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Erik, One of the options is for a Volkel based aircraft. Cees

Span of the tailplane is 26 cm (without the fuselage width) height 10 cm. Total fuselage lenght Is about 75 cm, it will be huge. i try not to think about where to put it. Cees

Thanks chaps, It itched so badly I had to scratch This evening I sprayed the parts with a first coat of dark grey paint. It really blends in the various materials. I am very very pleased how the rib tapes turned out. They are very subtle, as they should be. The coat of paint also revealed that some more polishing need to be done as scratches and sanding marks are evident, but nothing major. That's the purpose of that paintcoat after all. Here are the pics, the parts are sitting on the next phase of this journey, the balsa beams from which i hopefully can whittle some fuselage masters. But that another story. Cheers Cees

Wow, that sets some high standards. Cees

Perhaps the testshot pics can be posted here too. Don't know how to I'm afraid. Anyone? Cees

No power assisted controls at the time. I believe the P38J was the first to introduce them. Cees

Ow that looks mighty fine. Great build. Cees

I'm scratching. Cees

HI all, Time flies, almost a month since the last update. Well phase one of this journey has been completed. I have just finished the tailplane of the Whitley. They say the devil is in the detail but that is oh so true. It took me a lot of time studying photographs to see how the fin to tailplane fairings looked like, same for the trimtab actuators and finally the rudders themselves. Didn't realise that the Whitley used simple cable operated rudders. What I at first thought to be balance arms are in fact sturdy outriggers where the steel cables are fitted onto. Through a slot in the fin leading edge they go over a pulley down. Using aluminium tape is sometime difficult to see things clearly because of the reflection and made me sometimes crosseyed. Thanks to Alex Kontiveis and Elliott Smock from the Whitley Project who provided me with important information. The Whitley is probably one of the least documented types of RAF Bomber Command. Here are the pics. All I need to do is some cleaning up and a coat of primer. Then what...ah the fuselage. Well, masters for the fuselage. That's another journey to start. But it's fun. Cheers Cees

Ah very clever. but if I recall the windows seem to be faired into the framework same as old windows were faired in with putty. Cees

Fantastic as always Tom, I wonder how you are going to tackle all those small windows of the canopy. A truly epic build. Cees

yummie yummie, can't wait Cees

Sunbeaten even. Nice conversion. Cees

Same for me, simple and clear. I like it. Cees

A very warm welcome Petr, Please overwhelm us with your products. Don't hold back. Looking forward to the Tempest Cees

Equally fantastic, MB5 please please? Can always ask. Cees

I want them both, would look great next to the Sea-Fury, Cees

Boys, get a room LOL Cees

Hmm I know someone who could review/use it. Cees

We have some P47 mainwheeks in the museum, will take some pics next time. I think the tyrethread Differs but there were several variations. Cees

Man, you work quick. Cees

Iain, Good luck, will be following this one for sure. Cees

Beautiful, nice lines Cees

Didn't Frank Mitchell do such a conversion years back? Cees

Radu, I have your book and I was amazed by the detail. Also the aircraft might look simple but in fact Is very complicated. Cheers Cees