ghodges Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 That's a great display of ingenuity and skill! I'm really enjoying following your progress! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteJ Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) So, I made what I consider major progress. After three tries at the cowl flaps I finally got a set that I felt justified the effort. I decided to display this model a bit differently than the instruction call for. (So what else is new?) I want this to be a cutaway style display. The cowling is a typical clam shell style with a top and bottom half. To do what I wanted I first soldered the two halves together. Then I got out the jewelers saw and cut them in half vertically. This way I could mount one side. The first photo shows the right half painted and mounted with the replacement cowl flaps that I made. The other half is the polished metal piece. I have also taped the original cowl flaps in place to show how they looked. This shot shows the left half exposed. I decided to leave the cowl flaps in their original polished brass finish to highlight the work. They have a coat of clear lacquer over them to prevent tarnishing. The rest of these are just beauty shots. Edited May 19, 2014 by PeteJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Beauty shots is right! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteJ Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Beauty shots is right! GIL Thanks Gil. I just hope the rest of it is as nice. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyhound Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) Pete - In the photo's above where you are soldering the Cowl Flaps are you using your resistance Soldering equipment for that or some other type [standard, silver or butane torch]? This project looks like it is coming along very well, I look forward to seeing it when it is done. Also how did you attach them to the Engine Cage? Edited March 18, 2014 by Greyhound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteJ Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Dan, I am bringing it to the club meeting this evening. Are you going to be there? If so I will be happy to show you. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyhound Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Pete - yes I will be at the San Diego Model Car Club meeting tonight, starting at 6:30pm, located at the San Diego Automotive Museum in Balboa Park, next door to the SD Air & Space Museum. These meeting are held the 3rd Tuesday of every month. Thought I would throw in a little advertising for the Club! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteJ Posted May 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Ok, more progress. This thing is really crazy. 22 photo etched pieces comprise the cockpit area of the fuselage and another 20 or so pieces of white metal. Some of the white metal parts. This thing is going to be heavy! This is really a PE tour de force. This is the fire wall to just behind the cockpit. Some of the parts are soldered and other are super glued and some have epoxy. A real challenge to decide what gets what. Also the aft part has a taper that they don't tell you about in the instructions. This means that you have to reverse the order of the instructions to get everything to fit. The nice part about photo etched, is that if you mess it up you can soak the parts in acetone to clean them. Close up of the tapered part. The instructions tell you to put the pieces in back to front. Each part is slightly narrower than the one before it. To make it work, you do the piece nearest you(4 pieces soldered togeather) and work back from their. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 So.....how much is Mitsubishi paying you, and have you joined the union? Incredible work, with as much engineering as modeling! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteJ Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) Ok, so I decided I didn't like the piece of crap machinegun barrels that were apiece of rod with a metal sticker over the top to replicate the air cooling jacket. I turned a piece of 6065 aluminium to .055" then drilled out the center to .022" and drilled the cooling holes with a .017" drill. This is the cooling holes being drilled. Here is the finished piece. This is the barrel which is .022" stainless steel tubing. Edited May 18, 2014 by PeteJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteJ Posted May 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 This is a photo of the barrel mounted to the main gun. It is temporatrily press fit as I have not decided if I want to modify how it is mounted and I need to paint it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Hey, you got a Class 3 FFL for that thing buddy? Oh wait. Its a model. Never mind! This is all fabulous work, Pete. Keep it up! Rick L. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Man, it's time to quit! I am such a novice when compared to something like this! I bow in the presence of greatness! :smiley32: :smiley32: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteJ Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 The cockpit is coming together. This is a real pain to get it together with epoxy and keep it clean. Thank heavens it is photo etched and white metal. I can clean up with acetone and a Qtip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteJ Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 For those who have been following this thread, thank you. It has been a challenging build and I appreciate you following along. I decided to post the final photos on a separate thread.- Here is the link - http://forum.ipmsusa3.org/index.php?/topic/13257-finshed-car-guy-builds-an-airpalane-a6m2b/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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