Flyline Models Stearman C3B

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Re: Flyline Models Stearman C3B

Postby heywooood » Thu Jul 25, 2019 11:41 pm

Thank You for your kind appraisal, edbecky

If you want to see more (maybe more than you really want to see) on this build - please go to youtube and search 'Heywood Planes' because there are many video's now
of my work on this project..
It's good clean fun
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Re: Flyline Models Stearman C3B

Postby heywooood » Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:17 pm

working on the prop now
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Re: Flyline Models Stearman C3B

Postby heywooood » Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:53 pm

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pretty much complete -
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Re: Flyline Models Stearman C3B

Postby heywooood » Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:32 am

pilot installed - patrolling the living room under the skylight...

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Re: Flyline Models Stearman C3B

Postby edbecky » Wed Aug 07, 2019 2:40 pm

Looking good!
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Re: Flyline Models Stearman C3B

Postby 42swing » Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:54 am

Magnificent work, as always. Your ability to craft the details from scratch is remarkable.

Quick question, why did you decide to use infill on those parts of the airframe that would have been fabric covered? Not a criticism mind you, just curious.
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Re: Flyline Models Stearman C3B

Postby heywooood » Mon Aug 12, 2019 3:25 pm

I have used silkspan and tissue and coverite etc in the past and they just dont hold up over time or they distort the model though thats probably more my fault than theirs.
I know purists like to see the ribs stitching and shapes through the material but I’m not as interested in that as I am
In durability.
This is just my solution. On my early period, fabric covered airplane models one just has to squint a bit.. or give an old dog his bone and accept em for what they are.
Im ok either way. This I do for fun and I completely understand the question being asked.
Hope I have answered it well enough.
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