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16 September 2008, 09:56 AM
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For a weathered ,more natural look I take advantage of the transparency of the acrylic paint.Over a black gesso base I paint on layers of red but not enough to completely cover the black undertone .This makes the subsequent weathering pastels more realistic and a lot easier.
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16 September 2008, 09:59 AM
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17 September 2008, 07:03 AM
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Building upside down!
After I finish the gear I will then build the upper wing which is made as a single unit.The wing will be the basis for the rest of the build.I don't foresee any major problems as with a wreck you have lots of room for artistic license!
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17 September 2008, 04:42 PM
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18 September 2008, 06:29 AM
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18 September 2008, 07:20 AM
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On to the upper wing!
I haven't got around to weathering the cockpit yet but I think I will set this aside for now and build the upper wing assembly as it is really the base for the rest of this upside down piece to be built upon.
The upper wing is built all in one piece and I will leave it intact except for the odd ding here and there.The fabric will be mostly flash burned off so I will have to build all of the internal structure including the drag and anti-drag wires.
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18 September 2008, 04:13 PM
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18 September 2008, 04:17 PM
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The first step is to spray lacquer both sides of the laser cut ribs before removing from the board.(these happen to be the lower wing ribs)
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18 September 2008, 06:43 PM
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18 September 2008, 07:03 PM
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Now take a piece of pink insulation board,lay on the upper wing plan and put a piece of wax paper over that and pin down.Take your ribs and pin them down over the wax paper/plan.The ribs themselves are not numbered so be careful that they are in the right order.Don't worry about the varying sizes of the lightening holes in the ribs as the plans are just not that accurate.
Next take your rib stiffener strips and lay them over the ribs.Be sure to leave a little extra room around the spar areas, as these will need some filing out later to have the spars fit through the holes properly. Secure the ribs using small pins and put a small drop of superthin superglue at each rib/stiffener joint area.
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