Good Evening All,

Well last night I finally got to apply some glue to the right wing panel and now the basic structure is just about completed. I still need to add the LE and top sheeting but that will have to wait until tomorrow.

To start the night I went over all my previous work to make sure everything looked right. After a few small adjustments I took all the parts off the board and covered the plans with plastic and then proceeded to put the parts back together, this time with glue and then left everything weighed down for the night.

Here are some of the photos from last nights work. Enjoy.


Miguel

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Miguel

I still think they are Dominos.
Nice neat and clean work you are doing.
Ron.

Hey Ron,

You must be mistaken, Dominoes is a place where you can get pizza. Pizza is round!

Anyways, thanks for the comments and stay tuned for this "mega-progress (I hope) weekend".

Miguel

Right!! Pizza.

I'm working on my thread as you work on yours.

No hurry. Slow and easy.
Ron

Ron,

I'll have to keep that in mind, slow and easy and pizza , hopefully this weekend I won't fail in any of the three catagories.

Well on with my shoes and out to the shop. See you all soon.


Miguel

Hello All,

So far today I have managed to contineue work on the right wing panel. The steps that I have completed include the addition of the root rid, the leading edge spar and the leading edge, the leading edge sheeting and the trailing edge sheeting.

Here are a bunch of photos to show todays work. Let me know if you have any questions about the photos or the methods used.


Miguel

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..... and last, but not least, 4 more photos .....


Miguel

This is such a good looking build that it should be covered with transparent film so that everyone can see your work.
I'd never do that with mine. I'm not as neat as you.

Hey Ron,

Once again, thanks for the complement. I think that the reason that the build looks so neat is that I’m using wood glue. It is more controllable and it is the color of balsa and you can’t see it.

I am working on the shear webs and I was making a little photo tutorial for all to see, and wouldn’t you know, Murphy stepped in and killed the batteries in my camera. Now this wouldn’t be such a big deal because my other camera uses AA batteries which are readily available but I had just lent that camera it to my niece this afternoon. So, no shear web tutorial for this wing panel. The battery for the one camera that I have in my possession is now being charged.

Next, on to the center sheeting and cap strips. Hopefully my camera battery will soon be charged enough to use.


Miguel

Good Afternoon All,

Now that my camera battery is all charged up I guess it's time to show what I have been doing since the time that they died out.

Since my last post I have added all the shear webs, sheeting and cap strips and also the lower leading edge sub spare, gave everything a once over sanding and dusted off the panel.

The instruction say to stop here and repeat the same proceedures for the left wing panel, so that is what I will do. While doing this panel I will try to show how I use the magnets to my advantage and how they can help out with certain troublesome spots, so please stay tuned in to this channel.

Now for the photos.

Miguel

..... and still again, more photos .....

Miguel

Good Evening All,

I have completed work on this “Mega-Progress Weekend� and have accomplished quite a bit, if I must say so myself. Now it’s time to relax and take it easy.

So far I have completed all the assembly for the right wing panel up to the point of where the instructions says to repeat the process for the left panel and I have gone quite a way into the assembly of the left panel.

Tell me, how am I doing so far with this build and thread? Is there anything I can do to make the thread more enjoyable for all who visit? Suggestions are appreciated.

Well here are the photos of the left wing panel. The first three photos show the parts being fitted. The fourth shows the re-fitting of the parts after all the parts were removed from the board, the plans were covered with plastic and the parts re-fitted and re-checked for their correct position. The fifth photo shows all the part glued (it looks pretty much the same as the previous photo) and the last shows both panels and the progress I made this weekend.

Hope you have been enjoying this build thread and let me know if there is anything I can do to make it better.


Goodnight,
Miguel

hey pal where you at? how is the elder?

Hey mistermnkim,

I'm still here but I have been doing a lot of flying lately. I'll get back to the Elder soon as I have a five, ya, count 'em, five day weekend this weekend. I expect to be making a lot of balsa dust.

What about you, any progress lately?


Miguel

Nice work friend . Where did you pickup all the magnets?

hey miguel, no more work on mine either but hope to get some work done in the next few weeks. i have to admit benn working on my t-34 and its almost ready!!

Hello Heritageman,

You can get the magnets here, http://www.magnetsource.com/airfieldmodels/. You can order then with or without the steel pole peices but be careful, the shipping can be a killer.

As you can tell by this thread, I really think this is the way to go.

Keep tuned as I will soon be showing some fixtures that I made that I will use to build the fuse.


Thanks for looking in.

Miguel

mistermnkim,

I only have this ki going now but I do need to complete some ARF's that I have in the works. So many planes, too little time.

Anyways, I will get some good things done on my extra long wekend. You know, I want to finish this kit as soon as I can so that I can start another . I think what I'll do is finish this kit and two ARF's before moving on to my next kit. Sounds like I just myself a plan.

Do you have a build thread for the T-34, I'd sure like to see how you're doing with it. Is it a Top Flite kit or some other manufacturer?

It's nice to see you looking in on my build again. Keep an eye on this page as there will be a few additions in the next five days.


Miguel

hey pal!! my t34 is a ARF from CMP its almost been like a kit build though!!! lol this is no ARF for beginners just basic instructions not many details at all but if you have built a few kits or ARFS its not bad. i have a few pics


i ran a tank throught the engine today she is ready to go if the wind is ready tomorrow!!!

Hey mistermnkim,

The T-34 looks great! Have you flown it yet and if so, how did it go?

What's happening with your Elder?


Miguel

Well All,

As you may have noticed, I haven't done much with the Elder lately but hopefully that will change and life will give me a break and stop getting in the way.

Here in PR the weather is starting to turn hot, making my shop a little uncomfortable during the middle of the day. Most of my work on the Elder from here on out will need to be done in the late afternoon and evening. I don't think that this will cut into my building time too much as that is usually when I do the most work. Well we'll see how it works out.

On with the build.


Miguel

I have decided to take a break from the wing panels and do a little prep work on the wing tips.

As can be seen, I used a glue called Super Phatic to hold the wing tip parts together. This glue is great for glueing sheets together, it really sinks into the wood and it is an easy sand. I use it for all my sheeting and am very happy with the results that it is capable of producing. I would recommend it to anyone.


Miguel

Miguel,

How's the ELDER coming, looking forward to your progress. Im about 2 weeks from finish, nice little plane. Nick