Author Topic: My new build 2014 (Read 24021 times)

Mark Scarborough · « **on:** March 25, 2014, 09:42:06 PM »

Well, perhaps if I post pictures so that Wayne can badger me,, I will actually get something done on it,,
This is my new build for this year,, it is an Impact ( Paul Walker) with some slight style changes. All the relevant numbers are the same, basically changed the vertical, tips, canopy, and some tweak on the fuse shape,,
for those who may be faint of heart,, she has no clothes on yet

and is only held together with masking tape,,still a bunch to do before I joiin the wing permenantly,
with the new grandbaby coming, and a few minor things there, I have been stalled,,

Tom Taylor · « **Reply #1 on:** March 26, 2014, 06:49:10 AM »

Still looks great, even though she's "naked"

Alan Resinger · « **Reply #2 on:** March 26, 2014, 07:15:19 AM »

Mark,
I know you've been teased about the sharpness of you LE on some of you models, but I think you may have gone overboard.
Alan

john e. holliday · « **Reply #3 on:** March 26, 2014, 08:27:31 AM »

Hey some item/things look great in the nude. I like the look of your new plane and I know you will be using the old pen knife on the leading edge. But, now did you ever finish the one that is under the bench or is hanging on the wall every body kept ragging you about?

Avaiojet · « **Reply #4 on:** March 26, 2014, 08:50:06 AM »

Nice workmanship Mark,

Looking forward to seeing other photos of this model.

Charles

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #5 on:** March 26, 2014, 10:12:24 AM »

Quote from: Alan Resinger on March 26, 2014, 07:15:19 AM

Mark,
I know you've been teased about the sharpness of you LE on some of you models, but I think you may have gone overboard.
Alan

LOL,, actually there is still another leading edge strip to go on it,, I built it like Pat does,, 1/8 inch leading edge,, sheeting ,, then another 1/8 inch strip to capture the sheeting,, I threw it together because I ,, well, I just had to see what it was going to look like,, if you note, the wing is not centered in the fuse either,, ( something that Linda caught when I ased her what sshe thought,," well it would look better if the wingg was centered in the fuse !",, women,, lol)
that said,, you cant say its to sharp can you LOL

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #6 on:** March 26, 2014, 10:13:06 AM »

Quote from: john e. holliday on March 26, 2014, 08:27:31 AM

Hey some item/things look great in the nude. I like the look of your new plane and I know you will be using the old pen knife on the leading edge. But, now did you ever finish the one that is under the bench or is hanging on the wall every body kept ragging you about?

yeah thanks for bringing that up ,, again LOL
it did get finished, ,and flown,,

wwwarbird · « **Reply #7 on:** March 27, 2014, 08:23:14 PM »

Mark! I almost missed this one!!!

I don't get to the 'lectrical section here too often, but I may have a reason now!

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #8 on:** March 27, 2014, 11:25:45 PM »

Quote from: wwwarbird on March 27, 2014, 08:23:14 PM

Mark! I almost missed this one!!!

I don't get to the 'lectrical section here too often, but I may have a reason now!

well I was kinda hiding it from you Wayne,, you like to bust my chops if I dont work fast enough,,
ok so 3 or 4 years isnt fast at all,,
anyway, stay lookin in,, I hope to make some progress of the visible kind soon,,

now, first things first,, I still need to hold my new grandson,, when is MY turn,, all the women are holding him,, its not fair,,

john e. holliday · « **Reply #9 on:** March 28, 2014, 08:34:55 AM »

You mean your new grandson is here? Where was the announcement or did I miss it? Congrats on the new addition to the family. Hope you have a Fancher handle ready for him.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #10 on:** March 28, 2014, 09:41:42 AM »

Quote from: john e. holliday on March 28, 2014, 08:34:55 AM

You mean your new grandson is here? Where was the announcement or did I miss it? Congrats on the new addition to the family. Hope you have a Fancher handle ready for him.

He is supposed to be coming by the house today,, ( ok so technically his momma is bringing him by),, I will have a little airplane talk with him,, show him my bench, and discuss CA adhesives and xacto knives ,, just so he gets the safety lecture early,, after all, he is already a week and a half old,,

Avaiojet · « **Reply #11 on:** March 28, 2014, 10:04:04 AM »

Oh.........my gosh!

