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Old 09-10-2014, 08:37 AM
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Hi guy , here the result of my long work I hope to like it :
























Hi Fafa ,you have PM

I can send you the model right now.

Regards

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Old 09-10-2014, 07:43 PM
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Looks good!
If I can make a suggestion, the vacuum is not as tight as it could be on the tool. If you drill 1/16in holes in corners and details the sheet will pull tighter to the tool. The holes have to go thru to the interior of the mold to a cavity for the machine to draw vacuum. This way the tool draws the sheet tight to the surface and the details are crisp and clean.
The canopy frame to window surface offset should be 2X the sheet thickness, minimum, so the edges are sharp.

The clarity in the photos looks good so your temps are ok from what I can tell. Nice work!
Old 09-10-2014, 09:36 PM
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Thanks Chris actually I made small holes on the positive mold. The material is 0.6mm , the wacom pump is really really powerful! My idea is to make composite frame , then to make new positive mold for the wacom forming, but the price of every piece will be much high
Old 09-14-2014, 07:53 AM
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Hi guys , today I made new cowl with oil coоler. Tommorow will make the new mold

Now the cowl is better




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Old 09-14-2014, 12:20 PM
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Hi Fokke
Are you selling these kits yet? if so then how much$$
I would love to build a late model mk14 with tear-drop canopy.

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Old 09-14-2014, 09:39 PM
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Yes Dave , after 2-3 days I will finish with the cowl and cooler mold so I'll be ready with the all components

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Old 09-17-2014, 03:25 AM
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Hi guys , the plug is redy , the nexts is mold :







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Progress with the bulgarian model





Old 09-22-2014, 03:54 AM
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Hi guys, today I am veeery happy )))) , the new mold is redy and the first cowl is out without any problems , so I start to make the details for my friends !

Cheers !
















Old 09-23-2014, 03:03 AM
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Originally Posted by flyingpiggy
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Are you selling these kits yet? if so then how much$$
I would love to build a late model mk14 with tear-drop canopy.

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Ha Dave
You mean the bubble canopy?
This modification I have with standart wings and short wings !




Old 09-25-2014, 07:36 AM
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Now we have squadron of RAF ))

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Originally Posted by fokke
Ha Dave
You mean the bubble canopy?
This modification I have with standart wings and short wings !




Yup, that's what I want. "Ain't she sweet"

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Old 09-25-2014, 10:49 PM
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Yes Dave is she ,I love this airplane to

You can write me on [email protected]
Old 09-27-2014, 10:02 AM
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We continue to bottom of fuse










Old 09-28-2014, 10:57 PM
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Hi again guys, I made a new small wood detil in the back site of the standart canopy:

Old 09-30-2014, 11:36 AM
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Any chance of a 1/9 scale version?
Old 09-30-2014, 11:51 AM
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It is posible off course, but is to dificult to change this plans and I would not do , I do not have molds for canopy , cowl ..... so 1/9 is to small airplane and I must to make new calculations and practically this is a new drawing

Thanks for the interest

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Fokke,

Your work is incredible. There is a flying MkXIV at the Camarillo CAF in Southern California. Put me on the list for one of your kits when they become available. I will start by putting all the parts out on the workbench and just look at them for a while. It will be like looking at a great piece of artwork. Then I will do it in the colors of the MKXIV in the CAF. I did a bit of work on that airplane and it was quite an experience. Once you are done with the airframe we will have to call upon your skills to do a complete cockpit!!!

Keep up the great work,

Iran Ausley
Old 09-30-2014, 09:59 PM
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Hi Iran
The model is available, I made all parts cowl , canopy and all wood laser cut parts, I made some updates for better work with the construction , so this is it :

http://www.fokkerc.com/index.php/completed-projects/spitfire-mk-xiv/49-intro

Thanks for your great words about my work !

I started to make instrument panel, so I think about interior of cockpit

cheers
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Old 10-01-2014, 06:16 AM
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Thank you Rumen. I think at one time in the past I asked if the notches were in metric units and if they could be changed to use standard sizes available in the USA. It is very difficult to get metric sizes here in the US.

Best Regards,

Iran.
Old 10-01-2014, 07:27 AM
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OK wich detail you want to be in US standart ? I don't see any problems if details are 3mm or cowl 1-2mm., I produce them so I don't see any problems ,

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The hols on the ribs are for two tipes stringers (5mm) 3/16 and (10mm) 3/8 in US you have this dimensions . Many US designer use this dimentions for stringer as D. Andersen and other

Greetings

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Old 10-01-2014, 08:13 AM
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Thanks Rumen,

I sent a PM but it seems that the US supplied wood will work just fine.

Thanks for the update. Will you have prices and shipping information on your website for ordering?

Regards,

Iran
Old 10-01-2014, 08:38 AM
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Iran
Thanks for your questions in the topic, it is good to be clear this "problems"

about the covering you can use from 1mm to 3 mm thicknessof balsa sheets

I sent you PM
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Here some progres on the bottom

















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