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Have dropped my iphone, so waiting to get it fixed. Will take a few pics tomorrow night when I see how much of a banana I've built

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Ade

Nice attention to detail Chris

keep up the good work

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Well........a man can Never, Ever not have enough clamps!

I've finally glued one fuselage together, and was glad I had so many clamps to assist. Progress should be a little quicker from now on, as I've spent so long trying to get the air brakes to function. I may leave them off the TF86 as that one will be a little heavier due to the longer fuselage and extra pilot.

We will see by the weekend whether I will risk it or not.

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Ade

If last week is anything to go by, I could be having fried octupi rings with chips Sunday night

I'll be making my Spitfire for me; it will be (I hope!) a fair representation of an actual aircraft of that era. I've read somewhere that paint was applied in theatre, so would be subject to local variations.

At the end of the day, if it looks right, then that is great for me. If someone else has a problem with how many rivets I've missed, I will not lose sleep over it.

I'll have more problem flying in a scale manner tbh lol

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Ade

Not sure how my new octopus will perform; he's been out of sorts since lockdown, but I suppose if he fails, he'll make a lovely supper!

Difficult to predict, Red Bull usually does well here, but unless they sandbagging first two sessions, it could be a race for the lesser places.

Good luck all.

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Ade

If you must use the carbon tubes, could you use a rod of smaller diameter with some glass paper glued around it and use as a reamer? The carbon tube I've used does sand quite easily.

Ade

A game's only a game when you lose...........

Good luck all for the weekend. It will be very interesting to see how the teams perform.

Ade

Looking good Chris

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Ade

must resist, must res........ 63" inch sounds very interesting! And would be worth the investment in a sound system.

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Just noticed the use of a plumb bob on fixing the fin Phil; simply yet effective way to get the correct angle. I will certainly adapt that idea. We learn something new everyday.

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Ade

Glad to hear it got to you Austin. Look forward to seeing your F86 take shape.

I've finally worked out a workable solution for the air brakes, so I can now glue the fuselage together. The TF86 will be so much easier now!

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Ade

Andy Meade on here may be able to help you David; he's done some good 3D printed stuff.

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Ade

https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/printedpartsfactory

Edited By Flyer on 15/06/2020 19:11:27

Had the top wing come off a Precedent Bi-Fly, with a SC108 making the noise! Managed to land as a low winger, and the caban strut twisted 90 degrees too, so ended up doing an impressive side slip approach. The top wing landed about 30 secs later...…

Only time I'd managed a side slip approach too.

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Ade

Great Martin, does it fit ??

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Impressive work Dirk, looks like a close up of a plastic kit.

Many thanks for the offer Dirk, but I'm ok for the moment. I've got three TF86's from the last pull. And my client has a little left if I get short.

Many thanks

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Ade

No problem Steve, it's always a learning curve, and I have learnt so much from the sages on here. MDF also relatively cheap! (an no grain!)

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the canopy above is for the TF86 Austin, as I am building two concurrently.

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It's quite easy Steve, I use mdf strips glued together to give the width. I then marked out the profile shape and plan onto the blank. Cut and plane waste off, then used an electric file to get the basic shape. This is the worse part. Once I'm happy I cover the blank with body filler (p38) and sand back. Then it's a case of car rattle can primer followed by hours of sand and fill. Prior to pulling the canopy I applied several coats of car wax, that seems to work well. There is something therapeutic about sanding a plug!

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Ade