model builders and those who appreciate the art of model building - Page 2

Darren1492 · #11 02-21-2008, 11:50 AM

That is SWEEET, who makes the kit??

I'm thinking of building the Hughes H-1 next year

Bobbie Schweikart · #12 02-21-2008, 12:11 PM

I wil have to go to Lew's house and get the information. If you want you can make a copy of the plans at Kinkos it cost me 21.00 dollars.

Darren1492 · #13 02-21-2008, 05:35 PM

I have a plans copier at work.

Dave Pool · #14 12-13-2008, 01:30 AM

Howdy All.. seen this fourm on club site.. NICE!
I gotta say airfieldmodels.com is a great site for serious builders
Lowes has some really cheep hollow door cores for a base and I use
a piece of drywall... cheep also. the t-pins stick very well and the surface
is very stable and "flat". Building is a great time.. but covering can be pretty umm..

have fun..

Also try carl goldbergs "tiger series" kits.. great manual/kit and easy enough for me to build.

Dave Pool · #15 12-13-2008, 01:42 AM

I have a question for the guys that are seasoned builders.

I have plans for the first plane I built (red thing in the sites new pics). The plane is a super easy build.. but I want to try a P-38ish version

Question is.. how do you make wing ribs?.. I have a few "ideas"
-- cut a template and use a xacto knife to cut one by one?
-- draw the ribs on a piece and use a scrollsaw?
-- stack and tape several pieces of balsa then trace template then saw?

I would love to make a plane from absolute stock nothing.. anyone know where I can find more info also?

Darren1492 · #16 12-13-2008, 08:26 AM

To build from just a set of plans isn't that hard, if you have plans that aren't from a kit, kit plans don't always have all the detail because some of the parts are pre cut. It's called Scratch building, you can go at it a couple of ways. First you can cut everything yourself, very time consuming. Second, you get a kit cutter to cut the major stuff like wing ribs fuselage formers ect., there are a couple around. There is actually one in Goodlettsville, TN. TOP NOTCH products, http://www.topnotchkits.com/index_files/slide0001.htm
It cost you, but not that bad. If you have a lot of stuff to cut it's well worth it. Hope that helps. Now wing ribs, if you have a constant chord wing, one that has all the ribs the same. Make a template from some 1/8 inch ply 2 of them and sandwich your balsa rib stock between them and run 2 screws through the whole thing to hold it together. Now cut them out, sand them to shape, and cut all necessary holes. When you’re completely done take out the screws. If the wing has a Tapered chord, find the ribs that are the same and make your templates for each group that are similar, and follow the previous steps. Hope this helps. WWWHHHEEWW my fingers hurt....

Dave Pool · #17 12-13-2008, 05:08 PM

Hey thanks darren.. I'll be all over it as soon as garage warms up a bit, provided im not deployed during that couple of weeks

Id love to have the experience under my belt to build that "lear fan" on the web site (beautiful).. maybe in a few decades.
Thanks again

Darren1492 · #18 12-14-2008, 07:46 PM

Buy a heater, tis' building season my friend. If you ever have any questions feel free to PM me or call.

Lcoggin · #19 12-16-2008, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darren1492

To build from just a set of plans isn't that hard, if you have plans that aren't from a kit, kit plans don't always have all the detail because some of the parts are pre cut. It's called Scratch building, you can go at it a couple of ways. First you can cut everything yourself, very time consuming. Second, you get a kit cutter to cut the major stuff like wing ribs fuselage formers ect., there are a couple around. There is actually one in Goodlettsville, TN. TOP NOTCH products, http://www.topnotchkits.com/index_files/slide0001.htm
It cost you, but not that bad. If you have a lot of stuff to cut it's well worth it. Hope that helps. Now wing ribs, if you have a constant chord wing, one that has all the ribs the same. Make a template from some 1/8 inch ply 2 of them and sandwich your balsa rib stock between them and run 2 screws through the whole thing to hold it together. Now cut them out, sand them to shape, and cut all necessary holes. When you’re completely done take out the screws. If the wing has a Tapered chord, find the ribs that are the same and make your templates for each group that are similar, and follow the previous steps. Hope this helps. WWWHHHEEWW my fingers hurt....

Instead of using screws to hold a stack of balsa ribs, I use a small drill then use round tooth picks or small dowels to hold them togather.