Foam Addict
Squirrel member
Hey all,
as most of you know, I'm a freshman in college right now, and that means that I have very limited access to my normal equipment and tools. Still, I've kept building and dumpster diving for parts. Then I saw the scale build offs.
This isn't an entry, just my own take on a scale plane made from very common materials available almost anywhere. It's basically a 125% clone of the GWS pico moth, and is a prototype for several new construction techniques. Anyway, here's the progress on my tiggy.
She is made out of dollar tree foam board covered with hobby king wing tape, the struts are coffee stir sticks from our coffee shop, and the cowling is mocked up from foam and poster board. It is around 32" long and has a 40" wing span, and uses 4 servos. Ailerons on the lower wing only (scale) and will probably have a 2836 1100 kv motor spinning a 9x5 prop on a 3 cell 3000 for power. As soon as I can get to a hobby shop, I'll get the motor and landing gear installed. I'm hoping to maiden it within a week.
as most of you know, I'm a freshman in college right now, and that means that I have very limited access to my normal equipment and tools. Still, I've kept building and dumpster diving for parts. Then I saw the scale build offs.
This isn't an entry, just my own take on a scale plane made from very common materials available almost anywhere. It's basically a 125% clone of the GWS pico moth, and is a prototype for several new construction techniques. Anyway, here's the progress on my tiggy.
She is made out of dollar tree foam board covered with hobby king wing tape, the struts are coffee stir sticks from our coffee shop, and the cowling is mocked up from foam and poster board. It is around 32" long and has a 40" wing span, and uses 4 servos. Ailerons on the lower wing only (scale) and will probably have a 2836 1100 kv motor spinning a 9x5 prop on a 3 cell 3000 for power. As soon as I can get to a hobby shop, I'll get the motor and landing gear installed. I'm hoping to maiden it within a week.
