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xtraflyr · 11-17-2009, 04:01 PM

Just so you know..there was only one light bulb per wing panel on the Typhoon...

awrightbrother · 11-17-2009, 07:39 PM

xtraflyr,
Thanks for the tip. Maybe you can help me some more. I have not been able to get any info on where the fuselage lights are located, if any. Do you know and can you send me a drawing or a photo.

The plastic cowl and cockpit canopy are in the mail but have not arrived here yet, so I am slow rolling it. I installed the vertical stab today. Maybe I will work on the cannons next.

xtraflyr · 11-17-2009, 07:45 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by awrightbrother
	xtraflyr, Thanks for the tip. Maybe you can help me some more. I have not been able to get any info on where the fuselage lights are located, if any. Do you know and can you send me a drawing or a photo. The plastic cowl and cockpit canopy are in the mail but have not arrived here yet, so I am slow rolling it. I installed the vertical stab today. Maybe I will work on the cannons next.

Fahim,

I will look through all my books and see what I can find for Fuse lights,I have a ton of stuff on the Typhoon... I seem to remember one being behind the pilot,towards the back of the Canopy..

awrightbrother · 11-17-2009, 09:43 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by xtraflyr
	Fahim, I will look through all my books and see what I can find for Fuse lights,I have a ton of stuff on the Typhoon... I seem to remember one being behind the pilot,towards the back of the Canopy..

Thanks. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Fahim

awrightbrother · 11-18-2009, 03:30 PM

A little more detail on the vert stab, tailwheel and fairing.
Fahim

awrightbrother · 11-25-2009, 10:38 PM

The plastic set arrived here on Monaday, but I have been busy cutting kits. We were getting low on stock.

With the plastics in hand I was able to resume the build. I installed the wheel well liners and this readies the wing for the finishing stage. May look a little rough for now, but this will be cleaned up in the putty/spackle stage to come. In this form of construction, things lokk kinda rough during teh build, but after the finish, it will look very different. We need to be patient.

Fahim

awrightbrother · 11-25-2009, 10:40 PM

Next I worked on the cowl and the firewall. The cowl is made from clear plastic to allow either nitro or electric power. The firewall is intentionally position with and offset to allow for sanding of the curve on the upper side of the nose.

Fahim

awrightbrother · 11-26-2009, 01:34 PM

Worked on the cowl end today. Once the firewall and oil cooler is painted it should look nice.

Boy, a transparent cowl and spinner makes life so easy. No more feeling around for stuff.

Here are some pictures.

Fahim

MODE 1 · 11-26-2009, 02:19 PM

very nice design and construction work there bro

awrightbrother · 11-26-2009, 07:50 PM

Thank you mode1.

dewet · 11-27-2009, 01:49 AM

	Quote: Originally Posted by xtraflyr
	Just so you know..there was only one light bulb per wing panel on the Typhoon...

Hi there, check out www. flightglobal, there is very nice schematic on there indicating light positions!

awrightbrother · 11-27-2009, 08:34 AM

	Quote: Originally Posted by dewet
	Hi there, check out www. flightglobal, there is very nice schematic on there indicating light positions!

Thank you Dewet. I could not find the schematic you mentioned. Can you paste it here please or send me a specific link? I see the nav and landing lights lights on the wings and a white light inside the canopy towards the rear end, in one of the pictures there.

Fahim

awrightbrother · 11-27-2009, 08:36 AM

I finished the last final bit of construction today. The firewall was attached and the nose curve sanded.

I believe that we are finished with the construction phase and can now move on to the finishing stage.

I will put away all the construction tools, vacuum the whole workshop and work table and start the finish work next.

Fahim

awrightbrother · 11-27-2009, 03:01 PM

I started the finishing phase.

This consists of 3 main steps - the surface prep, the liquid sheet, and the final paint. This finish phase is not a lot of work but a lot of wait. Waiting for this to cure or that to dry, etc, etc.

It took about an hour to apply the spackle and putty, but now I have to wait till tomorrow before I can rub it down.

The purpose of this step is to fill joints, dents acquired during construction, build fillets where needed and to smooth the surface.

dewet · 11-28-2009, 02:03 AM

Fahim, tried to paste the cutaway but it does not work. Go Google images, second row is tthe cutaway icon, click and you can enlarge as you please!

