[b1heqh54]

Hello Everyone - I have to admit to being a quiet observer for some time now, but I've just posted a video on youtube of my ongoing build of an all composite warbird. It's a 1/7th P-40E Warhawk. I don't know how much interest there is for this sort of thing, but you can feel free to watch the video on my channel here http://www.youtube.com/user/b1heqh54

or here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ge3yw99b9g
You can also search for composite warbird. I know how helpful it can be to see pictures of someone elses methods - so if this helps even one person, it will be worth the typing - nice to meet ya

[b1heqh54]

Well,

Since my last post, I've added a couple of videos that have been very popular on other forums, so I'll share them here as well. I've begun to mould the left side of the fuselage now. I hope that I'm providing enough details to encourage others to give this a try. Let me know what you think.
You can check out the videos here
http://www.youtube.com/user/b1heqh54

Here's a quick pic of where I'm at - http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/l...t=P4080006.jpg

[b1heqh54]

This thread has been continued in the construction tips and how to section.
c u there

[Guest]

I am enjoying and learning from your expertise b1hegh54 , i hope to make use of them soon when i start to make fuselage moulds of my Super Constellation in giant scale section of this site.

Sammy

[ground pilot]

Wow, looks like quite a project!!

[b1heqh54]

Well, I can see the number of views increasing still, so I'll just keep on posting! lol
I promised drama - if you like to see someone else frustrated with themselves, then this video is for you. The build is moving along, despite my best efforts to hold myself back
This is the fifth episode in the series that I'm putting together at the request of a few others who thought that they would like to see a little more detail in the mould construction, and you can see it here http://www.youtube.com/user/b1heqh54
Feel free as always to leave a comment or question - or tell me I'm crazy if you like - you won't be the first, and probably not the last - cheers everyone - enjoy

I'm on my way to check out the Connie!

[b1heqh54]

It keeps me outa trouble Ground Pilot! lol

[b1heqh54]

Since the last video, I've completed a couple of more sections to the mould and am moving along. I've had more than a few questions about why I chose to make the mould in so many sections. So I decided that since I'd recently completed four sections that make up the rear of the mould, I would take a few minutes to put together a quick video. I hope this helps to answer the questions, but it wasn't easy to do with the limited studio budget - lol
You can see the latest video here http://ca.youtube.com/b1heqh54
I can see that finished squadron of fuselages already!

[b1heqh54]

OK - so I wasn't happy with the last video that I threw together
Too much, too little, and I just wasn't happy.
Anyway, Paris Hilton owed me a favour - so check out the latest vid here
www.youtube.com/b1heqh54

I'm also putting together a little vid on the cheap vacuum system, I just put together for this project - here's a pic, let me know what you think
PS. - I purged those tanks very carefully first with air, then with water - I am not promoting this sort of thing - take them to your Fire Department and ask for their help

[b1heqh54]

Scuffed everything up after the cloth was on with some 100 grit and hit it with another thinned coat of epoxy before retiring last night. Found some time this afternoon to get at it with some 150 grit on the longboard and hit it again with some el cheapo primer. Still plenty of work to do, but it's further along than it was...
Of course I had to do the requisite mock up to make sure that the wing still fit the saddle. I'm not happy with fit up front where the bellypan, wing fillet, and leading edge meet up. The fit is still good and tight, but there's room for asthetic improvement. I'll do some more finishing on the underside before getting to those things though.