tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24307979844826647192024-03-14T02:36:10.378+00:00 Conquering EntropyCreating order out of chaosColin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-57167293732055289842017-02-13T19:28:00.002+00:002017-02-13T19:28:26.869+00:00West Wings "de Havilland D.H. 80A Puss Moth" - wings and tail completed4 weeks in and I've now completed the major construction work on the wings, tail plane and tail of the <a href="http://conquering-entropy.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/west-wings-de-havilland-dh-80a-puss-moth.html">de Haviland D.H 80A Puss Moth</a>. Now onto the fuselage!<br />
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<br />Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-51615168236025522232017-02-06T19:23:00.001+00:002017-02-06T19:27:33.893+00:00West Wings "de Havilland D.H. 80A Puss Moth" - left wing constructionConstruction of the left wing is underway. Unfortunately the kit did not have a 4.5 x 1.5 main spar, so I had to use my trusty <a href="http://conquering-entropy.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/accurately-cutting-balsa-strip.html">sheet balsa cutter</a> to cut my own, not a big deal, but it was a little disappointing that the kit was short of some materials.<br />
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I'll give this 24 hours to dry solid and then on to shaping/sanding and adding the 0.8mm sheet balsa leading edge.<br />
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<br />Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-63446784898555936192017-01-29T13:26:00.002+00:002017-01-29T13:27:34.504+00:00West Wings "de Havilland D.H. 80A Puss Moth" - right wing construction (part 2)Completing the wing took a little more effort than I had anticipated. The 0.8mm sheet balsa on the top of the leading edge took a bit of effort to cut to the right size. I also had to patch this later on as I put my finger through it while sanding the leading edge down. I am quite pleased with the end result, I'm hoping the left wing will be less problematic now I know how delicate the leading edge is.<br />
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<br />Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-16406359924016191132017-01-28T18:33:00.000+00:002017-01-28T18:33:01.729+00:00West Wings "de Havilland D.H. 80A Puss Moth" - right wing constructionSpend a couple of hours today constructing the right wing. The wing ribs are rather thin (0.5mm) so one has to be very careful when cutting and shaping them. Next step will be shaping and sanding the wing...<br />
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<br />Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-37541805551714419152017-01-22T22:09:00.001+00:002017-01-22T22:09:47.984+00:00West Wings "de Havilland D.H. 80A Puss Moth" - tail finGot some spare time this weekend to construct the tail fin. Not too tricky at all.<br />
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<br />Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-48640892663212069942017-01-21T11:41:00.000+00:002017-01-21T16:57:58.501+00:00West Wings "de Havilland D.H. 80A Puss Moth" - the build begins!It's been 18 months sitting in a box... but I've now started building this superb scale aircraft! I hope to get this finished before spring arrives.<br />
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<br />Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-71223160110494037492016-01-31T16:14:00.002+00:002016-01-31T16:14:51.485+00:00West Wings "de Havilland D.H. 80A Puss Moth"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDctIkTl9XO5fc4Jmbi_TQ7TFsJrApa82rmzvGNv65HUmZ7OEvaSfQBkYaxDP6ZvV2wg7ash0Af3iGIMMWJi0m4auugYAqSvSmXCg10DwSvz-dKWiDRFyJdouDq8tnuHe4FqMmOeQkT8k/s1600/dh80-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDctIkTl9XO5fc4Jmbi_TQ7TFsJrApa82rmzvGNv65HUmZ7OEvaSfQBkYaxDP6ZvV2wg7ash0Af3iGIMMWJi0m4auugYAqSvSmXCg10DwSvz-dKWiDRFyJdouDq8tnuHe4FqMmOeQkT8k/s320/dh80-1.jpg" width="320" /></a>Back in May last year I received a <a href="http://westwings.co.uk/index.php/west-wings-model-aircraft-kits/rubber-powered-models/de-havilland-puss-moth.html">West Wings D.H. 80A Puss Moth</a> scale free flight kit for my birthday. I've refrained from opening the kit and starting it until I completed my <a href="http://conquering-entropy.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/wakefield-ready-to-fly.html">Wakefield</a>, which took far longer to finish than I expected. Now that model is completed, I can at at last get cracking on this fun little plane.<br />
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I normally really enjoy <a href="http://westwings.co.uk/">West Wings</a> kits (<i>they make nice presents, hint hint</i>), their models are well designed, easy and interesting to build and the kits contain quality plans and materials. This model has a 24.5" wingspan and is complete with appropriately coloured blue and silver tissue and decals.<br />
