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Playing in the Sandbox Group Build Sept 1, 2024 - Jn 1, 2025

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Started working on the nose wheel. 

Franck Oudin who does work for MDC generously donated a nice selection of resin parts from the resin MDC kit to my build. Free of charge! 

These include: wheels, rato packs, bombs and bomb racks.

 

The joint between the wheel fork and the gear construction looked wheel, so i drilled holes to accommodate a copper rod. 

 

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Hi Ralph,

 

This is what I'm going to do:

 

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One of the Watson Whizzers. Not the Snafu 1 as shown here but it's twin: Jane 1.

I just love building these planes in captured hands. 

The only issue I have is wanting to add the Rato pods, but I can't find any evidence of this scheme carrying them...

This may or not make any difference to me :)

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Yup! Weekends are good for progress!

Following Jim's lead I've cut off the tabs since the fuselage joint isn't 100% flush with the wing joint.

I'll be using tubes to make a new spar.

 

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Nice solution.

 

How did you line up the drill points on fuselage and wing for the new spar(s)?

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Hi Rick,

I just measured the distance on the cross-section of the wing. 

 

By the way, here's a good pic of the Snafu and Jane (part of Watson's Whizzers from operation Lusty).

Some profiles contradict and intel is very limited but you can see the black rear of engine, white wall nose wheel and yellow tipped tail and yellow periscope band.

 

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Hi Rick,

 

I just measured the distance on the cross-section of the wing.

That's easy for you to say.  Thanks for the tip.  Your build is looking great!  You and JH are going to have a finish about the same time.

 

BTW - I have Watson's Whizzers.  A great read and nice reference pics.

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Hi Ralph,

 

This is what I'm going to do:

 

3_1_b2.jpg

 

One of the Watson Whizzers. Not the Snafu 1 as shown here but it's twin: Jane 1.

I just love building these planes in captured hands. 

The only issue I have is wanting to add the Rato pods, but I can't find any evidence of this scheme carrying them...

This may or not make any difference to me :)

Oh very very cool!!!! I'm like you I like different schemes and this will be a killer!!

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Thnx Ralph,

 

Today was not such a good model day. Everything i glued kept coming off. One step forward, two back.

Did manage to paint the gear doors (little chipping here and there), and glue all the details to the inner top canopy so i can get ready to close it.

Also sprayed some paint on the fuse to check for seams.

 

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Probably the most difficult part of the build there, so kudos!

 

I think we're level-pegging at the moment (but I did fully rivet mine, build a rear pit and build a jet engine ;) )

 

About fully riveting: Pfffffff

 

About your rear pit: Pffff pfffff

 

and about your jet engine: Pfffffff with a little Pfff on top! :)

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