Fairey Gannet AEW3

When you see a picture like that it makes you realise just how small the full size hinges really are!

Hi Ralph I see you have been cutting and shaping fibre glass what is the best tool to use for cutting it and carbon board
I found it go's through what ever I have used in seconds
Thanks Tony

Carborundum disks, if you can get them, or (industrial!) diamond ones, will cut glass board.
Keep the pressure light, or the disk just burns up, because the resin melts, and glues everything together!

Hi Tony

I used these in my Dremel, search on eBay (i cant get the link to work):

30mm-Mini-Diamond-Rotary-Cutting-Off-Discs-Wheel-Blades-Tool-for-Dremel-Drill

They are brilliant. I must have made nearly 2 meter length of cut in fiberglass and the one disc is still going strong. Fantastic value for the money, about £6 for 10 with free postage.

Is that plane being restored or demolished?

one tenor wrote: Is that plane being restored or demolished?

Which plane? XT752 has been completely restored and is in flying condition. I don't believe there are any other Gannet variants flying today.

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I think there is one in South Africa, at that place that does the jet rides in Buccaneers - I forget the name. If I recall, it was re-painted in garish dayglow orange and grey, for some reason.
As Q was saying, a couple of posts back, it is amazing how tiny the hinges are - in fact, it is horrifying just how flimsy a real aircraft is, when you get up close and really look at it!
If you look at a typical Cessna 170, for instance, the whole tailplane is held to the fuselage with a couple of little nuts and bolts we'd use to fasten the undercarriage on to a model! :pinch:

I'm still here!! Been very busy at work and to be honest not felt like doing much building when I do have the time. Lost a bit of motivation.

But hey ho! Earlier this month got a bit of fuselage sheeting done. We had a model club evening last week and I took her along to rig it up and see what she looks like. Once its sheeted I've just got the undercarriage to build, tail hook, sliding canopy and some paint. Doesn't seem a lot when you say it like that.

it never sounds like much when you say it.

but what a lovely model sir, you must be well chuffed.

I second Tony's second comment Ralph, lovely model

Garry

One lovely looking model Ralph, you must be really pleased with that.
Are you going to do the radome or is that a bridge too far??
Look forward to the next instalment.
John

Sure will John. That's one of the features of this beast.

Here's a couple of shots of the radome framework. Just got to plank it, glass it and take a mold as I'm going to make the final item in fiberglass. Why? Well it sits a few mm from the ground and it will sure as eggs are eggs get damaged. Especially the way I land!! :whistle: :whistle:





thanks for the encouragement guys.

Look at these prices www.banggood.com/search/diamond-cutting-discs.html

What a cracker Lurvely

A work of art Sir