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Offline Chris Johnson

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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #30 on: July 07, 2014, 02:28:45 AM »
Jeez Mark, your jig looks better than the models I build!

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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #31 on: July 07, 2014, 02:56:27 AM »
That is a complex jig…. I usually put on the struts and then the top wing and line up both with blocks!

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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #32 on: July 07, 2014, 05:31:57 AM »
OOOoo that jig, please next build, share the build of the jig itself! I particularly wonder, how you glue the pins on which the upper wing lays? Does this question makes sense?
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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #33 on: July 07, 2014, 06:01:20 AM »
Just catching up with your build, Mark -

Impressive stuff, mate!   Your wing jig is very clever work.

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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #34 on: July 07, 2014, 01:14:44 PM »
Mark,
When I see how real modelers handle stuff like this jig I realize just how much of an Assembler I really am. Extremely well though out plan and jig!
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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #35 on: July 07, 2014, 10:02:25 PM »


Thanks guys! The jig was actually very easy to construct. Here's how I did it.

I went into my spare styrene box and found a nice thick, flat piece to make the square base to attach the wing supports. Everything came from spare styrene or round styrene stock.....



I checked the stagger from a bottom view of the datafile drawing................



Then I drew the fuselage and top and bottom wing lines on the base with a pencil........................



I lined the bottom wing and fuselage up with the pencil marks and put 4 pieces of round styrene at mid and front fuselage so the fuselage couldn't move around while I was working on the wings. Then I placed 4 pieces of round styrene along the lower wing leading edge and straightened them with a metal ruler..........



I cut some pieces for the upper wing supports from my spares and made the correct 90 degree angles........



A longer piece of round stock is glued to the upper wing support to hold the top wing, nothing fancy.



I used a piece of spare styrene and marked the leading and trailing edges of the top wing from the scale drawings with a pencil and adjusted the upper wing supports as the glue dried................



I checked everything when it was about dry to make any minor adjustments but that was about it.
I think it took about 3 to 5 minutes to complete. Very low tech.  :D

Mark

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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #36 on: July 08, 2014, 04:50:23 AM »
Hello Mark. Thanks for yet another super tutorial. I'm really enjoying the build and learning so much from it.

Best wishes
Nigel

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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #37 on: July 08, 2014, 11:46:02 AM »
Nice job with the jig Mark !





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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #38 on: July 08, 2014, 11:54:17 AM »
The LVG is shaping up very nicely Mark and the jig is terrific, well done.

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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #39 on: July 08, 2014, 02:53:13 PM »
Very interesting seeing how the magic is made.  Amazing work on such
a small scale.  Your talents and ingenuity are such fun to follow, Mark.

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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #40 on: July 09, 2014, 01:40:59 AM »

Many thanks Nigel, Terri, Des and Ernie! :D

I've had time today to cut and finish the hinges on the wing and tail........





more soon,

Mark

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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #41 on: July 09, 2014, 02:08:19 AM »
Hi
Great project that somehow I missed until now.
Very impressive craftsmanship.
Very good piece of tail and wing, in my favorite scale.
I'll keep an eye forward to the next posts.

Best Regards
Hristo

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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #42 on: July 09, 2014, 03:18:26 AM »
Looks realy good love your updates Mark.
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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #43 on: July 09, 2014, 03:38:06 AM »


Thanks Hristo and Martin. I'm really enjoying this kit. I'll definitely be building more Ardpol kits in the future.

Mark

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Re: LVG C.VI - Ardpol
« Reply #44 on: July 09, 2014, 03:38:45 AM »
Nice work on the wings and control surfaces Mark! Looks really terrific.
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