X Wing Fighter "Build" 3 "finished"
03-02-2007, 09:50 PM
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X Wing Fighter "Build" 3 "finished"
Well at 530 AM this morning 3/2/07 a kit was born
an X fighter from Model Airplane News. Matter of fact 3 were born , I got carried away cutting ribs when I was to make 2 sets I mad 3, I have glued the wing skins together and started framing up the wing's all 6 of them
Double wing Canard.
an X fighter from Model Airplane News. Matter of fact 3 were born , I got carried away cutting ribs when I was to make 2 sets I mad 3, I have glued the wing skins together and started framing up the wing's all 6 of themDouble wing Canard.
03-03-2007, 07:19 PM
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RE: X Wing Fighter "Build" 3
Jim
Could you believe that I just dumpt a lot of my thread, Did not think it would be of any value to this Form!!!!
Was planning to show build , and how the old Fart's done it
Law Dart deluxe I have framed up the wing for all the planes to day and will show pic's have already cut the fuse formers and looking for a new day
Could you believe three of the same plane
Ony the Out Law would try this
Hey I have to "Bowl" See you later
Could you believe that I just dumpt a lot of my thread, Did not think it would be of any value to this Form!!!!
Was planning to show build , and how the old Fart's done it
Law Dart deluxe
I have framed up the wing for all the planes to day and will show pic's have already cut the fuse formers and looking for a new day Could you believe three of the same plane
Ony the Out Law would try thisHey I have to "Bowl" See you later
03-05-2007, 09:05 PM
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RE: X Wing Fighter "Build" 3
Still at it 3 fuses, ready to start running controls so I can put on rest of sheeting. making nose wheel opperational.
03-11-2007, 09:28 PM
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RE: X Wing Fighter "Build" 3
Got to where I had to slack off for a while. Was joking with the man I am building these for and wonder why he wanted lawn darts. He just wanted 2 so I am making three so when he flys the first one he will have 2.
Fuses have controls run, wing have tubes for control and ready for top sheeting.
Fuses have controls run, wing have tubes for control and ready for top sheeting.
03-11-2007, 09:33 PM
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RE: X Wing Fighter "Build" 3
Conards are removeable to have access to elevator and nose wheel controls, and the angle can be change if needed.
03-13-2007, 10:53 PM
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RE: X Wing Fighter "Build" 3
Top skin !!!!!!!!!!!
With windex wet sheeting to main spar only when installing . It will form a conture after setting for a few seconds.
With windex wet sheeting to main spar only when installing . It will form a conture after setting for a few seconds.
03-13-2007, 11:01 PM
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RE: X Wing Fighter "Build" 3
Well the next job is sanding [:@] no pic's. Then come the fun covering with crome well I have done that before.
This is the way we built many years ago. No Cad or any of the new fangled stuff of today just what you could find in the house or in the yard " tool shed"[:@]
covering with crome well I have done that before.This is the way we built many years ago. No Cad or any of the new fangled stuff of today just what you could find in the house or in the yard " tool shed"
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03-16-2007, 09:26 PM
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RE: X Wing Fighter "Build" 3
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It won't be long now I put locatng dowls in the control surfaces today to make aligning the parts easyer. I set one to gether and it looks like a lawn dart Really it looks like a Star Wars space ship! putting on the tubes to make them look like rockets is going yo be the trick. Then when the motors arrive rigging them and getting them ready for Maiden. Will post more pic's later.
It won't be long now
I put locatng dowls in the control surfaces today to make aligning the parts easyer. I set one to gether and it looks like a lawn dart Really it looks like a Star Wars space ship! putting on the tubes to make them look like rockets is going yo be the trick. Then when the motors arrive rigging them and getting them ready for Maiden. Will post more pic's later.
03-17-2007, 07:23 PM
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RE: X Wing Fighter "Build" 3
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sorry I don't have a video cam and I am building the planes for another man and his friend. I am one of these old guys that sit on the side line more than I fly Only fly when their is air space left for one more and at my age I do a lot of sitting and building. Only 23 crashes and rebuilds last year, and 6 this year with 4 in the fire as i build the X Wing. I repair for other people ,assemble ARFs and build kits in my spare time
sorry I don't have a video cam and I am building the planes for another man and his friend. I am one of these old guys that sit on the side line more than I fly
Only fly when their is air space left for one more and at my age I do a lot of sitting and building. Only 23 crashes and rebuilds last year, and 6 this year with 4 in the fire as i build the X Wing. I repair for other people ,assemble ARFs and build kits in my spare time
03-24-2007, 06:58 PM
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RE: X Wing Fighter "Build" 3
Well as they say things can happen
Building rocket tubes for wing . Made from covering tubes and detailed to fit wings . 12 of these puppies. Covered and turbine intakes installed. What a job, Kind of make me wish I had just been building 2
Building rocket tubes for wing . Made from covering tubes and detailed to fit wings . 12 of these puppies. Covered and turbine intakes installed. What a job, Kind of make me wish I had just been building 2
03-28-2007, 02:59 PM
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RE: X Wing Fighter "Build" 3
ORIGINAL: RC Outlaw
Just thought I would let people know that my building space is the corner of a bed room[:@]
Just thought I would let people know that my building space is the corner of a bed room[:@]