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The design looks very promising with high wing mount, large wing area and hopefully low weight, it should be stable flier. Although I'm going to keep to the rubber powered design, apparently some folk have converted it to electric power, so that looks like an interesting option to try out if I attempt a second build. Hopefully I can get this one built before Summer 2016 arrives!Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-42684670423995136492016-01-30T18:07:00.001+00:002016-01-30T18:07:59.259+00:00Wakefield ready to fly!It has been 6 months since I last <a href="http://conquering-entropy.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/wakefield-covered.html">worked on my Wakefield</a> and today I got around to finally completing the <a href="http://conquering-entropy.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/45-wingspan-wakefield-ff08.html">kit</a>. I just needed to shape the nose block, fit the propeller and add the dowels to fix the wings into position. I rather pleased with the outcome. I just need to get this trimmed and flying.. so roll on Spring!<br />
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<br />Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-30910771122340251682015-06-28T20:57:00.000+01:002015-06-28T20:57:15.896+01:00Wakefield CoveredThis weekend I covered the Wakefield with tissue and sprayed it with water for the initial tissue shrink. I had to re-do a couple of panels because they weren't quite perfect, so it took a little longer than I intended. I also had to be careful as I had just 3 sheets of white tissue and this was only just enough to cover the plane.<br />
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Next step is to clean up the edges and then apply two coats 50/50 mix of cellulose thinners and cellulose dope to do the final tissue shrink.<br />
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..just need to finish off the nose block and cover the model.Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-28725209968639921842015-06-13T18:54:00.000+01:002015-06-27T22:16:25.412+01:00Constructing adjustable undercarriageI've been procrastinating on finishing my wakefield because I was struggling with the construction of the undercarriage. The wire provided with the kit was tricky to bend and I was avoiding starting it. Instead of fixing the undercarriage to the fuselage, I instead chose to slide the wire into brass tubing inset into the fuselage. I added two height settings to allow me to tweak the centre of gravity.<br />
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The tubing allows me to remove the undercarriage for easy transportation and storage. The fit is snug enough to ensure the wire frame does not pop out, but I may also hold the left and right sides in place using a rubber band if required.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Low setting, undercarriage is pushed further forward</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper setting, undercarriage is set further back</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing high and low rear settings</td></tr>
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The Y shaped undercarriage is joined using some very thin copper wire wound around the joint and then glued with Evo-Stik rapid setting glue.<br />
<br />Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-18077685673633059612015-04-11T14:19:00.000+01:002015-04-11T16:34:48.534+01:00Centre for Computing History, CambridgeRecently I took the family to the <a href="http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/">Centre for Computing History</a> during a short break in Cambridge. The centre is packed with a plethora of machines from the 1950s onwards and has an excellent collection of 8 bit micros from the 1980s.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A DEC V220 terminal. I used one of these in 1988 when working on FORTRAN signal processing analysis software on PDP 11/750s (running RSX-11M-Plus) and MicroVaxes (running VAX VMS)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 10MB DEC RL02 Disc Storage Unit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Commodore PET. I hacked on these in 1985 at school. I was able to write a program to poke characters to the screen starting from address 32768.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ill fated Atari Jaguar. Jeff Minter's Tempest 2000 was quite stunning on this box.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Commodore PET, this is the 8032-SK edition.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Luggable" Commodore SX-64. A C64 with a hardly readable in-built monitor and 1541 floppy disk drive. At 10.5 Kg it was not really that portable.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were 3 bigtraks in the museum. All still programmable and could be played with.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Commodore 64 and a C2N tape deck. The C64 sold over 30 million units; it was my first computer and I learnt 6502 programming and various low level tricks with the VIC II video chip. