Painting has started! Paintshop Progress 1
I had decided a long time ago that the exterior painting should be completed by a professional paint shop. Although I have been able to make a reasonable job of the interior priming and cockpit…
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29-15 to 18 More Parts Prepared
Center Section Channels The F-01487-L Center Section Channels have to be bent to match the Center Section Angles. I made a cardboard template to replicate the angle, clamped the pieces with the bend position over…
29 More Priming – Side Skins etc
Reading ahead revealed that the Fresh Air Vents are bonded to the side skins, so I decided to mask off the areas of contact. I hope this will improve the bond after scuffing. Also our…
26 – Even more part preparation!
The largest part in this section is, of course, the bottom skin. Having deburred the edges and holes (only a light debur of one side of the holes was needed, on the far side of…
26 – More Part Preparation
I’ve been pressing on with preparing more parts for priming. Lots of reading ahead has been needed to work out what needs to be done to each part before priming. The picture above shows match…
26-02 to 07 Part Preparation
Reading through Section 26 it’s immediately obvious that there are lots of parts. I decided to prepare the parts up to page 26-07 initially. As always this involves missing out steps that mention rivets until…
25 – Fwd Mid Fuse Bulkhead Preparation
As previously mentioned I’m going to finish the wings later when I’ve finally decided on wiring etc. So it’s time to move on to a new section and start building the forward fuselage! As always…
22-05 Dimpling Skins & Priming Aileron Parts
Dimpling While waiting for my rivet partner Tim to have some time available to help with the flaps, I’m pressing on with the ailerons. I dimpled the skin stiffener holes ready for priming. The manual…
21-06 Priming Flap Parts
Etch Primer After scuffing and degreasing I got the acid etch primer sprayed … basically a day’s work! As luck would have it, we are having unusually warm weather here in the UK … 15ºC…
18-04 Priming external areas of Tanks & Attachment Brackets
I left the tanks assembled for a week while I was away at work … I’m hoping the ribs noses will now fit into the skins a little bit easier … we’ll see? Since I…