747-100, *FINISHED!!!!*: Jan. 27th

Took a day off, but back at it again today, finishing up the Kruger Flaps and attaching them....

    .... and building/installing the engine fans....

    Rubbed the wing down with steel wool to prepare it for the Future thus completing the wing construction.     Tomorrow I will attach the fuselage to the wooden board and begin working it up.

Comments and/or questions always welcomed!
Take care,
Frank

Oooops.... didn't check my references well enough; the outboard VC Flap has to be removed and re-sized!    Oh well, no rest for the weary! :)

Here are some photos of the restructured outboard VC Flap:

Frank

Greetings, 

   I thought I would include some photos from the LE foil application from the other day, and the VC Flap attachment of today:

LE foil application:

Landing Lights: I used finishing nails for the bulbs, applied a strip of clear decal over the holes, then applied the precut foil over them... turned out nice! 

VC Flap application:  secured with super glue

    I need to make and install the Krüger flaps and engine fans, THEN the fuselage gets attached to the work-up board!   (I know, FINALLY)      Then, the belly foil goes on!  

More to come...
Frank

Nothing wrong with stepping out into the unknown, Jonas, and what a better way to do that than with a 1/144 747 flap job!

Here are some photos from the assembly of the VC Flaps; I'm not the type to go running for aftermarket when there's generally all kinds of things you can find laying around the house to use, like the metal screen on the front of an old broke down ceramic heater for instance:

VC Flaps dry fitted into position to check fit.... 

 Also, here's a couple other modifications the old Revell kit needs...
Outboard engine pylon/wing fairing:

...and the fairing at the upper wing root:

Take care.... more to follow

Frank

Can you get some pics for me of the construction process for the 18 extension/retraction VC flap arms? Lost of photos as well, since I'm kinda using you as a crutch to help me in my 747-400 flapping project. First modification to a model that I've done, and I'm worried a bit. I guess the only way to improve my skills is to try to do new things.

Thanks fellas,  

    Here's a photo of the interior with the spru anchor studs in place.    Each stud has a tiny hole drilled through it, which a strand of wire will be threaded through and into the corresponding stud (arrows indicate corresponding studs), rendering twelve mounting points.

    While the studs are curing I got the foil applied to the wings' leading edge to good effect, formed the VC Flaps by sanding the excised kit pieces, and am currently scratchbuilding the eighteen extension/retraction arms for the VC Flaps, which has slowed me down a might!       Once the studs are secure I will trim away the spru tree ;) and attach the fuselage half on the board to finish working it up.

    Take care,
    Frank

That is NICE!

Wow, thats looking real good Frank.

Back at it here... finished foiling/rubbing the engines and aft pylons (good 6 hours work), sanded away the "lump" at the wings' outer engine position and puttied a new "sharp" fairing, then sanded a slot at the inner engine/wing joint so that it would fit properly against the wing.     I then dipped the intakes and attached the engines, glued the wing to the fuselage and puttied the joint.

Today I will shape & attach the anchor studs to the fuselage interior, and while they're drying, apply the foil to the wings' leading edge.      If that goes well, I will then proceed in building the LE flaps, but that will probably drag into tomorrow.

More to come...
Frank

Thanks 9x19mm,

   In between associated Holiday preperations, I have been able to apply the final corroguard and finish carving the Blow-In Doors on the engine nacels, which are dry fitted to the wing for the photo.

   Take care,
   Frank

Wow, Frank that is awesome work.   Cant wait to see more!

Update...

I was able to rangle a camera and make pictures of the wing progress...

Here's the method I used for attaching the TE Flaps...

Work continues on the engines; updates will follow.

Take care,
Frank

All this global warming has us being buried in snow this weekend, so it'll be a while longer before I can get my camera back, but here's the latest build report:

I have the wing, TE flaps, and flap guide fairings assembled and painted; going to attach the wing to the fuselage before applying the aluminum foil leading edge.      Next up will be the engines.

Take care,

Frank

Thanks fellas,  :thumbsup:

     I located an overhead shot that illustrate the wing/tailplane appearance to good effect:

     Also noticed there are five window panels covered on each side in front of the fwd doors:

     Progress: 

     It's a real handicap not having my camera to include photo updates, but work continues; I enclosed the interior VC and leading edge flap boxes, as well as installed the interior braces using rods of strtched spru.    Also installed the bulkheads in the wing in front of the TE flaps and the internal flap braces (which is currently drying).    The TE flaps will be attached to these and the flap guide fairings attached to them.

     I had to cut away the wings trailing edge at the fuselage attachment point because it's not there when the flaps are extended, which required widening the inboard flap & slot, which I accomplished by adding additional sections to the already built-up flap section. (better than building a new one)

     Going to assemble the two wing halves after the flap braces dry and go about attaching the TE flaps.     Well, better get back at it!    

     Take care,
     Frank

Cant wait for pics. 

Bound to be another beautiful project.  Have you thought of joing ing the 144 GB?