BoilerScale
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Hello FliteTest Forums, due to where I'm going to be living starting this summer, I can finally go to flite fest for the first time! And for it, I'll be building a 1400mm P-39 using dollar tree foam and balsa. The P-39 has always been one of my favorite WWII airplanes but there has never been a 1400mm EPO one on the market so I figured, why not build one? Right now I'm working on designing formers in SolidWorks and will hopefully laser cut parts in the following 2 weeks. As for construction techniques, I'm going to use the method that Ramy RC uses which is cutting up the foam into strips and planking it over the formers and then sanding them smooth to blend. Then I'll cover the foam with something like minwax and parchement paper. Also, if I have time, I'm planning on designing a 3D printed full scale cockpit for FPV purposes.
I'll probably end painting it in this scheme.
I'll probably end painting it in this scheme.