Nigel Day Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Great stuff Nev, and with limited space. You'll need to get your skates on, I'm hoping to finish the planking of the lower half of the fuse today. Top half is already done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Just playing, never tried a video before. I’m sure most are well past this stage but it’s another milestone for me. Not getting much done at the moment, no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Day Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Impressive Nev. The bench looks well-organised too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Nice wing Nev John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Muckley Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Great job Nev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Thanks for the comments lads. It may look like I'm lagging behind a bit but this is pretty good pace for me. Anyway wings are finished and I'm well pleased with the way they have turned out, so thanks again for the encouragement. I like dowels at the front and a wing bolt at the trailing edge but as Dany pointed out it does mean a gap at the back, so I have gone with John's suggestion of angling the rear fairing plates forward to minimise the gap. Not the best photo but it should be ok. Fuselage next, be good to have a change but I didn't want to put the wing aside until I hade most of it done, I don't think I would have wanted to go back to it. Nev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Looks a very tidy wing Nev I see you marked the cut out on the centre front rib, but unlike most of us, you never cut it, that's just showing off John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Day Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Dead right John. Nice work Nev - and I know exactly what you mean about finishing off because you don't want to go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Getting a bit more done. First made the battery box, this is just a square light ply box with a 1/8 birch ply doubler at the front, same dimensions as the original bearers and going back to F4 so it doesn’t enter the cockpit. I think everybody has worked that bit out. A 3000mAh, 5S fits in easily Next the big bit. I found F3 a funny shape so when I had reached this point, I dry fitted and no way was it going to fit so trimmed it back to where I thought it should be. Now I’m on with the planking. This is a first for me and I have to say it’s an experience. It just seems odd cutting up some lovely 3/32 sheet and then trying to stick it back together again. Having said that I don’t think I would have been able to roll a piece of sheet around the formers and get the nice curves I have with this. It’s coming on and I’m really pleased with it. Nev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Looks to be nice planking Nev John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Looks really good Nev, well done. Nice to see you have added an inner bulkhead to stop the batteries sliding forward onto the motor shaft You may want to add some 1/4 square between the motor bulkhead and the sides of the box? Just to be on the safe side? Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Day Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Nice work Nev. Planking's fun (in small doses) isn't it? Battery box next for me when I've finished faffing around with the rudder and elevator controls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Hi, first half done and yes Nigel it is sort of fun I think I'll spend a little time tidying it up a bit then crack on with the second half before I have chance to think about it. The motor bulkhead is a birch and light ply sandwich, thick enough for the inserts so plenty of gluing area. To be honest if that joint fails I wouldn't hold out much hope for the rest of the frame, too late now anyway. Nev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Well that’s both fuselage halves done. I even braved it out in the garage tonight for a while for a bit of sanding and yes John it is a pleasure to see it all smother in, although I was a little worried I might be getting a bit heavy handed so I didn’t go mad. I am quite surprised at how light they feel but yet still quite rigid, 170 g for the pair. So I think that’s all the big bits built, just a case of assembling it all together now eh. I have done a rough cut out for the wing seat but still a lot to do there. I need to have a bit of a think before I fix the dowels and wing bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Looks great Nev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Looks very neat Nev and lighter than my effort John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Day Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Yes, very neat Nev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Thanks chaps. Wing seats now fitted, that’s a good job done. I wasn’t looking forward to them I had visions on wonky wings and all sorts of disasters but it all seems to be reasonably straight and level. I also marked the position of the wing dowels while it was all clamped together. Their now fitted as well and waiting for the glue to go off. It feels like I’m getting somewhere at the moment, should be plain sailing from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Looks like your getting somewhere Nev John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Such a big gap and so few bits of wood !! All I’ve managed to do so far is fit G2 and then juggle the little bits trying to work out what it is supposed to look like. Has anybody got a good shot from the back, like this but with the fairing in place. I’ll have another go tonight and hopefully figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Looking really good Nev, do you mean full size? Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Thanks. I meant the model but actually the real one helps. I was trying to gauge how far up / down the fuselage it needed to go. I tried marking bits off the plan and 3 view but wasn’t quite prepared for how big it needed to be so didn’t really trust what I was doing. I had looked at all the photos people have added and thought I know exactly what shape it needed to be but had trouble visualising where the bit of wood went. I think I will be ok when I have another go. Nev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Just a little update, not much done really but the fairing is done, at least the rear part. It’s not perfect but unlike John’s it’s not coming off again and it will be better with a bit of smoothing in. Not much else done though, been staling a bit deciding what to do next. Fit the tail feathers I suppose. Nev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 That looks a different class to my effort Nev John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Kind of you to say so John. Truth is I took a couple of dozen photos and picked the best. Dont we all . Nev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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