Jimbo565 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Hi chaps,Richard,as you know mine has a clapped out Irvine 61 and she still goes very well,A 90fs will be magic. Mine scaled up 28% gives a wing chord of 12 1/4 " Andy, Did you get the ASP 75 ? and wot have you done to the fuz to start all over again ??? This is mine during construction along with Peters scaled up Cap 21. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Shailer Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Hi Jim, yes just got the .75 will e-mail you measurements, now the bad bit!!!!! i think that one side on the fuss was a touch harder then the other, so when joined the back part with the formers 6,7, and 8, when dried one side is straight the other side is warpped, ive tried to sort it but still one side straight, one a bit warpped, so im going to start again. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 Did I mention I was a slow builder, It’s not so much the building but getting the time to do it. Anyway a few pictures of progress so far. Its actually further on than it looks as the undercarriage wires are bent and the mounts sorted, also the snake outers and servo, RX mounts are all in.Edited By Nev on 30/09/2011 20:09:49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 This is where its up to now, just the back rest and cowl really, then covering. Anybody any good ideas for fixing an open cockpit style windshield. I have canopy glue but not sure it will be strong enough on its own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Shailer Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Hi Nev, Looking very good well done, I havnt touched mine since March, as for your windshied maybe couple small self tappers at the ends and maybe one in the middle, plus the glue, looking forward to you covering her. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Looking good. How do people keep their work areas so neat and clean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted October 1, 2011 Author Share Posted October 1, 2011 Thanks. Yes I thought about self tapers but I only user 1/16th sheet and so not much wood to screw into, I’ll have to put little blocks underneath. Actually I am going to use some old plastic packaging for the windshield and this doesn’t seen to fog with CA, when I experimented, thin CA also soaks in the wood making quite a strong joint so maybe I’ll use a combination of both. The workbench only looks like that for the photos Peter, the rest of the time it’s like everybody else’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 Well here we are just before the maiden this afternoon. Didn’t look quite so pretty afterwards, bit of a hurried landing resulting in a nose dive in from the last few yards. No real damage just a cracked cowl and an AWOL pilot. Probably due to me trying come in a bit on the slow side. I found it a bit sensitive in the roll and a bit sluggish in pitch but again could just be me being a bit cautious, I did knock off some of the elevator movement on dual rates. All in all enjoyed the first flight, apart from the last second obviously. Will probably wait for sunny days and short grass for the next one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo565 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Finally in the air Nev,not take you long to sort her out. Happy new year jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Good! Another fairly satisfied customer More satsifaction coming up once you are used to the model I am sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Shailer Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Well done Nev, she looks well. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo565 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Nev, This is how I make my windscreens for open cockpits, Aluminium frame with points on the four corners to locate in the top decking and glazed with thin acetate. Hope this helps. JIm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Thanks Jim but I figured something out, although not quite as engineered as yours. I used some of that hard plastic packaging, PET I think it is, this was about 0.5mm thick. If you score the surface VERY lightly and bend it over an edge you get a crisp corner. Both canopy glue and cyno stick to it well without fogging. I left tabs on the side windows folded underneath for some gluing area. The whole thing is quite rigid so does not need a frame so mine is simply masking tape painted white and cut into strips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo565 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 As long as it does the job Nev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 THis looks like a slightly enlarged Miss Lizzy. (One of yours Jim?) I wonder what the engine is, he says "Large" Miss Lizzy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo565 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Hi Peter its not one of mine ,from Welsh wales I see. I reckon it could be a 61 or so going off the prop size. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo565 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Peter, Do the Welsh have permission to build Our model Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Anyone has permission to build our Miss Lizzy except manufacturers of ARTFs unless they pay me large lumps of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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