IMAC FANATIC
40% happier than most folks.
I can see it well now. Going to be a very beautiful plane.
IMAC Dalton 300 ml build thread.
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stangflyer
I like 'em "BIG"!
I've been following along your build thread. All I can say is, VERY NICE! It almost makes me want to build another stick plane. Ummmm, yeah not so much. My patience is pretty much worn out. I will just keep tabs on yours. Sweet plane....
BalsaDust
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HAHA OOPS yeah foam and fiberglass resin do not like each other. You could have gone the route of thinned gorilla glue and gotten pretty nice results. Thats how I laid the fiberglass cloth down on the foam plug for my Cap232 cowl plug I'm working on. Plane is looking great. Keep up the good work.
got a bit more done over past few days. i will be leaving out of town tomorrow for the last IMAC competition of 2014 in SOUTH CENTRAL region. I will be flying my 3DHS EXTRA 330 LX.
I did cover the fin and rudder and part of the turtle deck, then one of my buddies came over, and we noticed that the 350 sandpaper is not good enough to make a smooth surface, so i removed all the covering and will resand the surface with 400, then 800, and then 1000. i also will be filling in very minor linear grooves, etc.. with hobbylite filler. this has been done already.
someone else told me to get elmers glue and thin with water til it is watery, and to apply to the covering surface, then to sand it. he said it would make balsa harder, so i would sand less. do not know if this is true. But i may try it.
I was able to also make the two slots in the hard points for the G10 control horns. came out real good.
& i have glued the servo boxes together for the wings, they will be ready by this afternoon when i get back from work.
The wings arrive tonight!!! Yippie.
next week i will get the wings ready and then i believe just some other details need to be complete, i suspect she will be ready in 12 months or so.
But tonight, my alma mater football team is playing at 7 pm, so i will be watching that!!
I did cover the fin and rudder and part of the turtle deck, then one of my buddies came over, and we noticed that the 350 sandpaper is not good enough to make a smooth surface, so i removed all the covering and will resand the surface with 400, then 800, and then 1000. i also will be filling in very minor linear grooves, etc.. with hobbylite filler. this has been done already.
someone else told me to get elmers glue and thin with water til it is watery, and to apply to the covering surface, then to sand it. he said it would make balsa harder, so i would sand less. do not know if this is true. But i may try it.
I was able to also make the two slots in the hard points for the G10 control horns. came out real good.
& i have glued the servo boxes together for the wings, they will be ready by this afternoon when i get back from work.
The wings arrive tonight!!! Yippie.
next week i will get the wings ready and then i believe just some other details need to be complete, i suspect she will be ready in 12 months or so.
But tonight, my alma mater football team is playing at 7 pm, so i will be watching that!!
IMAC FANATIC
40% happier than most folks.
Have fun and hope you do well at the event.
Try aqua-net super hold hairspray ,made all the difference in the world for me, glass smooth. Maybe do some test pieces to see if yoy like it, spray till there is a sheen on balsa and let dry overnight, sand with 600 and done.
Try aqua-net super hold hairspray ,made all the difference in the world for me, glass smooth. Maybe do some test pieces to see if yoy like it, spray till there is a sheen on balsa and let dry overnight, sand with 600 and done.
Ohio AV8TOR
Just Do It
Were you at the IMAC event at the Thunderbirds field? I live just outside Fort Worth in Benbrook
Ohio AV8TOR
Just Do It
Yes on Sunday, dang sorry I missed you. I live here so if you ever stop by again please let me know. Where are you from? That is one thing I wish this forum had was location by the names.