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Fred:
Well, after a very long break in building vintage gliders (wayyy too long !), a box arrived home, full of wood !
Enough to put a smaile on my face on one of the most depressing day of the year !

This time, I'm going backward and build a Kaiser Ka-1. The Ka3 come from this model, the Ka-1 being all wooden construction (Ka3 is tube and fabric)... Everything else are common to the 2 machines (wings and tail) which help a lot in the designing process !  :D

Starting with the fuselage, this one is built in 2 halves... Not sure if that's a good choice compared to a build using a jig, but will see !

The basic frame is made of 2mm plywood



Formers are then glued to the frame







We add the 5x5 sq. hardwood strips. Note that everything is built inside the fuselage. the servo tray, cockpit floor etc etc are glued in each halves of the fuselage.



The fuselage is then removed from the table. I've put water on the wood strips, and put back the fuselage on a flat surface with loads of weight to have it really straight before going further.

A last view of the fuselage


Start to look like something !

Happy Days:
What type of glue do you use with the plywood Fred?...and why? :?:

K.

Fred:
Hi Keith,

I use my usual mix of white glue and Cyano.
Because you have the best of both world  :D  
Strenght with the white glue, fast with the CA.

And I have just received this morning my Bottle of Gorilla Glue (PU)  :D  I'll build the wing with that one. You can't use CA with it and need 2 hours to cure, but with the wings, you don't need to hold all the parts together, so that should be perfect ! Worth a try, I will let you know !  :D

Alan_Perse:
Looks Great Fred  :D :D . When do you think you will have it ready? What kind of colour scheme have you planed?

Fred:
Thanks Alan,

Hopefully by the end of the month.. But going slowly on that one, The fuselage planking is going to be the major bit :D
Finishing will be all plywood + varnish.
No paint as I am absolutely useless with paint (a bit like if you leave a 4 year old re-painting your house...  :?:  Well, saying that, he may do a better job than mine ! )

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