Daniel Liutan
Well-known member
I have never have had such a bad time scratch building anything as I had on this airframe.
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(FYI both the F15 and the RC12 are 1:20 scale)
The first issue was I had my blade wander twice during cutting. One part was salvageable, the other was not. Of course the one that I could not save was the largest piece of the bunch. (the rear fuselage wrap)
The second issue was I thought I would be slick and try a new way to wrap the skins around the formers. It does not change the model or design, it just changed the way I layout and cut the skins and saves an extra seam.
NOPE!
It worked. Kind of. It just took too much wrestling and force to get the seam right. This thing is full of wrinkles from the pressure of my hands trying to hold things in place while curing. It was worth a try and it does work well on small parts, but it is not worth the frustration.
Minus those to major issues, everything fit pretty well. I went ahead and hand sketched some windows on the canopy so it did not look so plain. Even if someone was to build this without the painted skins, window decals will be a must. It just does not look right without them.
I was half tempted to just abandon what I have and start over with the old wraps, but I think I am just going to continue with this and see how it does in the air. She won't be pretty, but it only a test build anyway. Wings will be tomorrow.
For me, it looks gorgeous!
I'd done a twin 50mm EDF Honda jet before. As it was 2D designed, the plan is not accurate and the final looking is ugly.
Just have a request, could you enlarge this Guardrail to, let's say 1 meter wingspan? So It will fit two mighty mini power sets and will flies more stable.
Thanks you so much!