Yeah, another rebuild. With the wing project finished, the Funtana 90 has been pushed back to the back-burner and I'm currently back to enjoying "small" projects which distract me too much during flying season. As many of you have probably guessed, I've got a lot of planes that need work. Some are from swap meets, some are kits that were partially built (by me or others), and some were "donations". I've had a couple similar kits waiting for work for a while, and each cost me less than $20. First is the Great Planes PT-40, a 3 channel plane I got a couple years ago. Here's what it's SUPPOSED to look like:
And here is mine. The wing (not shown) is built, but not covered. The staining on the nose is water damage from the building it was stored in for a couple decades. Overall, it's not as bad as it looks, and if I remember correctly the wing is in good (but dirty) shape. Also pictured: Mountain Models Switchback fuselage done up in a T-28 color scheme.
The other candidate for a 3 channel build is a Goldberg Eagle 2, which I got last year from a guy thinning his collection. Here's the picture from Goldberg:
The Eagle 2 is in decent shape, and it appears to have been built in 2004 based on a label I found inside. Covering on the fuselage is usable, but will be re-done as I need to make some changes and may as well make it mine with the final design. Oddly enough, blue & yellow is what I just did for the Funtana 90 wing - I may use those same rolls for this one as well. This plane was never finished.
It was built for a glow engine, and I'll either convert it to gas or electric. Currently I don't have any small gassers that would fit, but this would be a good excuse to get one!
Like the rest of the fuselage, the tail is pretty usable as-is, but I'd like to re-do the hinges so it has a narrower gap and also round the edges of the surfaces for a little cleaner look.
Inside, there is no servo tray - doesn't look like it was ever installed, either. I'll just copy the design of the tray for the Tower Trainer 60 I'm building for my buddy Mike. It's simple and effective.
The wing was mostly covered, although it was lifting heavily in a few places. Option 1 would have been to simply seal the covering back down.
But.... the edges were in pretty rough shape. Plus I could see a bit of damage the covering was hiding, and that needed to be fixed.
Covering on the wing came off very easily with a little heat to soften the glue. The blue tape marks ribs which have damage. I think every one of them can be saved, and won't be noticeable if I use transparent covering aft of the spars. Some shear-webbing was also damaged - it's found on the front of the spars and gives the wing a lot of additional strength. The right side of the wing had no real damage to speak of.
Sheeting at the center of the wing is solid, although it doesn't line up evenly from sheet to sheet. This will be tweaked if I use the transparent covering. I may leave this wing "old-school" and held on by rubberbands.
And here is mine. The wing (not shown) is built, but not covered. The staining on the nose is water damage from the building it was stored in for a couple decades. Overall, it's not as bad as it looks, and if I remember correctly the wing is in good (but dirty) shape. Also pictured: Mountain Models Switchback fuselage done up in a T-28 color scheme.
The other candidate for a 3 channel build is a Goldberg Eagle 2, which I got last year from a guy thinning his collection. Here's the picture from Goldberg:
The Eagle 2 is in decent shape, and it appears to have been built in 2004 based on a label I found inside. Covering on the fuselage is usable, but will be re-done as I need to make some changes and may as well make it mine with the final design. Oddly enough, blue & yellow is what I just did for the Funtana 90 wing - I may use those same rolls for this one as well. This plane was never finished.
It was built for a glow engine, and I'll either convert it to gas or electric. Currently I don't have any small gassers that would fit, but this would be a good excuse to get one!
Like the rest of the fuselage, the tail is pretty usable as-is, but I'd like to re-do the hinges so it has a narrower gap and also round the edges of the surfaces for a little cleaner look.
Inside, there is no servo tray - doesn't look like it was ever installed, either. I'll just copy the design of the tray for the Tower Trainer 60 I'm building for my buddy Mike. It's simple and effective.
The wing was mostly covered, although it was lifting heavily in a few places. Option 1 would have been to simply seal the covering back down.
But.... the edges were in pretty rough shape. Plus I could see a bit of damage the covering was hiding, and that needed to be fixed.
Covering on the wing came off very easily with a little heat to soften the glue. The blue tape marks ribs which have damage. I think every one of them can be saved, and won't be noticeable if I use transparent covering aft of the spars. Some shear-webbing was also damaged - it's found on the front of the spars and gives the wing a lot of additional strength. The right side of the wing had no real damage to speak of.
Sheeting at the center of the wing is solid, although it doesn't line up evenly from sheet to sheet. This will be tweaked if I use the transparent covering. I may leave this wing "old-school" and held on by rubberbands.
