Peter came over this afternoon and we made progress on building the aircraft. Today we completed Step 3 and made progress on Step 4. If anyone is curious, for the fuselage there are 11 steps total of which Step 10 is a biggy. Peter brought over a bunch of balsa block scraps we could use […]
Building Aero 3D Day 7: FUAs Glued & FUH Read More »
This morning Peter came over and we tackled the remaining formers. We were very pleased with how the previous session set. We started this session by completing Step 3 of the instructions; I use that term loosely with this build. The final result can be seen in the featured image above. I mixed up a
Building Aero 3D Day 6: Front Formers and Back Former Glued Read More »
Yesterday, Peter was over and we got to work assembling the fuselage by determining what we can get done in which sessions. What we essentially got done this day was Step 2 (minus installation of former 10). I did start by sanding the excess glue off formers 3&4, previously glued together, drilling out the wing
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Wednesday Peter came over after we both had some time to contemplate what we were missing the session before. Due to my lack of experience I would have been hard pressed to come up with the correct answer; however, Peter determined what the diagram was trying to tell us and that was…… *drum roll please*….
Building Aero 3D Day 4: Joint, Trials & Former Gluing Read More »
Yesterday Peter came over to assist with getting the fuselage situated. He brought a china marker (white) to make a straight line on the table, providing a center point for the fuselage. I marked the center on the bottom of each former so that we could ensure the fuselage is center properly. The very tail
Building Aero 3D Day 3: Fuselage Contemplation & FUDA’s Read More »
Today I made some more progress on the fuselage of the aircraft. I started by cutting, from 1/4″ x 1/4″ balsa stringer, two pieces for cross braces in former 7 which was 21⁄16” and in former 8 which was 15⁄16“. Once cut I used medium CA, placed on the ends of the balsa and top
Building Aero 3D Day 2: Formers and Balsa Gluing Read More »
Winter is upon us again… that means it is back to building season! This build is going to take on a bit of a different dynamic as a big thank-you goes out to Peter & John for helping me build a workbench in our mudroom. I’m excited to be able to go at my own
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My second build is officially under my belt as my Seamaster is completed! I’ve finally got around to taking the pictures and completing my posts to wrap it up. I guess one could argue that one last step to fully complete the process is still hanging out there, which is the maiden flight! Hopefully I
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