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A26 Invader 3 Star Member Offline My next one will be better! Posts: 237 Location: Las Vegas Joined: Dec 4^th, 2021	Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #39 - Dec 18^th, 2021 at 4:31am	Print Post
	She's got legs!!

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A26 Invader 3 Star Member Offline My next one will be better! Posts: 237 Location: Las Vegas Joined: Dec 4^th, 2021	Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #38 - Dec 18^th, 2021 at 3:41am	Print Post
	My next task was to form the main landing gear wire with a pair of pliers. Once complete found it to be a perfect fit in the bulkheads preformed slot!

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A26 Invader 3 Star Member Offline My next one will be better! Posts: 237 Location: Las Vegas Joined: Dec 4^th, 2021	Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #37 - Dec 18^th, 2021 at 12:15am	Print Post
	Mike Your PT-17 looks sharp. Love the colors. The sanding between stringers looks good. Maybe I will give it a try. Thanks for the tips!


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MKelly 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1325 Location: Helotes, TX Joined: Apr 11^th, 2017	Re: Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #36 - Dec 17^th, 2021 at 8:06pm	Print Post
	That's looking very nice - I like the Herr kits. I've been working on a Sterling PT-17 this fall, have been a bit hung up the last month or so with just the engine and tailwheel to go. I'm doing a cropduster with the tailwheel fairing removed, so all the hardware shows. A suggestion before you get to covering the fuselage - add a motor peg mount just aft of former 18. This model's got a long tail arm and having the peg back by the tail is going to put most of your rubber aft of the CG and cause you to need a lot more noseweight. You can see where I put mine in the bones picture. This will also keep the rubber out of the narrow aft portion of the fuselage and can help prevent the rubber from catching on the structure and binding up near the peg. If you compare the bones and covered shots you can see how the formers have been sanded flat between the stringers and how that looks once the tissue goes on. Look forward to following the rest of your build! Mike

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A26 Invader 3 Star Member Offline My next one will be better! Posts: 237 Location: Las Vegas Joined: Dec 4^th, 2021	Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #35 - Dec 17^th, 2021 at 1:39pm	Print Post
	Lots of carving/sanding/shaping. I'm not totally finished and am going to tweak the tail a bit more. But here is what it looks like thus far.

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alfakilo Administrator Offline Retired USAF and TWA. Posts: 1620 Location: St Louis, MO Joined: Jan 18^th, 2018	Re: Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #34 - Dec 17^th, 2021 at 8:18am	Print Post
	A26 Invader wrote on Dec 17^th, 2021 at 1:13am: I have not tried the sand the humps between stringers before. Not to worry! I didn't know there was such a thing until the internet came along and I read about it on some forum. Ignorance is bliss and all that!! I sand my fuselage formers down if only because I think it makes it easier to cover with tissue or balsa.


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A26 Invader 3 Star Member Offline My next one will be better! Posts: 237 Location: Las Vegas Joined: Dec 4^th, 2021	Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #33 - Dec 17^th, 2021 at 7:31am	Print Post
	Up early again. The plane called to me. Hehe. Started the morning by bending up the tail wheel wire. The plans don't make it too clear so I went off what I've done in the past. Turned out OK I think. There's a heap of balsa added to the rear. I'm kinda worried about what kind of weight it's going to place back there. Going to do some judicious sanding once the glue sets up. I used epoxy to install the wire and plain white glue for the fairing part.

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A26 Invader 3 Star Member Offline My next one will be better! Posts: 237 Location: Las Vegas Joined: Dec 4^th, 2021	Re: Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #32 - Dec 17^th, 2021 at 1:13am	Print Post
	Gentlemen Thank you for your kind words. Really appreciated. I'm just trying to do the best I can. she's not perfect but I'm pretty pleased how things are going at this point. I have not tried the sand the humps between stringers before. It's what the professionals do so might give it a go. In my mind I figured leaving them the way they are would help define the shape better. I'll cross that bridge as I get closer to covering time. I'm going to add the tail wheel wire as per plan tomorrow. Then give the fuselage a good sanding. Once that's complete I'll add the main undercarriage. After that it's wing time. Night all!


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alfakilo Administrator Offline Retired USAF and TWA. Posts: 1620 Location: St Louis, MO Joined: Jan 18^th, 2018	Re: Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #31 - Dec 16^th, 2021 at 3:56pm	Print Post
	Excellent work! Round fuselage profiles present us with a decision. "Starved horse" look or not! If we don't sand the curved areas of the formers that stand above the stringers, then we get a look that some choose to avoid. A sanding block will usually make quick work of this.


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Sky9pilot Administrator Offline Stick & Tissue Posts: 13265 Location: Kelso, WA 98626 USA Joined: Jan 9^th, 2010	Re: Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #30 - Dec 16^th, 2021 at 3:09pm	Print Post
	Nice craftsmanship. Looks great!

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A26 Invader 3 Star Member Offline My next one will be better! Posts: 237 Location: Las Vegas Joined: Dec 4^th, 2021	Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #29 - Dec 16^th, 2021 at 2:11pm	Print Post
	Nose section added.

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A26 Invader 3 Star Member Offline My next one will be better! Posts: 237 Location: Las Vegas Joined: Dec 4^th, 2021	Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #28 - Dec 16^th, 2021 at 12:10pm	Print Post
	Cockpits framed up.

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Sky9pilot Administrator Offline Stick & Tissue Posts: 13265 Location: Kelso, WA 98626 USA Joined: Jan 9^th, 2010	Re: Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #27 - Dec 15^th, 2021 at 2:21pm	Print Post
	You can't get a higher approval! Well done

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A26 Invader 3 Star Member Offline My next one will be better! Posts: 237 Location: Las Vegas Joined: Dec 4^th, 2021	Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #26 - Dec 15^th, 2021 at 11:38am	Print Post
	Nice and straight. Santa approves!

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A26 Invader 3 Star Member Offline My next one will be better! Posts: 237 Location: Las Vegas Joined: Dec 4^th, 2021	Herr Stearman PT-17 build Reply #25 - Dec 15^th, 2021 at 10:43am	Print Post
	Second side of fuselage ready for master stringer.

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