Re: SFS 31 Milan
Posted: 16 Oct 2015, 23:12
Hi Dave,
Very nice model indeed!!!
More work was done to the exhaust and it is ready to go now. Took me a while, to go piece by piece, to work on the top exhaust pipes and get those fixed with the engine bottom screws.
I used two wedges to hold the 4 small pipes in place to being able to braze them to the flat tube. Secured this way I was able to work my way bottom up. The second exhaust pot at the bottom was fitted with a tube, elbow and more to end up to the top exhaust pipe.
Worked fine and lucky me, made no mistakes, all fitted perfectly the first time.
The cleaning was in the end the hard bit
Now the carburetor controls will be installed, saying the servos to control the choke and starter.
With that done the gear retract has to be installed next.
From there on the fuselage building can be taken on to the finish.
Noël
BTW I misted the fly-by of the Vulcan last weekend, but who was at the controls you think...
High ladder to get at the controls
Or was it a dream...however...
Very nice model indeed!!!
More work was done to the exhaust and it is ready to go now. Took me a while, to go piece by piece, to work on the top exhaust pipes and get those fixed with the engine bottom screws.
I used two wedges to hold the 4 small pipes in place to being able to braze them to the flat tube. Secured this way I was able to work my way bottom up. The second exhaust pot at the bottom was fitted with a tube, elbow and more to end up to the top exhaust pipe.
Worked fine and lucky me, made no mistakes, all fitted perfectly the first time.
The cleaning was in the end the hard bit
Now the carburetor controls will be installed, saying the servos to control the choke and starter.
With that done the gear retract has to be installed next.
From there on the fuselage building can be taken on to the finish.
Noël
BTW I misted the fly-by of the Vulcan last weekend, but who was at the controls you think...
High ladder to get at the controls
Or was it a dream...however...