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 Hi All Some more progress, the received ribs have been painted and fitted to there places and the inner braces added to rib 10, a tip here for storage of the short front rib 7 is to reverse it and place in the front spar slot found between ribs 6 and 7. I have been polishing the propelor blades and spinner parts in preparation for painting and a coat of satin varnish, to do this I started with Brasso silver polish wadding [this is formulated for silver and aluminium and is not as abrasive as normal Brasso]then used micromesh to achieve the final shine before it will be finishing off with laquer. The cylinder heads have been assembled and the main engine body pieces matched up but at the moment these are only dry fitted as there is quite a bit of work needed here. regards Andy  arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Your getting a really nice finish on the paintwork Andy. have you decided to display some of it frame exposed? “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Hi Jase Thanks for your comments, im toying with a couple of idea's at the moment skin all the upper wing surfaces and leave exposed one wing underside to view the internals. Warty also gave an idea to use A4 size clear acetate film, which got me thinking as there is a r/c model covering that is heat shrink and comes in clear also, he also suggested that spraying the film so it looks like its the skin is thinning out to expose the innards is another way to go. I do like the idea of the film though as it stops the ingress of dust and still shows off the internal structure regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Loving that Spinner Andy
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Hi Spencer As' Mr shiny' from the mp4 build that's truely a compliment and much appreaciated just wish i had taken the before polish picture to give a better comparison on what can be achieved whith the right application of the various polishing mediums available, lets just say it was a dark dull grey before i started regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All some pics of the prop painted up with the tea colour I have added a coat of satin varnish to give a slightly weathered look to the polished aluminium Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Lopks great Andy. strips look spot on  “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Thanks Jase the prop looks even better in real life Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All More progress , 5 more cylinder heads put together and the machine gun parts prepared for assembly. The seven ribs with this pack have all had there trusses attached and are now ready for painting. I have also been experimenting with the cylinder heads and engine casing i have found using a brass wire brush from my rotary tool gives a nice satiny shine to the metal, the pics dont realy show the difference but its quite obviuos in real life More soon Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Nice work Andy, looking good and the crankcase polishing looks just the job - a nice touch!
Kev
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Hi Kev Welcome back and thanks for looking in and your comments Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All All the ribs from this issue have now been painted and dry fitted in place regards Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Andy, Great job with the ribs and props also I like paint work,I do love building aircraft myself so I will be following your progress with the Zero,Andy your work is appreciated all the best. Trev Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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Hi Trev Thanks for looking in and your comments, hows that bike build you were doing coming on regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All 6 more ribs made up and currently being sprayed with Aotake. I have the majority of the Engine components now so will soon be spraying and assembling the engine. One machine gun is also compleat so that will be sprayed up also. More pics shortly regards Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All The ribs are now painted and fitted to the wing and i have started undercoating the engine parts and machine gun , please note the rocker boxes havent been sprayed yet regards Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Andy! Your building looks going well. I guess making the construction of ribs and the engine is very interesting work. I'm waiting for your next post. Best Regards, Yutaro DeAGOSTINI 1/250 the YAMATO, 1/250 the AKAGI.
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Hi Yaturo Thanks for looking in and your comments, I have waited until now to start on the engine as I now have the majority of parts to start building it . the ribs are a lesson in patience but still enjoyable regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All A small update on progress, the engine is starting to come together with the rear components fitted cylinders, muffler, intakes rocker boxes,guide tubes and spark plugs. This concludes set 4 just 5 and 6 to catch up on now More soon Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All Bit more done the final rib has been fitted on the painted wing and the folding wingtip made up with its end piece I have added the distributor ring. The second wing is now underway but this is not being painted as it will be skinned. When the fuselage bulkhead is made up from the 3 pieces provided the instructions recommend using chop sticks cut down to the correct diameter, I found the paint brushes do the job equally as well. Lots of prepainting coming up as the cockpit goes together More soon Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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