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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    Beginning to look like a Spacewalker now.
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    Have to put things together every now and then for some extra motivation.
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    It is removable Tony. 2 pins in the forward section and 2 bolts in the rear. I will leave it attached unless I need to do some maintenance on the internals.
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    These aren't exactly in sequence but it does show my progress to date. The first pic shows where I added some lite ply to the joint between the front and rear halves of the fuselage. The former shown in the second pic also adds some additional strength to the fuse. The 3rd pic was just to see...
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    Front fuselage sides joined. Just epoxied the rear section at the tail end and allowing to dry overnight. Next step is to add the cross braces and then join the 2 halves together. I checked back through some build threads and found that it's a good idea to reinforce the joint with some...
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    Not sure, haven’t gotten to that point yet and I haven’t looked ahead in the manual. I do recall reading that some builders reinforced the joint.
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    A little progress each day.
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    2 sections of the first fuselage half framed up today.
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    Took a good bit of time to make sure the wing joiners were aligned properly. I secured the wings so they were upright which allowed me to measure and get them centered on the spars and ply mounting blocks. They were all dry fitted and all the bolts drilled and secured before using System Three...
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    Progress to date. Starting on the fuselage tomorrow.
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    Got the center wing section sheeted and most of the horizontal stab and elevator cut and glued
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    Center sections joined. Using System Three T-88 epoxy.
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    Tony, although the plans and instructions don't call for the center section to be sheeted and glassed I know some builders have chosen to do so. I will decide after I follow the instructions and then evaluate how strong this sections appears to be.
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    At the point where it's time to connect the 2 center wing sections using the plywood doublers. The doublers also serve to set the dihedral.
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    Thank you Tony !!!
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    Thanks for the offer Tony. Please post a photo of the plans for the gear. brazing isn’t my strongest skill but I am willing to give it a try.
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    I snoozed and lost the gear for $170.00. Hoping another will pop up at some point. About 90% done with the wings and then on the fuselage sometime next week.
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    This is a post I found on RC Scale Builder.com The 1/4 scale Cub gear fits nicely with a little modification to the mounting blocks. Looks much more scale than the supplied wire gear IMHO. Jrg Basic Member Joined: 29/October/2013 United States Posts: 149 IP Logged Posted: 24/January/2021...
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    Sawed thru the main spars to separate the outer and inner wing panels. Starting on the right wing tomorrow. Also found the Robart 1/4 scale Cub gear on RCG. I know the price is reasonable but not sure I want to spring for $185.00.
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    Scale Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker

    Looks like the NGH 38 will be a good fit size wise. Finished the left wing with the exception of the fiberglass wingtip.
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