Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

Replied by Ex-Member on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

Gave it a second coat of diluted pva this morning and left to dry.
then slopped a skim of filler over the joins in the paper and when dry sanded the nose smooth.

can't do anything more now till the depron turns up.

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

Well i did some rivets out of interest to see how they would turn out.

not too bad i think.

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Replied by alan cantwell on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

Its 2015 Tony, you can start it now,

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

i was worried that the rivets would not show and that i had wasted my time doing them all, so i slopped some paint on the nose just to see if they looked ok.

not brilliant, but better than on the hurricane.

few issues with the brown paper joins, but still better than the TSR2 covering.
one day i will get it spot on, maybe the next model.

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Replied by Quorneng on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

Very neat but I thought the Meteor 'flush' riveted!

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

well this one ain't.

its not a scale model and it looks nice with domed rivets. so ner.

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

Had ten days break from this while i worked on getting the stearman ready for flying, but as i am now awaiting some parts i dug out the depron and made a start again.

sat for ages working out the drawings and marking up the wing centre section cores and then cutting them out.

60 inch span on the centre section

working on the main spars now.

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

Made some composite spars up for the centre section.

Root rib and main spar getting glued in place.

got to sort the ribs and joiners next.

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

cut some front ribs, made holes in them and glued them in.

Then i made the rear composite spars (thanks simon for the idea) and glued them in as well.

thats it for a days work

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Replied by old fart on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

How and why did you put the holes in?

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Trent Meteor for 2015 start.

took a deep breath and cut the outer wing panels.

cut two ply joiners and joined the top of the centre section together, will do the same with the underside when it has been built.

thats a 1ft rule on the wing. :ohmy: :ohmy:

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