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  Registered Member #4131 Joined: Tue Feb 19 2013, 12:57pmPosts: 191 | Here we go | ||
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  Registered Member #4329 Joined: Thu Dec 12 2013, 06:21pmPosts: 382 | Norb, The Albatros will make for a unique collection. I look forward to your build. [ Edited Wed Feb 19 2014, 10:01pm ] | ||
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| norb |
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| Registered Member #4131 Joined: Tue Feb 19 2013, 12:57pmPosts: 191 | This kit has caught my eye every time I go to model expos site and I just had to have it... Bought it at Xmas when it went on sale for $150.. Not too bad. It is very complex but utilizes all the same skills needed for ship building as well so I hope nobody minds me starting a log here. I read a lot of reviews of this kit and it's not the greatest of kits. Oh well, no probs only solutions! The instructions and plans are quite detailed but require a lot of studying so no mistakes are made( a lot of flipping around to get all the necessary info needed for each step) the brittania metal pieces require ALOT of cleaning up but the detail is good and the parts are very numerous... Right down to nuts and bolts! | ||
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| norb |
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| Registered Member #4131 Joined: Tue Feb 19 2013, 12:57pmPosts: 191 | I started with the upper wing as per instructions so here's some photos...the ribs are the first thing and by the time one is done each one is made from 14 different pieces | ||
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| norb |
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| Registered Member #4131 Joined: Tue Feb 19 2013, 12:57pmPosts: 191 | These pics illustrate the building process...they are all built together and then separated after  | ||
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| norb |
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| Registered Member #4131 Joined: Tue Feb 19 2013, 12:57pmPosts: 191 | These are stiffening strips... Once applied to either side of the ribs they are cut apart and then the edges get a strip of wood too... This is a pretty tedious process and there is 74 of them in total! | ||
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| norb |
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| Registered Member #4131 Joined: Tue Feb 19 2013, 12:57pmPosts: 191 | Completed ribs!...for one side... Stained with minwax pecan | ||
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| norb |
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| Registered Member #4131 Joined: Tue Feb 19 2013, 12:57pmPosts: 191 | The end product | ||
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| norb |
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| Registered Member #4131 Joined: Tue Feb 19 2013, 12:57pmPosts: 191 | Next comes the upper and lower spars to hold them all in place... These pieces are a little tricky as they have to be beveled and tapered to keep them straight as the ribs get smaller as they get closer to the wing tips | ||
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| norb |
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| Registered Member #4131 Joined: Tue Feb 19 2013, 12:57pmPosts: 191 | Another | ||
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