Another Mark Scarborough.

Just kidding Mark.

Congratulations! You are a very lucky man to be blessed with a new member of the family. And a boy at that!

I'll bet the first word he utters is "Avaiojet."

Paul Wood · « **Reply #12 on:** March 28, 2014, 07:52:49 PM »

Quote from: Avaiojet on March 28, 2014, 10:04:04 AM

I'll bet the first word he utters is "Avaiojet."

That is just weird.

wwwarbird · « **Reply #13 on:** March 28, 2014, 09:28:17 PM »

I know you've been a bit preoccupied recently Mark, but have you checked your snail mail box lately?

wwwarbird · « **Reply #14 on:** March 28, 2014, 09:30:27 PM »

Quote from: Paul Wood on March 28, 2014, 07:52:49 PM

That is just weird.

Sadly, it's way beyond that Paul. OMG.

By the way, congratulations Mark to you and your family.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #15 on:** March 28, 2014, 09:34:18 PM »

Wayne,,
I did,, dude,, your the man,, thanks,, I owe ya one,,
sorry I have been meaning to draft a note,, seems yeah, I have been busy with other things,, thanks again,,

wwwarbird · « **Reply #16 on:** March 28, 2014, 10:26:49 PM »

No problemo Mark, my pleasure. I hope it offers a bit of inspiration for a future project and that you can find some use for it. We can just consider it my small contribution to slowing down the growth of E-power.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #17 on:** March 28, 2014, 11:16:12 PM »

Quote from: wwwarbird on March 28, 2014, 10:26:49 PM

No problemo Mark, my pleasure. I hope it offers a bit of inspiration for a future project and that you can find some use for it. We can just consider it my small contribution to slowing down the growth of E-power.

damnit,, I have been duped into your nefarious plot,,

john e. holliday · « **Reply #18 on:** March 29, 2014, 08:28:33 AM »

Just think about it. When the batteries are all flat and you want to go flying, you can fall back on the old IC powered plane, that is if the starting battery is not flat also. I remember using flashlight batteries one year to start my old McCoy Redhead. Two people on the batteries and leads. Myself cranking the engine.

FLOYD CARTER · « **Reply #19 on:** March 29, 2014, 12:54:44 PM »

Possibly the very first glo starting battery was the Eveready #6 dry cell.--carbon/zinc at 1.5 volts when new. (that was long before nicds or even alkaline).

F.C.

Tim Stagg · « **Reply #20 on:** March 30, 2014, 02:07:26 PM »

Mark,

Looks nice, any updated pictures of your progress??

Tim

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #21 on:** March 30, 2014, 04:56:15 PM »

no,, I have been babysitting the new grandson for the last two days,, He goes home today, so I will be back at it tonight,, well,, assuming I have any energy left,, Jackson doesnt move around alot, ( onlly 10 days old) but he sure likes to be paid attention to,,
or is that,, I like to pay attention to him,,
regardless, back at it ,, mounting controls in the wing now,,

55chevr · « **Reply #22 on:** March 30, 2014, 06:15:05 PM »

It is a grandfathers responsibility to spoil his grandchildren in everyway he can.

wwwarbird · « **Reply #23 on:** March 30, 2014, 08:44:19 PM »

Quote from: Mark Scarborough on March 28, 2014, 11:16:12 PM

damnit,, I have been duped into your nefarious plot,,

Um, heh-heh. That wasn't really my intention Mark, but it does give me an idea...

Rob Smith · « **Reply #24 on:** April 25, 2014, 05:49:38 PM »

Looks awesome buddy...I'm still out here lurking around these forums.

