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FTFC-25 MS Design And Build, Extra 300

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balsa basher

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I see you said there
Mr Man said:
This is where I'm gonna put the build log, but for the moment it's just a bunch of photos.



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Start with F1 And F2.



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Now Using the John Overstreet techniques, Glue Skin 1 onto F1 and F2.



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Grab the Second F2 And an F3 Top.


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Glue Skin 2 Top on.


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Grab the second F3, and F4.


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Glue Skin 3 Top on.



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Glue up the main centerpod. (B Fold)



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Slide the First Skin section all the way to the front, then glue it in place.


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Slide Skin section 2 all the way up to Skin Section 1. Now glue them together. (also glue Skin section 2 to main center pod)


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Do the same with Skin Section 3.



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Glue the Rear CenterPod (B Fold) To Formers F6 and F7.




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Slide the Horizontal Stabilizer through the Vertical Stabilizer as shown.



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Glue the Vertical/Horizontal Stabilizer assembly to F7.




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Glue on Skin 5 Bottom as shown.




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Do the same with Skin 5 Top.

Now Install the servos and control rods. (servos glue onto Rear CenterPod)



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Glue Former F5 onto main Fuselage Assembly.




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Skin 4 then gets glued onto Former 5.




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Glue Tail assembly onto main Fuselage Assembly, making sure to put glue on the rear CenterPod.




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Here is how it should look.




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Assemble and Glue on the Canopy. (a clear canopy would look really good on this, but that's up to you)




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Using the Armin technique, form the wing and then glue everything together. (spar build is similar to FT P-40 Spar)
Repeat on other wing.



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Glue the two Wing halves together with traditional FT techniques/.




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Glue wing onto Fuselage.




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Glue Skin 2 Bottom and F3 Bottom onto Fuselage and Wing.




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Do the same with Skin 3 Bottom, also using the other F3 Bottom





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Glue on the faux cowling, (not sure how this will turn out, but hopefully it does.




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Mr Man said:
This is where I'm gonna put the build log, but for the moment it's just a bunch of photos.



View attachment 250742

Start with F1 And F2.



View attachment 250743
Now Using the John Overstreet techniques, Glue Skin 1 onto F1 and F2.



View attachment 250744
Grab the Second F2 And an F3 Top.


View attachment 250745

Glue Skin 2 Top on.


View attachment 250746
Grab the second F3, and F4.


View attachment 250747
Glue Skin 3 Top on.



View attachment 250748
Glue up the main centerpod. (B Fold)



View attachment 250749
Slide the First Skin section all the way to the front, then glue it in place.


View attachment 250750
Slide Skin section 2 all the way up to Skin Section 1. Now glue them together. (also glue Skin section 2 to main center pod)


View attachment 250751
Do the same with Skin Section 3.



View attachment 250752
Glue the Rear CenterPod (B Fold) To Formers F6 and F7.




View attachment 250753
Slide the Horizontal Stabilizer through the Vertical Stabilizer as shown.



View attachment 250773
Glue the Vertical/Horizontal Stabilizer assembly to F7.




View attachment 250755
Glue on Skin 5 Bottom as shown.




View attachment 250756
Do the same with Skin 5 Top.

Now Install the servos and control rods. (servos glue onto Rear CenterPod)



View attachment 250757
Glue Former F5 onto main Fuselage Assembly.




View attachment 250758
Skin 4 then gets glued onto Former 5.




View attachment 250759
Glue Tail assembly onto main Fuselage Assembly, making sure to put glue on the rear CenterPod.




View attachment 250760
Here is how it should look.




View attachment 250761
Assemble and Glue on the Canopy. (a clear canopy would look really good on this, but that's up to you)




View attachment 250762
Using the Armin technique, form the wing and then glue everything together. (spar build is similar to FT P-40 Spar)
Repeat on other wing.



View attachment 250763
Glue the two Wing halves together with traditional FT techniques/.




View attachment 250764
Glue wing onto Fuselage.




View attachment 250765
Glue Skin 2 Bottom and F3 Bottom onto Fuselage and Wing.




View attachment 250766
Do the same with Skin 3 Bottom, also using the other F3 Bottom





View attachment 250767
Glue on the faux cowling, (not sure how this will turn out, but hopefully it does.




View attachment 250772
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Above You said you may be putting together a build log. You think I should wait for that or just jump in to see what I end up with?
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Mr Man

Mr Man

Mr SPEED!
Wing servos are similar to ft edge 540, elevator and rudder servos just get glued on, similar to this.
 

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balsa basher

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Mr. Man,
Question for you. After I slide the horizontal stabilizer through the vertical stabilizer, do I square them up and glue them together before I put on the bottom skin 5?
 
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