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JackDD Club Member Offline Forum User LastOn: Oct 27^th, 2024 Join: Apr 25^th, 2010 Posts: 555 Reputation: 0 Gender: Awards: 2 Mood:	Re: Messerschmitt Bf 109 Reply #100 - Mar 25^th, 2017 at 10:54am Wow, nice job Al...cant wait to see her in flight...
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Re: Messerschmitt Bf 109
Reply #101 - Mar 25^th, 2017 at 3:25pm

Sorry to rain on anyone's parade, especially when everyone seems so impressed with your work, but I still think you need to find a better method to strengthen the gear. I will admit that the wire between the axles is better than the tape in an earlier photo but I think you can raise the bar here. Maybe extra fine fishing line .... Wink

Oh yeah, the left retract base looks a few thou off. Grin

Is there an envious emoticon?

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Fingers YaBB Moderator I still got all five! Offline Forum User LastOn: Today Join: Mar 22^nd, 2010 Posts: 3,157 Reputation: 0 Dartmouth Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: Messerschmitt Bf 109 Reply #103 - Mar 25^th, 2017 at 5:37pm Steve Mosher wrote on Mar 25^th, 2017 at 3:25pm: Is there an envious emoticon? yup ops Sorry take your pick Steve. Although I do agree with the fishing line comment
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MkIX Club Member Offline One seat, one engine, guns.... LastOn: Sep 24^th, 2024 Join: Jan 29^th, 2012 Posts: 323 Reputation: 1 Bedford Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 2 Mood:	Re: Messerschmitt Bf 109 Reply #104 - Mar 25^th, 2017 at 8:42pm Love the detail in the landing gear bays. A whole new high water mark. Excellent!
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Re: Messerschmitt Bf 109
Reply #105 - Mar 27^th, 2017 at 5:30am

Thanks again for the kind words guys. Funny stuff Steve.

I got to get these wings done so I can start glassing. So another big push on Sunday. I need to cut some G-10 carbon board to make the hinges and get the ailerons done so I can finally sheet up the bottoms. Here's what I got..

My first and only selfy. Cutting carbon fiber is nasty.

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Steve Mosher Club Member Offline LastOn: Today Join: Mar 24^th, 2010 Posts: 464 Reputation: 0 Gender: Awards: 4	Re: Messerschmitt Bf 109 Reply #109 - Mar 27^th, 2017 at 8:40am Yak Man wrote on Mar 27^th, 2017 at 5:41am: Now that the wings are done on to what might be a bit difficult . Going to see what happens here. Looks like a great start, Al. Gotta be better than 20 year old brittle plastic. Is that welded together when you are done?
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Re: Messerschmitt Bf 109
Reply #111 - Mar 28^th, 2017 at 5:45am

Steve Mosher wrote on Mar 27^th, 2017 at 8:40am:

Yak Man wrote on Mar 27^th, 2017 at 5:41am:

Now that the wings are done on to what might be a bit difficult . Going to see what happens here.

Looks like a great start, Al. Gotta be better than 20 year old brittle plastic. Is that welded together when you are done?

Yes the old plastic one is very fragile.

Some parts will be soldered together.

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Re: Messerschmitt Bf 109
Reply #118 - Mar 29^th, 2017 at 5:42am

yorcram wrote on Mar 28^th, 2017 at 2:23pm:

I like the aleron hinging. Looks easier to line up. Where can you get g10 carbon board?
Would fiberglass matts work for the hinges? I assume you bury the ron in the aileron end?

Marc

I got mine of E-bay. Lots of it there. You can also use fiberglass board, it should be just as good.

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