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Ziroli 92" P-47
JohnPearson:
Nice work Selleri
Great plane the p47, I still fly my Y&T razor back p47 which is nearly 10 years old and still flys well.
Johnp :clap: :clap:
Fred:
Well, what can say!?
One of my favorite plane, from one of my favorite plane designer, and once again, superbly executed :clap: :clap:
Well done Sverrig! :clap:
Can't wait to see the rest of your build!
(Any colour scheme chosen yet? :?: :D )
selleri:
Cheers guys.
It'll be based on a 78th FG scheme with some personalisation. The Ka3 was built at a good pace so I can paint them both at the same time, in fact they'll even be able to share some of the colours!!! :?:
Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
selleri:
Some extra wood for the wing dowel.
The stringers were split so they would be easier to manipulate around the front bend.
Was feeling a bit lazy so I didn't use the smaller planks on the side.
Getting closer to the razorback look, I'm using 1.5mm(1/16) balsa not 3mm(1/8) but I'm doing 2 rounds.
I've added some wood for the sheeting.
Added some more here as the sheeting was having trouble doing that bend without breaking before I put it in.
Now we are talking...
Yet to do the second round of 1.5mm sheeting.
Big one!
Tank floor installed.
Time to do something with my ostrich egg.
Better get rid of the lacquer for a good clean wood to wood join.
Last time we'll get this view.
The ceiling was looking a tad weak so I put this column up to support it... :lol:
selleri:
We'll need some noseweight, Zenoah 62 to the rescue.
Draw, draw, draw...
Plenty of space in the cowl.
Rudder horn from a GFK epoxy sheet.
The ball links will be sandwiched between layers.
Balsa was used as a spacer while the glue was setting.
Epoxy with microballoons and milled fiber was used to glue the horn in place.
And here the rudder has been sheeted.
I better make some arrangements if I want to have a pilot there.
Might need to remove a few more millimeters at a later time.
There is more than one way to skin a cat.
Easier to have the triangle list follow the bend of the rudder if we make a few cuts to relieve the tension.
I bought the larger TF cockpit kit when I was gearing up for the build.
Not far off.
The cockpit opening has reached full size, I had to remove part of the F5 former.
I've been itching to try some of this detailing stuff I've heard about... I sanded the stabilizer and decided to put some filling base on it, most of it will sand off though.
And here it's drying, we need about an hour at 25-30C until it can be sanded.
Next up, sand all that filler away, I've got water and soap in the tray so I don't clog the sandpaper.
And here most of the filler has been sanded away.
I use this putty after the filler has been sanded off.
More sanding.
Not many places on the Thunderbolt with overlapping joints, one of them is on the elevators.
Here I'm using two stripes of 3mm plastic tape(471) from 3M. It caused me some grief when I took it off as it decided to leave some of the glue on the elevator.
I decided to use the putty to build up the edge but as previously stated when I removed the tape I was left with some glue residue, I'll need to check if that happens with filler before I do the other elevator. I managed to remove the residue by using another tape to "grab" it.
The putty is sanded until I can see the tape brake through and then I can remove the tape giving a nice clean edge.
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