Dude, that looks just fine! It's a small area on a big wing, nobody is going to notice any issue with the covering.
2017/2018 Balsa Build Along, SIG HOG BIPE ELECTRIC CONVERSION
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nhk750
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I know, but it came out really good and I'm happy with it. Most of the things that bother us no one will ever notice. And then you hit the ground and ball it all up anyway...I guess I'm still not over wrecking my T-Craft...
Pretty excited now though as I'm on the home stretch, but the wife said that is enough for tonight, so tomorrow I plane on finishing the wing and then just the ailerons are left to cover and glue on.
Pretty excited now though as I'm on the home stretch, but the wife said that is enough for tonight, so tomorrow I plane on finishing the wing and then just the ailerons are left to cover and glue on.
Sounds like a great way to expand your abilities! Lining up a pattern like this on a curved hand-made surface sounds like a challenge.
roversgonemad
Member
Looking quite nice!!
roversgonemad
Member
My wife kept asking if I was really going to fly the 195. I told her I don't know why I wouldn't.... She couldn't understand being wiling to risk all the hours taken to build it. I told her it was built to fly, and it would be a shame to not fly it.
Darn right, they're made to fly, not to collect dust!
nhk750
Aviation Enthusiast
All the covering is done! Just need to glue in the aileron hinging and connect the linkages, then maiden! I am not very happy with the Sullivan tail wheel assembly as is seems kind of flimsy, but I have heard the larger one has the same hole pattern so I may take a look at that. I am using the 5-12 pound version and the next size up is 10-22lbs. Oh, and I still need to paint the cowl...
jaredstrees
Well-known member
Beautiful. Well done!
nhk750
Aviation Enthusiast
Finished the ailerons ( I ran out of checkerboard and decided to just make them all black) and epoxied in the Robart hinge pins then, after they cured for a while, installed the control linkages. It all works great and it could actually fly right now.
I still need to paint the cowl, apply decals and perform final checks with radio setups and trim settings. It's not getting wheel pants as I fly off of grass fields and they are not exactly smooth. I think the grass would just beat them up after a while and I always like the open wheel look anyway. This has been a long build thread so the next time I post a picture it will be of the Hog outside and completed.
I still need to paint the cowl, apply decals and perform final checks with radio setups and trim settings. It's not getting wheel pants as I fly off of grass fields and they are not exactly smooth. I think the grass would just beat them up after a while and I always like the open wheel look anyway. This has been a long build thread so the next time I post a picture it will be of the Hog outside and completed.
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nhk750
Aviation Enthusiast
The hog is completed! I just need to do some preflight adjustments and ready for maiden. I also heard that if you take a trim iron to the edges of the decals it will help seal them better so I may try that. Probably maiden in a week or so when I get some time as I whitewater kayak too and it's the season right now. I will also get some better pics tomorrow outside and post them up.
Looking forward to a maiden flight report! And wow, that's an aggressive looking spinner!!
