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| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 28-Nov-16 15:36 |  | | Views : 752 | | I've started on the ignition harnesses. Various gauges of copper wire soldered together. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 20-Nov-16 11:44 |  | | Views : 740 | | Not to bad of fit. I will need to fill in between the cylinder bases and round a few edges off to make it look like a metal casting. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 20-Nov-16 11:43 |  | | Views : 787 | | Conviently, the crankcase was the same radius as one of my sanding drums. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 20-Nov-16 11:41 |  | | Views : 748 | | @nd attepmt at the crankcase. After laying all the sectors out, I made the cylinder bases by slicing them off on my lathe after using the drum sander to match the radius of tht crankcase. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 20-Nov-16 11:37 |  | | Views : 794 | | First attempt at making the crankcase: Not happy. I'm not good at carving. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 19-Nov-16 10:53 |  | | Views : 871 | | All nine cylinders done. I think that this going to get complicated before it's over. I had purchased a Williams Bros. 1/12 scale radial, but it just looked to big hanging out there, even though the OL-8 is aprox 1/14 scale. |
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| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 19-Nov-16 10:49 |  | | Views : 828 | | Sorry about the spelling on the last post. This are (is)? the assembly of the aforementioned discs into the cylinder for the Wasp Radial on the front of the OL-8. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 19-Nov-16 10:46 |  | | Views : 832 | | Well, we had our first taste od snow yesterday, so building season is officially open, These are about a zillion 0,010 plastic discs of diffenerent sizes that I have turned down on my little lathe. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Reference | 07-Oct-16 16:49 |  | | Views : 950 | | Bottom side shows that it is a P-38 and has a 1942 date molded into it. Always heard of these critters but have never seen one before. Another "treasure" for my daughter to unload when I'm on the wrong side of the turf. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Reference | 07-Oct-16 16:47 |  | | Views : 1011 | | Picked up this cute little WWII molded rubber ID model at a Flea Market for $2.00. It has a wingspan of 8 1/2", which makes it roughly 1/144 scale. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Reference | 28-Jul-16 08:40 |  | | Views : 1102 | | RTD89: Like This? |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Parked | 08-Jun-16 07:33 |  | | Views : 1098 | | the OL-8 project is shelved for a while: 6 windows done and only 24 left. I'll be checking in. Have a fun summer!!! |
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