wonwinglo
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The supplied plastic vac formed lower cowl pan will do the job but to be honest it does not look as good as proper planking,I was termpted to discard it and block the lower portion of the nose,if I do the R/C micro conversion and fit a motor then I probably will do but I have an idea and that is to make this rubber powered radio control,yes it is becoming popular now to fit micro gear into rubber models and it works,so a 1S lipo,tiny receiver and two micro servos for the ailerons and one for the elevator.
After much fettling the lower cowl fitted,not perfect but as near as,it was glued into place with Pritt 'Craft it' jewellery cement,if you have not tried this adhesive then you are missing one of the best all round adhesives on the market,it will stick anything and no fiddly mixing resins together either,a very versatile adhesive and cheap as chips too about 0.50p a tube if you buy 10 tubes.
A good sanding took place and a first coat of sanding sealer on the planked area.
Nose plug made up with balsa/ply laminate,nose button pressed into place.
This is the rubber powered flying propeller,a home made carved scale one is in process,you need thin blades and plenty of pitch to fly well.
I opted to use cartridge paper for the shaped rear cockpit front recess,the stringer behind will 'not' be cut as it will weaken the structure too much.
Cockpits have been doped black plus area where the front canopy sits,a few bits of detail made from light depron to go into the cockpits.
After much fettling the lower cowl fitted,not perfect but as near as,it was glued into place with Pritt 'Craft it' jewellery cement,if you have not tried this adhesive then you are missing one of the best all round adhesives on the market,it will stick anything and no fiddly mixing resins together either,a very versatile adhesive and cheap as chips too about 0.50p a tube if you buy 10 tubes.
A good sanding took place and a first coat of sanding sealer on the planked area.
Nose plug made up with balsa/ply laminate,nose button pressed into place.
This is the rubber powered flying propeller,a home made carved scale one is in process,you need thin blades and plenty of pitch to fly well.
I opted to use cartridge paper for the shaped rear cockpit front recess,the stringer behind will 'not' be cut as it will weaken the structure too much.
Cockpits have been doped black plus area where the front canopy sits,a few bits of detail made from light depron to go into the cockpits.