Nieuport 28 Build
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Starting point for the propeller. 3 layer lamination
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Propeller after shaping, sanding, 1 coat Golden Oak stain and 3 coats shellac. Still needs final sanding and polishing
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Gnome Rhone Engine ready to start after cleaning, filing, drilling. Note the spark plugs
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Wooden propeller finished
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spark plugs glued to heads. Test fit heads to cylinders
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Test fit propeller on engine
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Creating push-rods from scratch to upgrade the ones that came with the kit.
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Starting on the upper right wing, rib#1. putting on the rib cap strips
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Upper winga rib #2 with cap strip
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Stained and shellaced prior to starting assembly
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cut out the top rib cap strips for both wings and put them on tape so I wouldn't get them mixed up. Started on the frame for the fuselage as well
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Got two more ribs completed today. The two longer ones ore 2 of 9 for the upper right wing
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Leading edge will be on the bottom. I will need to stain and seal the spares and the rib caps before assembling the wing half.
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I like the contrast of the rib caps and the ribs. Will just shellac the rib caps
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I will stain the spars the same color as the ribs.
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Rib caps complete for upper right wing.
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Started laminating the wingtips for both upper wings
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Upper wingtips formed! Need to seal with a little CA glue.
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Glued the #1 Rib in, pinned down the spars and glued #2 and #3 rib
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Had to drill holes in spars for rigging. Ribs glued. Test fit wing tip.
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Wing ribs and spars without wingtip
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Different perspective. From the wingtip to the inboard portion of the wing.
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home made CA clue applicator. Made gluing easy and neat. Don't start modeling without it.
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Leading and trailing edges added
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Shaping begun
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Trailing edge
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sequence of angle shots
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Leading edge
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Wingtip on, shaped, false ribs installed.
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A little more progress. Half of the false ribs are on.
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14 August 2014, 11:00
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Sharing a lot of notes in the project. Sharing the experience as much as i can
23 December 2018, 06:36
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Work as it progress. Starting with propeller and engine