Andwil Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 50 minutes ago, infofrog said: I did not know Fly Model was a kit @hendie would say that it isn’t. AW 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) Edited April 2, 2020 by shark 64 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 7 hours ago, Andwil said: @hendie would say that it isn’t. AW And be backed up by incontrovertible evidence too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 This is brilliant. As expected 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infofrog Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 Started detailing the backwall but i cant find tight photos of the control linkages in front of tower. Anyone has any by any chance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 hour ago, shark 64 said: tarted detailing the backwall but i cant find tight photos of the control linkages in front of tower. Anyone has any by any chance. are you talking about the 4 jacks around the gearbox? if so, there's some good pics in the walkround section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 never thought of looking in the Walkaround section. a bunch of great photos. I am looking for any photos of the control linkages right behind the cockpit wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 there's no control linkages as such behind the cockpit wall. The MRGB has 4 hydraulic jacks attached which tilt the swash plate as required, then there's a drive shaft exiting the gearbox heading towards the tail rotor, then another shaft exiting trom the two gnome engines coming up through the cabin at an angle and entering the lower front of the MRGB There are very few photos of those areas - I searched for years and ended up doing most of it from memory. Oh... just remembered... check out @Tramatoa's thread - there should be photos in there you can use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, hendie said: there's no control linkages as such behind the cockpit wall. The MRGB has 4 hydraulic jacks attached which tilt the swash plate as required, then there's a drive shaft exiting the gearbox heading towards the tail rotor, then another shaft exiting trom the two gnome engines coming up through the cabin at an angle and entering the lower front of the MRGB There are very few photos of those areas - I searched for years and ended up doing most of it from memory. Oh... just remembered... check out @Tramatoa's thread - there should be photos in there you can use Thanks for the link. Last photos are helping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Brilliant work again Oliver - your stuff looks great even without paint on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) Opened panels. Edited April 3, 2020 by shark 64 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Nice neat detail - @hendie and @tramatoa are the Wessex experts CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Looking for photos of the oil cooler. Heres the latest the today. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) Edited April 8, 2020 by shark 64 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Impressive work shark64 - your detailing is so neat and clean CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) Is the transmission tower backwards.? Edited April 11, 2020 by shark 64 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 I think so. It should tilt forwards, if memory serves. Also, rotor brake? Or is it supposed to be that bit with the curly black wires on top? My memory gets confused between the Wessex and Puma transmissions though, they were both a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 11 hours ago, shark 64 said: Is the transmission tower backwards.? No. Fly have just really screwed the whole thing up. The real gearbox looks nothing like that and because they have the cabin ceiling height/ transmission platform height wrong, the angles of the shaft couplings on the gearbox are wrong too. The gearbox actually sits raised off the floor by just enough space to get your forearm in Pete is right, I think the gearbox is tilted 3 degrees and isn't it also offset to port slightly on the 1:1? doesn't the rotor brake sit further forward Pete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 1 hour ago, hendie said: The gearbox actually sits raised off the floor by just enough space to get your forearm in A bit late to this party, this illustrates Hendie's description of how the gearbox is held off the floor by a quad-frame housing. Here is a view of one removed from fuselage and shows the gap between floor and bottom of gearbox. It also shows the support legs appear to be shorter on the left, which I believe is the front, giving an forward inclination. The two supports on the left have been placed on bricks, to keep the gearbox on a vertical axis. Also noticeable are coloured bands around the rotor head, denoting each rotor connection. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, bootneck said: A bit late to this party, this illustrates Hendie's description of how the gearbox is held off the floor by a quad-frame housing. all of which amplifies just how much Fly screwed up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Pointlessly repeated photos removed Am i looking at the right side of the transmission then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Left side. In the photo, the stack would lean to the left. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 1 hour ago, bootneck said: Left side. In the photo, the stack would lean to the left. Mike copy. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 From the Hendie exposition I got the impression that if Fly made a model of an assembly for the model the polite thing to do is stare at it and give it some attention Then throw it away and make one that looks like the thing on the airframe I love your detailing, very impressive 👍 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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