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| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 10-Jul-09 16:43 |  |
| Views : 6454 |
| The biggest adjustment to make. I let the strings "flow" naturally to form the elegant shape of the fuselage. But somehow that former is way undersized. So back to the drawing board. And at the front of the picture you can see that the first intake opening broke off. I need to rethink the wing root so that the formers with their large intake cutouts are sturdier. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 10-Jul-09 16:40 |  |
| Views : 6285 |
| I made some marks where I need to move the stringer notches so that the stringers fit more gracefully along the fuselage. I'm trying to make the parts interlock and buid with a minimum amount of fuss. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 10-Jul-09 16:38 |  |
| Views : 6343 |
| Sorry for the blurry shot. This shows the rudimentary cockpit. It does have the side counsols, seat and armored back and the control panel. Just not installed yet. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 10-Jul-09 16:36 |  |
| Views : 6375 |
| Rear view. I think the graceful curves of the tail area are what attracted me to this plane. And that also made drawing the parts a bit of a bear. The tail has a slight curve to it from top to bottom, and then there is a concave shape just above the tailcone. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 10-Jul-09 16:34 |  |
| Views : 6674 |
| Front view. Early in the construction I was getting disappointed at how sloppy the stringers were lining up. Then I realized I was mis-aligning some of them. Overall I'm pretty happy with the look, but will be making a few changes for better fit and cleaner building. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 10-Jul-09 16:31 |  |
| Views : 6754 |
| The stringers are all in place. Overall length is 26 1/2 inches. With the nose cone added, it will be about 28 inches overall. |