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Commodore Plus/4. I showed my kids that it had a in-build machine code monitor and one could easily hack up simple 6502 code with this tool. Pity this machine had less capable graphics than the C64, otherwise it would have been quite a nice machine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My son playing a game on an Apple ][. I used the Apple ][ for my A level computing, it was a versatile machine and call -151 was required to get access to the machine code monitor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Commodore VIC 20. This was running Attack of the Mutant Camels by Jeff Minter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a classroom of the "1980s" filled with BBC B and BBC Archimedes micros. The user guides were available so that one could write some code on these. The BBC Bs were sturdy machines and very capable. The BASIC was excellent and the 2 pass in-build 6502 assembler was a great tool. At £400 a pop, they were pricey compared to the £200 Commodore 64. </td></tr>
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<br />Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-62262074157360363812015-03-16T21:01:00.001+00:002015-03-16T21:07:11.650+00:00Sparrowhawk chuck gliderAfter an earlier discussion about designing a balsa aeroplane my son later in the day presented me with his design of a chuck glider. We had to see if it could easily be made and if it would fly.<br />
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Out of some 1/16" sheet balsa scraps I cut some 1/16" x 1/16", 1/16" x 3/16" strips for wing ribs and leading and trailing edges. I cut 4 lengths of 1/16" x 1/4" x 10cm strips that we laminated to make a rigid stick fuselage. We used some scrap tissue for wing and tail covering and by the end of the weekend we had a chuck glider that just needed a small amount of Blu-Tak for a nose weight and it flew perfectly!<br />
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Fuselage: 10" long, 4 laminates of 1/4" x 1/16th sheet.<br />
Tail fin: 1.5" high, 1.5" long from 3/16" x 1/16th sheet.<br />
Tail wing: 2" wingspan, 1" triangles from 3/16" x 1/16th sheet.<br />
Wings: 5" wingspan, 1 3/8" wings from 3/16" x 1/16th sheet (leading + trailing edges) and 1/16" x 1/16" sheet for the ribs and diagonals.<br />
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<br />Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-87944305093843596152015-03-08T16:30:00.001+00:002015-03-08T16:33:50.579+00:00Wakefield fuselage nearing completion.I found a few more spare hours during February to start the construction of the Wakefield fuselage. The main construction phase is now complete, I just need to finish off the wire landing gear and the rubber end mounting fixtures.<br />
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The kit supplied enough balsa for the fuselage without the diagonal bracing, so I used some spare 1/8" sheet to cut some balsa strip and add the bracing in as additional strengtheners as suggested by the original plans.<br />
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The fuselage was relatively easy to build, but I did have to rig up a few jigs to ensure I got a perfectly square and rigid box frame.<br />
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<br />Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-90983180269379515192015-02-02T13:10:00.001+00:002015-02-02T13:10:25.748+00:0045" Wakefield wings almost finishedOver the weekend I completed the final elliptical wingtip and tailplane and assembled the 45" wings to the <a href="http://www.easybuiltmodels.com/ff08.htm">EasyBuild Wakefield</a>.<br />
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I need to add in some central strengtheners, do some more sanding and add in few triangular fillets, but the hard part is now complete. The angle of the photo made the ribs look a bit distorted for some reason, I can assure you that they are set correctly. The wingtips sport a 4" dihedral, but for a 12-13" wingtip isn't too severe as it first sounds.<br />
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I now need to find a large board to start constructing the rather long fuselage... onwards and upwards!Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-45249084648958826622015-02-01T17:02:00.002+00:002015-02-01T17:02:37.450+00:00Accurately cutting balsa stripCutting balsa sheet by hand using a metal ruler and a sharp modelling knife has always proven to be tricky to get the perfect cut of balsa strip. One of the presents I received at Christmas was this simple and yet very effective balsa stripper. The width of the cut can be easily and accurately adjusted by turning the dial. The knife blade can be adjusted to the required depth and cutting angle to get the perfect cut.<br />
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Not bad for under £10 for the cutter including postage. I wonder why I never got around to acquiring one earlier..Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-79855947383170979122014-12-25T10:00:00.000+00:002014-12-25T10:00:29.672+00:0045" Wingspan Wakefield (FF08)Christmas present this year was a 45" Wingspan <a href="http://www.easybuiltmodels.com/ff08.htm">"Easy Built Models" Wakefield</a>. This rubber powered plane apparently has achieved 28 minute flights, so I think I may need to find a larger field to fly it in once I've constructed it.
