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Thebuilderofthings · 09-11-2009, 09:54 PM

. This particular bulkhead happens to be one that the stab passes through. The blacked out area will be cut out after installation.

Thebuilderofthings · 09-11-2009, 09:57 PM

. It all started from here.

Thebuilderofthings · 09-11-2009, 09:59 PM

. To this.

Thebuilderofthings · 09-11-2009, 10:02 PM

. From all of these.

Airframes · 09-11-2009, 10:05 PM

Marvellous work! This is going to be one h*ll of a replica when it's finished!
Please stick around and keep us all updated with progress. Have you any plans for which Bomb Group colours it's going to be finished in?
Terry.

Thebuilderofthings · 09-11-2009, 10:07 PM

. Each sheet was weighed. All the heavier ones went towards the front and wing area the lightest went to the very rear.

Thebuilderofthings · 09-11-2009, 10:09 PM

I'm still dorkin' around with this though I have some ideas floating around.

Thebuilderofthings · 09-11-2009, 10:16 PM

. One of the main landing gear. These function just as the real ones do as far as retraction and suspension are concerned.

Thebuilderofthings · 09-11-2009, 10:22 PM

. Now,do you want to see the next picture?

vikingBerserker · 09-11-2009, 11:02 PM

WOW!

Thebuilderofthings · 09-12-2009, 05:32 PM

. What a scroll saw can do.

stona · 09-12-2009, 07:12 PM

OUCH!!!!

B-17engineer · 09-12-2009, 07:15 PM

I did something similar with my knife.... pocket knife that is.

Thebuilderofthings · 09-12-2009, 09:57 PM

. This is the center wing section which consists of the four engines, tanks, main retracts and flaps. The outer wing panels have the ailerons and plug into this center section via a tube into a sleeve system. Notice I have string lined the firewalls to ensure they remain true to each other. There is no side thrust to these engines however there is two and a half degrees down thrust which I had checked using a pair of incidence meters. One on the wing itself to get the wing to read zero degrees and then using the other incidence meter on each nacelle to read negative two and a half degrees. The plans show where to mark this out on your ribs and nacelle supports.

kgambit · 09-13-2009, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thebuilderofthings

. What a scroll saw can do.

Well there goes the PG-13 rating. OUCH!

That is going to be ONE BIG REPLICA!

09-11-2009, 10:05 PM	#20
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	Marvellous work! This is going to be one h*ll of a replica when it's finished! Please stick around and keep us all updated with progress. Have you any plans for which Bomb Group colours it's going to be finished in? Terry. __________________

09-11-2009, 11:02 PM	#25
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,768	WOW! __________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"

09-12-2009, 07:15 PM	#28
B-17engineer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,689	I did something similar with my knife.... pocket knife that is. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe36UMRkRbk

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09-11-2009, 09:54 PM	#16
Thebuilderofthings Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kent, Washington Posts: 125	. This particular bulkhead happens to be one that the stab passes through. The blacked out area will be cut out after installation.

09-11-2009, 09:57 PM	#17
Thebuilderofthings Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kent, Washington Posts: 125	. It all started from here.

09-11-2009, 09:59 PM	#18
Thebuilderofthings Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kent, Washington Posts: 125	. To this.

09-11-2009, 10:02 PM	#19
Thebuilderofthings Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kent, Washington Posts: 125	. From all of these.

09-11-2009, 10:07 PM	#21
Thebuilderofthings Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kent, Washington Posts: 125	. Each sheet was weighed. All the heavier ones went towards the front and wing area the lightest went to the very rear.

09-11-2009, 10:09 PM	#22
Thebuilderofthings Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kent, Washington Posts: 125	I'm still dorkin' around with this though I have some ideas floating around.

09-11-2009, 10:16 PM	#23
Thebuilderofthings Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kent, Washington Posts: 125	. One of the main landing gear. These function just as the real ones do as far as retraction and suspension are concerned.

09-11-2009, 10:22 PM	#24
Thebuilderofthings Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kent, Washington Posts: 125	. Now,do you want to see the next picture?

09-12-2009, 05:32 PM	#26
Thebuilderofthings Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kent, Washington Posts: 125	. What a scroll saw can do.

09-12-2009, 07:12 PM	#27
stona Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 133	OUCH!!!!

09-12-2009, 09:57 PM	#29
Thebuilderofthings Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kent, Washington Posts: 125	. This is the center wing section which consists of the four engines, tanks, main retracts and flaps. The outer wing panels have the ailerons and plug into this center section via a tube into a sleeve system. Notice I have string lined the firewalls to ensure they remain true to each other. There is no side thrust to these engines however there is two and a half degrees down thrust which I had checked using a pair of incidence meters. One on the wing itself to get the wing to read zero degrees and then using the other incidence meter on each nacelle to read negative two and a half degrees. The plans show where to mark this out on your ribs and nacelle supports.