My RCM Dirty Birdy
07-17-2013, 03:26 PM
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RE: My RCM Dirty Birdy
ORIGINAL: dphill2
Brian,
Great job so far ! You gona paint or cover it ??
Dave.
Brian,
Great job so far ! You gona paint or cover it ??
Dave.
I have been kicking that around. I am torn because I'd like to silkspan and paint the fuse, but all I have is an air compressor. I have never painted before. If I do paint it, I would still use Monokote over the wings and stabs.
I am not sure what I will do yet. If I use paint, Buddy at SMT Distributing will be seeing my medium purple and yellow monokote matching Klass Kote paint order... Alumininum KK for trim too.
Thanks Scott! I will go with the clevis on the rudder instead of the ball link.
Brian
07-17-2013, 03:46 PM
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RE: My RCM Dirty Birdy
Nice work!!
I've just gotten my DB back in the air after being down for a few years and boy what a treat!! It just flies soooo nice!! I'm sure you will enjoy yours too...
Looking forward to seeing the finishing process...
I've just gotten my DB back in the air after being down for a few years and boy what a treat!! It just flies soooo nice!! I'm sure you will enjoy yours too...
Looking forward to seeing the finishing process...
07-17-2013, 08:06 PM
#11
RE: My RCM Dirty Birdy
Very nice work, I have never built a dirty birdy but your DB fuse with its nice rouneded edges promotes me to build a DB as the next project, you must have spent a lot of time sanding it & I guess it's the most difficault part. keep uploading more images.
Ehsan
07-17-2013, 08:48 PM
#12
RE: My RCM Dirty Birdy
Thank you, Ehsan!
Joe Bridi designed all of his pattern aircraft this way. You start by building a large balsa box and then carve the fuselage out of it. It is a lot of fun to watch his airplanes appear out of balsa like that.
This particular Dirty Birdy is from a BlueJay kit, but I am not using their plans. I am building it on RCM plans. There are differences between the 2 airplanes. The airfoil is exactly the same, but the RCM plans fuse is a lot more rounded forward of the wing, but it is also very flat aft of the wing compared to the BlueJay plans.
It seems to me that the fuel cell and a nose retract fits a lot better in the nose of the BlueJay kit. I had to work on it to make it work from the RCM plans. The fuel tank was difficult on the RCM plans compared to Bluejay. I had to get creative there as well.
I still have a lot of work. The wing fillets are going to be fun. But I think I am happy with the results so far.
The BlueJay kit is perfect as is. All the parts practically fall together. The craftsmanship is the best I have seen. It doesn't have to be as involved as mine and stil be an amazing and classy looking airplane!
I'll post some more pictures. Thank you for all the kind words. I am feeling good from all the nice comments.
Brian
Joe Bridi designed all of his pattern aircraft this way. You start by building a large balsa box and then carve the fuselage out of it. It is a lot of fun to watch his airplanes appear out of balsa like that.
This particular Dirty Birdy is from a BlueJay kit, but I am not using their plans. I am building it on RCM plans. There are differences between the 2 airplanes. The airfoil is exactly the same, but the RCM plans fuse is a lot more rounded forward of the wing, but it is also very flat aft of the wing compared to the BlueJay plans.
It seems to me that the fuel cell and a nose retract fits a lot better in the nose of the BlueJay kit. I had to work on it to make it work from the RCM plans. The fuel tank was difficult on the RCM plans compared to Bluejay. I had to get creative there as well.
I still have a lot of work. The wing fillets are going to be fun. But I think I am happy with the results so far.
The BlueJay kit is perfect as is. All the parts practically fall together. The craftsmanship is the best I have seen. It doesn't have to be as involved as mine and stil be an amazing and classy looking airplane!
I'll post some more pictures. Thank you for all the kind words. I am feeling good from all the nice comments.
Brian
07-17-2013, 08:48 PM
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RE: My RCM Dirty Birdy
It looks great Brian! I had the chance to fly one this weekend- excellent! It brought back a bunch of good memories. Keep at it- the results will far exceed the effort! BTW, if you decide to go with paint, Klass Kote is the bomb.
-Robert
-Robert
07-18-2013, 10:47 AM
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RE: My RCM Dirty Birdy
Beautiful! The Dirty Birdy is one of my all time favorites. Always glad to see a properly carved DB. Most people leave them way too square.
Ehsan, actually there is very little sanding required on this type of build. As Brian said, it is carved. Personally, I use a Master Airscrew Razor Plane. It's amazing how fast it will shape that square fuselage into a beautiful round shape. Then a little light sanding to finish the job.
I have some notes with corrections for the Bluejay instructions here http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9520759/tm.htm
Dave
Ehsan, actually there is very little sanding required on this type of build. As Brian said, it is carved. Personally, I use a Master Airscrew Razor Plane. It's amazing how fast it will shape that square fuselage into a beautiful round shape. Then a little light sanding to finish the job.
I have some notes with corrections for the Bluejay instructions here http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9520759/tm.htm
Dave
07-19-2013, 11:44 AM
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RE: My RCM Dirty Birdy
ORIGINAL: dbacque
Beautiful! The Dirty Birdy is one of my all time favorites. Always glad to see a properly carved DB. Most people leave them way too square.
Ehsan, actually there is very little sanding required on this type of build. As Brian said, it is carved. Personally, I use a Master Airscrew Razor Plane. It's amazing how fast it will shape that square fuselage into a beautiful round shape. Then a little light sanding to finish the job.
I have some notes with corrections for the Bluejay instructions here http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9520759/tm.htm
Dave
Beautiful! The Dirty Birdy is one of my all time favorites. Always glad to see a properly carved DB. Most people leave them way too square.
Ehsan, actually there is very little sanding required on this type of build. As Brian said, it is carved. Personally, I use a Master Airscrew Razor Plane. It's amazing how fast it will shape that square fuselage into a beautiful round shape. Then a little light sanding to finish the job.
I have some notes with corrections for the Bluejay instructions here http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9520759/tm.htm
Dave
Dave....thanks a lot for your notes on the BlueJay DB 60 kit. They were a big help to me. I always like to see how other guys do stuff in order to improve on my own methods.
I didn't follow everything you did but mostly the sequence and up to date comments on the original Bridi kit were a big help.
I am about halfway through with my BJ DB 60 build and I intend to start a new thread about it...
This will not be a build thread but mainly will cover additional details and observations that your paper does not mention because my kit is the later version with the holes in the wing ribs for a wing jig...which I used.
Hopefully with your paper and my notes other builders will be enthused to build one of these airplanes.
Dave
