Hello fellow Squawk pilots/builders/modders,
About 15 months ago I started on this foam project but it then got sidelined after getting the majority of the pieces together because the infamous garage inferno rebuild took priority. About a month ago I got going again and so here it is so far.
About 15 months ago I started on this foam project but it then got sidelined after getting the majority of the pieces together because the infamous garage inferno rebuild took priority. About a month ago I got going again and so here it is so far.
Each one of those airfoil pieces(12) are made up of six individual pieces.
There are two outer wing panels worth of top wing foils(6 per panel).
That is the bottom view of the port outer panel where the servo's and wiring slots and CF tubes
got installed. That Dremel horizontal milling setup in the center view is a Dremel drill press
machine that I clamped into a horizontal position used to mill out the servo pockets and other slots
So here is the center wing panel with all the airfoils glued on with Gorilla amber and the
Foam-Tac Foam Filler/Finish process started.
Here's the fuselage, right and center wing panels. The booms and tail assembly aren't shown.
Here's the tail assembly. I used attachment tabs from the Dynam FW 190
that was on MRC clearance. Using techniques for easier part assembly
that I have plagiarized from Alpha's great efforts over the years
Wing joiners that I saved from my wrecked FW A-10 and modded
Wing joiners installed in starboard outer wing panel.
Port outer wing panel getting joiners installed
Center wing panel with flaps installed - top/bottom views
Port outer panel
Test fitting all pieces together
I'm 6'3" Wing is now ready for finish sand and servo/control horn&rod install
Here's the fuselage, right and center wing panels. The booms and tail assembly aren't shown.
Here's the tail assembly. I used attachment tabs from the Dynam FW 190
that was on MRC clearance. Using techniques for easier part assembly
that I have plagiarized from Alpha's great efforts over the years
Wing joiners that I saved from my wrecked FW A-10 and modded
Wing joiners installed in starboard outer wing panel.
Port outer wing panel getting joiners installed
Center wing panel with flaps installed - top/bottom views
Port outer panel
Test fitting all pieces together
I'm 6'3" Wing is now ready for finish sand and servo/control horn&rod install
It certainly is a labor intensive process but is like the old scratch build days but with foam.
It really reminded of how fortunate we are today to have the foam ARF's that get assembled
in a couple hours versus the weeks/months of scratch build especially when time is such a
premium in our lives today.
But I guess we all now have some extra Corona stay at home time
Best wishes to all for the near future and that's it for now But I guess we all now have some extra Corona stay at home time
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