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Spitty

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  1. So lucky its only the skins and not the structure..Check the anchor nuts though...
  2. Its 5 minutes to learn how to use an EWheel,the rest of your life to Master it..Plenty of stuff on youtube..Lazze is my best start with anything sheetmetal... Lazze sheetmetal
  3. Nice bit of kit.Got one myself...
  4. Looks like the electrical connectors are British WW2.Probably left over stock from CAC.
  5. Nah Im just north of Brissy.
  6. Ex QANTAS tin basher here.Feel the pain...
  7. Western Australia?
  8. Maybe back a decade or two ago when Flight sims were starting to get popular.Try the Wayback Machine.
  9. Try him on Facebook.Gene Buckle is his name.
  10. Yes a friend of mine has a real one that is ongoing.... https://www.f15sim.com/
  11. Or here.. https://www.shapeways.com/shops/spit?section=P51+Mustang&s=0
  12. Im very slowly working on a set of aluminium frames for the P51 based on TJ,s CAD plans and original drawings.
  13. WOW
  14. You do get shrinkage with 3D printing,especially with hole diameters.
  15. Sounds like its 3/8" or .375" square.Being American it would all be in Imperial.
  16. MDF or chipboard are good for one offs but Id use a hardwood for repeated tooling.There is a wood hardener I use on plywood for hammerforms on repeatable jobs.Ive seen guys use concrete or Kirksite for heavier tooling.
  17. I think NATO has something similar.
  18. It takes 5 min to learn how to use one but rest of your life to master it...Id make up a timber buck of one and Flow form the aluminium into it.The seat base is usually fibreglass. Flow forming
  19. Thin aluminium would be the way to go if its done with the right grade.Use 3003 series for moulding and forming and 5005 for flat pieces.Ive been a sheetmetal worker all my life.Once its all rivetted together you will surprised how strong it will be.
  20. Looks like some components have been CNC machined so pretty expensive.
  21. Try here. https://sites.google.com/site/sovietaircrafttech/mig-21/mig-21m-cockpit/left-panel Also here. https://forums.eagle.ru/topic/127524-panel-dimensions/
  22. WOW!!!! Gene needs to get his F15 finished...
  23. Maybe try find a wrecked Jetranger..
  24. Nice..They were popular simpits back in the day when helo sims were the rage.
  25. Tried Thingverse? F18 stuff
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