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Post by nzgrasshopper on Mar 8, 2021 21:47:21 GMT 12
Back home for a few days. More parcels to open, a roll of 0.3mm alloy and a gun sight kit. Not to the same quality as the 3D printed engine, but should be able to tidy it up. Plan to have a light source installed, reflecting the reticle information. This is a RAF sight, so will need a bit of modifying to make it like the US one.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2021 10:51:51 GMT 12
Excellent. I love seeing these subassemblies come together in your build, often they seem to have the same number of parts - if not similar dimensions - as my 1/72 builds!
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Mar 14, 2021 18:32:31 GMT 12
Fuselage sta #11  |
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Post by planecrazy on Mar 15, 2021 9:51:49 GMT 12
Loving this build, so is this section above from only one piece of metal?
Perhaps there is a join there somewhere but can't see it?
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Mar 15, 2021 15:42:07 GMT 12
Loving this build, so is this section above from only one piece of metal? Perhaps there is a join there somewhere but can't see it? Normally the fuselage station frames from Sta #6 aft are made from 4 separate sections. I have made some like this. Others I have made from two halves and some in one piece. For Sta #11, there are two different splice plates for the side joins depending on the type of radio fitted, U.S or British. Not sure what 3220 had at this stage. My original source of 0.3mm aluminium has run out and replacement material from various sites has been more ductile. Great for forming shapes but not so good for stiffness when trying to align all the frames and add stringers etc. This is the last fuselage station to be built, so joining all the sub sections can start. |
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Mar 20, 2021 9:38:48 GMT 12
Port side fuselage sta #16 to #18   |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 20, 2021 12:13:28 GMT 12
Amazing!
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Post by davidd on Mar 20, 2021 19:25:51 GMT 12
All RNZAF P-40s were outfitted with American radio gear, either SCR-274N (HF) or SCR-522 (VHF). However the change-over was usually undertaken "in the field", from about Feb/March 1944 for aircraft in the forward area (which had top priority, aircraft located at Torokina/Bougainville and Henderson Field/Guadalcanal), and much later for the aircraft in NZ used for training, at Ohakea and Ardmore. It is likely that all (or at least most) aircraft were factory-equipped with the HF sets, with the VHF sets being fitted by RNZAF when they eventually became available during 1944. These radios were fitted to all RNZAF P-40s, regardless of model.
David D
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Mar 20, 2021 20:10:09 GMT 12
Thanks for the information Dave. I'm hoping to make some mock radio sets, having the model types will help in searching for pictures etc. Curtis sent through some insitu photos of frame 11 from NZ3220 showing the different splice plates.  
It's a bit scary seeing how much stuff I have yet to make and worse, fit into a very small space. |
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Mar 21, 2021 20:25:44 GMT 12
Top rudder hinge  Rudder leading edge counter weight  |
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Mar 22, 2021 21:26:11 GMT 12
Rudder torque tube assembly.  |
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Mar 23, 2021 13:30:19 GMT 12
Lower rudder hinge mount.  Fuselage sta #12 to #18  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 23, 2021 14:10:31 GMT 12
It's great to see all the progress lately!
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Mar 23, 2021 14:43:12 GMT 12
Rubbish weather on the East Coast, so no survey work. Decided to take a week off and catch up on all the time I was away earlier in the year.
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Mar 25, 2021 10:39:15 GMT 12
Shaping parts for the SCR-522 VHF radio rack.  This will eventually be the case for the SCR-522 radio. Planning to have this as a battery source to run the lights and sound modules.  |
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Mar 25, 2021 20:13:43 GMT 12
Completed SCR-522 radio rack. This spans between fuselage frames 8 and 9.  |
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Mar 31, 2021 19:06:09 GMT 12
Rack assembly for the SCR-695 IFF unit. Spans between fuselage Sta #10 and #11  |
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Apr 1, 2021 17:54:36 GMT 12
SCR-695 rack mounted on fuselage Sta #11  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 1, 2021 21:36:31 GMT 12
That's awesome.
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Apr 5, 2021 23:53:14 GMT 12
The beginning of the tailwheel assembly. Oleo strut cylinder, retraction piston and tail wheel.  |
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