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Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
12-10-2021, 06:38 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Thanks a lot... a little progress... The...

Thanks a lot... a little progress...

The first batch of canopies are finished. Pretty happy with the result.

...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
09-07-2021, 11:56 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Mould successfully released and trimmed. ...

Mould successfully released and trimmed.

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/1024x1365/img_20210907_165854_resize_1_f7f7ea17f586ef1624e18a2a0635f58a22f11f3e.jpg...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
09-05-2021, 01:17 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Thanks alot. Last days I spent with waxing and...

Thanks alot. Last days I spent with waxing and polishing. Now the first mould is done. It's the 1/5 hurricane. The quarterscale will follow soon as well as the new aichi Val 1/6th.
Christopher
...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
08-26-2021, 11:14 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Hi, It's all fine, I am currently working in...

Hi,

It's all fine, I am currently working in the canopy moulds. New hurricane pictures will follow soon.

Christopher ...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
05-16-2021, 12:22 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Inner flaps attached, possible movement is more...

Inner flaps attached, possible movement is more than needed.

Christopher
...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
05-14-2021, 02:42 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Started with the inner flaps plate. The outer...

Started with the inner flaps plate. The outer flap ribs are part of the wing ribs with a small holding tab to give the proper shape to the inner flaps plate. All remaining ribs are inserted with the...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
05-04-2021, 02:22 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vb...

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/1024x1365/img_20210504_115642_resize_88_04e677e67e57ec61b6d150bc72f7a344044b216c.jpg...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
05-04-2021, 12:35 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

In short time, the rudder is completely setup....

In short time, the rudder is completely setup. Controls and hinge axis are similar to the elevator... And they fit together nicely. Next step will be partial sheeting of the rudder stab and sanding...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
05-02-2021, 03:08 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Just a few minutes of parts preparing the parts...

Just a few minutes of parts preparing the parts and a bit of white glue, the rudder stab is set up.

Self adjusting, you don't even need a plan underneath. Woodbuilding can be fast, if the designer...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
04-29-2021, 05:08 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

u/c mounting plate milled from 6 mm air-ply,...

u/c mounting plate milled from 6 mm air-ply, supported by two poplar ribs with 1,5 mm air-ply doubler. A few spots shouldn't care about ultralight weight for safety reasons. This type of gear...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
04-20-2021, 09:38 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Currently sanding all LR to shape, I wanted a...

Currently sanding all LR to shape, I wanted a little motivation and put the stabilizer onto his Balsa saddle (which fitted pretty fine without sanding!)
Tail starts to take shape.

Best,...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
04-15-2021, 05:50 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Upside done apart from sanding the le which I...

Upside done apart from sanding the le which I start when the bottom side is sheeted as well. Since the elevator is done with a rather thick symmetrical Naca 00xx airfoil, you might select the better...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
04-08-2021, 11:47 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

The elevator control unit looks like this, all...

The elevator control unit looks like this, all parts are delivered with the kit:

...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
04-07-2021, 10:44 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Before glueing the hinges, I usually enlarge the...

Before glueing the hinges, I usually enlarge the center hole and put some brass guiding in there. Along with the 2mm steel wire, the axis has zero play then.
Afterwards I use thick epoxy to glue...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
04-07-2021, 09:03 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

The hinges are delivered as all control horns,...

The hinges are delivered as all control horns, rudder connectors etc. The material is 3mm phenol resin, which has a very glossy surface, so I sand the bonding areas with medium grid 100. They are...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
04-07-2021, 05:28 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Elevator

Elevator in the making, it's all Balsa wood. All pieces including trailing edge are included to the kit. No need to cut Balsa filling blocks in between the ribs. All pieces intersect, self adjusting...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
03-31-2021, 01:59 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Marriage

Meanwhile the front and rear fuselage married to the full size. Since the fuselage has a solid stand on its firewall, I also took a picture from underneath. You can clearly see the center flaps...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
03-18-2021, 10:52 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Thank you Chad, you're welcome 👍🏻

Thank you Chad, you're welcome 👍🏻
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
03-18-2021, 09:54 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Today I checked the fuselage, if all stringers...

Today I checked the fuselage, if all stringers run straight to the rear. This part took me countless hours when designing in digital. I wanted it as close to the original as possible. All stringer...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
03-09-2021, 09:16 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

I started checking the fitting of my kits. No...

I started checking the fitting of my kits. No glue here, just took the pieces out of the sheets to see, if everything comes together nicely, which it does.
...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
02-24-2021, 01:26 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

I will post updates on the the testbuilt, mould...

I will post updates on the the testbuilt, mould creations and so on. You can easily join in later, since I produce the kits myself on my own cnc. Thanks for understanding my decision to not offer...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
02-23-2021, 02:14 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

When I started to design kits, I decided to not...

When I started to design kits, I decided to not include templates or sheets with all pieces shown. First because of copyright issues and I don't want other people to produce and sell my kits. It was...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
02-23-2021, 11:54 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

I finally took my cnc last autumn into service...

I finally took my cnc last autumn into service and produced two prototypes of the hurricanes. If somebody wants to join a testbuilt, please pn me.

Christopher
...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
12-14-2020, 06:44 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 25,204
Posted By royal_chris

Dear sirs, I recently took my own cnc into...

Dear sirs,

I recently took my own cnc into service and did a test cut on the 1/6th val kit, which I would give away with a one-time 10% discount.

Please mail me if you're interested.

Best,...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
12-04-2016, 05:13 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,326
Posted By royal_chris

Hi Yoska, currently not. I moved through...

Hi Yoska,
currently not. I moved through Germany with new job, appartment und really nice workshop. Will continue working on detailling the moulds soon. The protoype built of the 1/5th scale hasn't...
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