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selleri:
You asked for it Fred!    :D

Our story begins on a dark winter night, no one was up except...  nahhh but I've always wanted to start with that line!    :lol:

The story begins late in 2006, 28 of November to be exact.

Big plane, the full size has a wingspan of about 12.4 meters.




CJM retracts.




Laser cut parts.




We need some books.




We start on the tail.












Starting to look like something.


The sheeting is big.




You can never have too many clamps!






Few trees were cut down...

selleri:
Next up the fuselage, for that we need a jig.






One razorback coming up.


The kit cutter sent this 3/16" for the firewall!!!   :shock:


B25 from YT, P47 crutch and P51D from Top Flite.


Centerline marked.


My plane was pregnant and I didn't know it, Ready 2 in hiding.


Getting there.


Old firewall in the new firewall cut out.


And here they are side by side, not a doubt in my mind that this was a smart move.


BIG


Balsa stripper from Master Airscrew, used for making stringers at the moment, might also come in hand when it's time for some planking.




Busy as a bee.


String theory.


Arrrrr, time to walk the plank matey.

I cut down some of the balsa for the planking, notice that the cuts are not straight, this makes it easier to plank the fuselage.
BTW if someone needs any extra weight to get the right CG in their models I got a lot of "balsa" that would be well suited for that. Well chuffed with JP for shipping that "balsa".


To keep the structure warp free I planked both sides at the same time


Oh dear, looks like VSOP works on balsa too!   :lol:

Happy Days:
Well, I must say that all looks very impressive Selleri.  :) Certainly a BIG model.  :shock:   I had no idea that model aviation was so popular in your neck of the woods.

By the way, I much prefer these latest shots of your workroom. Looks more like home to me, only a lot bigger! 8)

K.

selleri:
Cheers, maybe not popular but there are few running around.
This is my mates place, I'm afraid mine is a bit more humble on an old desk.  :D

Now we are up to 14.January 2007, got a bit white around that time.

The snow is getting close to 150 cm(59") from the roof edge.


Can I get to my Jug... I'll ponder about it for a little while.


Getting there.




I'll start on the wing shortly.


Turnaround...


I'll need to do some changes around the tail wheel area. Ziroli drew the Robart #160 retract on his plan, it goes from the blue circle and up to the green when retracted.
CJM retract goes between the same coloured circles depending on where it's installed(same colour lines). I'll also need to run the pull/pull wires for the steering from behind the retract or use some springy thingy on the lines.


Tail seat.


Next up, doing some wheel doors for the tail wheel. Notice the clear plastic film to keep the cloth and epoxy from sticking to the fuselage.




Here is the hatch all trimmed up and ready for action.




Here we see the tailwheel at its final resting place, I made an U shaped plate from plywood for the retracts to bolt to, that plate sits on beams that are joined to the fuselage formers.








To solve the steering dilemma I'll run the wire in a tube behind the tail wheel.


Starting to look like the part.


The traditional support of control runs over longer distances, so far only the blue.


Servos for the elevators. Allen servo screws from Modelfixings, very convenient for tight spaces.

Alan_Perse:
Nice model Selleri :D :D . Where did you get the kit from?

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