Well I hesitate to post this, but here goes.
Naturally, me being me, I didn't entirely follow the sage advice from the experts. 8-[ F'rinstance my Spitfire is a little smaller, 'cos it would fit the off-cut of 10mm Cherry I had handy. It was either that or it'd never happen at all I fear.
I also totally disregarded the advice about masking tape and went my own way. 8-[ Anyway, it wouldn't be a project report
a la Alf if it didn't include a shot of a hand plane; cleaning up the cherry in this case. :wink: Also, for the benefit of the discussion on the Hand Tools board about using candles as a plane lubricant, a shot of what I usually do.
I then immediately departed from the rules and applied a coat of "Patina" finish front and back; the theory being any solvent used to remove the pattern later would be shrugged off by the finish. Some rather elderly UHU spray adhesive still worked, so I glued on the pattern, let it dry, then bored the holes to insert the blade using a 2mm HSS bit. Before you ask, the pink paper isn't 'cos I's a girl, but 'cos it was free.
Then I dug out the Delta from its corner and cleaned it up...
...well, most of it.
Eventually I remembered how to get the right tension on the #2 blade (from Axminster, years ago) after only breaking one in the process. :roll: Given Gill's experience I was particularly careful of the first cut round the roundel, but it went okay.
Taking the advice this time, I went straight across and left the sharp corner to negotiate later.
The tail section done and it's all going worryingly well.
Don't speak too soon; I went straight across where I shouldn't have on one bit of the fuselage, #-o and the port wing got a bit bigger than it was supposed to... Never mind, I Airman-ed on (instead of Soldiered, see? Well it
is a Spitfire :roll: ) and after an hour got to this point.
The moment of truth, and I peeled off the pattern. The wood was untouched and the Patina didn't object one whit about the white spirit used to remove the glue residue. Result.
A quick swipe with some abrasive to remove the spelching on the back and the Maxi finally proves useful in providing a background.
It's now in a prime position directly opposite as you enter the workshop. Well it seemed a good place, given the cupboard's full of, erm,
planes... :wink:
Gill, Lin
et al; I don't know how you do it, I really don't. Perspiration was dripping from my furrowed brow and I was a boss-eyed wreck by the finish. :shock: :lol:
Cheers, Alf
