Thanks, Gordon. I'm very pleased with the results so far. I appreciate the kind words.

Jordan,

Definitely looking like a Thunderbolt.

Coming along nicely.

Cheers

Gordon

Jordan,

Propellers - on the Battle I used styrene tube to make the boss with individual blades.
On the CH-1 I used brass to make the boss. There are several tutorials and how to's from Lou and Kens Lancaster.

I changed my mind on the Battle and put the original wood canopy back on.On the Blenheim it was a commercial Vac form and used Super glue.

Hope this helps a little bit.

Cheers

Gordon

Now come a bit off here, a bit of there until you are satisfied with the placement. I have no shortcut on doing this.

Louis

I got the notch started last night. I still need to trim and adjust to get it to sit up where it goes on the fuselage, but I'm happy with the results so far.

Yes, thge notch is the full width of the fuselage where the wing sets. Check out the Ventura tutorial.

Louis

Quote from: lastvautour on October 30, 2024, 09:29:40 AMExcellent results. You do not appear to be a novice at all. I await further photos.

Louis

Thank you! I suppose I'm a novice in that I've never built a model like this from scratch (using chisels, knives, etc), but I've done many plastic models over the years, and the pinewood derby cars I've enjoyed creating.

I'm slowly starting to work on the wing joint next. When using the notch technique like you demonstrate in the Ventura tutorial, does the notch need to be the full width of the fuselage (at its widest point) or just the width of the fuselage where the wing will sit?

Excellent results. You do not appear to be a novice at all. I await further photos.

Louis

Here's what I got done over the weekend. The two sides are shaped and sanded and mostly symmetrical. I also had to remake the vertical stabilizer because the first one didn't fit right. I'm very pleased for my first time building a model in this way. Next will be fitting the wing along with some of the "fiddly bits" like the exhaust vents below the cowling and things.









I did a "contour check" drawing vertical lines on the fuselage and the sides are a little flat (you can see it with the darker bands of wood), but I'm going to leave it, as I don't really have any more room to sand anymore off. I'm already a little under-sized when I check with the contour gauges, but I'd say it looks pretty close for my first try.

You have it. Well done so far.

Louis