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| David Duckett, Comment for image # 24809 | 27 Jan 12 06:39 |
| Thank you. I like the beam construction and it is indeed easier and faster once all the pieces are cut and notched. It's very strong and straight, too. The beam is 1/8" hard balsa and all the stringers are 1/16" from Guillows kits cause they're stronger. I like this kit so far. The wing and tailfeathers are fairly simple structures using lots of wood. Oh joy, oh rapture!! |
| TJH, Comment for image # 24809 | 26 Jan 12 21:41 |
| This is looking good, David. |
| lukebozek1, Comment for image # 24809 | 26 Jan 12 19:07 |
| I always enjoy watching your builds, this precision beam design looks great! They did a show on the dam busters where they simulated the rotating drum striking a dam they built in Canada. A DC4 was the plane and they did manage to skip the bomb about 350 yards or so into the dam wall. Keep us up to date please. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 24809 | 26 Jan 12 09:00 |
| Proceeding nicely. |
| David Duckett, Image # 24809 | 26 Jan 12 07:22 |
Several notches had to be adjusted to keep the stringers in line but that's expected and didn't cause a problem. Former #3 was about 1/16" high on the beam so it got sliced a bit more. Next step is to infill the bottom center section so the first two blocks can be put in place. |
| David Duckett, Image # 24808 | 26 Jan 12 07:15 |
Well, that was easy enough. This is all the stringers and there are six (6) balsa blocks to be added and carved to complete the fuselage per plan. At this point it really wouldn't need much sanding before covering. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 24786 | 26 Jan 12 06:16 |
| Only jesting... don't be so touchy :-) |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 24786 | 26 Jan 12 02:04 |
| It's obviously causing you more pain than me. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 24786 | 25 Jan 12 22:54 |
| Small hammers are required when "Easy Building"! Helps alleviate the pain! |
| Xanadu, Comment for image # 24786 | 25 Jan 12 22:45 |
| Interesting to read the instructions, so what in the world would you need a hammer for? Your building a balsa plane, not a steel component requiring some brute force. |
| poppy, Comment for image # 24784 | 24 Jan 12 11:11 |
| Whoa, that's a lot of formers. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 24784 | 24 Jan 12 08:29 |
| The bomb bay doors will remain shut:-) |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 24784 | 24 Jan 12 08:09 |
| nice work dd, they had a couple variations of the lacaster payload, the dam buster and a 2000lb. bomb or something like that. any ideas? |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 24780 | 24 Jan 12 07:55 |
| Actually, not all the wood is excellent. There's a bundle of 1/16" stringers but they're much too soft for me. They could probably be used by those who build for flight. Likewise the 5 sheets of dark green tissue in the kit. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 24780 | 24 Jan 12 07:48 |
| I'm not a big fan of the hype, either, but it's the plane I want so...The wood is excellent and I had only three small breaks which were easliy glued back together. I used a "notcher" for all the notches. |
| lukebozek1, Comment for image # 24780 | 24 Jan 12 07:41 |
| This is one of their most expensive kits, how was the quality of the wood? Your formers look very good. Any breakage? |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 24780 | 24 Jan 12 07:39 |
| You just re-engineered the kit :) A kit that has revolutionized model building with its simplicity!! |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 24784 | 24 Jan 12 07:20 |
| It somes with 5 canopies. The root rib is about 1/32" larger than the opening so a little bit of fitting will be in order. The top sub rib #9 will also have to have some cutting as it extends into the wing area. Normal stuff. |
| pfinn, Comment for image # 24784 | 24 Jan 12 07:07 |
| Does the wing root profile match up to the wing rib? |
| julinick, Comment for image # 24784 | 24 Jan 12 06:37 |
| David, did the kit come with a plastic canopy/canopies, or is this something you have to carve yourself? |
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