The Tommy

[RAGIII]

That's very clever, nice one Ken

Richard

...and I agree! The primer looks good and so does the gear!
RAGIII

[kensar]

Thanks R & R!

I've painted the fuse the base color and painted the number on one side of the fuse, waiting for it to dry. I used my Cameo cutter machine for those.  The small numbers for the rudder was another story.  I found some decals that would work perfectly, except that they were old and I had trouble getting them off the backing paper.  Slight damage to them, but they are so small its not too noticeable.

This gave me time to rig the elevators...

To get a turnbuckle on each side of the elevator, I ran some monofilament through the elevator three times, catching the turnbuckles in the loops and then securing with CA.



Finished rigging in the usual manner.







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[Alexis]

Nice work on the control horns and rigging Ken , those turnbuckles sure add to the effect .


Terri

[kensar]

Thanks, Terri.  I's no wonder why the real plane was tail heavy.

[RLWP]

Did they actually have turnbuckles there though?

Richard

[RAGIII]

Excellent rigging on the Tail Ken. Really looks the part!
RAGIII

[kensar]

Did they actually have turnbuckles there though?

Yes, they went crazy with them.  They were small ones.

Realizing this was a trainer aircraft, I guess they wanted the ability to tweak things back into place after student pilots mangled them.

[RLWP]

Did they actually have turnbuckles there though?

Yes, they went crazy with them.  They were small ones.

Realizing this was a trainer aircraft, I guess they wanted the ability to tweak things back into place after student pilots mangled them.

OK, you've checked. Most planes I have checked just used a simple wire with a twisted end to brace the trailing edges. There's no real need to adjust it, the adjustment is on the control cables

Richard

[RichieW]

I just recently found the scratch build part of the forum and have read through this thread. I must say I am absolutely astonished by the skill you are demonstrating here. Truly amazing, I find building kits to be a challenge but this is on a completely different level. Utterly amazing!

[kensar]

Thanks again for the comments.  There is a lot of info around here and a lot of good ideas.

'Bout time for an update.  I'm working on the remaining details of the fuse, which seems to take forever, but it shaping up nicely.

While waiting for paint to dry on the fuse, I knocked out the wheels.






Got the paint on and cut out some number masks on the Cameo cutter.







Now I'm waiting for oil paint to cure on the wooden fairings for the axle.  In the meantime, I've started on the wings.

[RAGIII]

Wheels, painting , and Markings look beautiful! Stunning work!
RAGIII

[lone modeller]

It is some time since I last dropped bu - you have made excellent progress in the meantime and my jaw hurts from hitting the desk so many times when I look at the level of detail that you are putting in. Simply superb in every way.

Stephen.

[Alexis]

Spectacular Craftmanship Ken 


Terri

[kensar]

Thanks for the kind comments, Rick, Stephen, and Terri.  When the oil paint on the axle fairings is cured enough, I'll get the fuse on its legs.  In the meantime I've started the wings.  I just need to figure out how to avoid sanding my fingertips away while shaping the wing profile!

[gbrivio]

Great updates, I specially like wheels and contro horns rigging.
Ciao
Giuseppe