Indoor Monocoupe anyone?

[Bipeguy03]

Started the horizontal stab and the elevators before I burned out for the evening.

 

[Bipeguy03]

Horizontal stab finished, carved one of the wheel pants and used a little tape to help me visualize the end result

 

[dhal22]

What's your covering going to be, tissue, silkspan?

 

[Bipeguy03]

Japanese tissue, with a coat of Sig Nitrate dope. Going old school on everything but the electronics

 

[dhal22]

Colored tissue I assume. Great to see an old school project ongoing. Thanks.

 

[BalsaDust]

Have you looked into Doculam. Its a clear laminating film that is pretty dam light and goes on like regular covering. It is paintable. I could send you some if you would like.

 

[Bipeguy03]

Colored tissue I assume. Great to see an old school project ongoing. Thanks.

Yep, pre died. Got it from Sig as well.

Have you looked into Doculam. Its a clear laminating film that is pretty dam light and goes on like regular covering. It is paintable. I could send you some if you would like.

I think I saw something like that on one of the other threads. I'm using the tissue on the Monocoupe though, kinda sticking with the old school theme.

 

[Bipeguy03]

Got the other Wheel pant finished and started the cowling, the rings that came with the kit were a little undersized but just a couple of scrap 1/8th sheet took care of that problem.

I carve the cowl bumps out of 3/8"x3/8"x5/8" stick.

 

[Bipeguy03]

Put the gear inserts in and shaped them, the fairings will be done after it's covered.

Time to put the fuse aside and start the wings!

 

[Bipeguy03]

So on to the wings!

Leading and trailing edges, tip parts and rear spar are pinned down and glued in first. Then on to the ribs, all THIRTY-TWO of them lol. Most of the ribs are 1/32" thick and laser cut (I know, Sig and laser cut don't seem to go together!) The root ribs and the ribs where the struts connect are 3/32" and are die-crunched, but Sig must have found a way to sharpen their dies because all the die-cut parts have been great.

Finished installing one panel of ribs before I burnt out for the night.