Col. Roscoe Turners Wedell Williams

[yak face]

wings and tailplanes on and looking more like an aircraft now

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[flyjoe180]

Such a great era for aviation. Coming along nicely Tony.

[InFlames]

great looking build!

[eddiesolo]

wings and tailplanes on and looking more like an aircraft now

What's with the hunk of cheese near the tailplane?

Looking good there Tony.

Si

[yak face]

What's with the hunk of cheese near the tailplane? Looking good there Tony.

Si

Its just a bit of make up sponge propping up the tailplane till the glues sets. I use it for stuffing into anywhere i dont want overspray, in this case i had cut off 2 bits to mask the inside of the wheel spats while i primed them. cheers tony

[eddiesolo]

Its just a bit of make up sponge

Ah, I see, you like to make yourself look pretty when modelling...

Si

[yak face]

Hi all just a quick update on this one. Its been on the back burner recently as I was trying to sort what to make the exhausts out of. The kit supplies black vinyl tubing which would be ok if it was just a straight piece from the back of each of the nine cylinders, but the layout is very unusual. There are 2 coming out of the bottom , 2 together on the port side and 5 on the starboard side - 2 pairs and a single . These pipes all stick out slightly from the rear edge of the cowling .The problem I was having is that although flexible the vinyl tube wouldnt stick with anything so i couldnt bend it and get it coming out of the cowling at the right places. The next idea was to use very fine copper micro tubing , this bent to shape fine but was slightly too big to allow the cowling to fit properly . The solution was to get some silicone tubing , the type used by fishermen for something! This should stick with superglue to the inner edge of the cowling and be able to be bent and fastened onto the backs of the cylinders its a nice brown colour too so i shouldnt need to paint it , just weather it a bit. Heres a couple of pics

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[flyjoe180]

The main airframe is looking very nice Tony. That tubing will make excellent exhaust piping.

[papa 695]

Looking very good Tony Not so sure about your Thumb nail art though

Looks like it could have been painful

[yak face]

Looking very good Tony Not so sure about your Thumb nail art thoughLooks like it could have been painful

Yeah , trapped it with a washing machine at work!