Some accessoires for RC models

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Frame of the windscreen, Z-ULTRA. Windscreen itself is made of Z-GLASS    no just kidding, thats clear PVC ;)

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The black exhausts are Z-ULTRA, shell mode.

Step plate is also Z-ULTRA, the corrugated surface is perfectly scale, otherwise it would be slippery.

Enclosure of the struts, Z-ULTRA shell mode, only the ends are volume models, threaded over the carbon rods which take the loads.

In between a radiator and its mounting. Those radiators, called lobster pots, were top notch in the 20´ies of the last century. :)

Radiators Z-ULTRA, mounting Z-PETG.

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regards

Andi

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What a great model, Andi  :)

We're waiting for more.

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Thank you ;)

Some other details of another beauty.

To prevent flutter they added some weights to balance the ailerons (Supermarine S6, winner of the Schneider Trophy 1931)

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Fairings between strut/float and strut/fuselage

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Thats rather simple details, however difficult and time consuming to make (carving wood or bending alu)

Model is made of carbon and epoxy

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regards

Andi

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Some pics of the newest project, again a waterplane, Gloster VI.

All prints done with Eumaker Nylon+Carbon, wallthickness ~0,5mm, shell mode.

Elevator assembled. The only glue that works is cyano, and only when coated with a special primer. Also takes paint with that treatment.

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Nice surface

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Some formers. 6mm hole in the middle, so formers + fuselage segments can be aligned on a carbon rod. Rod is removed after glueing. Formers are also 0,5mm, together with the fuselage 1mm, thats rigid enough and lighter than ply formers.

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Parts of the fuselage.

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Wing construction and first parts. Wing is heavier than common balsa wing, will see how this works out.

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regards

Andi

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aye! does your water plane takes to the air?

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Hi,

not yet. Had to circumnavigate same setbacks:

  • Nylon expands terribly with temperature. The finished wing bends down, when upside ist exposed to sun, an vice versa. Is now printed with PolyMax PLA and 0,4mm thickness.

  • Same with elevator, altough much smaller in span.

For the time I did not see any deformation with the fuselage, however final test will be the summer sun. I am also afraid wether the glueing will survive the material expansion.

So still work in progress :blush:

regards
Andi

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awww thanks for the detailed explanation.
and the photos! great looking plane!