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Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
05-07-2022, 05:56 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Wow!, only a month between posts. I'm moving...

Wow!, only a month between posts. I'm moving right along. I finished up the plug for the nose bowl and got hold of some West Systems resin from a fellow modeler. The plug was painted with several...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
04-06-2022, 07:20 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Thanks, progress can kind of be hit or miss but...

Thanks, progress can kind of be hit or miss but it will eventually get finished. The plug for the nose bowl is ready to make a mold. I just need to get some resin.
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
02-27-2022, 07:43 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

I've been poking at the Pfalz. Below is another...

I've been poking at the Pfalz. Below is another chunk of fabric that is being prepped for cutting into rib tapes. It's just easier to hit it with a little bit of dope and then a coat of Stix-it on...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
02-04-2022, 05:01 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Thankyou, It has turned into a bit of a long term...

Thankyou, It has turned into a bit of a long term project.
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
02-02-2022, 03:46 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Getting the guns mounted on to their plate. There...

Getting the guns mounted on to their plate. There are still ammo chutes to make but now you can see how they will sit. I've shaped the wing struts a bit more so they aren't so clunky but there is a...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
01-21-2022, 08:41 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Well dang, this is just kind of sad. I've left...

Well dang, this is just kind of sad. I've left this thread sit for almost exactly a year. Insert excuses about life event, other airplanes, other projects and so on.
I haven't been completely...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
01-27-2021, 08:49 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

There is not a lot of scale action within a...

There is not a lot of scale action within a hundred miles of me. There are a couple of BUSA 1/3 scale planes in the club at Duncan, Ok but it seems like you have to get down around Dallas/Ft Worth...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
01-26-2021, 08:34 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Welllll, it was actually supposed to fly last...

Welllll, it was actually supposed to fly last year. Distractions happen. Will there be an Okie Dawn Patrol this year?
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
01-25-2021, 12:31 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Bit of an image dump but it illustrates the...

Bit of an image dump but it illustrates the structure of the spreader bar. ...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
01-02-2021, 01:07 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Here are a few photos of the landing gear jig and...

Here are a few photos of the landing gear jig and an illustration from "Flight" magazine from 1918. I'm working on the third iteration of the landing gear. The first was too clunky and the second was...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
12-26-2020, 07:34 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

The majority of the upper wing structure is done....

The majority of the upper wing structure is done. I'm just now getting around to posting these photos although they were taken a various times through the fall and summer....
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
12-24-2020, 01:34 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Here are some further shots of the aileron....

Here are some further shots of the aileron. Basically I'm just filing in an aileron shaped space. Admittedly it is not particularly elegant. You can see how the aileron tapers with the wing tip. It...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
11-29-2020, 08:27 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

As it seems to happen with me, other projects...

As it seems to happen with me, other projects have gotten in the way a bit. I seem to keep three or four irons in the fire most of the time. The Pfalz has been hanging from the workshop ceiling with...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
04-09-2020, 06:39 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Starting in on some ailerons. To help with the...

Starting in on some ailerons. To help with the stiffness of the aileron I'm starting off with a 1/16 sheet outline of the tip. The full scale aircraft had quite a bit of plywood sheeting at the tip...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
04-09-2020, 08:19 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

I've been spending a little more time on the...

I've been spending a little more time on the Pfalz. Below is a shot of the lower wing root. As I've mentioned before the airfoil and design is the same as some of the BUSA designs, just adjusted t...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
01-01-2020, 08:33 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

I thought I would celebrate the new year by...

I thought I would celebrate the new year by posting some pictures of progress made. I have to admit to being remiss about keeping up with the thread. On the other hand there isn't a lot that is...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
11-21-2019, 09:44 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Well, I've made some actual progress on...

Well, I've made some actual progress on assembling the port lower wing.
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Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
11-14-2019, 04:26 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Wow! It's been nearly a year since I had much to...

Wow! It's been nearly a year since I had much to show on the Pfalz. I haven't been slacking off. In the mean time I have built a pair of Super Kaos' and a BUSA 1/4 scale Sopwith Camel as a hangermate...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-27-2019, 08:48 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Rich, is this something different from the event...

Rich, is this something different from the event in Guthrie on Sept 27-28? At 3&1/2 hours drive time Ada is pretty manageable.
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-25-2019, 06:47 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Thanks. Rich. The D VII is one of the models that...

Thanks. Rich. The D VII is one of the models that I've studied with regard to the weight and power requirements.
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-25-2019, 08:49 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Lot's of nifty stuff. I think if one were going...

Lot's of nifty stuff. I think if one were going for a competition level model it would work best to engineer the engine mounting box for a rear intake engine. The elbow manifold would be less...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-25-2019, 08:36 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

I'm using the Zenoah G-38. My choice was based on...

I'm using the Zenoah G-38. My choice was based on this being a common, well known motor that has been used in similar sized WWI biplanes. At this point any projection of the weight will be a wild...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-02-2019, 08:35 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

There have been a few distractions this winter...

There have been a few distractions this winter but at least one of them has been fortuitous. I picked up and have been building a BUSA 1/4 scale Sopwith Camel. There were some wing design issues that...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
12-17-2018, 07:40 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

The Pfalz is on its gear for the first time. As...

The Pfalz is on its gear for the first time. As noted this is the second version of the landing gear. I'm going to take some photos from the same position as some of my reference pictures to see how...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
12-17-2018, 07:28 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 28,123
Posted By mgnostic

Thanks Rich.

Thanks Rich.
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