The Cyprus A10 THUNDERBOLT

Replied by Dean M on topic Re: The Cyprus A10 THUNDERBOLT

That is huuuuuuuge love it
The fuel tank shows just how big it is

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Somebody called me 'pretentious' the other day.

I nearly choked on my latte.

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Replied by THE BLACKBIRD on topic Re: The Cyprus A10 THUNDERBOLT

Start of the planking, formers for the tank hatch

and wing tubes, they seem a long way back, c/g just behind the front tube

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Replied by THE BLACKBIRD on topic Re: The Cyprus A10 THUNDERBOLT

We have a big ginger cat comes round morning and night for his food i like to give him
i fed him this morning and by way of saying thank you
The b

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d did this to the A 10

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Replied by THE BLACKBIRD on topic Re: The Cyprus A10 THUNDERBOLT

Got a little more done on the A 10, The front hatch for radio/ batteries air tanks ect
Formers for the hatch

planking

And contentment again, dont they grow

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Replied by THE BLACKBIRD on topic Re: The Cyprus A10 THUNDERBOLT

The last pic did not come out so here it is again
I share my modeling room with them

Love them theres 5 of them in the pile

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Replied by THE BLACKBIRD on topic Re: The Cyprus A10 THUNDERBOLT

I have never worked foam before but had a go on the A 10 cockpit canopy as i have to mould my own
STuck a few lumps together from the sheet that Pol gave me at the nationals

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Replied by THE BLACKBIRD on topic Re: The Cyprus A10 THUNDERBOLT

Then i made a hot wire cutter from a bit of wood, dowel, 30amp fuse wire and a length of cable i had
I then connected it to the car battery

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Replied by THE BLACKBIRD on topic Re: The Cyprus A10 THUNDERBOLT

I marked the outline on the foam

Then i roughly carved the shape

Well i did say rough

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Replied by THE BLACKBIRD on topic Re: The Cyprus A10 THUNDERBOLT

Then started sanding

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