Mr. Mulligan ! (photo heavy)

[SteamWake]

Well Mr. Experienced modeler the jokes on me

Seems that those stringers that are so thin is because there the wrong ones :rotfl:

I looked for another part in the box and found these


Another edge of the quarter shot


Well Im off to start pulling pins oh and to buy some 1/16 balsa

Tip to the modelers out there... check the box twice !

[SteamWake]

Now this is more like it. What I like to see nice tight jointwork.


Close up of tail section


Both 'sides' done now


Now for the hard part

[Syxx_Killer]

What an interesting project! I didn't know kits like this were available. I'll be following this thread closely. Keep it up!

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Syxx_Killer

What an interesting project! I didn't know kits like this were available. I'll be following this thread closely. Keep it up!

Thanks for the eoncouragement. Oh these types of kits have been around for a loooong time (the kits). Ive been building them since I was like 12.

This kit from Dumas is one of the better ones. Designed to fly and not just look purdy. Some of the kits offered by other (Guillows) manufacturers while they will fly are just too heavy. Remember a rock will fly too if you throw it hard enough. But they can still be nice display pieces. Another quality manufacturer is peck polymers and SIG (if sig still does stick and tissue).

The actual construction will probably go in fits and starts with little to nothing getting done weekday/nights.

The next phase is what I call 'boxing up' the fusealage. When the two halfs are joined together to form... well a fusealage. This is one of the most cruical and difficult steps. The hardest part is to get it straight and plumb and not racked or twisted. Get a bad enough warp in the fuse and you will never get the thing to fly right.
Now whered I put those triangles

[FIREWALL]

I'll be following this too. This plane is kool.

BTW get a manacure.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

BTW get a manacure.

Yea knew that was comming.. here lemme macrofocus your fingers

The sides pinned down ready for boxing


Theres always a supprise... the stern doesent match up over the plan. No biggy Ive seen this before. Will deal with it in due course.


A little dab of extra glue here, this is where the landing gear will enter the fuse.


Lower horizontal struts in place. Cant see it in this picture but the tail remains un-connected. I'll wait till the horizontals are dried in then using 'triangles' Ill make sure the fuse is squared before I pin the tail.

[Syxx_Killer]

Have you made any progress with the model? I checked out the Dumas website and was shocked at the prices for the boats. The planes don't seem to bad with the pricing but the boats were just astronomical. They have some nice models, though!