Quiddy Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 (edited) sanding....sanding...filling....cursing....sanding...cursing... Edited December 28, 2010 by Charlie Cheetah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Cheetah Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 (edited) sanding....sanding...filling....cursing....sanding...cursing... Reminds me of part oif the lyrics from Aces High. ps: Sorry for the accidental edit of the above post, hit the edit button instead of the quote button. Edited December 28, 2010 by Charlie Cheetah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quiddy Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 Started to finish up the wings. Spent an hour on the top part of one wing sanding and polishing. I think I got most of the big scratches out but with a coat of primer the smaller ones will hopefully be hidden. I will post some pics when I get the wings on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Keep at it Wayne. I'm loving what I've seen so far Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quiddy Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 I glued one wing on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barneydhc82 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Wayne: Here's a little inspiration....Same kit...same problems... Barney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quiddy Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 And those are the markings too. Nice work Barney. CA kits are quite the handful. Just think I have a Gannet to build at some time in the future from them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quiddy Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 (edited) Well I got both wings on. The left wing joint still needs some filling and sanding. The right wings just needs to fine sanded and polished with the panel lines redone. Working away at it. All comments are welcome. Wayne kinda looks like a bat doesn't it? Edited January 12, 2011 by Quiddy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AX 365 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I've never attempted a CA kit but I understand you have to be a masochist to do so!? Congrats on the patience you're displaying, Wayne. Should look quite nice when done. And in the photo you've posted, it almost looks like a Horton Flying Wing rather than a Vampire. Good luck with your progress. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Wayne, Nice so far!!! You are definitely making a silk purse out of a sow's ear!! Emil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ALF18 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Well I got both wings on. The left wing joint still needs some filling and sanding. The right wings just needs to fine sanded and polished with the panel lines redone. Working away at it.All comments are welcome. Wayne kinda looks like a bat doesn't it? Wayne It definitely looks like a bat without the tail booms. The filling job is very nice. I have cursed and sworn at the F-5 kit from CA in 1/48 (have built two of them). Talk about horrible fit! This one looks similar. I join the chorus praising your patience and skill in making it look good. ALF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quiddy Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Thanks guys for the comments. I am kinda liking the extra work involved with this kit. Does that make me sick? Alf- I have the CA F-5 partially built. I have a lot of scribing to do in that one also. I plan on doing it in 434 Sq. Wayne Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Cheetah Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 WayneIt definitely looks like a bat without the tail booms. The filling job is very nice. I have cursed and sworn at the F-5 kit from CA in 1/48 (have built two of them). Talk about horrible fit! This one looks similar. I join the chorus praising your patience and skill in making it look good. ALF Thats what I told Wayne, its an aluminium bat. This is coming along nicely Wayne. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quiddy Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 I think the hardest or toughest part is going to be putting the tail booms and the horizontal stab on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barneydhc82 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Wayne: I used pieces of balsa to make a jig that help the booms and horizontal stab in alignment then jigged the fuselage/wing assembly. It took about 10 minutes to make the jig after a bit of thoughful planning. Sorry but no pics Barney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quiddy Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Barney, did you use anything to keep the horizontal stab in place or did the tail booms do by themselves? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barneydhc82 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Wayne...I cut two "V" notches in the basla for the booms and taped the stab to the balsa. The notches were cut so that they lined up with the ends of the stab. To ensure vertical accuracy I used a small set square on the rudders...taking into account the taper...do this on the trailing edge. Barney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quiddy Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) Still sanding, almost to the polishing stage of the fuselage and wings. Test fitting the booms also. One thing I did to try to strengthen the bond between the horizontal stab and the booms is to drill a hole on both ends of the horizontal stab., one towards the front and the other towards the back and then a corresponding hole in the boom. I have a small plastic rod that fits the size of the hole. I intend to insert the rod and hopefully when everything is lined it will be a strong bond. Pictures to follow when I finally get to that stage. Edited January 22, 2011 by Quiddy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RescueDiver Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Looks like it is coming along. From following your thread here, it got me kind of thinking how much I like the lines of the Vampire. I draw and paint wildlife and have never drawn an aircraft before.....oddly enough.....so thanks to you, I decided to give it a wirl. Brent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quiddy Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 Thanks, and NICE!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Cheetah Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 If this was Facebook I'd "Like" this. Nice artwork Brent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RescueDiver Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Thank you. Not trying to steal your build thread, just thought you might like it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quiddy Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Since it a nice snowy day here on the east coast of Canada, I thought I could get some work done on the Vampire. Did some work on the booms. I have an Osprey book by Brent Green, and in it he is building a CA Venom. To help with the fit of the booms he created wedges out of plastic sheet. I thought I would do the same. I inserted it in the front of the boom For the horizontal stab, which just sit there with no support until glued, I drilled holes in the end of the stab. and in the end of the boom. I then cut some small plastic tubing for the re-enforcements. I was able to put it all together without gluing to see how it fit. Thanks for looking. All comments are welcome. Wayne Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Wayne, your rescribing work, and work on the tail booms is really nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quiddy Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Big step forward today, I glued the tail booms on. YEAH!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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