Tony Bennett Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Thank you Tony! Here's an interplane strut all glued up and waiting for final finishing later. The rear of the pod needs fairing into the boom, so I've made up a support framework from scrap balsa. The framework is faced with 1/16 sheet, with its grain vertical to help it cope with the contours of the fairing. Up front I've decided to fit a top hatch to the pod. I'm using m usual method of covering the adjoining bulkheads and longerons with Sellotape t prevent the hatch from sticking permanently to the pod. The hatch has a 1/16 sheet base with a sub-former at each end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 Plankety plank plank....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 thats a planking good job of oh planking there young man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 looking good Tim Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I'm really enjoying this build Tim lots of different build methods. Can't help thinking it looks like a dragonfly though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Hi Tim why the gaps in the planking?CheersDanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 Posted by Danny Fenton on 08/11/2014 12:01:23: Hi Tim why the gaps in the planking? Cheers Danny To save weight, obviously. Now get back in your own workshop, and cease making facetious comments on my thread, dammit! tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 With the completed planking rough sanded, I've cut the two hatches free. Trial fitting the Turnigy 4250 motor to F1. Offsetting the motor to the left, and then packing the two mounting lugs with washers, brings the front end of the shaft back to the centreline, whilst giving a couple of degrees of side thrust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn K Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I was puzzled about the gaps in the planking as well but the explanation was OK I think... Wonderful build Mr H. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Thanks Martyn! I've Ca'd a washer to the balsa/ply noseplate, and then bolted it on the prop shaft. The cowl's lower sides were fitted in between, followed by the cowl's lower sheeting. I used bits of scrap block for this. Two laminations of 1/64 ply bend over the top of the outrunner to form a basis for the dummy engine. The mighty 20hp v-twin is, once again, formed from bits of convoluted tubing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 clever sir very clever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Easton Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 looking great Tim. Thinking back on when I built mine(and getting back to the CG discussion), I seem to remember I did all the calcs but had to add nose weight after the initial flights to get it to where your smaller model's is and is shown on my plan. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 Thanks Ian! I'll look at it in more detail when the time comes. My safety zone is to check where it is on my little Hild and simply copy that across to the new one. tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 More work on the engine. I've shortened the cylinders by around 10mm, and then added a few details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 You have done a grand job of that dummy engine there Tim Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 lovely little engine Tim what fuel does it use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Martin, Like myself, it runs on cyano fumes...... Over the last few days I've been skinning the fuselage pod in 1/64 ply. A fiddly job - especially on the curved rear section. I've used small pieces of ply, butted together to minimise the joins. The main job this weekend has been producing the undercarriage. It's made from 12swh wire, bent to shape and assembled inverted on a scrap bard. The first job was to wrap the overlap with copper wire and then solder it together. The vertical 'slot' is there to allow the axle to rise on it's bungee springing. I've fitted an additional brass strap, not only to reinforce the joint, but also to serve as an anchor point for the cross-bracing (to be fitted later). I've used a yellow rubber band to trial the suspension. The axle has short lengths of similar material soldered to its top side. This stops the axle rotating and also serve as to keep the axle centralised when the bugees are hooked over their ends. The main assembly (inverted). Since this pic was taken I've fitted P-clips to mount it to the underside of the fuselage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncebounce crunch Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Fair dinkum Tim, this is looking like another cracker. Explaining the techniques well and with great pics gives us mere mortals a chance of making very nice models that will stand out from the arf hoards. thank you. I wish you Double your wages from the El Presidente Ashby. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Hi Tim. JUst found this thread. Really wierd one this time but I like it! I have a book, Aviation, the Pioneer Years by Ben Mackworth-Praed. Features some really strange aicraft of that era but not this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Nice wire work Tim ,do you have any difficulty in getting the solder to take on piano wire ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Thank you Gents - it's nice to be able to produce something out of the ordinary now and then! Martin, there's no secret to soldering; I use ordinary lead-free multicore solder. Successful soldering depends on two things - absolute cleanliness and a decent, hefty iron, able to tranfer the heat efficiently without cooling. So I wipe the wire with meths to remove any grease or oil first, then use a file or rough wet'n'dry paper to roughen the surface. Immediately prior to soldering I give the wire a wipe with an acid flux. The iron I use is an old 60 watt thing that I picked up at a show. Don't bother with anything less - and certainly not one of those wire-framed heatguns either. Hope this helps! tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 thanks Tim for those tips .I've plenty of experience soldering but very little with steel wire I'll practice on some spare bits Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 Milestone time! Just about my favourite part of any project - taping, pinning, cobbling the airframe together for the first time. There's still loads to do in the way of rigging, etc. but that'll do for this evening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Looks great Tim very quirky John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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