Tom Foreman Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Well my mate Paul keeps pestering me to start building the WazEco, a cheaper version of the famous Wasabi Aerobatic slope soarer. The difference is about £150 and you have to build your own wings and stab, although the fusealage is still moulded, so its sort of my first mouldie, although its only a half mouldie if you know what I mean Its the most money I've ever spent on a kit at about £150 and I got it from Joe at Island models on the tinternet. I first saw it in RCM&E a few months ago, and the lovey yellow moulded fish like fusealage had that elusive x-factor that made me want one, although when I saw the price I had second thoughts. I started checking it out on YouTube and RCgroups and was enthralled by its 3D aerobatic performance, I just never knew gliders could fly that well. Anyway the only other thing to say is that when I checked out the cost of the recommended JR servos I nearly died, I'm saving for the cheap Futaba ones and four of them is going to set me back nearly the same as what I paid for the kit!!! Edited By Tom Foreman on 07/07/2009 18:44:03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Foreman Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 Ribs and spars all lazer cut, just cyano together, rear spar is a bit fragile though Paint pots keep it all aligned, tacked it together with thin cyano, then re-did all the joints with thick cynao Started sheeting the wings, also have stuck aluminium wing joiner tubes in. Stuck two sheets together first, held together with masking tape. Then cut sheets slightly over size, wetted outside of bend to take up shape then glued with liberal ammounts of Aphatic resin (yellow wood glue) Yes I have a battery fetish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Lloyd Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Go for it Tom! Could you post a pic of the kit components please? It would be good to see what you get for your hard-earned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Lloyd Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Mr Moderator - could this thread be in the Gliders section? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Foreman Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 Well here you go Matthew Basically everything you need apart from radio and covering. You can download the plan and cut your own wood and order the Fuse separately for the cheapest option (think its about 80 Euros) but I was too lazy to cut wood and source all the hardware. Apparently the original idea was that you could eventually upgrade to a full mouldie when you get bored or break your wooden wings, but the WazEco video shows that it flies pretty well see here http://www.gliderireland.net/images/videos/wasabieco.wmv Anyway got to build some more, here's where I'm up to, got to bottom skin next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Foreman Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 Well this is far as I got tonight, only managed to stab my self once with the scalpel, the WazEco now has a little of my blood in it, I'm sure there will also be tears and sweat to come later Sheeting stuck together Careful!! Cutting the tabs off can be painful! Used one of the tabs to blank off the wing joiner tube. This started out OK, but later on the sheeting started lifting, combination of the pressure being applied by the clothes pegs and the water I applied to curve the sheet. Gave up with the pegs and jacked up the trailing edge with sheet and weighted everything down with batteries, hopefully it will be OK (fingers crossed). Night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Lloyd Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Hells teeth - that's a lot of batteries! I've had the plans for this for a while now. Your kit looks very comprehensive indeed. I have enough toys * I have enough toys * I have enough toys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klippy Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Hi Tom, they don't fly so well without a bit of blood on them!Edited By Tony Prince on 08/07/2009 09:11:28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Foreman Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Hi Matthew its an OK kit, they even glued the wing tip blocks together! Tony, guess I'll have to go for a red colour scheme Well here's tonights progress, it doesn't appear much but I've done lots of sanding. Preparing to sand the false LE & TE, the old sand paper on the work bench trick. It's warped while the sheeting dried! Other wing is a bit straighter, oh well must try harder next time! Leading edge and wing tips gluing, warped wing hopefully un-warping! That's all for now folks! Tom Edited By Phil Wood - Moderator on 08/07/2009 22:22:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Would be good if you could get a regular veneered foam wing for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Foreman Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 There are plans on the FlyBiwo website for making your own foam wing if you wanted to go down that route. Link below http://www.flybiwo.com/home.php?cat_ID=6&langue=uk Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris van Schoor Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Good luck with this project, Tom! I have a Wasabi (well, it's my second one now); it's a fantastic plane, capable of things 99% of gliders can't do. Always brings a huge smile to my face! In my opinion there is a bit of a weak point in the fuz in line with the leading edge of the wing. This I have found is common to most "fish"'shaped fuzzes, due to the high side forces associated with the unusual fuz shape, and the canopy cut-out doesn't help.. I glued in a former to strengthen the fuz there, it has worked well. I could take pics if anyone is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultymate Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Yes please Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Foreman Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Hi Chris, please post a photo of your modification. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultymate Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Tom I was recommended Hitec HS85MG servos by Andy Ellison for my Wasabi and they work fine Steve Webbs (alias Servoshop) do em for £18.99 a pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Foreman Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Cool, that would save me £70, have you noticed any pecularities with using servos other than those recommended? I did consider cheaping out with Hitecs, but then thought I might regret it, buy once instead of twice and all that Will give it some more thoughts, glad I still havn't hit the buy button yet! Managed to get rid of my wing warp with the kettle in the end, just got to motivate myself to do some razor planing and sanding Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris van Schoor Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Right, lets give this a try. Nope. Someone please help me with how to post an image. I don't have any photos hosted on the web. Thanks. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris van Schoor Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 OK, I think I've cracked it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Foreman Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Cheers Chris that looks like a major mod, what motivated you to do it? Well planing and sanding nearly finished, just waiting for the filler to go off as the wood supplied for the leading edge could have done with being a couple of millimeters wider. Will take some photos later when its all dry. Cheers Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Foreman Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Well Ultymate's servo suggestion means I now have some servo's winging there way to me, so no more excuses to get this thing finished. Well apart from deciding on the colour scheme Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Foreman Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Well here's tonights progress, wings planed and sanded. The wing joiner is a little long so will need cutting down 5mm, don't seem to be any incidence dowels in the kit either, but I'm sure I'll find somthing in the junk box Night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris van Schoor Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Posted by Tom Foreman on 09/07/2009 22:32:35: Cheers Chris that looks like a major mod, what motivated you to do it? Tom Er, to stop the fuz breaking AGAIN.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Foreman Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 I was afraid you were going to say that, looks like I will have to source some fibre glass board then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultymate Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Tom you won't regret getting the Hitecs, a reccomendation from Andy Ellison counts pretty high in my book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Lloyd Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Hitec 85mg are great little servos. Install with confidence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.