727 Framework for Half-Shell

[Michael Carter]

Thanks to Joe and photos of his 727 I was able to rebuild the vent panel to look a lot more correct than what I thought it looked like.

That is a 2.5" exhaust pipe coupler and formed sheet plastic as the covering for the cove above the pipe. The heat gun works great. Along with a lot of JB Weld for ataching the pipe to the wood, it was great as a gap filler with a bit of tape on the opposite side of the panel.

I still need to sand it down, fill it, prime it, and paint it.

The vent nozzle will be along from Aircraft Spruce in a couple of weeks.

Steinair AV125B:



Thanks Joe!!! Couldn't have done it without you.





And the model for my work, Joe's 727:

[Michael Carter]

More work today.

Cut and fit plastic all day. I redid one section I wasn't happy with, and I'm still not to thrilled with the plastic up on the window sill. I may redo that as well.

Man, are my ankles and feet hurting right now.





This section didn't turn out as planned because of the 2x4 support behind the wall of this utility section. I also inadvertanly glued the flat shelf to the supports and the supports to the sill plate so that wasn't going anywhere either.

I was going to cut another rack for the O2 and mic connections. Now I'll have to fake it. The second shelf is supposed to have some sort of a bin for storing something. I left it as a shelf since I have little room to set anything down in the sim.

[Tomlin]

Man that's really coming along. What's the name of that white material?

[Michael Carter]

It's ABS or styrene sheet plastic, .030". It's easy to work with and fairly strong if supported. Not quite sure which it is but I'm leaning towards ABS since it seems softer than styrene.

Not unlike what Boeing uses for their interior panels, but thinner.

I abandonded the fibreglass and epoxy resin idea because I don't have any ventilation down here. Too dangerous to do in the house.