RE: Designing a new pattern model
I made some progress, but i don't think it's going to be visible in the screenshots. The fuselage went through many filling and sanding sessions, the wing and stab sleeves were positioned using the laser level tool and glued inside the fuselage, the canopy and cowl fitting is done so what's left to do is glassing the fuselage and painting it. Are there any good tutorials about glassing a fuselage? I made some tests on a piece of balsa but i just can't replicate what is described in the Black Magic build thread. I was very careful with the microbaloons, but i couldn't apply them evenly and they seem to create "lumps" here and there.
Unfortunately the progress will have to stop here for a while. My job requires a 2 months trip to France, so i won't be able to work on the model until i get back (around early April). Too bad, because i was planning to have the maiden flight around that date and this trip will set me back considerably.
Anyway, in the last couple of weeks i've been working on a new version of the wooden structure, which should be almost 200g lighter and easier to build. I hope to be able to finish the 3D design before going to France because a friend of mine is very anxious to start building it.