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    Couple of pics of the landing gear. Made from 3mm aluminium strip and 4mm piano wire. I bent it in a vice, just needs trimmed now wheels on.
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    Did a bit more on the build and finished the tail end, but not hinges yet. Started to sheet in the fuselage. Noticed a discrepancy between the build article and the drawing in the magazine. Article says top sheeting 2mm and drawing says 3mm. I went with 3mm but it is a bit thick. 2mm might be better. Progres pics:
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    Low pass pete, meant to reply earlier. Yes building in the loft but its freezing! Its only floored and its been windy were so the fan heaters been struggling lol. Hope its warmer where you are😀
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    Here is progress on the tail so far. I am not entirely happy with this as i think i could have done a better job. If i was doing it again i wpuld change the following 1. The tailfin would have a solid 25mm by 6 mm piece right along the hinge line and then i would build up from that to the front. The large fill piece i would shape so as it would be one solid piece. I took the plan at face value and built it as two sections and joined them 2. The elevator i would cut a piece of 2mm strip the whole length of both cores, position them to the correct width of the tail, glue them down and then put another 2mm thick strip along the top. The centre section could be cut out later. Then i would but the small strips on. 3. The plan is not clear but i think the stabiliser fits on top of the tail? Might need clarification on the actual detail before glueing if anyone has any thoughts. The parts all feel strong, but as my landings are still not great thats how i will be rebuilding the tail!
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    As someone else said, that is a solid motor mount!
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    Yes i had the same problem. I ended up trimming F2A to fit behind F2 as its doubler to strengthen the wing mount. Then i stuck it in place and then fitted the U/C brace, after i fitted the 6mm undercarriage mount. I trimmed either end so the holes lined up.
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    I glued it to the model and then shaped it. Still to sand a bit yet, but i found that easier than if it was loose. Regards Tony
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    This is the part i was looking at. The 2mm core is a dead size on the drawing, so a 2mm strip either side at the hinge would work ok i think. I am going to leave mine like the picture as now the glues set there is very little flex and the hinges should work well
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    Should have looked a bit closer at the drawing. The elevator is exacly the same construction as the rudder. The supplied part (core) would need trimmed to fit, unless i am missing something?)0
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    Oops, i should mention the firewall F1 former could be moved forward and trimmed at the bottom to provide a direct mount. I decided not to in case i decide to put a two stroke in as a conversion
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    Hi jim, i decided to go with a ripmax quantum 40 motor and 60A speed controller with a 4 cell battery at 14.4 volts. This is the equivalent of a .40 or 6cc two stroke engine. This should give the plane trainer like flight (i hope) as i am moving on from high wing trainers. I have two other .40 two stroke planes, both low wing thats why i went electric. Motor mounts can be make from plywood, or you can buy ready made aluminium ones. There is a mounting plate on the rear of the motor that fits to the mount. I went with threaded rod as its cheap, will be covered and will be easy to angle the motor if i need to. First time I've tried it though, so if its no good its easy to change. That said its stronger that i thought and with the motor fitted there is no movement so I'm confident it will be ok. I used M4 rod with nylock self locking nuts and plain washers. All from B and Q total cost around 7 quid. The motor and speed controller were about 70 quid together. Regards Tony
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    Thanks for the kind comments. Chris, i'll see your gruffalo and raise you a 1999 original beanie baby for the pilot lol. On the building front did a bit today on the rudder. The realised i have made a mistake with the elevators. The rudder looks to have a 6 mm piece for the hinge block but the elevator core seems to have a 2mm strip either side at the hinge. Have you or peter noticed this? I have glued on the thin strips on the elevator so will now have to do the hinge as infil bits. If i'm correct might be worth a mention in the main blog.
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