DH Venom rebuild

flyingpete
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09 Nov 2016 20:47 #10646 by flyingpete

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Decided to cut the hatch in the nose to see what I am up against.Got rid of the sand and cement ballast and some dodgy woodwork.We now have a nice area to get everything up front and easy to get to.

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09 Nov 2016 21:00 #10647 by 4Pedalsfly

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Pete - Great work and so impressed by your work rate.
From the type of ballast used combined with the paint thickness I'm drawn to the conclusion that the original
builder of the model was a Plasterer by trade.

Colin

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flyingpete
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10 Nov 2016 08:17 #10648 by flyingpete

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You could be correct Colin!! The paint on the venom is thicker than the underseal on my landrover :S

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10 Nov 2016 09:40 #10649 by DaveBright

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Great stuff mate. The big old nose access hatch is great to see. Is there room for two levels?

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flyingpete
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10 Nov 2016 10:05 #10650 by flyingpete

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DaveBright wrote: Great stuff mate. The big old nose access hatch is great to see. Is there room for two levels?

Don't see why not

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10 Nov 2016 11:57 - 10 Nov 2016 11:58 #10651 by flyingpete

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Wings finished and a good fit back on the tubes,
Ready for glassing

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10 Nov 2016 15:56 #10652 by flyingpete

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Time for the booms,fair bit of internal damage.The plan is to cut some new formers for the booms and glue a phenolic tube inside.The booms will slide on the tubes epoxied in place.The formers will be solid with just one hole for the servo wires as I need to get max strength.