Devin W.C. Ryan

Building 4 Star 60

Building 4 Star 60 Day 30: Left/Center Top Wing Covered + Ailerons

Saturday was another great building session.  John stopped by for a visit to check out how things were coming along and contrary to the ‘hack’ job he voices I believe he thinks I’m doing a pretty decent job :). Thanks to Peter for trimming off the excess of the top left covering I didn’t have …

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Top Right Wing Panel

Building 4 Star 60 Day 29: Wing Servo Hatches Exposed + Top Covering

Tuesday I was able to work on my plane for a couple hours. Prior to covering the top of the wing I needed to cut the covering that was over the servo hatches.  After cutting the covering into an ‘X’, corner to corner, I turned the wing back around and ensured that the covering is …

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Top trailing edge covered

Building 4 Star 60 Day 27: Visitors & Covering

Tuesday was all about covering and a special visitor.  Stephanie stopped by to check out what I’ve been up to.  Even though she has been seeing the pictures/posts along the way I believe she gained a better appreciation of what’s involved and how the plane looks (especially the size of the aircraft).  Stephanie also helped …

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Glued Balsa Tail Fairing Blocks

Building 4 Star 60 Day 25: Fairing Blocks, Covering Wing Tip, Patching, & Sealing

Had another great building session with Peter today.  I started with covering the other wing tip in green, which again took a lot of time and due diligence!  I was able to do this one by myself as I remembered what I learned from working with Peter & John while covering the other tip, bottom of …

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