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Can't wait to get building..Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-26937666148832321542014-12-20T20:31:00.001+00:002014-12-20T20:31:04.019+00:00Unknown Vintage Model PlaneWhile rummaging through my parent's old photo box we stumbled on a photograph of a vintage model aircraft made by my mother's late brother. We believe he made this some time in the late 1930's. We have no idea of the size, but it does look rather large.<br />
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Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-4104799308164630802014-12-15T17:23:00.002+00:002014-12-15T17:23:38.230+00:00Miss Canada Senior, now completedCovering the Miss Canada Senior took me a little longer than I anticipated. The kit supplied enough red tissue for me to cover the wing and tail surfaces and I chose to cover the fuselage in white.<br />
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I used a very watered down mix of PVA wood glue to attach the tissue and when dried, I shrunk the tissue with a fine water spray. I left this to dry overnight and then I applied two coats of a 50/50 mix of cellulose thinners and cellulose dope to shrink and tissue further. Now all I need to do is wait until the Spring to give this a test flight!<br />
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<br />Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-68915518183035568862014-12-13T14:49:00.001+00:002014-12-13T14:50:28.612+00:00Miss Canada Senior, Ready for Covering Nearly 7 months since I started on this kit, I have now completed the construction phase and I'm now ready to cover the plane. This week I managed to find a spare couple of hours to shape the nose block, glue in the undercarriage wire and do some final sanding..<br />
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<br />Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-82583458399779417862014-12-07T17:05:00.001+00:002014-12-07T17:05:56.117+00:00Miss Canada Senior, Fuselage Part 2I was able to grab several hours of free time this weekend to finish the construction phase of the fuselage of the <a href="http://www.easybuiltmodels.com/ff11.htm">Miss Canada Senior</a>. All I need to do now sand the fuselage down and add in the undercarriage and shape the nose block, then it will be time to cover it.<br />
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The 3/32" sheet balsa fillets to the nose were surprisingly accurately printed and they fitted perfectly first go. Normally I need to tweak these with a small amount of sanding, but this kit was spot on.<br />
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To ensure I had a rigid box fuselage, I constructed rectangular frames in the under-wing sections to give me a near perfect square frame to start with. The rest of the frame was constructed with carefully cut 1/8" cross pieces and some temporary scaffolding to hold the frame square during the drying process. The final box frame turned out warp free, which was a relief.Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-57183475960775321882014-11-30T14:57:00.003+00:002014-11-30T14:57:50.417+00:00Miss Canada Senior, Fuselage Part 1I've now moved onto constructing the fuselage of the <a href="http://www.easybuiltmodels.com/ff11.htm">Miss Canada Senior.</a> The original kit did not have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longeron">longerons</a> long enough for the bottom of the fuselage and required splicing two 1/8" strips together, however, I cut my own from 1/8" sheet balsa so I didn't have to do the splicing.<br />
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I also added extra diagonal strengtheners in on the nose and under-wing sections of the fuselage to add more rigidity; the extra weight was minimal.
Next step is to put these together to complete the box fuselage.<br />
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Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-71078480809784406892014-11-23T16:39:00.000+00:002014-11-23T16:39:42.892+00:00Miss Canada Senior, Wings nearly completeSince receiving the <a href="http://www.easybuiltmodels.com/ff11.htm">Miss Canada Senior</a> 36" wingspan model kit back in May I have been distracted and not been able to devote much time to model building. However, this weekend I found enough time to sand down the tail and wing surfaces and finally glue the main wings together.<br />
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My main quibble with the main wing design is that the left and right wings really require more strengthening when joining them together with the required dihedral, and I am still wondering if I need to put ply supports in just to make sure the wing is fully rigid at the centre.<br />
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I need to just to add the triangular wing fillets to ensure the wings won't warp and then they are ready for covering. I think I will do the wing tips, tail and stabilizer in red with the rest of the wing and fuselage in white. Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-23665292241090834682014-10-05T17:01:00.000+01:002014-10-05T17:01:36.249+01:00Autumn flyingAutumn has arrived and the afternoon weather has been perfect for a spot of flying. We gave the West Wings Sapphire (in yellow) and West Wings Aries (in white and blue) for a quick spin. My 11 year old son took some photos and video of the occasion...<br />
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So, fortunately we didn't destroy any of the aircraft today which is always a bonus to some successful flying. Next time I'll equip the planes with some new rubber so I can crank up the winding to get some longer duration flights... </div>
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Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430797984482664719.post-75416402803851044672014-06-03T21:52:00.000+01:002014-06-03T21:53:28.589+01:0036" Wingspan Miss Canada SeniorMy previous balsa kit build was a rather diminutive scale model. To make a change, I decided my next kit would be a large free flight aircraft, this time an <a href="http://www.easybuiltmodels.com/">EasyBuilt</a> 36" wingspan vintage <a href="http://www.easybuiltmodels.com/ff11.htm">Miss Canada Senior.</a> This is a typical box fuselage rubber powered model with a rugged and rather chunky design. I'm not sure about the aesthetics, but I think the flying performance may show some promise.<br />
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The balsa appears to be well graded and chosen carefully, the only minor quibble was the slight damage to the tip of the propeller, but I am sure I can work around that. I will report back as I get to grips with the construction of this vintage gem.Colin Ian Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458723239721015750noreply@blogger.com2