Rob

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #25 on:** June 04, 2014, 07:43:00 PM »

WELL it seems I am in need of an airplane to fly locally,, for some reason my Electrajet has made itself non airworthy,, perhaps that slight altercation with terra asphalt in Salem?

anyway, my full fuse Impact is on temporary hold while I throw a profile together,, now,, this profile will be an ,,

wait for it

Impact profile,,

yeah real imaginative right,,
anyway, I started last weekend,, I now have the wing in carbon veil( my first time working with it),, the Stab and elevator is made,,
fuse parts are getting lazered as we speak,,

so i will update if anyone is interested,,
My plan is to have it airworthy within two weeks,, and it will be all painted,,

wwwarbird · « **Reply #26 on:** June 04, 2014, 09:30:23 PM »

OF COURSE I'll bite, let's see what'cha got Mark.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #27 on:** June 04, 2014, 10:23:39 PM »

no pictures tonight,, but heres a snapshot of the parts for the fuse, and the fuse layout

David_Stack · « **Reply #28 on:** June 05, 2014, 08:58:12 AM »

Very nice Mark!

Curious, what are you going to use for 'filler' in the fuselage skeleton? From what I can discern, the laser-cut parts form the outer perimeter, and I assume will be 'skinned'. I seem to recall Dirty Dan or perhaps Howard making mention of spyder foam in a post from years gone by, is that your plan as well?

r/
Dave

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #29 on:** June 05, 2014, 10:25:33 AM »

actually Pat Johnston turned me on to sheets of white foam that are 1/2 inch thick available from Home Depot,, that will be the filler.
In the past I have used just 1/8 ribs to form that substructure,, but this will be better,,
oh,, and he is laser cutting the foam for the filler as well,,

thanks for the comments

Randy Powell · « **Reply #30 on:** June 05, 2014, 02:54:40 PM »

Geez, Mark, aren't you done yet? Oh wait, I forgot, I have no room to talk.

Looks like it's coming along.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #31 on:** June 09, 2014, 10:47:57 PM »

well I got parts tonight for the fuse,, Pat did a masterfull job with balsa selection and cutting,
now tomorrow I can start building the fuse in earnest,,
there are 6 parts to the fuse perimeter,, actually 12,, two layers of 1/4 inch, it cuts much cleaner than 1/2 balsa does,

it all looks like it will layout well,, so hopefully if things go well I can start doing some gluing tomorrow night,,

the wing is in CF Veil and doped,, flaps are shaped and ready for dope and tissue,, elevator and stab same,,

wwwarbird · « **Reply #32 on:** June 09, 2014, 11:02:35 PM »

I've never seen a Messerschmitt that looks like this.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #33 on:** June 09, 2014, 11:06:41 PM »

yeah its from the clandestine skunk works in Markenstadt,, just across the border from Poland,, it was for really skinny pilots,, but since the germans were eating so well towards the end of the war, they decided it wasnt worth pursuing,,

smart alec,, sheesh
the Mess is done and a mess,, its hanging on the ceiling for all time

wwwarbird · « **Reply #34 on:** June 09, 2014, 11:14:35 PM »

Quote from: Mark Scarborough on June 09, 2014, 11:06:41 PM

yeah its from the clandestine skunk works in Markenstadt,, just across the border from Poland,, it was for really skinny pilots,, but since the germans were eating so well towards the end of the war, they decided it wasnt worth pursuing,,

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #35 on:** June 12, 2014, 05:01:38 PM »

a few more update pictures,,
got the fuse parts glued together,, inspected the battery box parts,, seems the CAD guy made a miscalculation in his layout,, probably in a hurry to get files off to the cutter,, so I will beat him over the head tonight with a dead battery,, and figure out how best to remedy his oversite,,

Randy Powell · « **Reply #36 on:** June 13, 2014, 12:36:35 PM »

So, is the full fuse version done and that's why you're working on the profile?

Bill Little · « **Reply #37 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:39:18 PM »

Everything is looking good, Mark! But let's not have another BF-109 or Me-109 or whatever it was!

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #38 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:43:25 PM »

Randy,
I am working on a profile because I can crank it out in short order,, then finish the full fuse version where I can take my time,, the profile is more local field friendly,,and practice able,, I expect to have this done in a couple weeks,, whereas the full fuse version will take more time to finish properly,, plus,, I stuffed my profile Ejet in Salem,,

Bill, are you refering to the long term build of the bf 109,or the fact that it has suffered structural failure after a few dozen flights,, neither should be a problem on this one,,
I hope?

Randy Powell · « **Reply #39 on:** June 13, 2014, 07:36:33 PM »

Hey, I got a whole 4 flights on the Low Rider before it met with a, ah, engineering failure. Bad planning on my part but hey, sh@t happens.

