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**** DONE: Gotha 242 Glider Group Build

#3 MTO/North Africa Discuss **** DONE: Gotha 242 Glider Group Build in the Group Builds forums; Originally Posted by DBII The caption for the photo earlier in this tread has the measurements. They also weigh 48 ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by DBII View Post
    The caption for the photo earlier in this tread has the measurements. They also weigh 48 kilograms each. I think the rockets and bracing should be easy the make.



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    Sorry missed the pic on the rockets ... You're dead on.

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    It is easy to miss. Once I get the rockets make, I will be able to guess a little better about the bracing. I was goning to open up the cargo door so I will have to have the rokets off to the side or in a truck.
    "We got our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures. It scares the hell out of people. We got a loudspeaker.
    When we go into battle, we play music very loud. It kind of... calms us down."



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    I priced tubing at the model shop last night. It was going to cost $6.00 to get what I need. I am making the mounting bracket and frame out of differnent size paper clips and the rockets are plastic tubing from work. Total cost $0.00
    A little white glue should hold it together. The best part is everthing is close to the correct size

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    "We got our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures. It scares the hell out of people. We got a loudspeaker.
    When we go into battle, we play music very loud. It kind of... calms us down."



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    Very slow day at work. I had my first try at the rockets and bracing using the tubing and paper clips at work. It looks ok. It will be better after a little paint and white glue. I may add paper clips for the tubing inside of the cargo area.

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    Last edited by DBII; 10-05-2009 at 02:51 PM.
    "We got our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures. It scares the hell out of people. We got a loudspeaker.
    When we go into battle, we play music very loud. It kind of... calms us down."



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    Any updates DBII or pictures!!!

    "Valor does not mean Hero."

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    Yeah..lets see something mate!

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    Remember, I am just a little plane tease.... The apartment people wanted to spray the building for bugs several weeks ago and I had to pack up everything. I got around to unpacking last week. I was all ready to post pictures when I got hooked on B17's thread for his P-40. It inspired me to go back and get rid of the evil pin marks and seams. I went back and filled the pin marks over the weekend. I will sand them down tonight. I have spend a lot of time sanding this model. I am hoping for zero seams. I did picked up a sheet of plastic and cut a new ceiling for the cargo bay and cargo door to hide the interior seams. Everything was fine untill I had to cut out the opening for the large window. I am not sure how I will do it, it is off center. I am almost ready to install the wings and paint the glider. The local hobby store only has two of the three colors I need for the exterior. I will have to drive into Houston for the third.

    I have the prototype of the rockets made. I figured out how to fold most of the frame out of one paperclip. All I have to do is sharpen the angles more. The rockets are cut from a coffee stir stick, prefect size. I am trying to make the round bottom of the rocket with putty and sand to shape. The nozzle will be cut from a paperclip painted black and inserted in to putty used to close off the other end. Any suggestions as to the color of the rockets? From the B&W photos, I would say white. I am also working on my What If plane. I have a couples of free nights this week to work on it. I hope to post the Gotha assembled and unpainted this week.

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    "We got our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures. It scares the hell out of people. We got a loudspeaker.
    When we go into battle, we play music very loud. It kind of... calms us down."



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    I have not had much free time the past couple of weeks. My side business is starting to grow. I was able to do a little work on Sunday and have a roll of film to drop off. I hope to have photos by the end of the week. I will try and enlarge the images before they are scan so you can see the weathering.

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    "We got our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures. It scares the hell out of people. We got a loudspeaker.
    When we go into battle, we play music very loud. It kind of... calms us down."



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    Be waitin' DB....

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    I have a roll of film ready to drop off but my second job is talking all of my time. My extra check came in Monday and I have tonight off. I will drop the film off and head to Hooter and wait for the pictures.
    Life will be easier once I get a digital camera. The only problem area right now is that the tail booms are not a tight fit. I will have to use the putty.

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    "We got our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures. It scares the hell out of people. We got a loudspeaker.
    When we go into battle, we play music very loud. It kind of... calms us down."



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    Looking forward to the pics DB. That's such a TINY thing.

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    Ok, I have pictures now. I ended up spending 2 1/2 hrs at the sports bar, new waitress..... I have photos. I just have to enlarge and scan them.

    DBII,
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    "We got our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures. It scares the hell out of people. We got a loudspeaker.
    When we go into battle, we play music very loud. It kind of... calms us down."



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    Quote Originally Posted by DBII View Post
    Ok, I have pictures now. I ended up spending 2 1/2 hrs at the sports bar, new waitress..... I have photos. I just have to enlarge and scan them.

    DBII,
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    Make sure you post some pictures of the copter too.

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    Aw c'mon, plane tease, show us ya pics!

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    Here we go again. After work last night, I went to Walmart to scan the photos. A cold front arrived along with a thunder storm and heavy rains. The power went out and the 20 minute drive home took an hour. I spent the rest of the night sanding putty. I will try again tonight. There is an airshow Saturday so I hope to get the photos posted Sunday afternoon.

    DBII
    "We got our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures. It scares the hell out of people. We got a loudspeaker.
    When we go into battle, we play music very loud. It kind of... calms us down."



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