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| FLYBOYZ, Comment for image # 31397 | 11 Apr 14 14:03 |
| Wow been seeing all the new planes posted!These are some beautiful airplanes going on here Whoot Whoot! |
| julinick, Comment for image # 31397 | 11 Apr 14 08:11 |
| WOW!!! Love the natutal look :) |
| JohnG., Comment for image # 31397 | 11 Apr 14 07:33 |
| Looking really sharp, David. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 31397 | 11 Apr 14 07:06 |
| Thanks, Ted. The ailerons will get the same treatment. |
| frwyflyer, Comment for image # 31397 | 11 Apr 14 07:01 |
| VERY NICE!! The fabric covered tail is a nice detal. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 31333 | 09 Apr 14 06:58 |
| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1HYFgjNb2k Bill Maher on sex and model airplanes. CAUTION: Contains the F word:-) |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 31365 | 03 Apr 14 07:43 |
| Thanks, Poppy. Nice to hear from someone who owns a couple of my works! |
| poppy, Comment for image # 31365 | 03 Apr 14 05:31 |
| Wow, a lot of effort went towards this and it turned out great!! |
| meku, Comment for image # 31365 | 03 Apr 14 03:28 |
| Extremely interesting interesting work! |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 31333 | 28 Mar 14 06:38 |
| The Russian version. |
| lukebozek1, Comment for image # 31333 | 28 Mar 14 06:36 |
| Dave, you modified the Electra? |
| David Duckett, Image # 31333 | 28 Mar 14 04:53 |
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| David Duckett, Comment for image # 31313 | 27 Mar 14 07:25 |
| Thanks, all. Poppy, it will be mostly covered but not all. The canopy will be left uncovered as the many coats of dope will make it quite slick. The good part is that covering it means simply gluing the silkspan in place without having to worry about wrinkles. The only covering material I've found in these kits is flimsy tissue and it gets chunked as soon as I open the box. In addition to airplanes, Cleveland made many other kinds of kits, from butterflies to box cars, so their potential lies strictly in the hands of the builder. It is interesting to note that the plans bring back another time in modeling by mentioning that the detail aspect of their kits is for those who build for " exhibition or scale model contest non-flying type". For many years local hobby shops held regular model contests and it was great fun to see all the models whether yours won or not. What you did see was often impetus enough to build new and different kinds of models and maybe encourage you to put a bit more effort into the build for the next competition. These days the local hobby shops barely have balsa kits and the contests are usually for racing cars. The internet has replaced the LHS as far as exhibition is concerned and there are several sites like this one to show one's work and be tempted by others. There are no prizes given but you can bet your sweet ass that your work is still being judged by every other modeler who sees it. And you can see it SO much better on a computer screen. |
| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 31284 | 26 Mar 14 11:04 |
| Their major use of wood in the framing and covering made them one of the first stealth aircraft. Planes before the Mossie would have been stealthy as well, but radar had yet to be invented. |
| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 31313 | 26 Mar 14 11:01 |
| This looks really sharp David. Great job. Did this kit (or any of the other Cleveland kits you have) come with that really heavy paper covering? I used it on the Piper Cub I built, and applied it with clear acrylic sealer. I don't imaging it would have been good for a flying plane, but it comes out almost bulletproof, it is so thick. I'm glad to see some of these kits get built. Their potential is almost unlimited, especially in the hands of dedicated artists. |
| ElbertC, Comment for image # 31284 | 26 Mar 14 09:33 |
| I looked up coring. this may not have anything to do with what they used on the aircraft but I found it interesting.
End Grain Balsa, a highly processed ultra light wood product, imparts impressive strength and stiffness to the sandwich panel. The end grain configuration of balsa provides high resistance to crushing, and is very difficult to tear apart. End grain balsa cored panels also have the ability to handle excessive dynamic loads with high resistance to fatigue. Until recently, end grain balsa was excluded from some weight sensitive applications, as there were lower density foam cores available. Now, through controlled growing and careful selection, BalsaLite balsa is competitive in weight, as well as offering superior performance in stiffness and strength, particularly where local crushing or bruising is a concern. BalsaLite is select quality, kiln-dried, end-grain balsa wood suitable as a structural core material in composite sandwich construction. 2' x 4' Sheet. |
| poppy, Comment for image # 31313 | 26 Mar 14 08:39 |
| Puurfection!! Will all be covered with silkspan? |
| Dfell, Comment for image # 31313 | 26 Mar 14 07:00 |
| A lot of work - beautifully done |
| julinick, Comment for image # 31313 | 26 Mar 14 06:35 |
| Magnificant!! I'm glad your having fun with this build David :) |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 31313 | 26 Mar 14 06:24 |
| looking good dd! |
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