Eric Robson Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I have started using small wood screws to hold the retracts in after cracking a plastic retract mounting plate on a heavy landing. The Heinkel 100 fighter was in the same jagergruppe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 Good idea...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) The retracts are coming on. Slow progress but getting there. I can turn my attention to the control surfaces now and then finally sheet the surface of the wing and try to get it true. Having got the retracts working how the heck the nacells will work out is anyones guess! Edited February 17, 2022 by David perry 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Sounds like my knees when I get up. ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 And mine. The things they dont tell you at skool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 This month's Flypast has an excellent article on the Ju88 0 really nicely done and a great read, with colour profile and three view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Walby Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 21 minutes ago, leccyflyer said: This month's Flypast has an excellent article on the Ju88 0 really nicely done and a great read, with colour profile and three view. Did you mean Feb or the March issue? Website is not clear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 The issue which arrived this morning, so that will be the March Issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Belay my last pipe -it's actually the April 2022 issue. Arrived today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 Im pondering the covering now. Poly C and nylon gives a light tough finish, but so does PVA and brown paper. I dont know which is lighter though I suspect nylon is stronger overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) Motors on. Now the cowl build. More head scratching. Thinkong foam round the motors, 1/32nd skins and maybe foam nacells. Wing is fully skinned. It's coming along! Edited March 8, 2022 by David perry 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 That is how I done my Seafury cowl David, the front is pink foam ,similar to the blue. The fuselage is foam board formers on a balsa frame covered in brown paper. The last model I made a Me 110 which I am currently flying is made with foam board and I used Celotex for the nacelles, it is super light but marks easy once covered it is ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) Brilliant. Hadnt considered foam board. Thanks. On the real thing the front cowls do look like sleeves pushed on (probably were, essentially)...excellent tip. Thanks. Edited March 8, 2022 by David perry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I omitted to say the formers were sheeted over with 1/8" depron as is the wing. then covered with BP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 I bought some alloy cake pans from Amazon for engine cowls, they come in various sizes and are light but do tend to have parallel sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 I downloaded some similar cowl models from thingiverse and 3D printed them for my Ki45. I think they were originally for a proprietary Beaver model. I resized them to 100mm diameter and away I went. They weigh very little and are reasonably tough. The rest of the nacelles were made with foamboard over foamboard formers, and as you can see, covered with brown paper. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 I like the cowls. I have got some foam card and have started work. Ive made the fromts of the cowls from grey foam, intend to add false fronts and cover the outsides with brown paper. Getting there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) Work progresses slowly...control surfaces now fitted ready for horns and pushrods. Next, assembly and balance...find out were the heck to put two lipos! Then disassemble and cover in pva and paper. I'll send pics when it is assembled though. In the mean time I bought a new radio - Futaba 16iz - so thats also being figured out and programmed for this. Im not getting much flying I must say...busy with work and other things. Cant do it all. I did acquire an old Magnum 30 4 stroke thiugh which I ran up today and found to be a real sweety. Edited June 21, 2022 by David perry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) Getting there. Wings and fuz mated, all controls fitted. Now for covering: paper and thinned PVA then spray paint. Weight at the moment a little under 8lb including everything to make it fly except the finishing touches so I am hopeful for a TOW of around 8 1/2 lb, the original weighed in at 9 1/2lb. Two 80a ESC on the motors. Edited June 30, 2022 by David perry 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 Prigress has been slow as i get a full size auster j1 back into the air after a 5 year lie in the hangar. Four bungees, two tyres and one magneto to go... She has flown at my hands and beautiful she is. Hopefully get a lot more this summer. Anyway, the bomber is close to the bench again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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