Scale 50cc Scratch Build From My Own Design Revisited

[Jetpainter]

I finally got around to doing some work on the racer project. Between getting stuff ready for the flying season, getting the house ready for relatives to visit, and battling a kidney stone right after that, I haven't been in the workshop much.

I was able to finish getting the new wing tips roughed out last night. They still need a A LOT of shaping I'll do once they are glued on. I have a little work on the tip of each aileron, but that looks like a piece of cake.

 

[pawnshopmike]

Nice work Doug! Looking good.

Sorry to hear about the kidney stone. Best of luck bro.

 

[Jetpainter]

I was able to get one of the new wing tips installed and shaped last night. I think they should fit the overall theme better now.

 

[Jetpainter]

I got the other wing tip installed and shaped tonight. That should be the last of the serious wood butchering. I still have tons to do, but it's moving along.

 

[pawnshopmike]

Very nice job Doug. They even match!

 

[Jetpainter]

Well my statement that the serious wood butchering was over was premature. I decided I didn't like the spacing between the cowl and the prop so I decided to build some spacers to shim it out. I'm thinking 3/8" so tonight I glued up some blocks with 1/8" ply. Tomorrow I'll cut them up and test it out. If I like the look, I'll use the ply spacers where the bolts are and a balsa ring around the rest.

 

[Pistolera]

Tips look great. Nice to see progress

 

[Jetpainter]

Last night I worked on my 3/8" spacer for my cowl. It all worked out pretty good. I made some 3/8" plywood spacers to for the areas where the cowl bolts on, then went around the perimeter with 3/8" balsa. This morning I carved and sanded everything flush with the outside. The cowl spacing is much better now.

 

[Jetpainter]

I had planned to go flying his morning, but at the last minute my flying buddy Tony backed out. Since it was pretty windy I didn't feel like driving 35 minutes to see that there was no one else at he field. I wont fly by myself just for safety reasons. So, I decided to stay home and work on my project.

After finishing up a few things I decided it was time to take it outside and see what it looks like together, and how the shape looked from a distance.

 

[mikeh]

I love it! Great job.