Hooked

[Ajay]

Hello everyone,

First of all I would like to thank you all for your inspiration, I have been floating around this forum for the past month and you all do such an amazing job.
I have only just come across Guillows model kits, and i really wish I had discovered them when I was younger, it would have kept me out of a whole lot of mischief
Well now that I have found them, all I can say is that I'm hooked!

[limey]

Ajay try build a 400series ww2 fighter for less than $20. Some good and simple ways of constructing a fuselage with lollypop sticks. Works a treat used it on my first model for 60 years. Good luck

[Wildpig]

Glad you joined the forum and a great hobby.

I'd like to see the Lego jig.

[paul]

Welcome Ajay
If you fail try and try again
All good fun

[Bill Gaylord]

The Guillows models certainly are habit forming. I met an older gentleman at the LHS yesterday at the Guillows section. Turns out that we have both built a number of Guillows models, and a number of them being same models. He was debating which kit to buy, and after describing the Beaver kit/construction to him, he bought it. At the same time he was telling me about the Stearman which he had built, which I had just bought recently from Ebay. There's a number of folks that have easily built half of the current Guillows offerings, and some that have built most of their vintage discontinued models also.

[Ajay]

Hi guys, thanks for checking out my post and all of your comments.
Just a quick update on my progress.... I'm going backwards!
I wasn't quiet ready to build the fuselage or wings, so I decided to work on my stabiliser and rudder. I used notches and cross halving joints for stronger joints.

Instead of using 9 separate spars in the stabiliser, I used cross halving joints and managed to do it in 5



I had to modify C1, the kit part wasn't the right size so I had to extend the spar going from C4 and join it to C2

[Bill Gaylord]

That's a nice technique you're using, making slotted joints. Most people don't go to the effort. If you'll go that far, then you'll probably be one of the few that uses the method for built-in, simple cut-away ailerons on Guillows planes. Fabricating isn't 100% simple, but worth the effort. Looks like you have no problem with the intricacy.

BTW, I love the little FW190. Built 3 of them!

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