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Reply #140 - Feb 26th, 2018 at 11:24am
 
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Reply #141 - Feb 26th, 2018 at 11:32pm
 
This most recent set of pictures gives a real sense of the size of the thing.  Its a BIG plane!

Love seeing the updates....keep 'em coming   Smiley
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Reply #142 - Feb 27th, 2018 at 6:54am
 
Thanks again for the kind words guys.

Well the wings are all covered and I'm real happy with the way they turned out. Going to give them a few days to settle in then hit the open bays with one last blast of heat to tighten it a little more.  Then it's time for the pinks. Smiley  If all goes well it could be ready for paint in about four weeks! Cheesy

A  few of the wings completed.
Bloody thing is a monster!
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Reply #143 - Feb 27th, 2018 at 10:29am
 
aarrggghh...you keep adding better photos just when I'm about to click publish on the newsletter.   lol

gotta add these two.  lol
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Reply #144 - Mar 5th, 2018 at 6:34am
 
al wrote on Feb 27th, 2018 at 10:29am:
aarrggghh...you keep adding better photos just when I'm about to click publish on the newsletter.   lol

gotta add these two.  lol

Sorry about that. Grin
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Reply #145 - Mar 5th, 2018 at 6:43am
 
Not a lot to report lately. Very time consuming to put fabric on the tail group.
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Reply #146 - Mar 5th, 2018 at 6:57am
 
Even though the covering was nice and tight it seem to need to be sealed up. After a few test on it I decided to fill the weave to stiffen it up even more. nitrate dope has always worked great for this but after the Sig Stick-it smell I went with Polycrylic.  Hopefully that's not a mistake.

There are two coats on the wings and most of the tail group and so far I like the results.
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Reply #147 - Mar 5th, 2018 at 7:08am
 
The stuff goes on like water and it's very easy to put too much on. That will give a hanging drip on the inside so it was very slow going on the first coat.

The second coat went on normally and I'll take that as a good sign on filling the weave. This shot shows just how wetted out the second coat is. It looks heavy but again it's a very light coat.  Two complete coats have resulted in less then half of a quart can.
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Reply #148 - Mar 5th, 2018 at 7:11am
 
Does anyone know that this is?
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Reply #149 - Mar 5th, 2018 at 8:06am
 
Yup. That's exactly what I envisioned. Looks great.

BTW, my "potential" new plane was sold. Angry
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Reply #150 - Mar 5th, 2018 at 12:49pm
 
Al, looks like a set up to mass produce rib stitching....
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Reply #151 - Mar 6th, 2018 at 3:12pm
 
..so research on the WACO name pronunciation resulted in this..

"WACO (referring to the aircraft) is usually pronounced "wah-co"[1] (the first syllable pronounced as in "water"), not "way-co" like Waco, Texas,"

..and I guess this also eliminates WACKO ..although this term might be how Al has felt at times during this project.

Bottom line ...Your Wah-co is looking Wahderful..!

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Reply #152 - Mar 7th, 2018 at 10:32am
 
Does the stitching get attached with dope and the pinking goes over it?
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Reply #153 - Mar 12th, 2018 at 5:44am
 
No fooling you guys Grin I guess everyone knows stitching when you see it. Or in this case fake stitching.
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Reply #154 - Mar 12th, 2018 at 5:55am
 
Steve Mosher wrote on Mar 7th, 2018 at 10:32am:
Does the stitching get attached with dope and the pinking goes over it?


That's how I'm going to do it. I don't know if there's a better way. This is new for me. Huh

I'm still waiting for the pinking tape to show up so things are kind of slow at the moment in that area.  Still lots to do and still at it but it doesn't look at all different.
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Bill F (retiredVTT) wrote on Mar 6th, 2018 at 3:12pm:
..so research on the WACO name pronunciation resulted in this..

"WACO (referring to the aircraft) is usually pronounced "wah-co"[1] (the first syllable pronounced as in "water"), not "way-co" like Waco, Texas,"

..and I guess this also eliminates WACKO ..although this term might be how Al has felt at times during this project.

Bottom line ...Your Wah-co is looking Wahderful..!

Bill

Thanks Bill and you are right.  This Waco is making me Wacko.  Some would argue that this plane has done that and I wouldn't disagree. Some might even say I was Naaah long before I started this project Right Glen? Smiley

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Acting as Glen's Proxy for this revealing moment, YES!
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Reply #157 - Mar 12th, 2018 at 4:48pm
 
I would never say that Al, now can I have my motor back ? Grin

Some people use 3m spray to stick the strings to the pinking tape, then dope the pinks to the plane.
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Reply #158 - Mar 16th, 2018 at 5:40am
 
Fingers wrote on Mar 12th, 2018 at 2:40pm:
Acting as Glen's Proxy for this revealing moment, YES!

LMAO Not that revealing, it's always been there. Smiley
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Reply #159 - Mar 16th, 2018 at 5:43am
 
Glen wrote on Mar 12th, 2018 at 4:48pm:
I would never say that Al, now can I have my motor back ? Grin  Nope! Grin

Some people use 3m spray to stick the strings to the pinking tape, then dope the pinks to the plane.
  I'll try that. I'm still waiting for the tape to arrive.
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