3D Viper-ST 100-120cc scratch build......it continues!

[Pistolera]

Thank you for my morning builder's fix!!

 

[tylerzx9r]

Nice! Wish I would have known about some of these tricks and tips earlier in R/C life, I might have leaned more towards building back then!

 

[lakerider8]

One big question for you Terry... Do you ever get your shop messy or have a tool out of place???

 

[Terryscustom]

Yup.....it's a mess right now actually!!

 

[tylerzx9r]

Terry's idea of a mess....... when dust gets on the bench, and he can't clean it up in 10 minutes!

 

[Husker]

He has painted an outline of all his tools on the peg board so he knows if one is missing. Like they do at prison workshops.

 

[yakken]

I would love to just set in the corner and soak up the knowledge as you build a plane.

 

[tylerzx9r]

I would love to just set in the corner and soak up the knowledge as you build a plane.

Knowledge..... That is what we all get by learning from Terry, but what he has....... Natural ability, he is like a prodigy!

 

[Terryscustom]

There you guy's go embarrassing me again. I am a very picky builder but nothing I do is rocket science, anyone can do it. I'm out of town for a couple of days but should be back working on stuff tomorrow night.

 

[Forgues-Research]

After a little more sanding the canopy was done and ready to a base coat of primer that may or may not show more areas that I need to work on. I decided to put some fine-line masking on the canopy where I am proposing the canopy shell be painted up to. I like to do this and look at it a few times to make sure I'm happy before I commit.

Then I started the hinging. For tonight I just got started and had to leave for the day but will pick it up this weekend. For hinges I bought a robart hinge pin jig and modified it with a piece of plywood. You can do this with a simple square but I had to get fancy with the laser. Basically you just need a hole in the middle that the insert threads into and then two holes equally spaced from the center with dowels of some sort.

I like to double hinge the ends with the first hinge about 3/4" from the end and then 1" space to the second hinge. Then equally space the hinges as you see fit on the rest. I mark the location with a sharpy and then use a hobby knife to cut a small V just the width of the marker. This will allow your drill bit to center on the mark that you made. Drill the holes, insert a hinge and work it back and forth to give it some clearance. Then test fit the control surface. On the rudder the lower hinges need to have blocks installed on the inside of the fuse for the hinges to glue into.
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Looking real good Terry