Vought's forgotten hero: OS2U-1 Kingfisher, Admirals plane (Bu. Nr. 1681) Zobrazit: Prezentace Mozaika Seznam 1 2 3 4 July 5, 2023
Structure behind the seat completed.
5 6 July 5, 2023
Rails on the fuselage for the canopy sanded smaller. In the middle an engraving. On the top an additional flat profile.
7 8 July 6, 2023
Support plate for the instrument panel in place. 0,303” gun and his support added (CE’s detail was not clear and not sharp enough).
9 July 6, 2023
Ammo box and the “ammo feeding channel” (white).
10 July 6, 2023
Bulkhead in place: fits.
11 July 9, 2023
Molded in engine removed.
12 July 9, 2023
Reworked openings for the exhaust tubes.
13 July 9, 2023
Panel lines and fasteners added.
14 July 12, 2023
Engine completed. I intend to install the ignition wires into the cylinder after painting.
15 16 17 July 14, 2023
Flaps and ailerons need to be reworked: only the ailerons have (narrow) cut outs. First step: filling of all cut outs.
18 July 17, 2023
Second step. Control surfaces sanded smooth. Fitting and detailing will be follow after installation of the wings.
19 July 17, 2023
New research results: head rest was mounted with a distance to the bulkhead (see next pic).
20 July 17, 2023
Foto: Cees Hendriks, IPMS Netherland (thanks for sharing🙂.
21 July 17, 2023
Raised panel lines sanded away. New recessed panel lines. (moveable) spoiler has wider and deeper lines as contrast to the true panel lines.
22 July 17, 2023
Cut out for the position light (wingtip). Outer circle as base for the blue formation light. The inner circle is not a light but a inspection panel.
23 July 17, 2023
New research results: the inlet on the right side is placed not in the middle of the wing chord but with an offset to the bottom.
24 July 19, 2023
Attachment points for the 4 float struts.
25 July 19, 2023
top left: formation light (amber green red).
26 July 19, 2023
Oversized openings for the bomb racks filled.
27 July 19, 2023
NASM, Washington DC.
28 July 20, 2023
Ailerons, step 2: cut outs in correct shape and position. Ribs in correct number and position.
29 30 July 23, 2023
Ailerons „refurbished“. Rudder “under construction”.
31 July 23, 2023
As usual I used mother board block - connection pins from brass for attaching the moveable surfaces.
32 33 July 23, 2023
Rudder reworked and in place. On the lower side I added an axis made of 0,55 mm wire.
34 July 23, 2023
NASM, Washington DC.
35 36 August 1, 2023
Unfortunately all kit parts for the landing gear are very simple and particularly not correct. So I decided to make the most parts from scratch.
37 August 1, 2023
Both bulges (covers for the attaching points) are too flat.
38 39 40 August 2, 2023
It was the right decision to adjust the landing gear before installing the wing. It took so long, too. And I suspect it would hardly possible to manage it the other way around.
41 42 43 August 2, 2023
Prepared for gluing fuselage and wings together.
44 August 2, 2023
Tamiya tape as control/ adjustment of the correct dihedral.
45 August 3, 2023
Wings installed without problems & mess. CA applied from inside.
46 August 3, 2023
Triangle shaped openings in the fuselage (flap area) filled and sanded smooth.
47 August 3, 2023
Rear edge of the wing box was closed. Filled with plastic wedges and Presto-Green putty.
48 49 August 4, 2023
Ailerons in place. 0,45 mm wire for middle & inner and 0,4 mm for outer.
50 51 52 53 August 5, 2023
Flaps installed via 0,55 metal rod (squared profile).
54 55 56 57 58 August 11, 2023
The tail wheel was detachable. Installation point was a bulkhead, the opening was covered with a sheet metal screwed to the fuselage with 19 screws (step 3 in picture). Bulkhead added.
59 August 11, 2023
Template made of Brother p-Touch tape (step 1).
60 August 11, 2023
Contour for the milling engraved (step 2).
61 62 August 13, 2023
Instrument panels completed.
