And so it begins.....

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And so it begins.....

Postby thymekiller » Mon May 25, 2009 8:58 pm

Gonna cal it B.P. scale. :lol: :lol:

Gonna post on this and another site. Gonna post links between the two. Guess they will have to join to see the pics posted here.

84 inch span p-40 for the front yard.
More later. Thanks Bill.

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Postby thymekiller » Wed May 27, 2009 6:03 am

Wing plan. Going to do most of the wing in paneling. I would like a smooth skin, and I have "bent" cheap wood paneling before.

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Postby scigs30 » Wed May 27, 2009 10:12 am

This will be a nice looking plane. I am guessing it will take some time to build. I would like to build my USA 1/3 Piper Cub someday, but that is way into the future. Good luck and have fun with this build.
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Postby flash52 » Wed May 27, 2009 12:08 pm

I saw this p 40E at the NASM last month. Might give you an idea for a color scheme.[img]http://collections.nasm.si.edu/media/full/A19600242000cp03.jpg[/img]
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Postby flash52 » Wed May 27, 2009 12:16 pm

Still trying to figure out this image thing. Nice example at the Udvar-Hazy NASM. This place is a modelers dream.
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Postby thymekiller » Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:08 am

As for images, I use photobuckett. Its free, and most forums will take a pic sized at 640 x 480. That way you can see the whole pic and text on the page without scrolling. I will post a link to photobuckett if you want. Its easy to use.

I decided to cut the wing planform from a single sheet of thin plywood. On top of this I will glue 4 ribs on each side and bend a sheet of thin ply over the top. The stab and rudder will be made about the same way, cut from 1/4 inch ply as a single piece. The rudder will get cut out as one piece with the keels.

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Postby thymekiller » Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:21 am

I need to correct something I said on a different post. This wing has 12 ribs per side. Even at 84 inches, It doesent need that many. Earlyer, I said a person should not omit ribs, but I was wrong about that. I looked at the plan for the tri-wing and there is a crazy number of ribs. It might be scale, but thats too many for a flying model. When I build my fokker, I will have to decide whether or not I want to fly it of just build to the bones. Probly the latter.

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