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« Reply #15 on: January 21, 2009, 15:24:52 PM »
I also did som bits and pieces on the wings.

I closed both ends of the ailerons.







And started to have a look at the airbrakes system. Achim did a really good job here!


All the pieces are in 2mm plywood.



But I have CNCed the supports on the wings for the hinging in epoxy



But I went a bit too fast for the cutting. Haven't payed attention, and cutted the epoxy at 20mm/s with a 0.8mm bit...! Should more be 10mm/s to have them perfect, my mistake !
I'll redo them when I have 5 minutes.

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« Reply #16 on: January 21, 2009, 15:28:50 PM »
And I did the sheeting for the seat in 0.8mm plywood...





And that's all for now !
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« Reply #17 on: January 21, 2009, 16:25:41 PM »
Covered ailerons?  :shock:

Oh, of course, this is a scale model. It all looks very intricate work Fred and coming alone nicely.

But you said something in the beginning of your last post :?: . Something about a family addition :?:  :?:


Could this be another model? No..... that wouldn't be a family addition.


Maybe your mother-in-law is coming to live with you??? (Lucky you!)


Or is there a secrete you've been hiding from us for nine months :D

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« Reply #18 on: January 21, 2009, 18:22:27 PM »
hi Keith
Thats the first time I've heard of a new arrival being described as a 'secretion'  :mrgreen:

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« Reply #19 on: January 22, 2009, 11:43:41 AM »
Hi Guys,
I asked this elswhere but got no replies,anyway;
What is the difference between solartex vintage and solartex natural.
Which is more see through.

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« Reply #20 on: January 22, 2009, 13:06:10 PM »
Quote from: "Happy Days"
Covered ailerons?  :shock:

Oh, of course, this is a scale model. It all looks very intricate work Fred and coming alone nicely.

But you said something in the beginning of your last post :?: . Something about a family addition :?:  :?:


Could this be another model? No..... that wouldn't be a family addition.


Maybe your mother-in-law is coming to live with you??? (Lucky you!)


Or is there a secrete you've been hiding from us for nine months :D

K.


Unfortunately, it's not the mother in law...  :P  :P
And not a beer belly either (I've checked and marked all the bottles in the house!)

Daughter is going to have a little sister or brother within the next 2 to 3 weeks  :D  :D
Working on the nest right now (filling car and skip!   :!: )
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« Reply #21 on: January 22, 2009, 13:11:53 PM »
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Hi Guys,
I asked this elswhere but got no replies,anyway;
What is the difference between solartex vintage and solartex natural.
Which is more see through.

Brian


Hey Brian,

sorry, may have missed the post...

Difference is the color of the fabric.

Solartex "normal" is white :




Solartex antique is.. well, looks old !  :P   :



I think the antique is a little more see through  :?:
But all depend of the finish you are looking at at the end...Painted or natural.

Your other option is Diacov, like the 1/3 scale Ka3...
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« Reply #22 on: January 22, 2009, 14:46:00 PM »
Well congratulations Fred. :clap: :clap:   (I remember saying to Joe, back in the autum, that I thought you were putting on a bit of weight)
Do post a picie of the little cherub when it arrives. (No doubt it will be born with a control stick in one hand and bottle of CA in the other :lol:)


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« Reply #23 on: January 22, 2009, 15:19:10 PM »
:lol:  :lol:  :lol:
Congratulations Fred  :D  :D .
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« Reply #24 on: January 22, 2009, 19:19:18 PM »
Thanks guys  :oops:

And here's Aoife (21 months), playing with daddy's Ka1 ! She loves planes and go flying rubberband planes at the Park with me  :D

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« Reply #25 on: January 22, 2009, 19:34:59 PM »
Ah. Thats why your models looks so good. Aoife has been building them  :P  :P  :P  :wink:  :wink:
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« Reply #26 on: January 22, 2009, 21:08:15 PM »
Aoife obvoiusly takes after Mrs Fred,........(The better looking side of the family :wink: )
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« Reply #27 on: January 25, 2009, 18:32:04 PM »
Well, that's it ! The main building is done (structure).
Now all the sheeting + Servos installation need to be done.

Here is a picture of the Ka1 with 99% of what is going to be the short kit parts fitted (just add your joiner and balsa strips to get to this stage). Missing from the photos are the airbrakes and a few bits and pieces (ailerons top/bottom, cockpit enclosure...)









I'll start the fuselage sheeting next week. Long job ahead !
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« Reply #28 on: February 06, 2009, 09:58:11 AM »
So how's the sheeting coming along Fred?

Or could it be that Aoife has a little brother or sister for you to play with instead? :D
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« Reply #29 on: February 06, 2009, 10:03:35 AM »
Hey Keith,

Fuselage sheeting is coming out nicely.. But slowly !  :oops:
2 weeks now I haven't done much, too busy with the family ! No baby yet, but should be any time now...

I hope to have it done this week end as the most tricky part (the front fuselage) is almost done.  :D

After that, well, glider is ready to be covered (wings) and for the fisrt flight  :D  I'll post some photos of the process soon...
I made the plan to use 2mm balsa sheeting, much easier if you do a paint finish, but for a bare wood finish, no other choice than spending time doing the sheeting panels by panels...  :!:  :wink:
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