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Obby's Spitfire

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09 Feb 2014 06:06 #31 by obollox

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Cowl needs some carving and shaping. Wing is going together and the humidifier (steamer) which we use as the air is so dry here. It is also great for bending spars! For years my wife called it "the humilator"

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09 Feb 2014 06:08 #32 by obollox

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And it's stopped snowing and the sun is shinning!

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09 Feb 2014 06:13 #33 by obollox

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I'm in Takasaki , Gunma prefecture. About 120km north of Tokyo.

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10 Feb 2014 10:56 #34 by obollox

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Cowl got some attention today.

Thanks: Klipkopwildlife, Quorneng, blue123, Sarah-Jane Smith, old fart

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10 Feb 2014 10:59 #35 by Ex-Member

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thats been nicely shaped.

looks like a spit now.

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11 Feb 2014 23:45 #36 by obollox

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Wing is getting its top sheeting

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12 Feb 2014 05:48 #37 by obollox

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Underside of the wing and my model stand is finished. Took ages for the varnish to dry.

Thanks: Eric, Klipkopwildlife, Ex-Member, Sarah-Jane Smith, old fart

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12 Feb 2014 13:05 #38 by alan cantwell

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Thats a lot of all sorts weighing your sheeting down, can i suggest using slim bags of sand, or even magazines, the clamp area will be total, instead of in areas, just a suggestion,

i have 2 sides
no you dont,
yes i do,

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12 Feb 2014 13:28 #39 by Eric

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plastic bag in a sock, loosely filled with sand, cheap, and clean (assuming the socks have been washed!)

if you are calm and collected when all about you are going berserk - you've missed something important!

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12 Feb 2014 14:05 #40 by obollox

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Thanks Alan, good idea. I might steal some of the mrs zip lock bags and fill them with sand also have a pile of mags to use. Waiting on the retracts and struts to arrive from HKing.................

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15 Feb 2014 03:39 #41 by obollox

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We had about 2ft of snow last night. It's now raining. Spent all morning clearing snow off the car port as it was about to collapse. Had hoped to spend the day on the Spitfire.

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15 Feb 2014 03:47 #42 by obollox

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The neighbor's car port didn't survive!

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15 Feb 2014 06:00 #43 by Phil Wood

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We could tell you off for drifting off topic on your own thread, but all that snow means it's impossible for you to go out & you'll have to spend the whole day working on the Spit' & taking photographs. :lol: :lol: :lol:
I'll have to get Garry to come there & crack the whip. [badass]
Seriously though, I'm sure I've asked someone else this question, (who else is building a Spit'?) .... have you thought about cooling & what are your plans for the cowl allowing air flow over the motor?

Pol.

I just own the forum .... you guys make it great thanks.

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15 Feb 2014 10:51 #44 by old fart

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Polyphilla wrote: .... have you thought about cooling ..........

Pol.

Did you see the snow Pol? [badass] [badass] [badass]

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

Electrickery is the work of the devil.

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15 Feb 2014 11:18 #45 by obollox

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I did get some time on the Spit this afternoon. Sorted out the flap layout and made a start on the RH wing. Thinking to cut a cooling hole on the underside of the cowl, similar to the Hurricane, maybe use some wire mesh to disguise it.

Thanks: Eric, Klipkopwildlife, Flytilbroke, Sarah-Jane Smith, old fart

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