Brief breakaway to a  tropical paradise .

 Battle is "nearly" done.

 EDF Canberra. Cleaned up the work area and clipped it all together for a bit of motivation.
 Just need to get a good long run at it.

 Trying to cull my reference and to build lists to make some room . It's difficult but it must be done.

 Stay safe all.

 Cheers

 Gordon

Well Done and welcome Jordon.

Great models with a bit of a twist (Derby racing).

Looking forward to more projects.

Cheers

Gordon

I am still in transit to my new home. I hope to be back by Christmas.

Lou

Firstly, let's welcome Jordon as our latest member. Jordon has been creating masterpieces in the form of Soap Box Derby models. So far he has shown us a PBY and a Hercules.

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Lou

Nicely done Hercules. I love the progress shots.

Louis

My solid wooden models have all been for the pinewood derby that our church hosts most years. Having done years of plastic models, I enjoyed the challenge of working with wood. I always built them for "show" and not for speed. Another aircraft I build was a C-130 Hercules. These posts are in reverse order from when I built them. I'll be updating this throughout the week. The PBY was the most recent, then this Hercules, a "deuce and a half" truck, and the first one I built many years ago was a WWII Willy's Jeep.

For the Hercules, I basically used a scroll saw to cut the wings, tail, and nose shapes, and a belt sander for the rest of the shaping of the airfoil, fuselage, etc. The pinewood derby car makes up most of the fuselage. A piece of pine was added for the rear section. Basswood was used for to add to the height of the fuselage, wings, and tail surfaces. A wooden dowel was sanded down for each of the engine nacelles. The propellers were cut out of a thin piece of basswood. I was able to give them a bit of an airfoil and they would actually spin if you blew on them. The spinners were 0.45 caliber bullets my brother gave me. They were cut down and then drilled into the back. I inserted a pin that went into a corresponding hole drilled through the propellor and into the nacelle. This made it possible to remove the propellers for the race, but keep the lead for weight (it was an "open" class race, as this would not be "stock" for the rules).

Jordon has joined our ranks and submitted a Catalina he built earlier this year. Please extend a warm welcome to our latest member. Jordon combines model building with Soap Box Derby to create original masterpieces.

Lou

Jordon's project

Consolidated Catalina
Box Derby Scale

Well done, Jordon. I look forward to more projects.

Lou

Here is a PBY I built this year. Our church has a pinewood derby for anyone who wants to participate. I've had fun making cars and planes more for show than speed. The fuselage is a piece of 2x4 with basswood for the wings and tail surfaces. The engine nacelles are 3/4 dowel rod with 3D printed engines and props. Most of the shaping was done with a scroll saw, belt sander, and Dremel tool. The wings were removable so that it could race without them. I had plans to make the side blisters with an old Mattel Vac-U-Form machine I bought on ebay years ago, but didn't have time before the race. The paint scheme is obviously not accurate, but I liked it for the "showy" look for the race.