Composite Warbird 1/7th P-40E Warhawk Mould Build

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Composite Warbird 1/7th P-40E Warhawk Mould Build Apr 28, 2011 20:29:49 GMT -5

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b1heqh54 God's Pilot Posts: 152	Composite Warbird 1/7th P-40E Warhawk Mould Build May 5, 2011 17:00:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by b1heqh54 on May 5, 2011 17:00:48 GMT -5 Part Air Ejector Port Layout. Primary parting plane.

b1heqh54 God's Pilot Posts: 152	Composite Warbird 1/7th P-40E Warhawk Mould Build May 5, 2011 20:29:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by b1heqh54 on May 5, 2011 20:29:32 GMT -5 ...still had a couple copies of the plans kicking around! Yeah!!! Much rejoice rang out at the template work that had been saved...

b1heqh54 God's Pilot Posts: 152	Composite Warbird 1/7th P-40E Warhawk Mould Build May 6, 2011 18:20:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by b1heqh54 on May 6, 2011 18:20:55 GMT -5 ...one day at a time... PostScript - clean up well - dust is your enemy

b1heqh54 God's Pilot Posts: 152	Composite Warbird 1/7th P-40E Warhawk Mould Build May 9, 2011 14:52:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by b1heqh54 on May 9, 2011 14:52:24 GMT -5 ...more to come, but I had a couple of minutes and these are necessary steps, so.... #1 - Ensure parting board is clean. #2 - Wax on, wax off. 3X Carnauba paste (small, small circles)

b1heqh54 God's Pilot Posts: 152	Composite Warbird 1/7th P-40E Warhawk Mould Build May 11, 2011 15:11:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by b1heqh54 on May 11, 2011 15:11:28 GMT -5 Ready for Clay ...well I guess that says it...

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Composite Warbird 1/7th P-40E Warhawk Mould Build May 13, 2011 13:44:49 GMT -5

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Post by b1heqh54 on May 13, 2011 13:44:49 GMT -5

Dime-in-clay corner fillets will form upper, outer radiused edge of mould face once all white board formers have been removed later.

The parting plane along the trailing edge of the flap bay has turned out quite well and has been carefully positioned to fall precisely at half thickness. This will give the best case scenario for trimming along the mould edges prior to joining.

This clay work isn't finished yet. Stay tuned, there's still plenty of work to do before we paint on that silicon carbide tooling coat.

b1heqh54 God's Pilot Posts: 152	Composite Warbird 1/7th P-40E Warhawk Mould Build May 14, 2011 13:21:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by b1heqh54 on May 14, 2011 13:21:35 GMT -5 Don't forget to identify your tools for the day when they're here and you're not....

b1heqh54 God's Pilot Posts: 152	Composite Warbird 1/7th P-40E Warhawk Mould Build May 15, 2011 21:28:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by b1heqh54 on May 15, 2011 21:28:53 GMT -5 Just a post of some roughed in clay work. Slow going, but all part of the plan I'm afraid.

b1heqh54 God's Pilot Posts: 152	Composite Warbird 1/7th P-40E Warhawk Mould Build May 16, 2011 18:37:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by b1heqh54 on May 16, 2011 18:37:14 GMT -5 Ongoing clay work...here you can see that there are still a lot of little cracks and crevices to fill - one day at a time - this stuff is worth the extra effort later on

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Composite Warbird 1/7th P-40E Warhawk Mould Build May 17, 2011 9:13:30 GMT -5

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Post by b1heqh54 on May 17, 2011 9:13:30 GMT -5

Somewhere to Pry

I will leave the clay in these pry locations when I flip it over and mould the upper flanges. This will give a nice spot to get the crows foot into when separating the finished upper and lower mould sections. I've tried to target potential problem areas while placing them around the periphery.

b1heqh54 God's Pilot Posts: 152	Composite Warbird 1/7th P-40E Warhawk Mould Build May 17, 2011 11:38:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by b1heqh54 on May 17, 2011 11:38:27 GMT -5 1/4"-20 Flange Bolt Thread Inserts Be careful not to over tighten the screws. Just pull them down flush.

b1heqh54 God's Pilot Posts: 152	Composite Warbird 1/7th P-40E Warhawk Mould Build May 18, 2011 10:58:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by b1heqh54 on May 18, 2011 10:58:55 GMT -5 Bring it on...if you've got clay, I've got all dang day!