Chris Bott - Moderator Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 My modelling career started with a Keil Kraft Polaris chuck glider, graduating through built up free flight gliders, profile control liners and the odd Jetex model that usually went up in flames. R/C started with Macgregor single channel in a Mercury Matador then a lot of pocket money + birthday and Christmas went into a Waltron 4/5 proportional 27Mhz set and 3 servos. These served in various models from DB Tyro to Cambrian Capstan and various other sports models and gliders. A big gap just as many others until picking up as electric flight was just becoming viable. Fast forward through many plans kits & ARTF's to find that all my scale models are ARTF, or foam, or built by someone else. Except for a cute little Model Designs Spit. So, it's about time I used the experience I do have, to produce something I've not done before. That's a decent scale model that I can be proud of. The help here is going to be invaluable. My intention for the Chipmunk, is to make it the best scale model I can, while not going overboard. I want to do something I can definitely achieve, and I also want to end up with a model that I'm happy to fly regularly. So if an addition looks like it may take many many hours and not add massively to the effect, then it may well be left off. I like "practical" too. So there will be hatches, everything will be accessible for maintenance, and it will be as simple to operate as possible. It will be electric, and the battery will be as easy to change as I can possibly make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJ Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Hi Chris, It's funny how many peoples first taste of aero modelling is of a Keil Kraft flavour! It was an Achilles for me. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Mine was a Frog Minx, KeilKraft Cadet second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich too Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Good choice! Which one Chris? or scratch built? I was admiring the ones on the SLEC website recently... Nice sizes **LINK** Rich Edited By Rich2 on 01/06/2014 06:32:51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 This will be part of the "Chip Shop" Rich, see this area. Around 20 of us will be building the Dennis Bryant version, from his Elite plans range. We're not starting until October so I'm unlikely to post much, if anything, here until then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Day Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Thanks Chris. I'll be following closely and expecting to learn a lot - about building and making a nice Chippie. No pressure tho'...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Danny Fenton Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Nice one Chris, cant wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 Remember - nothing to see here - move along now, until October. I have flying to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stratton Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Like your philosophy Chris, as well as your subject. Look forward to seeing & learning from your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Williams Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Rich2 - Don't want to mess up Chris's thread but I don't seem to be able to pm you. I am currently build the SLEC one and would be happy to share my experience. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Like your colour scheme Chris, i'll shut up now. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 I thought it about time to shift my build thread off the bottom of the pile. This one's going to happen in fits and starts I'm afraid, I'll be building and posting whenever I get the chance. Being a little behind other folk has it's advantages though, as I have the advantage of hindsight to some extent. Having followed a few different methods, I've dreamt up yet another one for constructing the tailplane. First I decided that my not brand new copy of the plan has some inaccuracies on it. For a start I can't line up the hinge slots, not even a couple of them, with the laser cut spar. I measured the slots in the spar, and they are equidistant from either end, so decided I'd use that spacing rather than the plan. Here, after the front of the ribs were slightly chamfered, just the ribs next to the hinges are attached to the spar. Also in the pic above, are a couple of oversized leading edges and a couple of other spacers. Keeping everything as square as possible, these were attached next. 7 The whole assembly will now sit flat on the board, and stay flat and square. The other ribs were chamfered and then offered up to wherever they would fit, by length. No glue is applied here. There was no real need for this step. Finally it was offered up to the plan. The photo shows that the rib spacing doesn't match the plan, but short of adjusting the length of each rib, and maybe making the odd new one, I decided that this was close enough. Glue has been applied, and now I'll have to decide how to proceed. The ribs will have the long sanding block rubbed over them to even them up before sheeting, but a steel rule shows they are very close already. Now, I could add the sheeting butted up to the L/E, or I can take the L/E down to match the rib shape and sheet over. With the second method I can still leave "jigging legs". It may have been better to use a 1/4 sq L/E and add jigging legs to that at the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hi Chris - another Chippie off the blocks then! Like your practical approach - interesting to see how many different approaches there are. Same journey - different routes! Keep it coming, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I had to move a rib or two as well, I agree Terry...more than one way to pluck a chicken..ipmunk John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Nicely done Chris, looks great.CheersDanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJ Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hi Chris, I like the extra deep leading edge, I could have saved myself a lot of careful packing. Great to see that you have started. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Muckley Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Like your'e method Chris well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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