First stage - drawings

[4EVERCooL]

Drawing going further. Still need some angular dimensions, such as central window post angle related to a horizontal plane and side windows' posts angles. Simpits pics do not show this. Does anybody have this info, or can measure in a real aircraft? Would highly appreciate

[Michael Carter]

The #2 window pillar is 90° in relation to the sidewall brace running diagonally down the side of the cockpit wall.

This is around 20°+/- from the vertical. Someone with a real aircraft shell can give a closer figure. Mine was mostly guesswork and extrapolation.

That angle (whatever it is) continues up through the #5 eyebrow window aft frame.

IIRC the forward #2 window pillar and the center pillar is 45°. Possibly less.

[4EVERCooL]

IIRC the forward #2 window pillar and the center pillar is 45°. Possibly less.

Thank you Michael!

Do you mean that the angle shown on the attached picture is 45° if I understood you correct?

[Michael Carter]

Yes. It looks somewhat less because the camera distorts the image. It still may be a little less than 45°. Maybe 40°.

[fweinrebe]

You repeat the process of filling the wood grain and sanding using finer grits up to about 400-600 and then sealing the wood with a sanding sealer and finish sanding with 600.

I tried it and it does looks like metal after this. Thanks for the advise.

[Michael Carter]

Glad I could help.