Martin Harris - Moderator Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Coming on nicely despite the iffy wood - you'll love the result when you get it in the air! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 THat looks fine to me. Very nice join at the centre line too. I am guessing that that is NOT SLEC wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 Thanks guys. The wood is from Sarik but bought when there was a balsa shortage and quality suffered as a result. Before that I did not know the difference between good and bad, now I do. Which is good it's all part of learning. Also now I can tell the difference between hard and soft, hard is hard to sand.? Soft is easily dinted with a fingernail but easy to sand. This experience has taught me to grade and select the balsa. I also worked out that the thick 1/16" is not 1/16" but 3/32", don't ask. ? I am having fun and learning more than I expected from an easy build. Another lesson learned was that Trevor advised to build the wings first and use the fuselage ply doubler as a profile gauge. Works a treat and could explain something I did not understand with the Ballerina. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 LE glued in place. and centre sheeting done. ? Shape the LE then I can have a good clean up and start thinking about the fuselage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 LE shaped, bottom cap strips added and started sanding all over. Pleased with this. Join what join? Obviously the sheeting is one piece, why have I not done this before I ask myself. Just a couple of minor imperfections, one where the plane dug in and the sheeting to TE join. It looks like I will have to make up some filler ☹️ or just leave it as no one will notice. Servo mounts and sheeting, wing tips and ailerons is all that's left to do. The list is getting shorter, which is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 Decided to do a wing tip. Started the sanding also thinking ahead to the covering I have doubled up the spar triangle for a change of colour overlap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 Decided to finish a wing tip. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Nice work Steve, I like to read a blog when the builders enjoying himself. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 12 hours ago, john stones 1 - Moderator said: Nice work Steve, I like to read a blog when the builders enjoying himself. ? Thanks John I am pleased that my sense of fun is coming across. Aileron. Fitted hinges. Marked out the positions on the wing. Cut and fitted and shaped. Looks good to me and with practice is becoming easier hopefully the quality will improve. ? What's next the other wing tip or servo bay on this wing or some gardening ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Gardening???!!! Aeromodellers should have a garden like mine. 1/3 of an acre and total impenetrable jungle. I have badgers, foxes and deer living in mine. Photo shows it marked. Screenshot from my Mobious in a Super Scorpion. Now THAT is a modellers garden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 And if you don't believe deer here is a picture taken through the kitchen window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 That's a strange looking deer, must be special to Suffolk or is it Chinese? Tip of the day. Not finished because I started thinking about Not finished either because, dare I say, I started cleaning up onions for storage, which is not finished either. Today I will finish something ? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 I think that it is a Muntjac deer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 57 minutes ago, Peter Miller said: I think that it is a Muntjac deer Spot on Peter. Reeves Muntjack' by the looks of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 And they are a right nuisance to both gardens and road traffic (especially when riding a motor bike)! Wouldn't mind if they were native to this country but........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 They are dangerous little swine too. A few years ago one slashed a man's leg open and he ended up in hospiatal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 Oh dear ? One side finished ? and the other side started. Then start the fuselage. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 and finished. Onto the fuselage ? Looking at the Hound Dog has encouraged me to make some changes. I will copy the battery hatch design but I am also considering changing the shape of the nose as well.? Then not wanting to add weight to the tail I am thinking that I could shorten the nose by moving F1 back, but by how much 20mm? The first step is to sketch the changes on the drawing. The second step is to make my mind up, this could take some time. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Quote With the battery in its existing position it is further back than it would be in the modified Hound Dog location. I am using a 2200 3 cell battery in Hound dog and STILL need an ounce of lead in the tail. and the battery is about 1" back from F-1. Hound Dog will be test flown on Sunday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 11 hours ago, Peter Miller said: With the battery in its existing position it is further back than it would be in the modified Hound Dog location. I am using a 2200 3 cell battery in Hound dog and STILL need an ounce of lead in the tail. and the battery is about 1" back from F-1. Hound Dog will be test flown on Sunday Interesting, more food for thought to keep the cogs turning. I will wait for your test flight before taking a saw to the fuselage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 Moving F1 back 30mm. has very little affect on the formers and the reshaping is in the cowl. Also the battery will easily fit and there is plenty of room to move it further back. This is a 3S 2200 a 4S 2200 is also a good fit which gives more options. I have also been thinking a lighter higher kv motor would help. Too much thinking maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 Made a start. Cleaned up the laser cut edges and marked the former positions on the inside of the fuselage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 Cut the ply doubler to the new shape and glued the first side. Second side glued and 'guide rails' added. Ran out of old batteries but I have loads of pasta? Leave to dry overnight as I used Gorilla PU glue. Next, prepare the formers ready for the glue ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 Next day when the glue has had plenty of time to dry. Clamp the two sides to check they are identical and sand as necessary. As I have moved F1 back I cut and sanded the balsa sides to match the ply doublers. Next prepare F1-F5 formers. F1 and F2 will need special attention as I have changed the shape in front of F3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I use Thixofix impact adhesive. You can find that aliphatic or other similar glues may take quite a while or dry in the middle of the joint area. Test flying Hound Dog today!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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