novahobbies
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I found myself with a free afternoon, so what to do with it? Laundry? NOOOO! Vacuuming? Get bent! Paint the fins on the Flying Machine?
......well I could have done that, but NO! How about grab a model fom the stash and whip up a quick and fun 3FNC kit? Yeah! That's the ticket!
I grabbed my Peregrine Jr from the collection and got to work.
First up, the fins. They're multi-part fins, and made from a nice thin ply that has a smooth grain on the outer surfaces. Glued the parts together with Titebond II and set them aside.
The model moved fast. I mean, let's be real here. Most of us could do this without even cracking open the directions. I pre-read them, just in case, but there are no surprises here. I marked the tube, then built the engine mount and the coupler mounting point and set them aside.
Took a cat break while things dried
Came back to it a half hour later and started in on the fins. Gave them a quick sand to smooth out the glue, but I'll seal them later. For now I just wanted them on. Titebond II for the main joint, and 2 dabs of thick CA to tack them in place. I also glued the coupler into position on the upper half:
And finally, done for today. Not bad for about 2 hours....
I really like the shape of these fins. I'll go back tonight and apply some sanding sealer, and then sand them down tomorrow and apply Thick'n'Quick for fillets. Might even add some paint to it by tomorrow night, temperature depending.
......well I could have done that, but NO! How about grab a model fom the stash and whip up a quick and fun 3FNC kit? Yeah! That's the ticket!
I grabbed my Peregrine Jr from the collection and got to work.
First up, the fins. They're multi-part fins, and made from a nice thin ply that has a smooth grain on the outer surfaces. Glued the parts together with Titebond II and set them aside.
The model moved fast. I mean, let's be real here. Most of us could do this without even cracking open the directions. I pre-read them, just in case, but there are no surprises here. I marked the tube, then built the engine mount and the coupler mounting point and set them aside.
Took a cat break while things dried
Came back to it a half hour later and started in on the fins. Gave them a quick sand to smooth out the glue, but I'll seal them later. For now I just wanted them on. Titebond II for the main joint, and 2 dabs of thick CA to tack them in place. I also glued the coupler into position on the upper half:
And finally, done for today. Not bad for about 2 hours....
I really like the shape of these fins. I'll go back tonight and apply some sanding sealer, and then sand them down tomorrow and apply Thick'n'Quick for fillets. Might even add some paint to it by tomorrow night, temperature depending.