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  • ARUP
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    Thanks T.J.! These wings are not long but bulky and fragile... the ugly orchid! I had a few different designs rattling around my empty head but this seemed the most practical. We'll see how it plays out over time. I might reinforce the edges with plastic tape and or Styrospray.

    Dion, you are absolutely correct! I'm glad I have a trailer, too! I think it would be cool to have one of those old late 40s early 50s Dodge Power Wagon Suburbans for transporting this stuff.

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  • ARUP
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    After this cured the blisters were taken off the fuselage, sprayed with primer, sanded and lightly painted with 'hammered look' copper colored paint. The blisters in photos aren't silvery looking like the instrument on the deck so I'm gonna say they were made from copper which was easy to work into pots and pans back in the day. The blisters were cut free using a Dremel with a cut off wheel. Glue spots were added around the perimeter to appear as fasteners then when dry more paint added. I did this so the detail of the 'glue spot' fasteners didn't get 'lost' in the paint.

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    Now, on to making a transport cradle since the blisters are in place. I didn't want to make it until I knew where they'd be, exactly. If the cradle was built improperly then the blisters would probably rub somewhere and get damaged. It's usually something rubs wrong and gives blisters! Will get venturi built up, too!

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  • Dion Dunn
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    Good thing you bought that truck Michael. Otherwise we may need to find you one of them big 'ol 80's Chevy Caprice station wagons. That box is big!

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  • Tango Juliet
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    Remarkable engineering on your wing box. And the fact that you made it out of foam instead of wood is a huge weight savings I'm sure.

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  • ARUP
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    Here is the end cap for the wing box. It holds the fin and wing hoop skids.

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    Plastic wrap then waxed paper put onto fuselage. This will be to make flanges on previously molded blisters. Two layers of 4oz. cloth put down with resin then blisters put onto this for curing.

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  • ARUP
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    Sorry good buddy...when my yard is done then I'm done!

  • Swiss1
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    You can come and do my yard Jelly!

  • ARUP
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    That's right! Our arms used to get pretty sore from all of the VWs on the road. Not so much now. The wing storage box has an end cap closure, now. This end cap was made to capture the fin and hoop skids! I might even make some sort of clip to hold the wing rods so that the wing stuff (except the wing retaining hold springs) are all in the big blue box! Tomorrow I'm gonna finish the rudder bar end fuse blisters, coaming and start the venturi construction. I was holding off these details until the transportation wing box got finished. I'm beat! I did landscaping all day. Jeremy, when you come to pick me up for Winamac you'll get to see all the new shrubbery!

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  • lenb
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    Punch buggy !!!

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  • ARUP
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    More pics...

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    More to come!

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  • ARUP
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    Here are a some pics of my '59 Bug that is getting 'updated'. My buddy Bill has been helping with the resto. The engine and tranny are in, voltage regulator relocated and all lines, wires and cables connected... just need air cleaners to fit the dual Kadrons. You can see the Gene Berg remote oil filter and Gene Berg deep sump. Oh Yeah! All new brake lines and brakes installed including a dual circuit master cylinder in lieu of the single which is stock. Disc brakes going on front. Dot 5 silicone fluid going in the reservoir. Ya gotta be able to stop especially when a little car like this gets triple the horsepower from stock!

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    A box was constructed to hold the wings. These wings are bulky and fragile in of themselves. Each was laid on foam board and support built around them to account for the wash out. When you slide them into the box the foam components were arranged to 'capture' the wing. The struts are held in the box, too. The wing tip skids will get captured by the end cap of the box... yet to be made. This will be nice in that all the components of the wings will be in one box. The wing rods stay inside the fuselage. A cradle will be made for it.

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  • ARUP
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    Hi Michael, I'm honored to be the recipient of your first post here! Thanks! Yes... I've heard of folks using gelatin but had forgotten all about that one. I've never used it. I remember the Knox name, too! I agree with you that balsa would be sufficient for the uprights on the ribs. Too bad I didn't do that for it would have saved a little time fabbing the sticks needed. Thanks for the compliments, too! I love these vintage birds with the pretty wood colors and textures showing!

    I've been designing a rack to hold the wings for transport. I've been working on the venturi and leather cockpit coaming, too. I am trying to duplicate the facial features of Herman Winter, the pilot. I'm not showing anything about that just yet!

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  • michaely
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    Hi Arup,


    hi Arup,


    I like the way the plywood sheeting turned out, once varnished/finished.

    Good idea on using bass (or spruce) on the ribs.... my gut sense is that something other than balsa is needed for the outline (top and bottom), largely to deal with "hanger rash". I think balsa on the uprights would be pretty strong though.

    Interesting fluids you have used for fillers on fabric, such as milk.
    Ever hear or have experience with using gelatin?..... such as Knox (I think now owned by Kraft), used in some food preparations.
    I tried it on a test sample of Koverall and it filled really well and left a hard surface but did not take the experiment at the time to further finishing.

    Your finished model is a dazzling accomplishment of a very unusual subject.

    Michael in Ontario, Canada

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  • Tango Juliet
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    Build thread? Maybe. I have a very bad habit of starting and not finishing. I started a build thread over on RCU for an US60 about 6-7 years ago... Never finished it, and I was at about 90% complete. I started a Skybench Skybird about 4 years ago... Not finished. 76" Lazy Ace... Not finished. 1/6 Fairey Firefly (on RCSB)... Not finished.

    I'm gonna really try to focus and keep in mind that I've probably got more days behind me than I do in front of me now (46) and there are far more aircraft that I'd like to build. Dreaming about them doesn't get them built. I CAN build to completion though. I built a Skybench Oly II in about two weeks total build time, and a Vance Mosher designed Fun Fly Wildcat in about half that time, and other models over the last 30 years.

  • ARUP
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    I hope you can do a build thread. It's fun to see others' stuff and it motivates the builder... at least in my case it does! lol Having plans for a few years is laudable but can you beat my 'record'? Go to post #22 in my Franklin Eaglet build. It is currently on page 3 of the 'scale sailplanes' forum. I'll bring it to Huntsville so you can fly it. It is a big pussycat in the air and flies great!

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