..one opportunity at the time..
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
During our holidays in the home country I was entrusted with a handful of carbon, with the request to ‘just build it and enjoy’. Over the last few weeks that building process was finished. Even though the total amount of hours spend are not that many, it all adds up. Today I finally got a new … Read more
