Eindecker IV

[Iron Mike]

 

[moon puppy]

I think you need a quick win and finish like the Jeep idea we were talking about.

You wanna Jeep? I'll give ya a jeep.

 

[jeaton01]

there must have been an unseen DH-2 in there! My condolences, Bob!

 

[Heavens Eagle]

notlistening

 

[jeaton01]

And a moment of silence for Bob's late lamented little Fokker......

 

[Old Dog]

I usually don't bother to agonize over seams on the bottom, only on the top, but that's just me. Solvent weld glues tend to continue to shrink over time as the solvent gradually evaporates. Make sure the joint is well glued then set it aside for a couple of weeks before trying to do any additional work on appearance. While I generally hate using super glue for filler I have had some success with it for the dreaded phantom seam syndrome. One does need to go lightly with it though.

 

[sharkman]

What did you use to glue it together Bob??

Maybe try some sandable CA???

 

[moon puppy]

I usually don't bother to agonize over seams on the bottom, only on the top

It was a top seam Gary. The detail that was attacked is the stitched seam detail of the canvas as well as the forward sheet metal panel details. Who knows, I might revisit this later but I seriously doubt it.

 

[jeaton01]

Bob, do give some serious thought to using thin plastic sheet when there are seams in the middle of wide flat surfaces. I think one of the reasons they are difficult is the surface flexes and that weakens the joint. More reinforcement inside helps, but it's just easier to slap some sheet over the entire top surface, and then it's really easy to blend in the edges on the 90 degree corners.

 

[jknaus]

Ouch. Sorry Bob., thats a bad turn of events.

 

[moon puppy]

Bob, do give some serious thought to using thin plastic sheet when there are seams in the middle of wide flat surfaces. I think one of the reasons they are difficult is the surface flexes and that weakens the joint. More reinforcement inside helps, but it's just easier to slap some sheet over the entire top surface, and then it's really easy to blend in the edges on the 90 degree corners.

Thanks for the info John, note the top seam is not the deathnail here. The spilled solvent is, I looked at the underside today, the panel under the cockpit is all crazed and deformed, the rigging is embedded in the plastic now, I would have to replace it. The stitched seam detail going down the length is deformed. More work than I want to do on this build.

 

[helios]

Gutted.

 

[Duke Maddog]

Man that is sad, considering all the brilliant work that went into this. I do hope you get another and try again.

 

[jeaton01]

Yeah, I understand, Bob. I was talking more about the next time you have a similar seam to deal with. A glue storm is a whole other thing.

 

[moon puppy]

Well considering that WnW is no more and the kit prices will probably skyrocket I doubt I'll have another Eindecker to build.
So I can use the wheels and stuff on other builds but it looks like this motor Oberursel U.III wasn't used on much anything else.

 

[Jeeves]

It'd be a great load in the back of the many excellent WWI trucks being put out by ICM Bob...

 

[moon puppy]

It'd be a great load in the back of the many excellent WWI trucks being put out by ICM Bob...

Now wouldn't that be interesting...