63 August 13, 2023
NASM, Washington DC
64 August 13, 2023
I left the rear half of the observer’s panel and add the parts (pieces of 1,2 mm round rod) to the front half.
65 August 13, 2023
I used first time any elements of Anyz sheet AN005. I’m enthusiastic them the result is fabulous. 🙂
66 67 68 August 14, 2023
“Moulded on” wires replaced with wire. Anyz knobs & scales.
69 70 71 August 21, 2023
Parts for rear cockpit nearly completed in place. For better handling I divided the long cockpit bathtub in 2 parts.
72 August 21, 2023
Lower level of radioboxes.
73 74 August 21, 2023
Hoisting cable, handgrips and doubler on outer side added.
75 76 77 August 24, 2023
I found that’s easier to scratch any parts than clean the resin.
78 79 August 26, 2023
Cockpit completed. Prepared for installation of the fixed part of canopy.
80 August 26, 2023
New research results: the doubler on the fuselage ends few mm behind the trailing edge of the stabilizer.
81 August 26, 2023
The opening for the retractable landing light reworked / moved a bit afterwards.Bulge on the trailing edge and screws added.
82 August 27, 2023
Cowl flaps:
Stripe 0,13 mm thick and 2 mm wide divided in 14 parts (length about 4 mm). Glued to another stripe, 0,25 mm thick and 2,9 mm wide.
83 August 27, 2023
One edge of the 0,13 mm pieces sanded down.
84 85 August 27, 2023
2,9 mm wide stripe separated from Athen Rest of the sheet and cold blended.
86 August 27, 2023
Stripe separated in 14 equal parts (cowl flaps).
87 August 27, 2023
Last step: short pieces of 0,5 mm square rod glued to the inside.
88 August 28, 2023
Cowl flaps in place (1/3 open position)
89 90 91 September 2, 2023
Yellow, walkways and aludope for underside and tail finished.
92 93 September 2, 2023
One of three clear canopy parts in place.
94 95 96 97 98 September 5, 2023
The last hurdle is taken: windscreen in place glued with CA without mess in place. 🙂
99 100 101 September 6, 2023
Colour test for the Admiral blue. 2/3 HU190 (Blue Angels) and 1/3 HU189 (Lufthansa Blau SM): tone OK, shininess OK, surface quality @ 1,8 bar OK 🙂
102 103 104 September 8, 2023
Admiral blue is completed. Masks removed without mess: very satisfied🙂
105 106 107 108 September 9, 2023
Today I planned to apply all decals and noticed, that the Bu-Nr. 1681 was a OS2U-1 and not 3… so I hat to fix my mistake. Blue light on top on the front of the stabilizer, white light on the tail.
109 September 9, 2023
In the white area of the roundels I removed the black stripes from the wing: the stripe was clearly visible through the white.
110 September 9, 2023
As usual I used DIY made antiskid mat.
111 September 9, 2023
Formation lights: red, green and amber.
112 September 11, 2023
Screws and pitch control weights added.
113 September 11, 2023
Gun blast tube (2 o’clock) and carburetor inlet (5 o’clock seen from rear) are well noticeable.
114 115 September 13, 2023
At last I scratched the tail wheel and support.
116 117 118 119 September 13, 2023
Oversized hole in the prop filled with two plastic tubes and added a piece of 1 mm brass rod. 1,2/1,0 mm brass tube in the engine as counterpart for the prop axis.
120 September 14, 2023
Gun blast tube and carburetor inlet.
121 September 14, 2023
Cooling flaps actuators made of spare etched parts (Eduards ignition ring for an R-2800)
122 September 16, 2023
The exhaust tube has a “cuff”.
123 124 125 126 September 16, 2023
The first time on own legs. 🙂. Right: 38,5 mm from ground to the bulb. Left: 39,5 mm… I think this is ok for this kingfisher narrow track.
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Album info Similar to the TBM-3, I started this project several years ago (probably 10?). After a bit sawing and gluing both fuselagehslfed together I ran out of air 🙁 Thanks to Hanno's idea, I have now taken a deep breath. 🙂. Game over!
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