Geoff Gardiner
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Out of interest Richard, how many people are going to be building your Mustang?
Hopefully we shall see plenty of build logs popping up on this forum.
I still need to finish my TN Hawk before starting mine.
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Been a bit busy with other stuff lately but have fitted the mylar hinges into the control surfaces and pinned them with cocktail sticks.
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I'm calling dibs on this one:
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I have added the air vents to the top hatch and also 3d printed and fitted a sprung catch.
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Hi Barrie,
I have mine as far forward as I could get it which is in the nose next to the battery. I still needed a small amount of nose weight to achieve the c of g.
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I decided to glass the air intakes as I think it will add a bit of strength and also be a better surface for painting.
I used epoxy resin for this.
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Hi Martin.
I am using roughly equal amounts of light weight filler, talc (baby powder) and water based varnish. Then add a dab of paint for colour and thin with a bit of water to a thick paint consistency.
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Painted some sauce onto the fuselage:
I am going to need a bit of filler where the nose cone attaches to the fuselage.
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A few more bits done:
I have given the wing a coat of sauce and sanded back, also added the anti stall fins (which I nearly forgot).
Installed the anti roll fins to the bottom of the fuselarge. I made a jig to help get the angle correct.
I have also designed and 3d printed a pair of air intakes that will be fitted to the top hatch.
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In an effort to try and keep weight down as much as possible I thought I would have a go at using Feddy B's secret sauce. I have been weighing each part at different stages of the build and will post the results at the end if anybody is interested.
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If you have motor standoffs (spacers) you can possible use cable ties to attach the ESC to them. Gives a nice airflow over both sides of the ESC.
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Last bit of glassing done this evening.
Most of the airframe was covered using epoxy. However, I have used Eze-Cote on the tail parts mainly because it is easier than trying to mix up small amounts of epoxy resin (and much quicker).
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Hi Mark,
Would an STL file of the mount be any use to you?
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Fuselage getting covered:
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I've made a start on the covering. I probably should have gone down the 'iron on' route, because I know that weight is going to be an issue, but for a scale model I much prefer a paint finish.
I think I am going to try and fly this one before painting and attaching the side air intakes / cockpit detail.
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Some more bits done - Tailplane and Fin:
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I am surprised to learn that a wing strut doesn't need to be fixed at both ends.
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Re-inforced the wing join with some 225g/m2 glass fibre tape and epoxy resin (secured the ends with CA first).
Will do the underside next with a slightly narrower strip.
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Not sure about Dale - I'm getting more of a Jeremy Clarkson vibe!
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Looking at the pictures I might open up the air intake holes a bit more.
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Thanks for the pics Martin.
Little bit more done on mine:
I made up some base plates for the air intakes and glued them on using canopy glue. Then made a paper template for the cutout, attacked it with the drill and sanded smooth.
I have also 3d printed an exhaust ring and glued that on with canopy glue.
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We could be on to something
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Hi Paul,
Coming along nicely. I guess from your pictures that it is 'self jigging' or would you advise using a SLEC type fuselage jig if you have one?
I tend to use non stick oven liner as a base for gluing things up. I haven't found a glue that sticks to it yet, and the 'other half' has a roll of it in the kitchen (hope she doesn't read this).
Geoff...
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Hi Richard,
Your attention to detail is appreciated.
My view is 'take as long as you need and produce something that you are happy with'.
Geoff...
Tony Nijhuis Hawk - Build Log
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I have finished fitting and pinning all the control surfaces and thought I would put all the pieces together, for the first time, and see how it looks.
As we are in lockdown again, I think I will go ahead with the painting and have it fully finished before the maiden.
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