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Help with Bird of Time construction - from original plans
Hello there.
I am here studying the plans of the Dave Thornburg's Bird of Time (RC Modeler Magazine) and have two doubts. What is the thickness of the fuselage side balsa panels? I found the doublers width (1/64" ply) but couldn't find the numbers for the sides. (Also , the doublers are positioned at the inner side of the panels, right?) If I strictly follow the plans, the bottom/front fuselage block outline overlaps the bottom/rear fuselage outline. One of the two was drawn too long, it seems. Is it me or any of you noticed the same? Thanks in advance. |
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Was just looking at my Marks Models Bird of Time kit I had purchased years ago off the Bay, incomplete, so had obtained replacement parts from Tower, knowing that their version was redesigned somewhat.
Noticed in my kit plans that the thickness of the fuselage balsa sides had been added to the original RCM plans by someone handy with a Leroy lettering set, the added lettering is not as bold as the others in the plan. In the other photo, the balsa nose block is superimposed over the 1/64" ply doubler, and the bottom front fuselage 3/8" balsa part will eventually rest against the bottom of the nose block as the build continues. |
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why not consider 1/8 lite ply bottom, nose till aft of the wing, then balsa, as well as 1/8 balsa sides with perhaps 1/32 or 1/64 ply doubler
The nose is nice like shown here as a good spot to place your 4 cell eneloop Using fillets at the bottom corners will allow nice rounding as well. whacker up early in the Waughs River Valley |
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Last edited by whacker; Aug 11, 2020 at 04:24 AM.
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Landings are Imminent
fuse needs to take that
24 hrs later after a coat of paint, and a lot of sanding all with 100 grit paper It loads up quick, a file card comes in handy for cleaning' a little lite filler here and there, and I'll be ready for some more Paint. Hard edges require extra care when sanding, like where the plywood doubler bleeds thru whacker in the sunny Waughs River Valley |
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