Tony B's replica

I am having withdrawal symptoms from working away this week You have made great progress Tony, very impressive. Wise words on the bits of scraps to help align FS5. On mine I made the stringer holes slightly under-size so that they could be opened out accurately with a permagrit slotting tool.

Cheers

Danny

well today i have cut some more stringers and glued them in.

also added the lower fat stringers on one side.

once dry i will sand them to shape.

Tony B

Edited By Tony Bennett on 10/10/2018 19:27:28

Looking good, wish i could build that quick.

Thanks for the tip with regards FS5, duly noted on plan.

SW

going to take a break for the rest of the week as i have a foam p51 to design.

be back on the fury monday.

Tony B

well i didnt take a break for long.

started sheeting the front section of tyhe fuselage with some 3mm Depron.

hopefully i will save enough weight to make up for all the 3d printed bits i will be adding later.

Tony B

Looking very nice Tony you are a prolific builder and fine craftsman too.

Regards

Robert

Why thank you Robert.

today whilst doing house hold chores i maanaged to start some upper sheeting.

the section behind the cockpit has now been sheeted with some 3mm Depron.

i added some strips of depron either side of each former to give more gluing area.

so tomorrow if i get time, i hope to add two extra depron formers to support the cockpit sides.

this will be so i can add the opening door section on the left hand side.

not sure if i want a full length pilot or only a half one yet, but i want to leave my options open for cockpit detail.

Tony B.

well i managed to print off the instrument panel parts and proceeded to paint them all.

i have started painting the inside of the cockpit silver ready to take the panel and guns later.

Tony B

Hi Tony,

Nice progress on your fuse ….. and instrument panel.

Will be it available (The instrument panel)?

Cheers.

José Luis

yes it will sir.

i need to finalise the design and print files first though.

Tony B

we plod on slowly

Tony B

well the panel was too small, so i had to re print it slighlty larger.

that looks better.

i will need to add the instrument details next.

due to the design of the model, i needed to cut two slots in the balsa sides to get the panel to sit low enough.

i also trimmed the top of the sides down to the level of the balsa stringers to give me a little bit more cockpit room.

guns tomorrow i hope.

Tony B

Something like this, gun stocks and instrument panel

Tony B

Well it is fitted.

not great but good enough for me.

the designs need tweeking a touch for a better fit, but this will do.

Tony B

Great panel, Tony.

I can see that you printed the gunsight already as well.

If you allow me, the plan states that it's position is 1/2 inch to the right side of the center line. I you want to, I guess it's easily corrected at this stage of your build.

Coming together nicely.

Cheers

Chris

the gun sight was only plonked on for the photo.

wont be fitted till all the covering and paint is finished.

Tony B

compass and lower r/h dial fitted.

i need to think about pilot next, full or half size.

half size and i fit the sevo's under him.

full size and they will have to go behind his seat.

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Tony B

another little bit designed and printed.

empty cartridge shoots fitted.

control column started.

need to buy some wire for the u/c next week.

Tony B

Edited By Tony Bennett on 20/10/2018 20:10:43

Today i started designing the internal cockpit framing for the fury.

it goes in here.

then i need to design the pilots seat and get that printed.

Tony B