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Post by dennisp on Aug 31, 2008 20:19:06 GMT 8
Thanks sir could not agree more. I plan to make the cover to the drop tanks removable just in case if you know what I mean..., especially as there is a air bottle in each drop tank to feed those air up / down retracts....
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Post by dennisp on Sept 1, 2008 22:26:17 GMT 8
Wing continued....The first major milestone is about to be achieved namely the joining of the two wing halves, the F-86 wings are big so space is needed to perform joining. The usual first checks mark the centre of the ply wing joiners and check the mark is in the centre on both wing halves there is nothing worse than having a wing with glue on it trying to get the join correct. The time spent doing these will always make the join easy even for a big wing, ensure all those pipes are well out of the way before applying glue as before "Murphy’s Law" will always strike when least expected. For the join I used 30 minute Epoxy which is the glue for the job, masking tape to the ready to hold things in place and we are set to rock and roll, one thing to watch out for is that as the Epoxy dries the joint will move so never tape up and walk away always keep a close eye on things and ensure the joint square with no overlapping edges.  Once the glue was really cured time to sort all the plumbing out, the white block in the picture is the motor cover and by luck the wires and pipes are coming up the correct places. As planned main air to tanks (red pipe) is in the channel with the aileron leads and the up / down pipes are in the other channel, brass ROBART “T” pieces are used to join the pipes.   I am still debating how to seal the channels, builders foam or light balsa, the foam is the easy choice but I have no experience of this foam on those pipes, so a little concerned in this area. Stay tuned for the next part of the build …..
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Post by dt8666 on Sept 2, 2008 12:58:33 GMT 8
Now I know who to look for when I need to redo my home wiring.. So nicely donw.
This is a real pro job. Welldone Dennis!
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Post by dennisp on Sept 2, 2008 17:37:32 GMT 8
Thanks DT I am sure that this is just the tip of the iceberg so to speak ... There are a few more challenges ahead to be tackled.  |
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Post by ERJets on Sept 2, 2008 18:12:57 GMT 8
Thanks DT I am sure that this is just the tip of the iceberg so to speak ... There are a few more challenges ahead to be tackled. I am very sure that it will not be an issue for you Sir. Btw, Nowadays they are not many detail build threads like yours posted in our local forum. I guess builders here are either too shy to share or just dont like to post their build. At the end of the day, it is really a lost to us to have a chance to learn from them. Thanks for sharing Dennis.  I know it is not an easy task to take pictures, post it and build the kit at the same time.  Appreciated Sir. Talking about this, I am kind of missed Steven and Tony's build threads. |
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Post by dennisp on Sept 2, 2008 18:19:31 GMT 8
Thanks Ernest, I agree I miss them too, and I always learnt something new from Tony's build thread's as he was a kit basher, just wish I had the time these to scratch build as I have lots of nice plans to build.... you never know...  |
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Post by ERJets on Sept 2, 2008 18:40:21 GMT 8
Thanks Ernest, I agree I miss them too, and I always learnt something new from Tony's build thread's as he was a kit basher, just wish I had the time these to scratch build as I have lots of nice plans to build.... you never know... Oh yes, really wish to see scratch build thread of yours in near future. May the force be with you... ;D |
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Post by dennisp on Sept 2, 2008 18:44:23 GMT 8
Thanks Ernest, I agree I miss them too, and I always learnt something new from Tony's build thread's as he was a kit basher, just wish I had the time these to scratch build as I have lots of nice plans to build.... you never know... Oh yes, really wish to see scratch build thread of yours in near future. May the force be with you... ;D I suspect it will need more than the force of the "Duct Side", but I know what I really want to build so someday... well see..... |
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Post by dennisp on Sept 6, 2008 13:45:49 GMT 8
A slow week most as most of my spare time has being glassing, rubbing down another coat of paste and rubbing down, the worst item to glass has to be the drop tanks which require care and gentle touches to get the glass to lay flat round those fins and the pylons. I have learnt some more about this variant of the F-86, it seems the F.4 designation was given to the bird by the RAF however the factory designation is a Canadair CL-13 Mk.6 and just to finally confuse you all its USAF designation was a F-86F-40… AIYO to many designations….!! The other area requiring attention is the vertical stabilizer as supplied by FF you have no rudder, this was deemed desirable for a model of this size so it was chop, chop time again. The vertical stabilizerThe rudder hinge lines are on the vertical stabilizer, and just to be different I decided to go for the rudder counter balance as well as this should ease the load on the servo. The same technique as the ailerons the servo the push rod should be at right angles to the hinge line, there is plenty of room for a HS-65MG just be careful not go through the foam on the other side. The rudder has 4 hinges 1 at the top and 3 equally spaced below the counter balance.  So nothing exciting to show you guys this week but fingers crossed the assembly should begin next week with all the attendant adjustments, modifications that may be necessary.. Stay tuned for the next part of the build ….. |
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Post by dt8666 on Sept 6, 2008 21:39:24 GMT 8
Keep it coming Dennis. All the nice work!
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