Yet another Tie bomber build

[chazzychaz]

Trimming the wing extensions requires the proper tools, yes?

 

[thibkaji]

You call that a hobby knife? THIS is a hobby knife!

 

[chazzychaz]

Not much happening, I am lining up the leopold parts and marking scribe lines.

 

[mjhenks]

But your making progress. Slow and stead wins the race right...

 

[chazzychaz]

I forced myself to go back to work on this. I won't be accurate by any means, but it is a fun build

 

[joberg]

I forced myself to go back to work on this. I won't be accurate by any means, but it is a fun build

As long as it's fun and looking like a tie bomber

 

[chazzychaz]

Getting there.

 

[chazzychaz]

First try didn't make muster, second looks much better. I mounted the body tubes to the armeture, only to discover I need to fill and rescribe some lines on the bomb side so detail parts will line up better.

 

[chazzychaz]

I noticed the bomb side front is not clocked right, but I cannot get a blade under it without chipping it. sign.

 

[joberg]

I noticed the bomb side front is not cloked right, but I cannot get a blade under it without chipping it. sign.

I didn't see anything super wrong with it...If you don't like it, ship it to me

 

[chazzychaz]

I didn't see anything super wrong with it...If you don't like it, ship it to me

Maybe...............lol

 

[chazzychaz]

A little progress this week,bomb shute is done. I noticed that bomb wing spar is 1.2 mm longer that the cockpit side. I managed to file off .8mm I dare not take any more off, I dont want to compromise the side mount flange inside the spar.

 

[chazzychaz]

Wing spar details; the calipers really come in handy here, making sure the parts are equal side to side. The personel carrier is coming along too.

 

[chazzychaz]

Making the armeture out of abs has its pitfalls, I can't drill straight thru the center block so I have to squard up the spar with these saddles I made. New 3/4 inc drill bit is enrought, this will not happen again. It would be nice to have a lathe and mill again. sigh.