Having trouble figuring out how to put the fuselage together. Wondering if anyone has any photos of how they put their Telemaster together. Thanks![sm=drowning.gif]

This is a great trainer. took my son and I about a year to build. I think the best way to build would be to cut up plans putting over head view on table and tape side view to wall where you can easly see. Cover plans with plan saver or wax paper. Just start throwing the sticks up there. Make the angle cuts as good as you can. hold the peices together and apply thin CA glue. Go back over all joints with more CA. If there are any gaps fill with thick CA.
Good luck

This is one very sweet flying trainer...and all around fun plane to have. I've a Telemaster 66, a very close cousen to the .40 size...but there are over a half dozen sizes of the Telemaster. All are supurb flyiers and worth the effort. Mine is now over 15 years old...and still going strong.

I've seen some real butcher jobs of the Telemaster fly very well... Do your best...it will fly just fine. Even if your not perfect building your model...for some reason, this model will fly and forgive the most inexperienced builders mistakes. Pay attention and do keep things aligned and square, and cut your angles as best you can. Use a good sanding block/sq. sander and cut your pieces of stick wood just a little bit over size, and then sand to fit. It may seem a little akward at first, but after cutting and sanding a few stick wood pieces, it will become simple and automatic. In no time your Telemaster fuse will be together. Use any engine from a good .25 to .40 . A .32 is perfect, and can be bought for under $60.00 if you shop a little in the r/c magazines. I fly my Telemaster 66 with an old warn O.S. 30. The engine is a plain bearing motor...and did not come with a muffler, for they were not invented yet, when this engine was made. This is the third engine in this model and I've worn out the first two...the model is over 15 years old.

Do keep us posted and lets have a picture of your model when your done.

Soft landings always,
Bobby of Maui

When all is done I will post some photos.
This has been a challenging kit to build thus far and I appreciate all the responses to my questions. Paul Johnson has a phenomenal website (www.airfieldmodels.com) and has been a tremendous help assisiting me in accomplishing my goal.

I suggest you lay the parts over the plans just to help you visualize it. I'm helping a guy online build one and he had the same problem. He sent me some photos of the plans and they are kind of cluttered and confusing, but it's a very good airplane.

I told him to do the same thing and he said it all started to make sense when he could see the pieces in context.