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Re: NYLON GAG MK 1?

Welcome my friends,

Thanks for the comments guys, i appreciate everyone taking the time to comment, it means alot.

Had a couple of deliveries this week

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Thanks again to Scott for his prompt service, and the SMA discount. Thanks Buddy. ;D

Had been dabbling on and off in the mid-week but then Friday came and the wife was away all evening until very late so, i hit it hard on Friday, one of those 'set your alarm so you remember to eat deals'.
Had to pop into work for a few hours Friday morning but sat down at the bench at 11am and didn't leave until 12.30am Saturday morning, smashing.

I was working on the rear flaps for the upper wings, i wanted the flaps and the airbrakes to work, sometimes i make it so hard for myself but boy, was it worth it on sunday when i put it all together.

This is going to go fast so pay attention, there will be a quiz...

Basic shape

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Cut out wing and removed airbrake portion

[ATTACH=full]39584[/ATTACH]

Cut, punched and shaped the various components.

Wing Struts

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Airbrake arms.

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[ATTACH=full]39587[/ATTACH]

Basic hinge shapes

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I used clear plastic tubes i found for spacers between the various struts, and glued it all together. This was after much cutting, adjusting, correcting, swearing, tantrums etc.......

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The first test. Yippee, it works. ;D

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Then basically the same process with the smaller inner wings, these would not move but the airbrake flaps would still operate.

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Then fitted each airbrake flap with a larger outer flap

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I then went about attaching the flap assemblies to the main wing back detail plate

First, small allignment hinge back plates

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These were attached to the main wing back plate at the correct spacing.

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The small hinge was then attached to these alignment back plates, being careful not to use to much glue so the whole thing got stuck.

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Test.

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And in position

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Are you still with me...............good.

I ran into an interference problem between the large and smaller inner flaps. but a small modification solved this, i can dress it up a bit later with detail. The smaller inner flaps were attached straight to the detail back plate , no hinges needed

[ATTACH=full]39600[/ATTACH]

Everything was then put in position on the ship

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And tested the flaps.

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And breath.

I am so happy with how it turned out, i think it looks perfect with the rest of the wing assemblies and the ship.
The flaps will be detailed later when i skin the outer surface of the wing.

