Wiggo

[Steven S]

Thanks Glyn - I picked up a lot from the build logs and especially the pictures posted. What power setup are you using now, or what would you recommend.

[Glyn44]

Hi Steve use the setup up as per spec (plan/mag artical) for starters. Then stick some more power in there if you fancy it.

Let us know when ur airborne.

Have fun, stay safe, Glyn.

[Glyn44]

PS Steve,

The hardest bit is fitting/cutting the windscreen, oh and covering the wing tips to a decent standard!!!

[Glyn44]

What do you do on a windy Sunday. Answer finish a model!

Here is my latest wiggo build:

Next suitable day she'll be in the air, hopefully for several minutes!

Glyn.

[Steven S]

Great looking Wiggo Glyn. Would you add a picture of the underside please? I assume the fuselage is all red, but what about the wings.

[Mowerman]

Looks good Glyn. Remember to put Phone No or Email address on this one. (with reward for finder ?)

[Glyn44]

Oh Never thought to take a picture of her bottom, but if you insist!

The lost one is on our own club land!, so no ones gonna find it but a member. Hoping to spot it up a tree when the leaves are gone.

[Steven S]

Thanks Glyn - I do like the way that you split up the colours. I think that I will use a similar style on mine.

[Glyn44]

Steven, I hope you will post a few pics for us. How advanced is your build?

[Steven S]

I've built the fuselage and tail feathers and am starting on the wing.

[Steven S]

I've also made the hatch from a magazine article by Bill Browne.

[Glyn44]

Hi Steven,

Looking good from your pics. I wish that I had had a copy of the hatch artical, as I really struggled to get a decent locking system on mine. Still not sure it really good! I'll see if I can get a copy of that mag, if you would kindly inform me of the title and date.

Not trying to reach you to suck eggs, but do avoid a mistake I made. DO NOT glue the wings into the fuse, until you have covered both items. Otherwise you have quite a job on where they meet, especially if the wing and fuse are to be different colours at the join.

Cheers for now, Glyn.

[kc]

That article appears to be the July 2016 issue of RC ModelWorld from Traplet. Back issue seems available here

It does appear to be very similar to my own design of hatch catch which I put on this forum many months before...  back in December last year .......

Edited By kc on 05/09/2016 12:26:21

[Glyn44]

Oh cheers KC, easy when you know how!

[Steven S]

Thanks for the heads up on attaching the wing. I will follow your advice. Yes the article is in the July 2016 issue of RC Modelworld.

These are the basic materials needed

Here they are glued up, washer soldered on, and spring installed

And now glued to hatch

I still need to carve a knob [gunsight style] and glue it on

[Glyn44]

First flight for my latest Wiggo today. It was quite a handful,to trim out, but eventually got it flying decently. All ok and very agile. Main thing is she's back home in one piece. Just need to mod the hatch fixings. Magnets too weak.

Starting to look around for a new project now.

[Steven S]

I've finished the wing and dry fitted it to the fuselage. I can see that my paper tubes are too short, but don't know if I will be able to extend or replace them now.

[Max Z]

Posted by Steven Shaw on 12/09/2016 22:32:47:

I can see that my paper tubes are too short, but don't know if I will be able to extend or replace them now.

Don't worry Steve, there is a trick that you can use. Just cover your wing and open up the holes where the servo's go. Then get some woollen thread and a vacuum cleaner. Hold the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner near the central opening in the wing and suck the thread through the servo hole and through the paper tube. Use the thread to pull your servo lead through and presto...

Max.

[Steven S]

Thanks - I was hoping that I wouldn't have to try to replace the tubes.

[Glyn44]

Looking very good. Tubes what tubes, I never used any at all. I just furkled around with a piece of copper wire until it appeared out of the other end then attached the servo lead with some masking tape and pulled it through. So don't worry you'll be ok. Mine is flying ok.

[Rene Wallage]

If I remember correctly, I just made a small slit in the ribs, and fed the wire through them before covering. Good enough, if you're not using transparent covering...

[Steven S]

I think I've made all the parts now, just the windshield and the two F13's left.

I also have the cowl to make, but I like to do that after I've pretty much assembled the finished model and adjusted the motor to it's final location for the best C of G.

[Steven S]

Posted by Glyn44 on 28/08/2016 18:00:22:

PS Steve,

The hardest bit is fitting/cutting the windscreen, oh and covering the wing tips to a decent standard!!!

I'm finding that out Glyn - I'm not happy with how my wingtips are turning out and I think that I will carve a balsa block for the leading edge, back to the spar.

Edited By Steven Shaw on 22/09/2016 14:13:14

[Geoff S]

That wingtip looks fine to me. I've not seen the drawing but if all the parts are there (ie no extra support near the L/E) then that's way it's bound to look as you shrink the covering.

I like Max's idea about sucking lightweight thread through with a vacuum cleaner but I would think it wouldn't be much trouble to push the servo lead through and fish it out through the servo mount. I have a couple of surgical retractors of different sizes I use for the job. There were boxes full of them on the show tool stalls (perhaps there still is) and they're really useful gadgets for jobs like that.

Geoff

[Steven S]

Yes, just 2 small ribs, and a wedge shaped piece at the trailing edge. I'm going to try again, but with another small rib near the front.

You can see the ribs in the picture of my Sept 13 post.