discussion 1/4 Scale SE5a ( The Old Dutch )

[Guest]

Next we have the Oil Resevoir for the Interupt Gear. Sounds great, i havent a clue what it means lol. It has to be there so here it is guys.

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Cheers

Andy

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[Guest]

This next post is the construction of the Bell Crank that is to be located below the seat. Aileron Trim i believe.

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Cheers

Andy

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[Ian M]

There is some fantastic detail work going in that cock pit Andy. I know the model is big which makes it a bit easier but dude thats some fiddly stuff you are doing there!

Ian M

 

[Guest]

Thanks Ian, i love the scratch building of cockpits and yes, the bigger scale makes it a little more easy to build and to add more detail that looks almost exact. It stretches my mind a little, looking around the workshop and thinking what i can use to replicate the parts. You can end up cutting up all sorts of things lol.

Cheers

Andy

 

[Guest]

As the 1/4 scale pilot was too big for the 1/4 scale plane i have decided to move onto that offending Radiator. This is what it should look like. You will see i have made a decent start.

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Cheers

Andy

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[Guest]

Stunning work Andy its coming along nicely!

 

[Greyhead]

The radiator has a flat cover plate between the 2 radiator header tanks. It's rather difficult to tell from most photos of the full size, in fact when I designed my SE5a I had a round top until I went to Shuttleworth and got a close up view of the full sized.

This is the best photo I've got that shows the cover plate.

 

[Greyhead]

Don't know what went wrong with the photo, hopefully this one's at full size!

 

[Guest]

Thanks Trey. Spot on graham just the pic im looking for.

Cheers guys

Andy

 

[Greyhead]

It was a bit of a rush job last night but I've just taken a new photo of the radiator front, which shows the detail and shape a lot better.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Grahame, i just need to sort that mesh thing out and it wont look to bad. the mesh supplied doesnt look good.

Cheers

Andy

 

[Guest]

Time to work on the radiator. This is a long and slow process, slat making drives you mad but it has to be done so here is the progress so far. 20 down 40 to go . The Rad itself isnt looking too bad, definatly 100% better than the scale one that was supplied.

The slats are made from litho plate and have 3 folds in them to complete. Each has to be measured as each is 6mm deep with a brass rod through the centre. i decided to make some sort of former to get the folds in the correct position and the rod 3mm from the front of the slat, the rear of the slat wont be seen but they are all fairly accurate so far.

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[Greyhead]

Your new rad slats look great and the flat top is dead right, well worth the extra effort of modifying the "scale radiator" supplied with the kit!

My first set of rad slats were cyanoed to the spindles and became loose after a few engine runs, I think the heat when soldering them to the side bars probably effected the glue. If you're going to solder them I think it'd be a good idea to use some form of heat sink.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the heads up Graham. I will look at some form of doing this, any suggestions.

Cheers

Andy

 

[Guest]

Further progress on the rad. I think it will turn out ok, definatly better than the scale kit that came with it and the one i purchased thinking it would be better than the kit one, trouble was it was exactly the same one. God knows why they make one seperatly and sell it as a scale rad when you aready have the thing in the box. A total waste of 20 odd quid.

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Cheers

Andy

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[papa 695]

Looking fantastic andy and well done on all the scratch building so far just brilliant

 

[Guest]

Thanks. A litte slower going now, just have to keep ploding on.

Cheers

Andy

 

[stona]

Thanks. A litte slower going now, just have to keep ploding on.Cheers

Andy

It's all relative Andy! I reckon you are making some serious headway on this one. It looks great,I might not comment very often but I am watching in awe.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Guest]

Thanks Steve. First set back today. Having spent the last two days on the rad slats i have decided that it is a waste of valuable time. I started to put one together tonight and soldered the one side, when i picked it up i realised that the weight is too much and with two of them it adds up to quite a lot. I will have to look at making these out of wood. Hopefully i can find some that is suitable. I looked around the workshop and found that lolly pop sticks are just the job, only problem at the moment is that i dont have any long enough for the side frames. Might be a trip to McDonalds and grab a handful of their stirers. I usualy grab a few they come in very handy for stiring pain etc and they are free along with the little pots they have for the sauces. Go get you free model supplies guys lol.

Andy

 

[Guest]

I have made some more progress on the radiator. Almost finished, just the inner bottom section to do and it is ready for a paint job and fitting. I had to abandon my original rad guard design due to excess weight, theses are made of wood. I was never really happy with the scale one i got and Graham was right in saying that the extra effort will make the world of difference. As this is for my dear Mom, bless her, nothing will be too much trouble for me.

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Cheers

Andy

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