harv Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 . thats all I got.....harv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 19 hours ago, harv said: . thats all I got.....harv me too Harv, the only thing I have is the rattling in my head of my brain banging around as I shake my head in amazement............... this build is nothing short of incredible.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 Hi all, Radiator with photo-etch front and rear cooling core and scratch made pilot operated flap (to control engine cooling), Mike 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 FASCINATING........................ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 57 minutes ago, Jeff said: FASCINATING........................ Agreed ! Hubert 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 MIke Brilliant ... looking simply stellar: NMF! Keep 'em comin Peter  2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 Hi all, Radiator flap control now fitted. Made from micro-tube (0.4 mm and 0.1 mm diameter), photo-etch pulley and 0.125 mm copper wire for the loop handle, Mike 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 Hi all, Radiator side stays fitted, Mike 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 wow! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 Hi all, The front end gas been weathered up a bit to keep it aligned with the associated Fokker D.VII model. It's ready now for cross brace rigging and the fitting of the twp machine guns with their synchronization drive cables, Mike 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Excellent! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 Hi all, Rigging has started now. Difficult to make out some of the rigging as I had to tie back the flight control lines as they were getting in the way. So far: Double bracing across the top of the fuel tank. Double bracing across the underside of the cockpit floor (2 sets). Double bracing across the frame bays adjacent to the pilot's seat. Double bracing across the rear of the pilot's seat support frame. Double bracing across each vertical fuselage frame. Done with 0.08 mm Mono-filament, 0.4 mm Nickel-Silver tube and 1:48th scale turnbuckles ('Gaspatch'). The same needs to done on each of the frame bays on each side of the fuselage as well as those under and on top of the fuselage. Mike 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Nice work, that's quite a lot of internal rigging to be made as a contrary to the wing rigging. Â 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Hi DocRob, Yes a lot of rigging to the fuselage and flight controls. Thankfully the Fokker D.VIIÂ has little external rigging and only cross bracing and aileron control lines in the upper wing. Â Hi all, The top fuselage frames are cross braced. Onto the sides now, then the make and fit the top decking panel and finally cross brace the bottom fuselage frames, Mike 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Oh yes.... and that rad. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted May 2, 2019 Administrators Share Posted May 2, 2019 Phenomenal job so far, Mike. Truly awe inspiring. It actually looks like it could be sitting up on steel benches, in the corner of some run down hangar, getting restored on the weekends. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 Hi all, The fuselage side frame bays are now cross braced. Now to make and fit the top decking panel and finally cross brace the bottom fuselage frames, Mike 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 That's just stunning. Â Gaz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Hi all, The fuselage rear decking panel fitted. Now to cross brace the bottom fuselage frames, then it's onto the tail skid assembly, Mike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 Hi all, The fuselage bottom cross bracing is done, which completes the fuselage bracing. Also the tail skis has been fitted, with 0.125 mm copper wire suspension springs and 0.2 mm lead wire retention cable. Now it's onto making the cockpit surround padding and fit the two modified 'Gaspatch' machine guns with their synchronization cables, Mike 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Holy, this looks so real...........what incredible modeling skills..... I'm in awe........... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 Hi all, I realized that the fuselage rear decking panel was incorrect. I made it such that the front edge butted up against the rear of the pilot's seat support frame. In fact the decking seems to have passed over the seat frame, forming the rear cockpit surround, then onto the top of the cockpit side frames. After several tries and five broken bracing wires, I think it's just about there now. Now onto making the padded rim to fit around the cockpit rear decking and after that, the machine guns, Mike 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Awesome...... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbagger Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 Hi all, Both machine guns are now fitted along with their synchronization flexible drives. These drives are connected between the bottom of the gun breech blocks and the gun synchronization mechanism, fitted to the rear of the engine cam shaft, Mike 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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