KhAI-3

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styrene supports to make shape thicker - to fit the fuselages
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also added stryrene inserts into wing root to fit the counterparts.
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to glue both wings under +- corretct angle, I have created and 3D printed the jig
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large gaps again filled with styrene pieces, glued togerher
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dry fit of the canopy
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a bit of sanding and rescribing
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January 20, 2024
masked and glued canopies, plane ready for surfacer
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January 22, 2024
things started to by little bit more complicated - I decided to learn something new
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January 22, 2024
want to create the depressions on the wings
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January 22, 2024
bit polished surfaces, will see how it will looks like with surfacer and later with paint.
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January 22, 2024
meanwhile I finished one small project of mine
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January 22, 2024
jig for planes, my friend will test it, I will try mine, will see if it will function how I wanted.
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February 1, 2024
again some progress - a lot of riveting and stynylrez surfacer
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silver/steel paint of the middle part and masking
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some brown preshading
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final blue on wings and on middle areas
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next will be white paint over front tips, canopies and rudder, adding engine, propeler and other small stuff
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small update - added engine with prop, some wiring and exhaust pipes from brass pipes done,
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21 17 January 2024, 13:49

Oleg Smilyk
A very interesting object, Martin, I don't remember it being exhibited here, inspiration in the work!

17 January 2024, 15:28

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat! I need to recover this model from my shelf of a doom... But First I have to grow more confident about tackling it...

17 January 2024, 16:30

Ben M
Watching!

17 January 2024, 18:21

Martin Maj 著者
Hello, thank you. I saw Robert started the same model before. Trully it is interesting simple plane and it was built and used few years before Hortens wings. It a pitty that there is not so much information about it.

18 January 2024, 08:01