Great job man - super clean build!Spent a little time on the Miles Hawk Speed Six again. Poster board is done - canopy, gear and paint still to finish.
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Great job man - super clean build!Spent a little time on the Miles Hawk Speed Six again. Poster board is done - canopy, gear and paint still to finish.
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I love it! Great job.It's got wheels!
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Kinda reminds me of a square razorback P-47. It looks Sweet!It's got wheels!
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How is the build going? I've been keeping an eye out for your build and was looking forward to giving it a go!Unfortunately I won’t be able to get the finalized plans out by Halloween. I’ll probably have to wait till thanksgiving break so I have time to make adjustments and build a final one for build instructions.
Shoot, I guess I haven't gotten any video of it flying, have I... It flies amazing though!! Super slow, scale, and gentle! It also flies inverted really well too haha. I let @SquirrelTail and @Samh fly it at huckfest and they both seemed to like how it flew.How is the build going? I've been keeping an eye out for your build and was looking forward to giving it a go!
It flew awesome! I highly recommend it. It is super floaty and sporty and does inverted really well. I didn't want to push it in risk of breaking something lolShoot, I guess I haven't gotten any video of it flying, have I... It flies amazing though!! Super slow, scale, and gentle! It also flies inverted really well too haha. I let @SquirrelTail and @Samh fly it at huckfest and they both seemed to like how it flew.
Wow I really want to do it however i have only made 1 plane and it looks terrible. I don't know how to do bevel cuts however it would be fun to have a go.Since the master series projects have taken much of Flite Test’s time and there isn’t much focus on fun, boxy, and easy to build planes I was hoping Flite Test would pull through and engage the forum community. My idea is as follows:
Have everyone design their own plane that will be judged in a few different categories. -Performance in a submitted video,
-Professionalism/Looks (can still be boxy and beautiful)
-Ease of build/simplicity of parts to scratch build/cut
Ideally there would be a few categories of builds, Warbirds, Jets, GA, Vintage Aircraft, Aerobatic aircraft, and general just miscellaneous flyers that don’t represent anything. Ideally I think it would be great for the community to have a competitive design/build off every so often and have the winner(s) work with @SP0NZ in making their design a flite test official build. However I think the recognition of being put in an FT video would also be a great winner reward. I have more ideas here but lets work it out below 🤘
Would you like an explanation of bevel cuts?Wow I really want to do it however i have only made 1 plane and it looks terrible. I don't know how to do bevel cuts however it would be fun to have a go.
Yes please thank you so muchWould you like an explanation of bevel cuts?
Basically with bevel cuts, start with a flat piece of foamYes please thank you so much
Thank you so muchBasically with bevel cuts, start with a flat piece of foam
-do a 50% cut or score cut
-fold the piece to open up the score cut (so that both pieces are flat to each other
-take any blade and angle it at the desired angle you want
-angle the blade back too so that the part of the blade youre holding is cutting through the material first and the back of it is finishing the cut if you hold it perpendicular to the foam itll take chunks out instead of smooth lines
-aim for just above the paper for height of the cut and cut an angle into the side of the foam
Boom. An angle had been cut