For my first big foam build, or rather, the first time I'm crossing the 48" wingspan mark, I'm going to attempt a super-sized version of the Focke-Wulf Fw-42 Luftwaffe Bomber. This will be a team effort and an extension of the Team Rockyboy Mini FW-42 being entered into the 2018 Flite Test Forum WWII Design/Build Challenge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_42
http://www.luft46.com/fw/fw42.html
So why the separate thread? This build is going to be very different in technique and approach compared to the Mini FW-42. To help keep confusion down, let's keep the lanes separated. At one point I was thinking to keep this largely under wraps for a big unveiling at FFE18 but the more I get into the planning phases, the more I realize I'm going to need community help from others who have tackled big projects if this is going to be as succesfull as I want it to be.
A couple expectations I'd like to express, mostly to keep myself on track, but happy to receive input from others too.
So I'm going to wrap up this post here, create a reserved one below this for the final pictures / video / plans, and then start out some considerations and strategies I've been thinking about and would appreciate some community input around.
Thanks for joining Team Rockyboy on this project! :applause:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_42
http://www.luft46.com/fw/fw42.html
So why the separate thread? This build is going to be very different in technique and approach compared to the Mini FW-42. To help keep confusion down, let's keep the lanes separated. At one point I was thinking to keep this largely under wraps for a big unveiling at FFE18 but the more I get into the planning phases, the more I realize I'm going to need community help from others who have tackled big projects if this is going to be as succesfull as I want it to be.
A couple expectations I'd like to express, mostly to keep myself on track, but happy to receive input from others too.
- There are still going to be some special sauce surprises that will be built into this project (you know what I'm talking 'bout Psybog), but I want to keep the bones of the construction and planning in here to help both myself and others who are considering taking on a big foam build.
- Plans will be released - as much as I end up developing plans for this anyway - but think a good bit of this might be 'furnished and installed by contractor' as we used to say in the architectural business.
- Target completion date is a maiden flight pre-FFE18
- I'm going to try and keep the 'totally new to me' techniques down to two or three, which might mean leaning on tried and true but less elegant solutions to some problems. Don't think I'm going to hit Joshua's target of one new thing per project here.
So I'm going to wrap up this post here, create a reserved one below this for the final pictures / video / plans, and then start out some considerations and strategies I've been thinking about and would appreciate some community input around.
Thanks for joining Team Rockyboy on this project! :applause: