1/3-Scale Cessna 185 ~ by Gunny Bumburs at Aviation Concepts

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The tail wheel assembly mount.

[Stew2]

Gunny,
What are you planning on for covering and finishing? Always enjoy seeing your designs come together, they are outstanding!!

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Thanks, Ultracoat for the entire airframe and Krylon paint for the cowl and landing gear.

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The fuselage bottom and top sub assemblies. To get the rounded corners of the fuselage is achieved by these assemblies first having 1/4" square balsa sticks glued to the bottom edge and then along side of these is 3/8" balsa triangle stock,

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The fuselage sides and doublers are assembled. The alignment of gluing on the doubler is via the six 1/8" dia. dowel alignment pegs.

[gunny11]

So i just wanted to say that this is a general build thread. (Kinda like a synopsis) The kit like all of my other kits has a step by step construction manual with TONS of color photos which is laser printed and wire bound. In the past I used to finish the prototype and sit down and do the manual. Ugh! I would sit there for a month straight trying to figure out what I was trying to show. So now i take about 100 pictures and then do those steps while it's still fresh in my mind.

[Swiss1]

Watching all the way Gunny, nice stuff

Jeremy
SCCAAA TT TN

[gunny11]

Much appreciated, Thanks Jeremy!

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The fuselage starts its aft construction assembly flat on the work bench.

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The fuselage sides are hung on (glued) along with the rear top section. Then the remaining CNC cut birch ply formers are epoxied into place.

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The landing gear mounting plate is not only just tied into the fuselage side but onto the main 3/8" birch ply former.

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The cockpit cabin floor will give you plenty of room for securing batteries, receivers, telemetry etc. etc.

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and some under floor reinforcing is added.

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Forward fuse. bottom pieces added into place.

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Top fuse/wing structure.

[yyz]

Super nice. You're making it look too easy!

[gunny11]

Thank you yyz, I try to make it easy with interlocking parts and tabs. What makes it even easier will be the instruction manual.

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I just had to post this picture. WOW!