Now its on with the detailing of the main wing back plates so stay tuned

Thats all folks
Take care my friends

Gag

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<blockquote data-quote="The Nylon Gag" data-source="post: 127943" data-attributes="member: 10938">Re: NYLON GAG MK 1?Welcome my friends,Thanks for the comments guys, i appreciate everyone taking the time to comment, it means alot.Had a couple of deliveries this week[ATTACH=full]39582[/ATTACH]Thanks again to Scott for his prompt service, and the SMA discount. Thanks Buddy.&nbsp; ;DHad been dabbling on and off in the mid-week but then Friday came and the wife was away all evening until very late so, i hit it hard on Friday, one of those &#039;set your alarm so you remember to eat deals&#039;.Had to pop into work for a few hours Friday morning but sat down at the bench at 11am and didn&#039;t leave until 12.30am Saturday morning, smashing.I was working on the rear flaps for the upper wings, i wanted the flaps and the airbrakes to work, sometimes i make it so hard for myself but boy, was it worth it on sunday when i put it all together.This is going to go fast so pay attention, there will be a quiz... Basic shape[ATTACH=full]39583[/ATTACH]Cut out wing and removed airbrake portion[ATTACH=full]39584[/ATTACH]Cut, punched and shaped the various components.Wing Struts[ATTACH=full]39585[/ATTACH]Airbrake arms.[ATTACH=full]39586[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]39587[/ATTACH]Basic hinge shapes[ATTACH=full]39588[/ATTACH]I used clear plastic tubes i found for spacers between the various struts, and glued it all together. This was after much cutting, adjusting, correcting, swearing, tantrums etc.......[ATTACH=full]39589[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]39590[/ATTACH]The first test. Yippee, it works.&nbsp; ;D[ATTACH=full]39591[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]39592[/ATTACH]Then basically the same process with the smaller inner wings, these would not move but the airbrake flaps would still operate.[ATTACH=full]39593[/ATTACH]Then fitted each airbrake flap with a larger outer flap[ATTACH=full]39594[/ATTACH]I then went about attaching the flap assemblies to the main wing back detail plateFirst, small allignment hinge back plates[ATTACH=full]39595[/ATTACH]These were attached to the main wing back plate at the correct spacing.[ATTACH=full]39596[/ATTACH]The small hinge was then attached to these alignment back plates, being careful not to use to much glue so the whole thing got stuck.[ATTACH=full]39597[/ATTACH]Test.[ATTACH=full]39598[/ATTACH]And in position[ATTACH=full]39599[/ATTACH]Are you still with me...............good.I ran into an interference problem between the large and smaller inner flaps. but a small modification solved this, i can dress it up a bit later with detail. The smaller inner flaps were attached straight to the detail back plate , no hinges needed[ATTACH=full]39600[/ATTACH]Everything was then put in position on the ship[ATTACH=full]39601[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]39602[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]39603[/ATTACH]And tested the flaps.[ATTACH=full]39604[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]39605[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]39606[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]39607[/ATTACH]And breath.I am so happy with how it turned out, i think it looks perfect with the rest of the wing assemblies and the ship.The flaps will be detailed later when i skin the outer surface of the wing.Now its on with the detailing of the main wing back plates so stay tunedThats all folksTake care my friendsGag[attachment deleted by admin]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Nylon Gag, post: 127943, member: 10938"] [b]Re: NYLON GAG MK 1?[/b] Welcome my friends, Thanks for the comments guys, i appreciate everyone taking the time to comment, it means alot. Had a couple of deliveries this week [ATTACH=full]39582[/ATTACH] Thanks again to Scott for his prompt service, and the SMA discount. Thanks Buddy. ;D Had been dabbling on and off in the mid-week but then Friday came and the wife was away all evening until very late so, i hit it hard on Friday, one of those 'set your alarm so you remember to eat deals'. Had to pop into work for a few hours Friday morning but sat down at the bench at 11am and didn't leave until 12.30am Saturday morning, smashing. I was working on the rear flaps for the upper wings, i wanted the flaps and the airbrakes to work, sometimes i make it so hard for myself but boy, was it worth it on sunday when i put it all together. This is going to go fast so pay attention, there will be a quiz... Basic shape [ATTACH=full]39583[/ATTACH] Cut out wing and removed airbrake portion [ATTACH=full]39584[/ATTACH] Cut, punched and shaped the various components. Wing Struts [ATTACH=full]39585[/ATTACH] Airbrake arms. [ATTACH=full]39586[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39587[/ATTACH] Basic hinge shapes [ATTACH=full]39588[/ATTACH] I used clear plastic tubes i found for spacers between the various struts, and glued it all together. This was after much cutting, adjusting, correcting, swearing, tantrums etc....... [ATTACH=full]39589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39590[/ATTACH] The first test. Yippee, it works. ;D [ATTACH=full]39591[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39592[/ATTACH] Then basically the same process with the smaller inner wings, these would not move but the airbrake flaps would still operate. [ATTACH=full]39593[/ATTACH] Then fitted each airbrake flap with a larger outer flap [ATTACH=full]39594[/ATTACH] I then went about attaching the flap assemblies to the main wing back detail plate First, small allignment hinge back plates [ATTACH=full]39595[/ATTACH] These were attached to the main wing back plate at the correct spacing. [ATTACH=full]39596[/ATTACH] The small hinge was then attached to these alignment back plates, being careful not to use to much glue so the whole thing got stuck. [ATTACH=full]39597[/ATTACH] Test. [ATTACH=full]39598[/ATTACH] And in position [ATTACH=full]39599[/ATTACH] Are you still with me...............good. I ran into an interference problem between the large and smaller inner flaps. but a small modification solved this, i can dress it up a bit later with detail. The smaller inner flaps were attached straight to the detail back plate , no hinges needed [ATTACH=full]39600[/ATTACH] Everything was then put in position on the ship [ATTACH=full]39601[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39602[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39603[/ATTACH] And tested the flaps. [ATTACH=full]39604[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39605[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39606[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39607[/ATTACH] And breath. I am so happy with how it turned out, i think it looks perfect with the rest of the wing assemblies and the ship. The flaps will be detailed later when i skin the outer surface of the wing. Now its on with the detailing of the main wing back plates so stay tuned Thats all folks Take care my friends Gag [attachment deleted by admin] [/QUOTE]

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