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Old 01-27-2016, 05:39 PM
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chistech
 
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Got all the tail surfaces rounded off and hinged. I put together the plastic tail cone and did not like it one bit. It doesn't fit anything like the upper deck or belly pan so I decided to got the wood route. Glued up some pieces to make it hollow and made up some wood fillets from the cone to the elevators. Shaped the fill in pieces that go on the the top of the stab and fin area. Tail area just about done now until assembly. Going to glass the stab and fin separately before assembly also.


Elevators all hinged up with Robart points.


All surfaces rounded.


Fin rounded and tapered at the top.


Used two pieces of 3/8 to make up the tail cone.


Pieces on the tail. It got a piece of 3/8 balsa on the top.


Shape of the fuse traced on the cone.


Tail cone shaped up.


Block to make up a fillet.


Right fillet being shaped to size.


Left fillet being shaped.


Rear of the tail cone with both fillets done.