Nice. It is looking like a Marauder. Nacelles can be so complicated when dealing with the wing taper and the airfoil shape. Then on top of it all they have to be level and parallel to the fuselage.

Excellent!

Louis

Awesome progress.

Louis

I've made some progress over the past couple days. It helped that today we had a snowstorm blow through and cancelled school, so I got to work on it a bit more.

I carved a little too much off the left nacelle and it sat too high in the wing, so I added a 1mm piece of wood (basswood maybe?) I had from previous projects (it's about an inch wide and maybe 8 inches long) to get it back to the correct thickness. I used the same wood to add "patches" to the front of each nacelle where I took a little too much off. These were applied with superglue. We'll see how well I can blend it in for painting.

I was also able to get the tail surfaces shaped. I now need to carve out the spot for the horizontal stabilizer to sit, drill the hole for the turret, then I can carve the lower fuselage and start assembling it. I still need to add the air inlets on the front of the nacelles, as well. Here are the progress pictures:

That's looking great, Dave! What did you use to cut out the "clothespin" part of the nacelles?

I have shaped the wing and cut out the rest of the parts. The grain on this wood is very pronounced and not the easiest to work with.

Quote from: Dave Tunison on March 16, 2025, 01:38:10 PMAre you drilling a hole for the turret? The vintage model plan that I am using calls for shaping the bottom of the turret with a concave radius.

That's my plan, yes. I just thought I'd try a different method.

Are you drilling a hole for the turret? The vintage model plan that I am using calls for shaping the bottom of the turret with a concave radius.

The arrow you put on the wing reminds me of the (several) times I carved the leading edge on the wrong end.

I cut the fuselage out with a band-saw using a 1/4 wide blade, then go over that wing cutout section with round rasp and a small sanding block. After both of the wings are shaped, I try to refine them and the opening until they fit together well.