Tuesday, August 9, 2022

8-10-22 YESTERDAY I WENT TO SUPERSTORE SCHOOL SUPPLY NEAR BF HOMES. I INQUIRED ABOUT FOAMBOARDS AND THEY SHOWED ME A SAMPLE, 3 MM, P1220 FOR A PLYWOOD SIZE BOARD, 4 X 8 FEET. 1/4 WOULD BE P300 AND THAT WOULD BE 2X4 FEET. NOT BAD.THE BOARD WAS STIFF AND LOOKED FINE FOR MODEL MAKING. I BOUGHT A RULER AND A CUTTER BLADES. I ALSO BOUGHT THE SHINY PLASTIC SHEE, 2 X 4 FEET FOR P20. WILL TRY IT OUT AS COVER FOR MODELS. UNFORTUNATEY, THE PIX CANNOT BE UPLOADED. TODAY, I COVERED THE JUNIOR 100 WITH YELLOW PACKAGING TAPE. PIX BELOW.
CK TAPE, YELLOW.

Saturday, August 6, 2022

AUGUST 6, 2022 TODAY I ONLY PUT THE STABLIZER AND FIN ON THE JUNIOR 100. NOTE THE CARBON RODS, THEY ARE JUST ABOVE THE STAB. THE TOP REMAINS OPEN UNTIL THE LINKAGES ARE INSTALLED.

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

AUGUST 3, 2022 GOOD MORNING FRIENDS. THERE A SO MANY WAYS TO COVER THE WINGS OF A MODEL PLAN. FOR ELECTIC MODEL PLANES. WE NEED NOT WORRY ABOUT FUEL ATTACKING MATERIALS IN THE MODEL. THERE ARE COMMERCIAL COVERS LIKE MONOKOTE AND SOLARFILM. BUT ONE QUICK WAY IS TO USE PACKAGING TAPES. ANOTHER CHEAP WAY IS TO USE THOSE PLASTIC GIFT WRAPPERS. SHOWN HERE IS AN OLD STOCK RED/SILVER GIFT WRAPPER.

Sunday, July 31, 2022

GOOD MORNING FRIENDS. IT IS AUGUST 1, 2022! I RIPPED OFF THE COVER OF A PAIR OF WINGS JUST TO SHOW HOW IT IS MADE. THE EASIEST I BELIEVE. GET 2 FOAMBOARD "BOTTOMS" AND JOIN IN THE MDDLE WITH THE DESIRED DIHEDRAL. LAY YOUR FOAM BOARD "BOTTOMS" OF YOUR WINGS. BETTER IF IT IS ONE PIECE, BENT AT THE CENTER. YOU HAVE TO SLANT THE FLAT SIDES OF THE FIRST RIBS SO THEY BUTT TOGETHER. INSTALL OTHER RIBS. THEN PUT FOAM BOARD BLOCKS BETWEEN RIBS. YOU MAY USE ONE OR TWO SPARS. LAY STEEL WIRE FROM AN UMBRELLA AS YOUR SPAR, BENT IN THE CENTER. OR WOOD STRIPS IF YOU HAVE IT FROM A VINTAGE BLINDS. YOUR LEADING EDGE CAN BE CARBON FIBER RODS, JOINT IN THE MIDDLE INSIDE A BENT TUBE ALA SLOW STIK OF GWS. IMBED THE WIRE. COVER WITH PACK TAPE. IT IS UP TO YOU TO INSTALL A WING TIP. USE STYRO FROM KAHON NG UBAS WHICH COULD BE YOUR LAST RIB ACTUALLY. PUT TWO AND FILE TO SHAPE. YOUR CENTER RIBS COULD BE STYRO TOO.

Saturday, July 30, 2022

JULY 31, 2022 HI FRIENDS, WE ARE AT THE END OF JULY. WE ARE ON THE 2ND SEMESTER OF THIS YEAR. LET US MOVE ON.
THE ABOVE PICTURES ARE SHOWING THE COVER PATTERN MADE OF PLYWOOD. ALSO THE NOSE PLATE IS SHOWN. THIS IS WHERE THE MOTOR MOUNT WILL BE BOLTED ON. ALSO BELOW WILL BE THE BATTERY PACK HELD BY VELCROW. THE FRONT NOSE GEAR WILL ALSO BE ATTACHED BELOW THIS PLATE.
JULY 30,2022 HI FRIENDS. HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE JIG FOR THE JUNIOR 100. DONE ON 7-25 AND TODAY, I CUT THE FIRST FUSELAGE USING 5MM DEPRON. THOSE ARE THE ASSEMBLUY PICTURES DATED 7-27. THE FUSELAGE WILL HAVE CARBON RODS INSIDE TO MAKE IT STRONG AND YET LIGHT. LATER, THE NOSE SECTION WILL SHOW THE COMPARTMENT FOR THE BATTERY AND THE ENGINE MOUNT. VECROW WILL HOLD THE BATTERY AND THE MOUNT WILL BE A FOLD-AWAY MOUNT.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

JULY 27, 2022 HELLO FRIENDS. I JUST WANT TO UPDATE THIS BLOG TO RECORD THE QB20 FOAM MODELS THAT I HAVE BEEN BUILDING FOR FRIENDS. iT IS PATTERNED AFTER THE QB20H OF OK MODELS, INC, (PILOT MODELS). IT FLEW VERY WELL ON RUDDER ELEVATOR AND IS HIGHL RECOMMENDED FOR BEGINNERS. PICTUREZ TO FOLLOW. RIGHT NOW, AM LOOKING AT BUILDING THE JUNIOR 100 FOR ELECTRIC. IT HAS A 44" WINGSPAN AND FUSELAGE IS 32". PRON FOAM WILL BE USED. THE WING I HVE BEEN BUILDING USED THE JAPAN HOME FOAMBOARD, FOLDED AND SERVED AS THE TOP OF THE WINGS. UMBRELLA WIRES ARE USED AS SPARS ( ONE OR TWO INSRTGED ALONG THE SLICED FOAMBOARD). 6 RIBS ARE PLACED UNDER. POLYSTYRENE SHEET COVERS THE BOTTOM (SPHAGGETTI TRAY MATERIAL). "NO MORE NAILS" GLUE IS USED.