Author Topic: RSM Starduster 40 building (Read 15096 times)

fred cesquim · « **Reply #50 on:** December 05, 2016, 03:17:14 PM »

ok guys, after some 40 days hiatus, i´m back!
plane already covered with ultracote white and cowls finished
next step is sylkspan the fuselage, sanding and primer
will keep posted as the weather allows progress, here´s summer now and rain comes on a daily basis

fred cesquim · « **Reply #51 on:** December 07, 2016, 04:53:12 PM »

finally the last piece of wood was glued! the 2 part cowl is finished and the fuselage is ready for carbon veil
the most time consuming part so far was the cowl and the mating flanges

fred cesquim · « **Reply #52 on:** December 22, 2016, 02:33:25 PM »

finally finishing
this is the first time i use Carbon Veil, much easier to apply than sylkspan, let´s see how much primer will be needed to a nice finish
plane complete with landing gear and cowls, wings and tail with oracover applied, horns and push rods installed and fuselage with carbon veil and doped weight 30,5 oz. not sure if this weight is bad, good or marginal
model primed, next step is sanding, minor putty correction and a final primer coat

Peter Grabenstein · « **Reply #53 on:** December 22, 2016, 06:52:31 PM »

Quote from: fred cesquim on December 22, 2016, 02:33:25 PM

finally finishing
this is the first time i use Carbon Veil, much easier to apply than sylkspan, let´s see how much primer will be needed to a nice finish
plane complete with landing gear and cowls, wings and tail with oracover applied, horns and push rods installed and fuselage with carbon veil and doped weight 30,5 oz. not sure if this weight is bad, good or marginal
model primed, next step is sanding, minor putty correction and a final primer coat

Hi Fred
hope you wearing dust mask sanding Carbon Veil.
One v.g. friend did the same Job without and passed month later because lung cancer.
He never smoked his entire life, running half Marathon distance and playing Badminton beside flying stunt.
Peter GER-1223

MarcusCordeiro · « **Reply #54 on:** December 24, 2016, 10:11:40 AM »

Quote from: Peter Grabenstein on December 22, 2016, 06:52:31 PM

Hi Fred
hope you wearing dust mask sanding Carbon Veil.
One v.g. friend did the same Job without and passed month later because lung cancer.
He never smoked his entire life, running half Marathon distance and playing Badminton beside flying stunt.
Peter GER-1223

Gee dude....
Knocking on the wood 3 times here....

Marcus

Air Ministry . · « **Reply #55 on:** December 24, 2016, 11:56:26 AM »

You could overdub your UTUBE in English , Marcus . ( Hint Hint ) .

The Starship , er . . . Starduster 40 should be a real good ship for carving patterns .

Randy Cuberly · « **Reply #56 on:** December 24, 2016, 03:20:35 PM »

Eddy's Starduster is a great flier! Too bad you're going to weigh it down with all those electrons!

I have one of the Big Starduster's built by Eddy many years ago. ST60! Flew it a few times and was very impressed! It's a work of art with the real Starduster theme paint job. It's hanging on the wall where it will remain as a memento of my friendship with Mr. Capitinelli (E-Capp).
He's also Great and a real Gentleman!

Randy Cuberly

fred cesquim · « **Reply #57 on:** December 27, 2016, 11:03:59 AM »

Quote from: Peter Grabenstein on December 22, 2016, 06:52:31 PM

Hi Fred
hope you wearing dust mask sanding Carbon Veil.
One v.g. friend did the same Job without and passed month later because lung cancer.
He never smoked his entire life, running half Marathon distance and playing Badminton beside flying stunt.
Peter GER-1223

sorry to hear that
i do use mask, been modelling professionaly for ages, i have to use all that stuff for protection

fred cesquim · « **Reply #58 on:** December 27, 2016, 11:07:19 AM »

Quote from: Randy Cuberly on December 24, 2016, 03:20:35 PM

Eddy's Starduster is a great flier! Too bad you're going to weigh it down with all those electrons!

I have one of the Big Starduster's built by Eddy many years ago. ST60! Flew it a few times and was very impressed! It's a work of art with the real Starduster theme paint job. It's hanging on the wall where it will remain as a memento of my friendship with Mr. Capitinelli (E-Capp).
He's also Great and a real Gentleman!

Randy Cuberly

Randy, indeed E-Capp is a great person and a gentlemen! we have been in touch via e-mail since i´ve started this beauty and he´s super nice all the time!
and i do agree, he´s a gifted builder for sure, i will try to do my best here to this nice design.
the E-power here in Brazil is going strong and this one will be the flyer´s first electric model, let´s see how it behaves on that!
any chance to post the picture of your plane?
Regards!

fred cesquim · « **Reply #59 on:** January 26, 2017, 04:01:41 AM »

now the FUN begins! white base applied, wings ultracoted
will choose the blue and red today and start to mask her!

fred cesquim · « **Reply #60 on:** January 27, 2017, 03:16:57 AM »

cowls ready and other colors puchased, now it´s masking time here

fred cesquim · « **Reply #61 on:** February 07, 2017, 06:30:40 PM »

white done, red almost, now comes the blue
primer and white base color added about 90 grams

fred cesquim · « **Reply #62 on:** February 09, 2017, 02:41:29 PM »

now it´s time for ink lines!

