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West Wings Skylark build thread
angry_muppet:
It only looks neat in the picture; it's a little less tidy in reality.
I stopped where I did to give me room to pull it tight before affixing it. I'm going to trim it back and start the next section from a beam/spar/structural portion.
I had hoped to cover the whole of the tail boom in one go, but there's too many angles behind the wing for me to have any confidence in doing a decent job.
In the interim, I've been cutting up a referendum poster as winglets for the wing. It needs a little tlc after landing hard with the rock taped to it. :oops:
angry_muppet:
It's only been 4 months... Finally got back to covering one wing the other night; 11" of the wingtip is red, the remainder is white. The tight compound curves are a pain
The elevators will also need to be sorted. I have a feeling one plywood "arm" has walked. Thankfully I did order plastic clevis replacements way back. The attachment may be the issue.
Will post pics later.
Happy Days:
For goodness sake David run after it! A plywood arm that can also walk will be worth a fortune :lol:
Why are you thankful that you ordered plastic replacements way back?
Keith :wink:
angry_muppet:
I'm thankful I ordered them because I now don't have to go trying to find them and paying postage for such a small item. I know we need to keep your belovèd wife out of the house to give you peace with your planes.. :wink:
Long view of the first wing...
Does this make the control horn look big?
Happy Days:
I'm afraid your rather cryptic way of writing makes it impossible for me to make any sense of what you're saying David. :!:
Good Luck with your build anyway :D
Keith
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