Almost there! rather long post today, lots has happened since my last post. Didn't quite complete for the end of July like I hoped, but I'm in the 95% range. on to the pictures!
First was mounting the horizontal stabilizer, and applying the stripes.
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
The Aeromaster sheet also has a nice set of stripes for the wheels.
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
Once decals were dry, I set about mounting the landing gear and rudder, which really makes it start to look like an airplane! however, in hindsight I should have waited on the rudder and vertical stabilizer, as I ran into some issues with my clumsy fingers.
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
Usually I do not rig my models, as I generally end up damaging the model and getting frustrated. Seeing as this was a Fokker without much rigging to worry about, I figured it would be a good opportunity to practice. however, took a nice gouge out of the top of the rudder while drilling out the passages for the control cables and control horns in the horizontal stab. then, to add to the frustration, lost both the elevator horns to the carpet, never to be seen again. fortunately, I still had the PE from my dragon Dr. 1 and they were a very close fit.
Next, I worked on the engine and cowling. The Gnome 160 is a deeper engine than the Oberursel, so the cowling needed extending to fit properly. I cut a strip of evergreen sheet and started wrapping it around groove the cowling fit into.
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
Then, I laid a strip inside the extension for the cowling for the cowl to sit on. Again hindsight is 20/20, and I should have used a thinner sheet of styrene for the inner ring, as now there was not enough room for my engine to rotate! Oh well. I am happy with how it looks at least.
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
To get over the frustrations, I decided getting the wing and propeller mounted would cheer me up.
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
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Ian Shippee, on Flickr
all that remains is the control horns for the ailerons, rigging, data plate, paint touch-ups, and decals. So close! next posting will likely be in Completed Models.