Progress on an Ugly Stik I'm building, based on the plans floating around the internet. I'm sticking pretty close to the plans, but making some changes as I see fit.

Plans sized and printing out on the plotter:


Pattern routing the ribs:


Ribs completed. The plans call for a single plywood rib for forward wing attachment. I used two:


Checking fit of the ribs:


Dry fitting the fuse parts and checking radio layout:



Glueing up fuse, and removed from table:



Tail feathers:




Attaching the landing gear. I moved the main gear aft from the plans, in line with the wing leading edge:




Triangle stock reinforcement:


Pushrod tubes:


Wing construction. Begining with laminating the spars:



















Squaring up the fuse to wing and drilling the wing attach points:





Wintips and wing ready for covering:




Engine install and full mock-up:




That's it for now. I'm doing some tests using dress liner material to cover the wing.

Wow! That is some really nice workmanship. I've seen those plans on the net and thought about building it myself.
That looks like a really well equipped shop you have there. Keep the pics coming.

fantastic job.

Very nice!
Could you explain what you used for a template and what parts of your ribs you cut with the router?

Great images hammered and excellent workmanship. What are you using as a building board? Dan.

Thank you.
I used 1/4" MDF for the rib template. I stuck the template to the sheet stock with double sided tape and rough cut it with a knife. Then using the trim router, with a 1/4" flush bit, trimmed it to size. Then I squared the inside corners with a chisel. One rib at a time. Ganging them might have been quicker, but I was able to control tear out much better doing them one at a time.
The building board is 18 ga steel on a piece of laminated MDF I already had. I'm using magnets as shown at [link=http://www.airfieldmodels.com/index.html]Airfield Models[/link]
Some great information on his sight.
The stab was built on a ceiling tile.

A few paint jobs I'm considering. I want something easy to see, my eyes aren't as good as they used to be.


A few loosley based on actual WWI schemes:





Leaning more towards this one. It shows up on the original Jensen plans I have. And it is a departure from the usual German motif:



Expanding on the idea:

I like them all; just make 3 more planes.

And send one to me.

I like the all yellow wing. It will really stand out when you make a turn. No confusion with orientation.

Wing covered with dress liner material, doped, and lacquer surfacer. Just a few minor areas that need attention and she'll be ready for paint.

Pieces parts covered with the polyester and doped.

Hey hammerd,
what is the location of your engine? Is the center of the shaft centered on the firewall??? I scratched one from the old Jensen kit drawings and they don't really show the engine mounting. They "unclearly" show it rather high off center and I don't think that's right.

Also, what size engine you got there on it?


Sean

Hi Redwulf__34,
Yes, crank is centered on the firewall.
It's an OS .61.

hammerd,

Very nice work.

I've read bits a bobs about covering with dress lining but never anything comprehensive. I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one who would be greatful if you could take a few moments sometime to put together a tutorial on how you do this. I've got two planes in mind that I'd like to use the technique on.

Regards,

Joel

Nice job and nice work. Its a shame really because I bought mine in Australia as ARF for $130. I can build as good as the next guy but for $130 its not worth the time and effort. The undercarriage costs $40 to start with. I don't mind wasting my time but wasting my money is another thing!!

I don't consider building a waste of time or money. I find as much satisfaction...maybe even more..building as I do flying.
ARF's make a lot of sense money wise, but I prefer to build, and ARF's lack that personal touch you can get building.

yojoelay, I'm still working out the bugs myself. Time will tell if it works, so I'm hesitant give advice on the process. This is the first time using it for me too.

Attaching the tail and final assembly to check fit of everything before blowing it apart for paint.

Something that nice an arf cant compare too. The shapes may be the same but that is where it stops.

thanks for the civilised reply. Deep down I probably agree with you. As I said, I can build them and enjoy them too!!!

Great job . Where did you find the plans on the internet? Thanks Whitewall

one thing i dont understand about this post is you dont see hammrd going into the arf forum and saying you know thats a nice arf but i would rather built it from scratch. I dont understand the need to weigh in on the opinion one method is better over another just because thats not how YOU would want to do things. he is sharing a very nice build only to have it degraded by its nice buts its cheaper to buy it.

Nice work. I too, get more enjoyment from building, than flying. You should be proud!!!

Tony

Hammerd,

How did you get the nice fillets between the stab, rudder and fuse. Very very clean job.

Thx.,

Rick

Whitewall , not sure where I found the plans. I've seen them posted several places, and I just grabbed them one of those times. A search should locate them easily, I would think.
Rick, I taped off the fillet and used epoxy, working it in and smoothing it with my finger.

No pictures right now, but the final sanding is done and I've picked up all of the paint.

What paint scheme did you decide on and what type of paint are you using?

Here is a link to a site [link=http://www.profili2.com/eng/plans.asp]Profili[/link] that has the DUS plans. Just type in Ugly Stick and it will take you right to it.

Sean