Hornet
 

Does anyone have dimensions on the LEX fences and info on their proper placement on the FA18/A? Appreciate any help.

Dan

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Dan,

Does this help?


Jeff

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Is that big Hornet twin? Would give me scale....

Dan

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yes it is amigo. and I believe Paul Reese from San Diego fabricated those LEX Fences.

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Here's what I have accomplished so far. I decided to modify the LEX and show the air intake bypass exit ducts in their closed position. I can't seem to find a picture anywhere that shows them open and it seemed like a easy mod to do. I used my Dremel with a cut off wheel and sawed the protruding duct off, cleaned up the opening a bit and made a backer out of 1/64" ply. The backer was ca'd in with glass cloth epoxied over the back to reinforce it. Then I made another 1/64" thick ply patch that fit into the opening and epoxied that in place. A little sanding, a bit of putty and primed. I think it turned out nice. I've made one of the strakes and taped it in place for the picture. Now I just have to duplicate this on the port side.

Dan

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Nice job, Dan!

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Looks good.
Buck was correct.

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Just an update on some progress. Both are made and position set on the fuse. They will be painted seperate and installed when final finishing of the jet. I think it really adds to the finished look.

Dan

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Like the closed vents Dan. Looks great.

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Paul,

Can I git a couple more sets of those fences?

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I got to do a little bit of paintwork yesterday on the strakes. I also included some pictures of the paint stencils I'll be using for all the graphics.

Dan

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Couple more pics...