Brodak Legacy

[Andrew Saunders]

At the Beginners NATS I was able to pick up the Brodak Legacy that Kathy Brickhaus donated. Im excited about this plane for the reason its a design that Allen Brickhaus himself designed. This plane will need to be built light and straight and for that reason and my low skills in building, i will be getting help with this build. Its another chance for me to learn more in building and improve my building skills. I'm wanting to do a silkspan covering or some type of covering that can be painted. I've decided to go with a red, white, and blue color combination with maybe silver lettering on it. The pwoer plant will be the Evolution 60 NX that I have that wqas reworked by  Byron Barker. Not sure on props yet. The 60 NX is a great engine especially after being reworked by byron. Any info or advice you can give on this build would be awesome. But im sure whoever is gonna help me with the build will have all the experience . Now gotta talk to fellow club members.

[Balsa Butcher]

Cover it like Alan would-some sort of heat shrink material over the open bay surfaces. It will keep the weight down. For this one...building skills. Next one...building AND painting skills. Oh, then there's that flying skill thing...that too is important. Tip: Follow the instruction book. It will make building this plane much easier.

[Crist Rigotti]

Cover it like Alan would-some sort of heat shrink material over the open bay surfaces. It will keep the weight down. For this one...building skills. Next one...building AND painting skills. Oh, then there's that flying skill thing...that too is important. Tip: Follow the instruction book. It will make building this plane much easier.

Good advice!

[Will Hinton]

I agree with the other two guys.

[Dan McEntee]

   Do a search on here for mention of Alan's preferred method of finishing a model. It was explained in detail in several of his published articles, but basically it was a coat of thinned epoxy brushed on bare balsa fuselage and iron on covering on flying surfaces. Fairly quick and light method if done correctly. I agree with Balsa Butcher, learn building skills first, then finishing skills. No covering method will hide poor fit and workmanship. Iron on coverings certainly will not hide lumps, bumps and poor fitting parts. A good building job is just a matter of attention to detail and focus. There is an old saying that if you take care of the little details, the big details will take care of themselves. You will get to the point where you really enjoy building because of the satisfaction you will be having once you get to see the outcome of your efforts.
  Good luck and have fun!
  Type at you later,
   Dan McEntee
   

[Andrew Saunders]

Looks like I'm gonna go ahead and attempt to build it myself.

[Ward Van Duzer]

As I recall several years ago a flyin' buddy of mine built one of those. Pretty attractive, but one of John's early attempts at kit making. My recollection is that it came out quite heavy. You may want to watch out for overweight wood, and replace it if needed. You might want to seek out some modern building techniques such as molding parts instead of carving decks and bottoms. Do check with some of your buddies for help. And don't forget this fourum!

Don't rush it!

Ward-O