Avaiojet · « **Reply #63 on:** February 10, 2017, 06:57:39 AM »

Quote from: fred cesquim on February 09, 2017, 02:41:29 PM

now it´s time for ink lines!

Fred,

Ohhhhhh My Gosh!

What a beauty.

You are the Guru, absolutely.

I gotta move to Brazil.

I'm just one of your Grasshoppers.

Alex Rillos · « **Reply #64 on:** February 10, 2017, 08:43:44 AM »

Quote from: fred cesquim on February 09, 2017, 02:41:29 PM

now it´s time for ink lines!

Fred, congrats for the plane. Looks great! I am curious about the ink lines.
What kind of pen/ink? Alex

fred cesquim · « **Reply #65 on:** February 10, 2017, 08:51:50 AM »

Quote from: Alex Rillos on February 10, 2017, 08:43:44 AM

Fred, congrats for the plane. Looks great! I am curious about the ink lines.
What kind of pen/ink? Alex

thanks a lot Alex
i use a rotring 0,3 mm and a mix of black and white regular india ink

fred cesquim · « **Reply #66 on:** February 10, 2017, 08:53:59 AM »

Quote from: Avaiojet on February 10, 2017, 06:57:39 AM

Fred,

Ohhhhhh My Gosh!

What a beauty.

You are the Guru, absolutely.

I gotta move to Brazil.

I'm just one of your Grasshoppers.

hello Charles! thanks a lot man, i have to admit that i´ll be sad to let this bird fly for the owner, really loved the design!
instead of moving here, find me a place in America! hahahah
best regards and thanks for the words!

Avaiojet · « **Reply #67 on:** February 10, 2017, 09:22:41 AM »

Quote

hello Charles! thanks a lot man, i have to admit that i´ll be sad to let this bird fly for the owner, really loved the design!
instead of moving here, find me a place in America! hahahah
best regards and thanks for the words!

Fred,

I'd love to have you.

Do you know where the Mexican border is?

Charles

fred cesquim · « **Reply #68 on:** February 10, 2017, 09:46:41 AM »

hahahhaah
sure i know! must be right now before the "wall" lol

fred cesquim · « **Reply #69 on:** February 14, 2017, 01:48:24 PM »

she´s ready for ink lines

Randy Powell · « **Reply #70 on:** February 14, 2017, 02:09:31 PM »

Very nice work, Fred. Very nice.

fred cesquim · « **Reply #71 on:** February 14, 2017, 02:37:34 PM »

thanks a lot Randy! now the fun begins, ink lines are great to relax!
look forward to see the progress of your Mirage!
regards!

fred cesquim · « **Reply #72 on:** February 24, 2017, 03:04:16 PM »

finally clear coated
really happy with final weight
1061 grams without engine
primer/paint/clear coat added only 180 grams
my next step will be polishing next week after carnival hollydays

George Grossardt · « **Reply #73 on:** February 24, 2017, 05:38:53 PM »

Fred,

I have enjoyed watching you do this build. The plane looks great! Hope you enjoy it.

George

fred cesquim · « **Reply #74 on:** March 02, 2017, 05:11:37 AM »

thanks a lot George! i do love to follow builds as well, and sometimes end up buying same kit to build myself!
right now i am polishing and hopefully will test fly next weekend
this one goes for a client, not for me, but i decided to use the same finish on my next projet!
will keep posting here!
regards
Fred

fred cesquim · « **Reply #75 on:** March 11, 2017, 08:50:36 AM »

after 10 months, she´s ready! full flight package including batteries weights 1730 grams
next week will be flight tested and delivered to a a happy owner. Honestly it´s the best looking c/l model i ever built to this day. the lines are elegant and the decoration turned out nice. Ed Capp gave me several valuable input along the building and to homage him i used his original striking decoration as a base for this new bird.

fred cesquim · « **Reply #76 on:** March 11, 2017, 08:52:46 AM »

a few more

fred cesquim · « **Reply #77 on:** June 12, 2017, 12:06:08 PM »

Finally the flight video

a nervous me at the handle, final trimming prior to delivery for the owner.
besides being a bit nervous due to the responsibility and my flight skills being still on development, i can tell that she flyes gracefully and very responsive, almost self-aligning from maneuvers.
And a happy me saying goodbye to the plane
now, let´s go back to the bench!
thanks for following the build and for the shared information

Randy Cuberly · « **Reply #78 on:** June 12, 2017, 12:54:06 PM »

Hi Fred,

It seems to fly well. Can you please tell me what length lines you are flying on. Center of airplane to center of handle length would be best! The lap times appear to be pretty fast! something just over 4 seconds. Makes the pattern tough to fly.

Randy Cuberly

fred cesquim · « **Reply #79 on:** June 12, 2017, 12:58:44 PM »

hello Randy, thanks a lot.
indeed was very fast, we slowed down the RPM
lines are 18 meters (59,06 Ft).
the plane now is in another city with the owner (this was a comissioned job)
i advised him to use 18,50 meters and to decrease RPM.
he says now the laps are really slow and the plane is performing perfectly well (wish i had made the flight that slow). I just checked CG and general trimming before delivery.
in the near future i plan to build one for my own,she´s too sexy to resist!