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Not sure I can give you a make, this was just one of the cheep plastic ones you find in model shop bins, mine came from Leeds but everybody has them, shows etc. Pretty sure it was 2 1/2 inch before I cut the skirt off, just happens to be a good shape.
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I am in stick one piece of wood on a day mode at the moment so progress is slow but sure. I fitted some blocks to secure the cowl and smaller ones for the canopy, both are going to be secured with small screws.
So I have the cowl sorted for the moment, it still needs a big hole cutting is in for the batteries but I have fitted some stiffening rings inside and got the basic mounting sorted.
The spinner is a 2 ½” one with the skirt cut off, I think it looks Ok .Need to find a prop with a small hub though, this is only a 12” APC style one so when I get a 14” one I may have to do some careful carving inside as well.
I have got a few of the other jobs done on the fuz as well but not much to show for it, definitely plodding along at the moment.
Nev.
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Thanks for that, I knew there were gaps at the sides but I expected it to touch the bottom but you are correct the plan does show a gap, mine about ¼”, so some good support blocks needed I think.
Nev.
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Thanks Chaps.
Warning. Inspirational shot coming up !
Had to put it together to make sure it all fits, cowling is just for show at this stage. I am actually very surprised that it’s all square, good enough anyway, considering how much of this you have to put together off the board, free hand so to speak. Getting to the time when I will have to think about covering and try and find Danny’s videos on glassing.
Cowlings a bit of a loose fit though. Hmm !
Nev.
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That’s a bit of a downer Colin, especially as you looked like you were cracking on at the moment. I suppose as you haven’t covered anything yet it wouldn’t be too much of a job to fit a different type of hinge / horn at this stage if you’re not confident with these.
I have to admit mine have had quite a few knocks during building, I thought I had cracked the ones at the tips off a couple of times as I’ve caught them turning the wing over but all are still intact and strong. I’d still like to use the fibre glass ones, although will bush the ones in the wing as SW has done but will have a think about it.
Still following along.
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Nice building job John, very neat.
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Never seen one fracture like that before SW although I have snapped them before. I didn't bother with z's on my one just left them with a right angle bend and left the stubs just long enough so they couldn't unhook.
Looking good so far.
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Yes I can see from the photos how the detail gets finer and finer, very compelling. It does look very good though.
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Well with as many clips as I could fit on and trussed up with masking tape it went together.
So I now have a beautiful fuselage, ok it may be in the eyes of the beholder but I am well chuffed with it.
I’ve even made a start on the office floor, this bit may have been easier if I had done some work on it before I joined the halves together but it’s getting there.
Now I’ve actually got back into it, I’m quite enthusiastic about this again, especially as I have a lot of the tricky stuff behind me. Only thing I haven’t figured out what to do with yet is the cowl but I’ll worry about that later.
Nev.
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Hi. Hope everybody had a good Christmas and is set up for a bit of revelry tonight.
Been a while since I did anything in the Chippy, lots of reasons and I’m not sure I will have anywhere to fly it when it’s done but I do like to build so I'm going to try and get it finished. One of the reasons for the slow return, I had come to the tricky bit of joining the fuselage halves together, although thinking back there have been lots of tricky bits, so I put some new batteries in the camera and started fiddling again.
I got the stabiliser and fin in place and keeping it as simple as possible for now, went for snakes and a fixed tail wheel.
Servos are going behind the dashboard but can be accessed from underneath.
Several dry fits to see if everything still waggles as it should
I think I have remembered to fit in all the bits, the elevator snake can be threaded from the back. Time to go for it I think.
That’s it for now, just a little post to get the ball rolling again. Have a good new year everybody.
Nev.
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Hi SW, my flaps are the same. There is a bit about them in my build but I came to the conclusion that they are supposed to be like that and left them as built as they seem to match the wing. It's unavoidable if you use the cut parts as all the rib angles get progressively steeper as you go down the wing.
Good looking build so far.
Nev.
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I bet your very pleased with that ground socket photo
It's all looking very good though and I'm very envious of your control line flying, that's how I started.I have made a bit of a restart with mine after the summer, not much to show yet though.
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Could you use a single wing bolt right through the fuz holding the wing in place. A couple of strengthening plates top and bottom for the bolt and maybe a tube through the wing to stop the hole enlarging should do it
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It's a bit pink, don't know if it will get to bood red, good clear sky though.
I tried to photograph it earlier but don't really have the gear for it.
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I used a folding prop on a wizza with no undercarriage, worked very well, never broke a blade after fitting it.
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Good luck with the move Nigel and your next project.
Mine has been parked for most of the summer but I will have another go and get it finished, it always was going to be long build for me.
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Hello Martyn.
Mine did exactly the same when I first set it up. 3 would start straight away as expected but the 4th would not start until the throttle was above half way, you have to hold on at this point.
Calibrating the ECS’s cured the problem and brought all 4 in to line.
Nev.
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Looks excellent to me, I can see why you put the time in on the details, it makes a big difference.
The overspray dust does just show, will a lot of this just buff off, wire wool seems a bit harsh .
Nice job, Nev.
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Well done Colin.
Most of my problems seemed to be getting the laptop to talk to the versions bits, it can be a bit frustrating, the rest of it is easy.
Until you get to the flying stage anyway
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I didn’t like having all the electrical stuff waving about in the breeze, apparently they can be a bit prone to tipping over.
So I made a cover out of a discarded pot (Aldi profiteroles, other deserts are available)
So this is my final version, at least until I can find the little key fob camera and maybe some wider legs, oh and maybe some LED’s so I know which way round it is.
Excellent little project BEB.
Nev.
By the way, the little £2.90 Chinese / ebay prop balancer in the background is brilliant, it’s the only one I’ve had that works properly, including one I made myself.
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Well done Chris, looks like WinGUI confirmed it. Won't get chance to test it live, I need to change a prop or two first from earlier practice.
Looks like a rainy weekend so will have plenty of time to fix everything in place properly ( and some prop guards ).
Nev.By the way how long did you get out of a 1300 battery in the end.
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I've had that "very strange" feeling all along with my GUI, I have got into the habit of closing it down and starting again after making any changes to make sure everything registers. For what it's worth I have latitude and longitude but still can't get GPS functions on Aux1 or 2 so it can't be that the GPS isn't registering
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That looks good Richard I might have a look at something similar next time.
I am tantalisingly close with mine, GPS all ok and registered on the GUI and I found a position on the FC that registers the Aux2 switch, at least it toggles from 1000 to 2000 but at the moment it doesn't switch in the GPS functions, Hold for instance.
I think I'll give that a rest for a while and like Chris get in a bit of practice and have a bit of fun.
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This is looking very good, it's going to be a cracking model.
I have been a little distracted lately but still following along.
Nev.
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Mine came from Leeds model shop, they have them listed as "Radio Active" although the generic photo shows random shapes, they all seemed to be the same type that came to a point when I was in, although it was quite a while ago.