Afternoon Good People,
The weather has finally cooled off and I am back from the (almost) dead and BS19 free at last. It was time to hit the table and do something on this puppy over the past 2 days...
Paul, Andrew and
Joe - Thanks for the vote of confidence guys!!! I'm not normally a wing thingy builder and this bird has had me going half crazy at times. I have beaten it into submission, but luckily not with a hammer (like I wanted to)........
We started out with the landing gear jobbies and got ones side assembled. I was afraid if I built it all together, I wouldn't be able to get the tires onto the axle stubs without busting something,
I painted up the tires in AK rubber tires and hairy sticked the rest in Tammy flat aluminum. Yes, I find I can brush Tammy paints rather well on smaller pieces using the dunk and dip method. I dunk the brush in water and then dip it in the paint and go at it. If it starts to smear, I dunk the brush back into the water to keep it flowing. More paint when needed and more water if needed. It does work, but you have to play around a bit to get in the rhythm of it and you can get very decent results too!!! After the paint, I could build it together,
Yes, I let the paint dry first....I have to admit that the kits landing gear is not the most stable on this planet and I have real worries about it supporting the Mossie when she's done. I now know how Barry felt with his GWH P-61. I also didn't use the mag wheels for the tires as I didn't think this baby was going turn some fast laps at Donington Park or Silverstone any time soon!!! So with this done, it was time to turn to the driver's compartment. I wanted to get this finished and close her up to see how the canopy was gonna fit and get on with the rest of the build....
I want to thank Tony (yakface) for his solution to his seatbelt problem on his Mossie. I immediately
nicked it went about making some for mine. I have wine foil for my scratchy projects lying around and,
No, they don't improve TV reception one bit, but saved so much time trying to make some out of tape and tidbits. And no wine was harmed in making them either!!! Added a little color and we had this,
Let's remember the 10 foot rule here folks! Not too shabby really and look the part. Thanks again Tony. Time to add the radios and close her up. Just before I went to glue it together, I was hit by a stoke of genius and remembered that I had to add the IP inside before gluing. DOH!!! Ok, back on track now. I only glued the front top together to try and get a good fit. After it's dries I can glue the back and then the bottom together,
The seam looks worse in the pic than it really is. A little sanding and it should smooth out. Another view and yes, the IP is there and hard to see,
Would have looked kinda dumb without it I suppose. I was also worried that the seat sat too high and the canopy would hit it. A quick test fit (no pic) proved me wrong. That's about all for now. I'm building the bombs for the belly and need to paint that whole affair so I can install it......
Now I have to try and catchup on all the stuff I missed here on the forum over the past week or so. Thanks again for looking and have a great week....
Prost
Allen
But yer wing thing is coming along nicely......yeah the Brits drive on the WRONG side of the road but that's what happens when you swing swords instead of Colts!
prost! Tony
I'm sure you'll boss this one into shape and hope the annoying virus does one soon.