Ok, thanks John

Hi John, Thats very interesting, there can be so many ways to do things. Everyone has there own methods for sure! I didn't have any trouble with the fabric cement, in fact I really like it. I have always had trouble with Solartex bubbling over sheeted surfaces...the fabric cement eliminates that com...

Hi Tony,

Thank you for the offer....I visited Henry before G-AEDU was sold and got loads of external photos and a few internals but I think I could do with some more!

I would love to take you up on your offer...I'll be in touch.

Thank you.

Well done Mike!

Are we going to see it this weekend?

Steve

Yes, I had the same problem on the Libellula which was covered the same as I described above, but I used Sig Koverall instead of the Diatex. It must have taken 6 plus coats of Nitrate dope to fill the weave (and even then there was still to odd patch of pin holes!) I'm hoping that the Diatex will on...

What's even better is that Diatex comes on 1.5m wide rolls, so there is less waste. Before you start with the fabric, give the main surface areas a coat of the thinned fabric cement and leave the dry (only about 5 mins). I don't do the ribs, just the LE, TE and root and tip. Then cut the fabric leav...

Next up, I felt like a spot of covering! It's not until I've done some of these build threads that I realised how much I 'dart about' from job to the next...I hope you lot can keep up! First job was to install some wiring for the Nav lights. I used servo wire because that's what I had, I could have ...

I have started glassing the bottom the fuselage...simply because I felt like doing some glass work! This is 48g cloth applied with West Systems epoxy. I bought a job lot of West systems about 6 months ago (maybe more) and noticed that all the tins had crystallized. 2 hours in the oven at 50 degrees ...

Once the rigging was installed, I had a 'Thank Goodness!' moment when the wing panels slide off the fuselage without binding. I had been worrying about that since I first started building! Now it means that the whole model can be disassembled to fit in the awning with just 4 bolts! IMG_4755.JPG IMG_...

Not had a lot of time for building these past few weeks, but in dribs and drabs I have clad the interplane struts in balsa and fiberglassed them. Then added lithoplate fairings. IMG_4734.JPG I ordered some rigging from Aeroscale in Switzerland which arrived today. Absolutely beautiful pieces of kit,...

Graham flew his JP again over the weekend at the Winterton Flyin. It looked great and flew well too.

Congratulations!

I have to admit there is something nice about the 'classic' colour scheme.

Very nice Harold!

Congratulations Graham, thats great news. Time to get the paint brush out!

While assembled I discovered a bit of a faux pas..... Its a little tricky to explain in writing but essentially, when the lower centre section twists (only slightly) during ground handling, the resulting loads pass up through that 'A' frame strut and transfer into forward and aft movements...only a ...

The interplane struts are primarily Cyparis with steel brackets at either end. Onto these brackets I've brazed two 4mm nuts to accept the mounting bolt. The bolts are simply inserted from the opposite side of the wing and clamp the two wings tight. 100_5976.jpg These struts will then get clad in bal...

Aileron servos have been fitted.... 1/8" ply hatch mounted onto Cyparis bearers, the servo is mounted directly to the hatch with 2mm Aluminium Angle. The servo arm just pokes through the bottom to allow for the linkage. 100_5974.jpg I've also tidied up a few areas around the strut mounting bolt...

I did warn you!! It's looking good though, worth the effort.

Alan,

Have you tried Nigel at Flightline Graphics? He'll definitely be able to sort you out.

Thanks Richard, I hope things are mending well for you. I got the Over 20kg testing finished over the last weekend at the fantastic Winterton Flyin. 5 flights in total (plus the 5 it had while in primer). I took the model upto to full power passes, big wingovers, rolls and a few stalls. The model to...