Boberticus
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An attempt at skinning foam-board like it was a balsa build.
link to the original outerzone plans https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=5944
So ive been thinking about trying my hand at building and skinning a old school film skinned balsa plane, just for the heck of it, and have been looking through different outerzone plans trying to find something that piqued my interest, when @FoamyDM had to throw a wrench in my plans by showing what was capable with foamboard and some dollar tree cellowrap with his Skinimoa.
So I cruise by my local DTFB to pick up my weekly dosage of foamboard, look thorough the gift wrap, and not only did they have the clear cello-wrap Foamy couldn't find and the pink stuff he was using, but also some beautiful navy blue on one side and silver on the other, and a roll of gold and silver glitter. so now that my mind has been made up, I just needed a easy design to try out, and this one seems to fit the bill. nice smooth curves and a flat wing bottom to give myself some leeway with skinning something for the first time.
I converted the plans to 4.5mm DTFB, taking a few leeway decisions on how i was going to do the hatch and how the wing attaches. I also decided to fit the entire fuselage around a 8mm arrow shaft for strength, stiffness and peace of mind. not planning on doing the motor pod, I just want a proof of concept before trying my hand at something with an odd airfoil shape and interesting wing twist(like a Horton wing or a Prandtl-D)
Ive also been looking for some video tutorials, found a guy on you-tube showing how to cover really well using laminating film.
And someone using dollar store cellophane and spray adhesive
I've been cutting out wing offsets for two days straight, and will finish the last 4 and fit them and the the wing leading and trailing edges together tonight, with hopes to finish the fuselage tomorrow, and skin them both Saturday for a maiden this weekend. last weekend i tried out a few different glues, and have a good idea of what will work and what wont. probably not gonna be any Hot glue in this model, but then again tere wont be alot of foam touching foam.
wingspan will be 60 inches, with a overall length of 40 or so inches.
pictures once i have something to show later on tonight.
link to the original outerzone plans https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=5944
So ive been thinking about trying my hand at building and skinning a old school film skinned balsa plane, just for the heck of it, and have been looking through different outerzone plans trying to find something that piqued my interest, when @FoamyDM had to throw a wrench in my plans by showing what was capable with foamboard and some dollar tree cellowrap with his Skinimoa.
So I cruise by my local DTFB to pick up my weekly dosage of foamboard, look thorough the gift wrap, and not only did they have the clear cello-wrap Foamy couldn't find and the pink stuff he was using, but also some beautiful navy blue on one side and silver on the other, and a roll of gold and silver glitter. so now that my mind has been made up, I just needed a easy design to try out, and this one seems to fit the bill. nice smooth curves and a flat wing bottom to give myself some leeway with skinning something for the first time.
I converted the plans to 4.5mm DTFB, taking a few leeway decisions on how i was going to do the hatch and how the wing attaches. I also decided to fit the entire fuselage around a 8mm arrow shaft for strength, stiffness and peace of mind. not planning on doing the motor pod, I just want a proof of concept before trying my hand at something with an odd airfoil shape and interesting wing twist(like a Horton wing or a Prandtl-D)
Ive also been looking for some video tutorials, found a guy on you-tube showing how to cover really well using laminating film.
And someone using dollar store cellophane and spray adhesive
I've been cutting out wing offsets for two days straight, and will finish the last 4 and fit them and the the wing leading and trailing edges together tonight, with hopes to finish the fuselage tomorrow, and skin them both Saturday for a maiden this weekend. last weekend i tried out a few different glues, and have a good idea of what will work and what wont. probably not gonna be any Hot glue in this model, but then again tere wont be alot of foam touching foam.
wingspan will be 60 inches, with a overall length of 40 or so inches.
pictures once i have something to show later on tonight.