Looking great Bruce! I don't know enough about the canopy opening either to help. Still, I'm learning a lot watching this Thread. Nice work!
St. Crispin's is still on hold for now to my everlasting frustration. I'll keep you posted.
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Stuart! Thank you so much! And Duke! Duke! Duke! Not to worry about where or when, but I look forward to seeing you soon. It doesn’t have to be a Crispin Day event but it would be great to learn more techniques from you, sir. All the best.
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Count the horizontal panel lines from the bottom of canopy line downward to the real thing and make the judgment from there. My guess it really doesn't matter just as long you build without worrying about the minor details for accuracy.
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Thanks, Tom. Here’s a nice photo:
It might be nice to preserve the kit pieces and finish them to fit in place.
It might be nice to preserve the kit pieces and finish them to fit in place.
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From that angle, the canopy hood seam looks to be in line with the horizontal stabilizers. Just use that as your reference point. Don’t worry if you’re off by a fraction of a millimeter.
And boy does the yellow look dark in that b&w photo. I wonder what sort of film that was used.
And boy does the yellow look dark in that b&w photo. I wonder what sort of film that was used.
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It looks to me like the bottom is even with the top longeron on the framework. That would be the logical place to put it, as well as the horizontal stabilizer.
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Awesome project Bruce, thanks for sharing.
I still would like to see a Gee Bee Z in 1:72. I know there is a resin Z out there but much too expensive. Gee Bees in small scales would be perfect for my 3d printer. Nevertheless difficult as I haven't got any reliable drawings.
Enough from my side. Keep on working on yours. I want to see how it looks with colors and decals on. Decals BTW look pretty good imo.
I still would like to see a Gee Bee Z in 1:72. I know there is a resin Z out there but much too expensive. Gee Bees in small scales would be perfect for my 3d printer. Nevertheless difficult as I haven't got any reliable drawings.
Enough from my side. Keep on working on yours. I want to see how it looks with colors and decals on. Decals BTW look pretty good imo.
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Thank you, John! Thank you, Marius! I sincerely appreciate your comments.
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This brings be joy. Which is awesome because my evening has been thoroughly craptastic. So thank you for this update! I love it.speedgraflex wrote:Carlos!
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