..one opportunity at the time..
Given that it is difficult to find the right size streamline tubing, I better go ahead an make some. With the open-scad script I found I made a handful test pieces. The idea at the moment is to attach the plastic with a layer or 2 of 25 gram glass cloth. That should fill the … Read more
I did say undercarriage? A whole new can of worms just opened. I had hoped to be able to use a normal streamline tube as offered by various vendors. However, can’t find anything close enough to what I want. I could make my own from round tube, just like friend Achim , but that’s a … Read more
Once it is all finished it looks easy. At the start it’s more like ‘how am I going to tackle this? I decided to use a 3 mm alu plate as a mount for the short tubes that hold everything together. This way I could mount some 5 mm wire studs to hold the motor, … Read more
It fits, no worries there! It’s gonna be jus’ perfect! I am sure I can’t resist building the engine mount next. It might not be the correct size, because depending on the CG I will move the engine forward/back. But it will be a good exercise, and it makes things look real..
It’s never too early to add that famous mark. Of course this is the full size one, and I might not like it, but it is a good enough place to start! Probably overpowers the plane, but it has the right sound, and I have seen the engine long enough in use to know it … Read more
Last year I had some fine nice sand left over from doing some garden-diy-ing. ‘Just in case’ I stored it in a nice dry place, knowing that one day, dry sand would come in handy. I knew from the onset that I needed to find a way to clean up my brazed parts. Up to … Read more
After a few weeks of putting bits of tubing together, I am at the point where things start to look like something you would recognize as a fuselage. This morning I cleaned up the fuse with a diy sandblaster, much to my surprise this went really well. It’s the usual bucket of dry sand, empty … Read more
Only if I really feel adventurous will I apply this colour scheme! (Click the link under the pic for the story!) Or have a look on https://www.airliners.net/search?keywords=Stolp+SA-750&photoCategory=39&sortBy=dateAccepted&sortOrder=desc&perPage=36&display=detail
All good things take time to mature. From a time many, many moons ago I wanted to build one, but from idea to first metal took a bit of time. I started off with the original pans that still can be had from Aircraft Spruce. On a separate website I gathered all and everything I … Read more
A long time ago I started to silence the Carden, and today I managed to obtain some very good numbers. The weather was nice, the wind was calm, and I was off for the day. So, all ingredients were present to make it all happen. At the club we have built a heavy support on … Read more