The peoples projects

[Phil Clark]

The 4 piece tail wheel doors are to be mechanically driven by the retracting tail wheel.

Here they are part way through sorting the linkages out.

[Phil Clark]

After a lot of trial, fit, adjust........the mechanical tail wheel doors on the Corsair are all done & working a treat. As the wheel retracts the final 1/2" or so, it hits a spring loaded hinged plate which is connected to the door bell cranks which drag the doors shut. As the plate is spring loaded, as the wheel extends and releases it's upward pressure on the plate, the doors spring open and are held open by spring tension.

The wings are also painted (Warbirdcolors US Sea Blue) and markings are on. Paint masks for Flightline Graphics.

Cockpit interior next.......

Phil

[Phil Clark]

Corsair cockpit interior......plenty of artistic licence here as all I have is a handful of photos/artists impressions. The left side of the interior is pretty much complete & ready for paint. The side panel and console is from styrene faced 1/16" balsa, all the bits & pieces have been made from a combination of chemiwood, styrene sheet & tube, litho etc........

Nothing is finally bonded together here.......it's just resting together with a few dots of double sided tape here and there. The right hand side isn't far behind...............

[dave tilbury]

just finishing an old project.......need to add some more bits and fly!



here's another just finished........already test flown without colour scheme......on 2 6cell 5000 and 90mm EDF units......goes really well

[Mike Booth]

Cracking models Gromit.
Superb. The 262 is my second fave aircraft of all time.
How good it is to see sorted, modern examples of this incredible machine.
I had three in succession in the 1980s. Very successful hand launch single, followed by two twins with .40 glows.
As there was no propwash over the tail, flight control at low ish speed was akin to balancing a ping pong ball on a football.
Oh happy days.

[Phil Clark]

Cockpit interior on the Corsair now complete.....just the canopy to fix in place and the fuz is ready for it's blue. As can be seen, the cockpit was built section by section & complete finished panels were bonded in section by section.......far easier this way than trying to work bit by bit through a small opening.

[David Brown]

Fantastic Phil, wish I had the time ,patience & skill to do what you do.

Dave

[Mike Booth]

Piloted by John Wayne no less. Who also flew Sabres in Korea apparently ..!

[Denis Brown]

What film was that in then Mr.Booth

[paul cartwright]

The film is called jet pilot. I have a copy on DVD if you want it!

[dave tilbury]

test flown last night........1/4 scale....

[stewart clifford]

Very nice DVIII Dave.

[dave tilbury]

Thanks Stewart

[Phil Clark]

Paintwork complete.........time to start dirtying up a bit with a light 'wash'.......looks very bold here but it will dull down nicely with the application of the final satin clear coat.

[Paul Williams]

Superb detail work Phil.

[sean smith]

Hi all,
A couple of up-date pictures of the Mosquito build so far.

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Sean.

[Phil Clark]

Almost there with the Corsair.........just the final clear coat to do then it's a systems re-installation job.

[Steve Rickett 2333]

Very slow progress on the Boston, but it is still moving. Just about ready for glassing and final finishing.....Will it get done over the winter?

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[Phil Clark]

Pretty much done on the Corsair now......initial CG check & engine run carried out yesterday, should have the last few jobs tied up by the end of the week.

[John Rickett]

2 years in the building and its reached the almost-ready-to-fly stage.
I don't know how ARTF manufacturers do it for the money, my worth seems to be about £0.05p per hour!