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| David Duckett, Comment for image # 35525 | 05 Feb 16 18:02 |
| The wheelwells are waterproof, it's an amphibian, and there's two feet of snow outside...who needs landing gear?:-) |
| Don C, Comment for image # 35525 | 05 Feb 16 17:43 |
| Easy.Front gear on my floats. |
| rayl, Comment for image # 35525 | 05 Feb 16 16:38 |
| How did you guess? |
| Don C, Comment for image # 35525 | 05 Feb 16 16:03 |
| Still avoiding the LG? |
| Don C, Comment for image # 35524 | 05 Feb 16 16:02 |
| Not to mention table space. Wow! |
| pfinn, Comment for image # 35524 | 05 Feb 16 15:16 |
| That really takes up airspace! Very cool. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 35524 | 05 Feb 16 14:53 |
| Impressive! |
| rayl, Image # 35525 | 05 Feb 16 14:45 |
another shot of the assembledge. |
| rayl, Image # 35524 | 05 Feb 16 14:44 |
Took some time to assemble the bones today and check the fit everything. |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35505 | 02 Feb 16 22:38 |
| Maybe I should clarify that last part. What I mean is after you've applied the first cover of silkspan to the wing and all is set and dry, to add your first surface coat of dope before commencing to adding the underside covering. Just be careful that while doping the frame that it doesn't drip through to the first covering. After all is covered on both sides, then hold the wing at such that there's no chance of dope dripping through the covering.... Sorry |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35513 | 02 Feb 16 22:29 |
| We've had our share of snow, but its nothing compared to what you've shown. I'd go with Triple Yuck... |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35505 | 02 Feb 16 22:16 |
| Trick" when applying thenext covering to the underside, be sure to hold the wing such that the dope does not drip through to the first covering. I've held the wing literally over my head (at a discrete distance, of course) and applied the 2nd covering as well as doping the surface. |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35505 | 02 Feb 16 22:14 |
| While working out the winkles, dab dope again through the silkspan into the frame itself (not the surface between frames). It'll act as its own thinner and will help you to work out the winkles before drying. As DD says, when all is dry, then add the thinned surface coat. After the first thinned coat is thoroughly dry, be sure to use wet-n-dry 800 or higher sandpaper and gently sand over everything including the suspended surface of the covering. The purpose is to get rid of the "fuzz" from the silkspan. Then bush off the fuzz and wipe down the surface and reapply the 2nd coat and so on.... |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35505 | 02 Feb 16 22:09 |
| Remember too, the wet method means the silkspan becomes very flimsy, fragile, and has a tendency to fold over itself. Just use a flat pan filled with water. After doping the frame, using both hands on each corner, carefully dip the silkspan into the water and immediately apply to the surface and start working out the winkles. |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35505 | 02 Feb 16 22:07 |
| I totally agree with DD and his methods and Rayl, if you practice on your "concept test" you'll see how it all comes together. Just know that the wet method produces consistent results, whereas the dry method (followed by using a fine spray mist) after everything is covered and dried, sometimes leaves winkles that cannot be removed unless you rip off the whole thing and start again. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 35513 | 02 Feb 16 16:24 |
| Double yuck! |
| julinick, Comment for image # 35513 | 02 Feb 16 15:39 |
| In Windsor, Ontario, across the river from Detroit, Mi. were are expecting lots of rain from this system, thank goodness!! |
| Don C, Comment for image # 35513 | 02 Feb 16 14:04 |
| Yuck! |
| rayl, Image # 35513 | 02 Feb 16 13:05 |
BTW. Weather Report for NW Iowa: 10-14" wet snow & 30-50 MPH winds. At least teh Darn Caucuses are over and evrybody has moved on. |
| rayl, Comment for image # 35503 | 02 Feb 16 12:56 |
| LitePly is a birch plywood that comes in thicknesses ranging from 1/64" up to maybe 1/8" or thicker. 1/64 and (I believe)1/32" are just three layers thick so they can be bent (parallel to the exterior grain) to quite a small radius. LitePly is available at hobby shops (on-line and brick-front) and even at my local Menards. The wing locating tongue sticking out of the fuselage is 1/16" LitePly. |
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