolt it up tight to the shell until it's good and dry and then take the bolts out. But hey, search some threads and see what others have done. It could be a good learning experience for you.
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have you made a fiberglass wing or is this yet to be done my good man?
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I have the plug ready to make the mould and that's what started this whole effort. I went to the cupboard and found out that I didn't have enough glass to finish the job if I started. So I decided to layup a fuse and auction it off so that I can order the supplies I need to keep the project moving along. I've got more time than money at this point in my life, and I'm richer than I ever was....lol
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I understand that you are a very talented gentleman but one thing has my curiosity, when you make your mold you are definately allowing for split flaps and retracts, with that in mind the bottom half of the wing mold should be quite interesting as should the finished fiberglass wing.
I guess my point in all this is that once you have your materials tooling e-poxy, cloth, resin, etc and work has begun, if one were to work day after day on the mold till finished it would probably be 6 to 9 days before the mold itself is done correct? Do you have the time to work day after day on the mold? |
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ORIGINAL: I-fly-any-and-all I understand that you are a very talented gentleman but one thing has my curiosity, when you make your mold you are definately allowing for split flaps and retracts, with that in mind the bottom half of the wing mold should be quite interesting as should the finished fiberglass wing. I guess my point in all this is that once you have your materials tooling e-poxy, cloth, resin, etc and work has begun, if one were to work day after day on the mold till finished it would probably be 6 to 9 days before the mold itself is done correct? Do you have the time to work day after day on the mold? lol - I have nothing but time. Once I start I will only sleep for about 3 hours at a time for as long as it takes. I retired at 35 son - stay in school. ;) |
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It seems the most popular question is "will you making others". I can only say that with the present bid at $60, the short answer is no....lol
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Well, I was hoping this project might help pay for itself, but I've got shirts that cost more than that fuse went for, and it doesn't look like I'm even gonna see a payment anyway....hmmm....it's a sad state of affairs that the balsa kit to build it cost me three times more than anyone's willing to pay for one you don't have to build. What's the world coming to? Oh well, I think you're all crazy, and it still makes me happier than heck just to know that I can crash as many as I like....to heck with all of ya; you're all nuts! [sm=spinnyeyes.gif] lol
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RE: All Composite 1/7th P-40E Mould Build
Well, I was hoping this project might help pay for itself, but I've got shirts that cost more than that fuse went for, and it doesn't look like I'm even gonna see a payment anyway....hmmm....it's a sad state of affairs that the balsa kit to build it cost me three times more than anyone's willing to pay for one you don't have to build. What's the world coming to? Oh well, I think you're all crazy, and it still makes me happier than heck just to know that I can crash as many as I like....to heck with all of ya; you're all nuts! [sm=spinnyeyes.gif] lol
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Curious! why no payment ??? I do think the bids were all from the same guy...I looked at the history and they are all similar ...
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RE: All Composite 1/7th P-40E Mould Build
do tell, why is it you don't think you'll see a payment?
does the ebay noob with 0% feedback appear to not have cash? Try paypal. |
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