A5M2b "Claude" M4H 48hr 2023
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March 11, 2023This is how I started - just past 7:30pm Friday in Singapore UTC+8.
I've got the Wingsy Kits A5M2b "Claude" (early version) a micro motor, a pilot stolen from anther kit and a frame I'm planning to use for mounting.2
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March 11, 2023we have ignition! motorising was a stretch goal, but the way Wingsey have designed the engine makes it quite easy to mount a micro motor .. controlled by a microprocessor .. it's a micro machine😉7
March 11, 2023engine detail coming together!8
March 11, 2023a bit of head-scratching later and I figured out how all the engine parts fit together!9
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March 11, 2023a pity it's all going to be hidden away, but I blew my morning time budget on the cockpit. the kit makes it pretty irresistible!19
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March 11, 2023Saying goodnight Friday - got most of the subassemblies ready: have ignition; got air! Hopefully it'll all just fall together tomorrow.21
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March 11, 2023finally closed up the fuselage23
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March 11, 2023Since the plane is in-flight, I need a pilot! I stole this from the Tamiya Ki-61 Hien kit and did a rapid paint job. I have a feeling the flying kit is a little too advanced for the Claude but, hey..25
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March 11, 2023not enough time to paint my own background, so I tropical storm picture from a calendar (shot in Darwin actually)29
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March 11, 2023put the electronics on protoboard and installed in the rear of the frame31
March 11, 2023stuck on the wall (to give it time to cure before I add the load of the plane)32
March 11, 2023a few coats of H8 later and I'm ready to call it a night (Sat). Just got final paint, decals weathering and installation for Sunday. Pretty confident of finishing this in 48 now!33
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March 12, 2023"bring it home through the fire and flames"
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