1/3 scale Ka8b build

[orionis]

Moi non, mais bravo quand même!  :wink:

[Fred]

Merki  :lol:  

Kits are coming, just have to wait for Ronan to build his prototype to confirm this is a go    (je te contact a ce sujet Ronan plus tard   )

Anyway, started to add a bit of "scale" details there and there, and the tube structure in the front, along the canopy frame etc.



Fuselage almost done  
Left to do is the nose cone, and the sheeting at the front.
Mounting the rudder servo and push pull system.
Skid and wheel mounting (will work on that when I come back from the slope this afternoon   )

Next week, I am away, so no work will be done  :!:  I was hoping to have the wings finished for the Glide in, but we'll see how it goes.
So far, build was like a walk in the park, only spending an hour or two each evening, took me a week to get to this stage  

[mario]

ok dis moi et je t appele :wink:  :mrgreen:

[Fred]

Ok, a bit more work done this afternoon  
Removed the fuselage completely from the jig. Always a great moment for me  

Time to glue the fuselage bottom, that will also be used to support the skid and the hook for the bungee.
This is made with one long piece of 3mm plywood, with the opening for the wheel (110mm diameter in my case). The wheel support is as per the full size.

The reference:



And out in the garden  





The beauty and the beast... Will not tell you which one is which!  :lol:    



So, basically, fuselage is pretty much done.
I'm off South for work this week, so no more work will be done until next week end unfortunately  :!:  :!:
Also ordered the tube and rod for the wing (23mm tube, 20mm wing joiner).
Wings should be fairly easy to build, plan is printed, parts are waiting!  

[Fred]

Another on for the road  

[rogallo]

how far south? a few pints perhaps?

[billscottni]

looking good Fred, but you need a better model to model your models! :wink:

[Fred]

Ah no, it's only because i am not wearing makeup today :lol:

Ralph, i should be in Limerick for the week, will know tomorrow.
But i'm in for a drink if we can

[rogallo]

killaloe wednesday night for gliding  

[Fred]

I bring a glider then

[rogallo]

Well Fred, Gerry B is on to us. Are you going to be in Limerick for the week? Winds look okay and plenty of sun.  

[Fred]

Hey Ralph,

Yep, for the week I stay at the Strand.

Pint(s) tonight with Gb!    Want to join?  

Otherwise, for Wednesday, should be at Ballina at around 5 - 5.20. Can't remember where to go from there, but if you are going up via Limerick or the M7, we can catch up on the way  :?:

[rogallo]

Would love to but a 200 mile round trip for a few pints, now that would be a bit Irish. Ill meet ye on Wed night.
head into the town, Goosers pub is on the right pass it    and head straight through the little roundabout. drive straight on and look for a right turn up the hill ( signposted Graves of the L...) head up the hill and look for a right turn down a very small road ( after 100 M you should cross a yellow and black bridge, if not you have missed the turn off). Head up the "road" a few miles looking right for a road up the side of the hill with cats eyes on it. We will be at the summit.

Hope this is okay Ger?

[Fred]

You are not a real Irish!  :lol:

Thanks for the direction, I should recognise the place (hopefully!)

I'll give one of you a call if I get lost anyway    See you on Wednesday  

[Fred]

After a week away from the workshop, it was time yesterday to glue some wood again!  

This time, with the wings.
So far, so good, no issues and my workshop was, for once, clean enough to start the 2 wings at the same time.

Anyway, nothing out of the ordinary. Spars glued first (I used 2x8x8mm pine wood) and then, the ribs glued to the spar, starting from the root to the tip...
Everything is glued with white glue.







Some "modules" like the airbrakes support and the servo boxes are built apart, then glued on the spar (classic!)





After roughly an hour, the white glue was dry enough to glue the top spar.



And as a preview, here is a quick look at the next steps, the trailing edges.
Start to look like a wing!



Tonight's jobs :
Glue the first ribs at the correct angle (2 degrees)
Glue the aileron's LE
Glue the TE of the wings

Getting there, hope to get the first photos of the fuselage with the wings on Wednesday