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  1. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    The board with the alignment marbles will be removed after the top half of the mold is complete so the non hardening clay makes removal easier. Whatever you use you must be able to remove it without damaging the plug. When doing the rudder I though hot melt glue would be an excellent way to...
  2. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Got the right wing tip mounted on the parting board, now wax on, wax off for a while. Picked up 2 pounds of Chavant plasteline clay on Amazon, up until this point been using Playdough clay, seemed to work OK, will see if this works any better.
  3. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Quick update on the air compressor. In November I installed the ring as shown in the first photo, it made sense to me that the cup would face the pressure to aide sealing. Yesterday a photo popped up showing the ring installed the opposite direction. I turned over and it seems to pump OK so...
  4. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    I have 6 molds ready for PVA however my compressor has failed. It is a Craftsman oil less compressor, it was rebuilt in Novermer, put a new sleeve and piston ring in, cleaned up the reeds and plate. Worked good when the fuselage was primed twice in December, last time PVA was sprayed just ran...
  5. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    71 Vega GT, 96 LT1 stock, T56 6 speed, Ford 9" with 4.56 gears, 14 point cage. Still needs painted
  6. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Vacuum formed PETG .040" thick. Windshield Side Window
  7. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Pulled the wing skin out of the mold today. This is 2 ounce and 4 ounce cloth. Not quite stiff enough for my liking. I would work great on a solid foam core but not foam rib construction. The weight is 81 grams currently. Going to add another layer of 4 ounce cloth that should put the...
  8. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Appears they do, both optical and magnetic. You can mount the magnetic pickup on engine and use the ignition magnet.
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    NO! Just get RPM telemetry. that way you know what is happening in the air. The pins look great.
  10. TonyHallo

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    You know I just noticed the Steelers sign on the wall too! Had to be a great place.
  11. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Have the nose wheel pant roughed out. I used a pant from the first 30% that survived the crash. Little bit of sawing, foam and filler, a whole lot of sanding. This is the first coat of primer so it needs filled and sanded a few more times. Have the stab tip and the rudder ready for the second...
  12. TonyHallo

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    You know it's a great dive bar when you find ash trays on the bar. Quit in 2008 but my wife still smokes, getting harder and harder to find a smoking bar but the folks you find there are normally fun and friendly.
  13. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Pulled the stab skin mold off the plug. Now the waxing begins. The PVA is still on the mold in the photo below. I wet sanded the corrugations with 1500 and finer and then put the first coat of wax on. Thinking one layer of 2 ounce and one layer of 4 once, then evaluate the stiffness. With...
  14. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Working on the nose wheel pant. The commercial unit is a nice lay up and looks good however it is not scale. Attached is a photo from the first 30% built and a few photos of the full scale. The full scale is odd shape for sure and the commercial unit looks sexier but it is not scale.
  15. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    My pleasure.
  16. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Some photos. I think you just need to shorten the back seat. Photo one clearly shows the front and back. Photos two and three are same plane you can just barely make out the front seat but I sure it is curved.
  17. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Wet sanded the wing tip this morning and started waxing. Doing a little plumbing job at my daughter's and between tool stops and Lowe"s visits managed to get the tip and stab tip mounted and lined with clay . Dusted 4 coats of PVA then a final wet coat. Headed out to bar bingo, might get the...
  18. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Looks real nice.
  19. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    I sanded all the orange peel and defects with 1500, then the rest of the paper goes fast to 5000. In this photo I got in a hurry and put the first coat of wax on before rubbing with Diamond Cut. It has plenty of shine. You can see each LED in the shop light. Got the black tooling coat on the...
  20. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Learned something new today, never heard of MicroMesh before. The grit numbering does not appear to align with convention used on regular sandpaper. On one offering it was stated that 1500 is similar in grit range to conventional 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper. No reference was made for the...
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