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I really like what you're doing, Matt- especially the reinterpretation of shape to convey your concept. Thanks for posting. I'll keep watching.
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An interesting approach, clever thinking. Can't wait to watch the progress.
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Once I’d smoothed out and flowed the shape, I gave one half a polish to take stock of shape and perspective. Sometimes it’s good to just stare at something for a good while and visualise the finished article. Offering up the item to a contrasting background is a good way to really see a shape and it’s flow:
Last edited by Stretch; 11-06-2020 at 03:53 PM. |
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The two identical halves were then welded together, with a central strengthening piece sandwiched down the middle and forming part of the weld. The aim here is it reduce the shrinking and warping from the welding process, as obviously, there’s no chance of hammer and dolly work once the two halves are joined. Fortunately the central piece worked and deformation was minimal.
Once the welds were filed and dressed, the fuselage was sanded through the grades to 1500 and buffed on the wheel. |
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Looks good! Will you form the wings with compressed air also?
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Hi Chris. I did think of trying to form the wings using the same technique, but due to their very gentle and subtle radii, I figured the best way would be to wheel them up. This would give me a far greater control of the shape. Cheers
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Chris... Here’s a quick video of the upper wing section being wheeled up:
https://youtu.be/-CAskeP8448 |
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Work on the wings started with measuring the model and taking the data necessary to create the form. The outline of the elliptical wing really is what gives the Spit it’s distinctive look. For that reason I choose to keep the outline exactly as the original. I played slightly with wing’s double curvature, ever cautious of the need for a curvature in both planes as this would give rigidity and strength to the structure. This is particularly important to fend off warpage from welding. The original Spit’s lower wing is very flat, so I added a little more rocker to be on the safe side.
In this Shot you will see two theoretical center lines drawn onto a wing half pattern. One line is for plotting data points for drawing the outline of the wing; the other is for a mounting pole structure, around which the Spit will rotate with kinetic energy from wind. |
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