Rob Smith · « **Reply #40 on:** June 16, 2014, 11:12:16 AM »

Man...I need to get myself over to your house Mark and catch up on all the new projects!!!

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #41 on:** June 18, 2014, 05:36:57 PM »

Rob,, YES,,, you do,, its been awhile,,

ok so heres the latest shots,, got some work done on the nose,,
the battery box is 1/8 lite ply, it has tabs from the fuse that key into the upper and lower sections,, which will tie into the leading edge of the wing.
the sides key into the upper and lower, and the firewall is keyed into all four light ply parts,, the firewall is 4 layers of 1/16 ply epoxied together,,

its coming along slowly,, the wing is slid in place for fitment and is covered in dope and carbon veil,,
I keep having trick ideas for enclosing the electonics,, but keep fighting the urge and trying to keep it simple,, I may end up just strapping them onto the fuse keel below the battery box,, though the thought of enclosing them in a cowling is tempting,,

Tim Wescott · « **Reply #42 on:** June 18, 2014, 05:49:07 PM »

Quote from: Mark Scarborough on June 18, 2014, 05:36:57 PM

I keep having trick ideas for enclosing the electonics,, but keep fighting the urge and trying to keep it simple.

Just remember: if it works it's f***ing beautiful!!!.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #43 on:** June 18, 2014, 05:56:31 PM »

well I know it will work Tim,, but, it would be nice if it was clean enough to serve as a backup for PA if needed,, I know I flew my Ejet profile better than the Avenger, but the appearance points for the Avenger made the difference,,

wwwarbird · « **Reply #44 on:** June 18, 2014, 10:04:21 PM »

Quote from: Mark Scarborough on June 18, 2014, 05:36:57 PM

I keep having trick ideas for enclosing the electonics,, but keep fighting the urge and trying to keep it simple,,

Don't fight the urge Mark. The ugly electrical bits hanging all over significantly take away from the appearance of many otherwise good looking models. Visible velcro straps are about as cool as velcro tennies. Build something you'll be happy with, and also be proud to show up at the field with.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #45 on:** June 18, 2014, 11:32:10 PM »

Thanks WW
It will be clean,,
I hope it will be attractive,, but I have a tendancy to go overboard and then not be brave
Thats one of the reasons My Electra Jet was good,, I flew it with more confidence,, so thats my ultimate goal with this,
I need something to fly NOW,, I hope to be flying it in a couple weeks,, ( less if I have my way)
THanks for checkin in,, keep me in line and if ya see something ugly call me on it,,

Randy Powell · « **Reply #46 on:** June 19, 2014, 10:07:39 AM »

Yea, and now you've got me thinking about an electricated profile. Darn, you!

wwwarbird · « **Reply #47 on:** June 19, 2014, 02:43:55 PM »

Not to mess up your thread here Mark, but for the electric fanatics here's something new. It was todays big news at work...

http://www.autoblog.com/2014/06/19/harley-davidson-project-livewire-electric-motorcycle-vi/?a_dgi=aolshare_email

Tim Wescott · « **Reply #48 on:** June 19, 2014, 03:38:08 PM »

Quote from: Mark Scarborough on June 18, 2014, 05:36:57 PM

I keep having trick ideas for enclosing the electonics,, but keep fighting the urge and trying to keep it simple,, I may end up just strapping them onto the fuse keel below the battery box,, though the thought of enclosing them in a cowling is tempting,,

Cut a slot right underneath the battery box, and center the ESC and timer in the fuse, stuck to the box. There should be room to dress the wires out of the way even if you just leave it hanging in the breeze, and it should be easy to cowl in if you want it prettier.

Then for rev 2, make the battery box taller with a shelf in the bottom: battery in the top compartment, the rest of the 'lectronics in the bottom (after, of course, insuring adequate airflow).

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #49 on:** June 19, 2014, 06:22:24 PM »

that is kinda what the plan is,, there is actually an air inlet where the scoop would normally be,, its hollow back under the battery box,, I am going to penetrate the ply doublers and the ESC will go into that opening with air from the scoop blowing over it,,

whether or not I cowl it in,, well we will see how it shakes out,, i have a couple idears,,
thanks for the comments guys