Eric Robson

Started with the decorations, well it is Christmas. Due to an oversight mine were not in the kit so I am making my own, I have some offcuts of matt white vinyl so after masking it is sprayed matt black, both sides and underneath done, pity the wing top ones are different to the underneath or they would have been finished. Time to get ready now off for Christmas Dinner with the family.

Credit to you Paul for your part in the development . Mine is not based on one of the craptured versions

Let's hope it doesn't go down the pan. I picked up the wrong tub when looking at the colour just, it is Duck Beak not Luxurious velvet. Realised it when I started putting the 2nd coat on.

White band sprayed on in matt primer Black mat primer sprayed behind cowl, brown B and Q stock tester pot Luxurious walnut coat1 brushed on. Bad choice for painting on brown paper 😠 . The pilot of the original Erich Rudorffer survived the war and died in 2016 aged 99. The pilot of this Warbirds version Eric Robson survived the war and hopes the plane survives the Maiden.

Cut approx 10mm from the sheet offcut the side came from and glue to the side perfect fit. Trim to suit canopy.

Our club had a drone flyer join during the easing of covid restrictions, after a year he did not renew as his house backed on to a field and he could not see the sense of paying over £100 to fly over our field.

The two on my shortlist both flown by Erich Rudoffer.

An all brown top would be good considering the current banter

Forgot to add the photo last night. I will have to leave the whisky alone.

Some mild weather today took me to the shed where I primered the plastic parts. Sorry for misleading fellow builders but the fuselage fairing in the centre of the wing should splay out not in and follow the taper line of the fuselage. There's 2 desert camouflage schemes I'm pondering on, one is overall sand and the other is sand and green

I was tempted Dave but took the easy way out.

Merry Christmas to all and wishing you many good flying days for 2024

Not such a straightforward day after a lot of interruptions I eventually got the covering completed. It doesn't have downthrust, the spinner is just pushed on.

It's not the expense Mike the aeroplanes fly In a similar way so getting two flights instead of one is more air time. The Whirlwind and the 110 go in the car in one piece so a Mosquito of a similar format would be a better option. I have an Aerotech Mosquito kit which I plan to fit up with retracts as my foamboard and depron one has to be launched by a helper. I am looking at the possibility of a dolly for take offs

Hi Gordon I cut the shape out slightly oversize and lay it on a sheet of plastic, I thin the pva about 15% water then brush it onto the brown paper similar to paper hanging. Brown paper has a smooth surface and a mat, glue goes on the mat, this is not so noticeable on thin masking paper but is normally the inside of the roll. Carefully place in position and smooth down avoiding wrinkles, when in place iron on with the iron set between med. And high.

Nice to see you carrying on the tradition John at a reduced scale.

Thanks Gordon, I used masking paper which is used in the motor trade, I bought a roll from Toolstation but they no longer stock it. It is almost finished so I will have to try elsewhere, Richard uses Tesco brown paper but I did not like it the time I tried it, it may have been the adhesive. This time I have used Gorilla white glue and it has went on fine. Offering the wing up to the fuselage there is a step, I cut 2 wedges from offcuts from the kit and glued them on the underside of the wing in line with the fuselage, I the used the rear underside sheet and grooved it to sit on the centre of the wing the front curved part if grain front to rear to form over the wing centre

As I live a mile from the strip I go home for lunch and recharge batteries, only downside is getting my parking space back on a fine day. Although in the summer? I fly mainly ic so a gallon of fuel and a packed lunch is good.

Fuselage covered Christmas food shopping done so tomorrow free to cover the wing .

That's what I mean Martin. When I want something now I make it with foamboard and depron, not a lot of expense if it fails . I did a 6ft Mosquito that flys well but don't use it much as it takes two batteries so only half the flights.

Me110 56" span 3536 950kv 8x8 props 1 3s 3000 6min flight over 200 flights 1 broken prop not due to landing. Whirlwind, 58" span same set up Both made from depron and foam, could be made from balsa with foam veneer wings but everyone wants a Mosquito.

At the tail end where the elevator slots in to fill the gap use a piece of the tailplane offcut after the tail plane is fitted DO NOT PUT IT IN BEFORE THE ELEVATOR JOINER WIRE. at this point it is not glued as I have to cover the elevator.

Wing fillets, the triangle section in my kit was quite hard and after putting a lot of saw cuts at the front it was reluctant to form , cutting a long piece from the rear to the top the curve,this formed OK I then cut short pieces and glued them to the fuselage, when set I sanded and filled the with wood filler. Then a final sanding to shape, to get the concave shape I used a felt tip pen with 120 grit wrapped around. BE careful when sanding, if you are unsure mask the fuselage at the top of the fillets because it is easy to put a groove in the fuselage side. Stage one 2 and 3. Despite loading them in order they have appeared 231

Starting and running an ic engine or even running an electric I would have it securely pegged to the ground. I do need one though age is catching up with my legs.

Servos installed, wiring routed in the best Oriental tradition, a slot and a strip of sellotape. The wing bandage is stuck on with pva ,less messy than epoxy and I have never had one fail. I cover it with masking tape before covering. Next job the wing fillets. For the new builders this is best done with the wing attached, protect the wing with plastic film to stop it being a one piece model.