11-17-2009, 04:01 PM	#16
xtraflyr Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chester NJ Posts: 1,235	Re: Hawker Typhoon 1/8th scale Just so you know..there was only one light bulb per wing panel on the Typhoon... __________________ www.njjf.org www.extremeflightrc.com http://youtu.be/WSioZzx4RVc Extreme Flight rc 110"Yak

11-17-2009, 07:39 PM	#17
awrightbrother wowplanes.com Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 235	Re: Hawker Typhoon 1/8th scale xtraflyr, Thanks for the tip. Maybe you can help me some more. I have not been able to get any info on where the fuselage lights are located, if any. Do you know and can you send me a drawing or a photo. The plastic cowl and cockpit canopy are in the mail but have not arrived here yet, so I am slow rolling it. I installed the vertical stab today. Maybe I will work on the cannons next. Attached Thumbnails 37.7 KB · Views: 13 __________________ Fahim Easy to build and easy to fly makes a man healthy, wealthy & wise. http://www.wowplanes.com

11-18-2009, 03:30 PM	#20
awrightbrother wowplanes.com Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 235	Re: Hawker Typhoon 1/8th scale A little more detail on the vert stab, tailwheel and fairing. Fahim Attached Thumbnails 29.9 KB · Views: 9 29.2 KB · Views: 14 33.0 KB · Views: 7 32.1 KB · Views: 10 __________________ Fahim Easy to build and easy to fly makes a man healthy, wealthy & wise. http://www.wowplanes.com

11-25-2009, 10:38 PM	#21
awrightbrother wowplanes.com Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 235	Re: Hawker Typhoon 1/8th scale The plastic set arrived here on Monaday, but I have been busy cutting kits. We were getting low on stock. With the plastics in hand I was able to resume the build. I installed the wheel well liners and this readies the wing for the finishing stage. May look a little rough for now, but this will be cleaned up in the putty/spackle stage to come. In this form of construction, things lokk kinda rough during teh build, but after the finish, it will look very different. We need to be patient. Fahim Attached Thumbnails 28.0 KB · Views: 7 33.6 KB · Views: 9 __________________ Fahim Easy to build and easy to fly makes a man healthy, wealthy & wise. http://www.wowplanes.com

11-25-2009, 10:40 PM	#22
awrightbrother wowplanes.com Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 235	Re: Hawker Typhoon 1/8th scale Next I worked on the cowl and the firewall. The cowl is made from clear plastic to allow either nitro or electric power. The firewall is intentionally position with and offset to allow for sanding of the curve on the upper side of the nose. Fahim Attached Thumbnails 29.9 KB · Views: 8 26.0 KB · Views: 11 36.6 KB · Views: 13 42.3 KB · Views: 9 __________________ Fahim Easy to build and easy to fly makes a man healthy, wealthy & wise. http://www.wowplanes.com

11-26-2009, 01:34 PM	#23
awrightbrother wowplanes.com Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 235	Re: Hawker Typhoon 1/8th scale Worked on the cowl end today. Once the firewall and oil cooler is painted it should look nice. Boy, a transparent cowl and spinner makes life so easy. No more feeling around for stuff. Here are some pictures. Fahim Attached Thumbnails 30.3 KB · Views: 9 26.0 KB · Views: 17 37.6 KB · Views: 26 27.5 KB · Views: 23 __________________ Fahim Easy to build and easy to fly makes a man healthy, wealthy & wise. http://www.wowplanes.com

11-26-2009, 02:19 PM	#24
MODE 1 Has moved on Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,153	Re: Hawker Typhoon 1/8th scale very nice design and construction work there bro

11-26-2009, 07:50 PM	#25
awrightbrother wowplanes.com Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 235	Re: Hawker Typhoon 1/8th scale Thank you mode1. __________________ Fahim Easy to build and easy to fly makes a man healthy, wealthy & wise. http://www.wowplanes.com

11-27-2009, 08:36 AM	#28
awrightbrother wowplanes.com Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 235	Re: Hawker Typhoon 1/8th scale I finished the last final bit of construction today. The firewall was attached and the nose curve sanded. I believe that we are finished with the construction phase and can now move on to the finishing stage. I will put away all the construction tools, vacuum the whole workshop and work table and start the finish work next. Fahim Attached Thumbnails 33.5 KB · Views: 8 31.4 KB · Views: 9 35.6 KB · Views: 12 28.7 KB · Views: 17 __________________ Fahim Easy to build and easy to fly makes a man healthy, wealthy & wise. http://www.wowplanes.com

11-27-2009, 03:01 PM	#29
awrightbrother wowplanes.com Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 235	Re: Hawker Typhoon 1/8th scale I started the finishing phase. This consists of 3 main steps - the surface prep, the liquid sheet, and the final paint. This finish phase is not a lot of work but a lot of wait. Waiting for this to cure or that to dry, etc, etc. It took about an hour to apply the spackle and putty, but now I have to wait till tomorrow before I can rub it down. The purpose of this step is to fill joints, dents acquired during construction, build fillets where needed and to smooth the surface. Attached Thumbnails 52.0 KB · Views: 17 40.9 KB · Views: 18 30.9 KB · Views: 19 53.3 KB · Views: 27 __________________ Fahim Easy to build and easy to fly makes a man healthy, wealthy & wise. http://www.wowplanes.com Last edited by awrightbrother; 11-27-2009 at 03:08 PM.

11-28-2009, 02:03 AM	#30
dewet Gettin' Lower! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Namibia Posts: 73	Re: Hawker Typhoon 1/8th scale Fahim, tried to paste the cutaway but it does not work. Go Google images, second row is tthe cutaway icon, click and you can enlarge as you please!

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