by Sandy Alan Squitieri
Front landing mirror added to nose. I use alu tube
with brass solid core so I can
expose the alu where I want with an exacto blade
and solder on the brass pieces.
All hand made with a simple dremel cut-off wheel
and soldering iron. The mirror
itself is an old Robbe piece. It can be completely
un-bolted using the .080 allen -
button head fasteners.All piece disassemble from
each other. The brass ends are
1/8' dia brass tube slotted and drilled to 1/16"
holes.The brakets for same are drilled
to .060 to accept threads, nuts will finish it all
off after paint. A remote cable made
from music wire will allow the mirror to move from
inside! Electric heater lines added
after paint using phone wire and shrink sleeve.
Here are some more shots...
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Mirror
will get cable and other details .
Handmade light from brass and radio shack part.
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I use a compass scribe and tape to mark and
measure the drill points for rivets. Kavan rivets used.
Vario's are too large! Approx 1000 so far with a
total of maybe 1600 or more to finish.No, it does not weaken
the structure. This glass is thick and the
windows make it all good once installed. Carbon webs added only in
corners for extra umph, but only after I melt all
the back sides of rivets with soldering iron.
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Lnading gear near completion with added gussets.
Front panels are done in ABS plastic.
Step plate is next... .080 button head bolts
used.
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I added lower rivets and hatch panel to bottom.
Also I wanted the stock creases as per fullsize,
so they were cut in using a dremel wheel in my hand
and tape as a guide. Slowly scracthing the line in.
Here is where we are for now... Next I will move
into the turbine detail I think...
there are still many small pieces for the fuse yet
to be made! oh well....:)
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