Anybody else scratch building tonight?

[Houndpup Rc]

I don't know yet, it's got a 6in cowling and a 25in wingspan.

Wow! stout little fellow! lol

 

[Mr Man]

Wow! stout little fellow! lol

Yep, just like the real thing!😂

 

[SteveNeill]

Yes. 52 inch span. 70mm fan. Retracts. Not finished. Still in progress. All Flite Test foam and a laser cut internal balsa frame. Very lite. Under 4 pounds. Silk span covered with Polycrylic. Lots of finishing and detail to come yet.

Lights on the tips in tape for now. Also I made a new buck for the vacuum formed nose.

 

[Mr Man]

Wow @SteveNeill ! that looks amazing!

 

[SteveNeill]

I made this one too. Great flyer.

 

[Mr Man]

Looks Sweet

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Yes. 52 inch span. 70mm fan. Retracts. Not finished. Still in progress. All Flite Test foam and a laser cut internal balsa frame. Very lite. Under 4 pounds. Silk span covered with Polycrylic. Lots of finishing and detail to come yet.

Lights on the tips in tape for now. Also I made a new buck for the vacuum formed nose.

What do you use for paint?

 

[Mr Man]

Just needs wings, gear, and paint.

 

[Mr Man]

If you’re wondering about that weird gap in the skins, that’s because I originally accidentally installed skin 2 upside down and had to redo it.

 

[Mr Man]

I almost forgot about the cowling.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

I almost forgot about the cowling.

Looking good! Hope you can get a video of the maiden! (I hope it goes better than mine 😂)

 

[Mr Man]

Looking good! Hope you can get a video of the maiden! (I hope it goes better than mine 😂)

Me too😅

 

[SteveNeill]

What do you use for paint?

Acrylic artist paints, thinned with water and airbrushed.

 

[SteveNeill]

Looking good! Hope you can get a video of the maiden! (I hope it goes better than mine 😂)

Thank you. I'm not really concerned. It's a pretty convention platform with an obvious CG. Her light and over 200 watts per pound. But yes you never know do you. Not really.

 

[SteveNeill]

Me too😅

We'll see if I can get my friend Mark who takes me to our field too early in the morning to shoot some video.

 

[Mr Man]

More work on the gee bee, hat’s a 6 inch prop, definitely needs a 7or 8 in prop.

 

[Flyingshark]

I've been getting back to the Retro Rocket SBK I started a few months ago recently; did a lot of work on the wing tonight, so all that's left are the motor and wing mounts and the internals!

 

[Houndpup Rc]

I've been getting back to the Retro Rocket SBK I started a few months ago recently; did a lot of work on the wing tonight, so all that's left are the motor and wing mounts and the internals!

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Wow looks great!

 

[Flyingshark]

I've been getting back to the Retro Rocket SBK I started a few months ago recently; did a lot of work on the wing tonight, so all that's left are the motor and wing mounts and the internals!

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More progress today! I really like this wing mounting system so far—it sure looks solid, so hopefully it’ll survive lots of belly landings.

 

[L Edge]

I almost forgot about the cowling.

Are you going to use a runway for takeoff?