WW2 P 51 MUSTANG FIGHTER

[Ron Johnson]

WW 2 P 51 Mustang fighter. Wood used walnut and maple. 

[daveww1]

nice job

[Gene Howe]

Love those aero planes. And the car ain't half bad  neither.

Edited September 1, 2023 by Gene Howe

[preprius]

I love airplanes.  The way you present them in threes is great idea. 

I might suggest to change out the prop cones, with actual cones. 

 

At first glance I thought the exhaust pipes were just painted.  You did great by having them stick out.

We have 3 or 4 p51s at my nearby airport.  The group refurbishes them and flys them.

 

[Ron Johnson]

On 8/31/2023 at 7:19 AM, daveww1 said:

nice job

Thanks Dave 

[Ron Johnson]

On 8/31/2023 at 12:37 PM, Gene Howe said:

Love those aero planes. And the car ain't half bad  neither.

Thanks Gene

[Ron Johnson]

21 hours ago, preprius said:

I love airplanes.  The way you present them in threes is great idea. 

I might suggest to change out the prop cones, with actual cones. 

 

At first glance I thought the exhaust pipes were just painted.  You did great by having them stick out.

We have 3 or 4 p51s at my nearby airport.  The group refurbishes them and flys them.

 

Thanks Mark. Your suggestion is a good idea. May ask how you’re making the cones?

[preprius]

Sure.

Tilt your cut at 45 deg. Drill a hole at 45 deg, cut a circle. 

A very tight circle, like 1/4" .  

My machine I like tilt the table left side down. Cut 1/4" circle turning the wood clockwise. Dont use any blade that has reverse teeth. And try very soft wood at first. 

The blade will try to push the wood off the table so you need to hold the wood. Go as slow as possible. Keep the blade from bending. As you get 2 or 3 cuts you can move to harder wood and even move to reverse blades. 

30 deg will be easier than 45 deg. 

The bottom circle will be huge. Thinner material will be much easier. 

My pic shows 1.5" thick using a 1/8" circle. I had to calculate the angle to fit in the 1.5" area. This experiment was trying to make a hollow cone, a bell. 

Edited September 2, 2023 by preprius

[Ron Johnson]

1 hour ago, preprius said:

Sure.

Tilt your cut at 45 deg. Drill a hole at 45 deg, cut a circle. 

A very tight circle, like 1/4" .  

My machine I like tilt the table left side down. Cut 1/4" circle turning the wood clockwise. Dont use any blade that has reverse teeth. And try very soft wood at first. 

The blade will try to push the wood off the table so you need to hold the wood. Go as slow as possible. Keep the blade from bending. As you get 2 or 3 cuts you can move to harder wood and even move to reverse blades. 

30 deg will be easier than 45 deg. 

The bottom circle will be huge. Thinner material will be much easier. 

My pic shows 1.5" thick using a 1/8" circle. I had to calculate the angle to fit in the 1.5" area. This experiment was trying to make a hollow cone, a bell. 

Thanks Mark. I’ll give it a try. 

[wombatie]

The plane looks great, but I love the little car. 

Marg

[Loskoppie]

Hi 

Just a bit of fun.  If I made one may be my hubby wood put in a engine to make it a radio controlled plain or car.

Can imagine that hehehe.

[Ron Johnson]

14 hours ago, wombatie said:

The plane looks great, but I love the little car. 

Marg

Thanks Marg 

[Ron Johnson]

11 hours ago, Loskoppie said:

Hi 

Just a bit of fun.  If I made one may be my hubby wood put in a engine to make it a radio controlled plain or car.

Can imagine that hehehe.

Thanks Barbara. Yeah, that would be neat to make a radio controlled plane or car.