On Oct. 19th I did some more covering, as will be the case for many sessions to come :). This particular day I covered the trailing edge of the stabilizer in caution yellow, seen above, which will be the color of the top of of the stab and wing, as the plan is to match …
Building Seamaster Day 31: Stab Trailing Edge + Aileron Tips Read More »
Yesterday started with seeing what Peter had down, which was installed the hinges for the ailerons onto the trailing edge of the wing. This involved making a two toothpick sized wholes per hinge as well as drilling a hole for the toothpick into the hinge itself. Then the hinges were glued inside the slot with …
Building Seamaster Day 30: Sanding & Covering Tail/Stab Read More »
On Oct. 14th I continued covering the wing. This included covering the wing tip, seen below. This involved curving the covering around the outer curve of the tip and then trimming the excess at the top as well as along the straight edges (inside of the tip) to get a cleaner finish. I did my …
Building Seamaster Day 28: Covering Wing Tips & Openings Read More »
I had another hiatus from building and finally got back to it again on Sept. 28th which debuted covering of the aircraft! That’s right I have finally got to the point where I can start covering. I am planning on following a similar color scheme as my previous aircraft. This session saw the start of …
On Aug 5th I did a fair bit of sanding touch ups on the wing, ailerons and fuselage. This included sanding paste where balsa blocks meet the fuselage, seen above. As well as some careful sanding of the paste on the trailing edge sheet and ailerons, seen below: Yes, I know these last few posts …
On May 27th I saw some of the work Peter had done on the aircraft and put in some of my own work. Peter had the keel glued to bottom of fuselage, seen above as well as the balsa blocks for the engine mount in place and formed with paste applied to fill the gaps. …
Building Seamaster Day 25: Balsa blocks, keel, etc. Read More »
On May 16th I did the final prep on the stab and also sanded the front top plate which were then glued and clamped into place. The stabilizer was glued to the top of the fin and triangle stock which was previously glued into place. Once this was done we left the aircraft alone for …
Building Seamaster Day 24: Stab + Front Top Plate Glued Read More »
On May 12th I worked on the tail of the aircraft. The first task was to sand and form/tapper the bottom triangle stock supporting the bottom of the tail fin and for aerodynamics, seen above. The next task for the day was getting the triangle stock in place flush with the top of the fin …
