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Title: One way to move away from Balsa
Post by: Paul Wescott on March 30, 2022, 02:15:13 AM: Way to go Chris Cox! Kudos…

As seen on face book, from Canadia:
Title: Re: One way to move away from Balsa
Post by: Paul Wescott on March 30, 2022, 02:17:04 AM: More
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Post by: Paul Wescott on March 30, 2022, 02:17:59 AM: Finally
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Post by: Crist Rigotti on March 30, 2022, 07:23:16 AM: Well done Chris!
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Post by: Tim Stagg on March 30, 2022, 08:17:36 AM: Chris,

Great job

What is your source for the 1.2mm Airex core material ?

Tim
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Post by: john e. holliday on March 30, 2022, 09:21:05 AM: Hope it flies as well as it looks. Electris is another world to me. H^^
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Post by: wwwarbird on March 30, 2022, 06:32:23 PM: Exceptional work and great rendition, well done Chris! H^^
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Post by: pmackenzie on March 31, 2022, 04:28:45 AM: Quote from: Tim Stagg on March 30, 2022, 08:17:36 AM
Chris,

Great job

What is your source for the 1.2mm Airex core material ?

Tim

Chris posted on FB: it came from R&G in Germany.
https://shop1.r-g.de/en/art/520201PKG

He also mentioned possibly using balsa as the core for the fuse next time, the Airex had some trouble with the compound curves.

(I tried to find both comments on FB, but (for me at least) unlike a forum thread it is terrible for finding stuff you saw before)
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Post by: Dennis Adamisin on March 31, 2022, 06:51:56 AM: OUTSTANDING (again!)
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Post by: Motorman on March 31, 2022, 07:01:27 AM: Quite an effort for one design. H^^ How many do you have to make before it becomes cost effective Vs balsa.
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Post by: jim gilmore on March 31, 2022, 07:09:07 AM: So is there a video explaining how the fuselage is formed?
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Post by: Tim Stagg on March 31, 2022, 07:52:48 AM: thanks Pat
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Post by: Mike Alimov on March 31, 2022, 09:25:38 AM: Quote from: pmackenzie on March 31, 2022, 04:28:45 AM
Chris posted on FB: it came from R&G in Germany.
https://shop1.r-g.de/en/art/520201PKG

He also mentioned possibly using balsa as the core for the fuse next time, the Airex had some trouble with the compound curves.

No problem with compound curves if using blue foam... pre-shaped with Monokote gun first. And cheaper to boot.
Chris's work is immaculate, as always.
Title: Re: One way to move away from Balsa
Post by: Tim Stagg on March 31, 2022, 10:24:59 AM: Mike,

Do you just lay the blue foam in the molds and then heat with the gun and push and mold the foam to the mold?

Tim
Title: Re: One way to move away from Balsa
Post by: Mike Griffin on March 31, 2022, 07:44:59 PM: A couple of years ago, Eric Rule was experimenting with alternative materials using regular building techniques. I don't know how far he got with it but from what he told me it made very good sense and would be very cost effective. He was going to take a model and build one with conventional materials and then build it with alternative materials but using conventional building methods.

Mike
Title: Re: One way to move away from Balsa
Post by: Mike Alimov on March 31, 2022, 07:48:11 PM: Quote from: Tim Stagg on March 31, 2022, 10:24:59 AM
Mike,

Do you just lay the blue foam in the molds and then heat with the gun and push and mold the foam to the mold?

Tim
Tim, yes exactly as you described. I recommend using hot glove, and also fixing the foam to the mold using a couple of small pieces of double stick tape to prevent the foam from shifting around.
Title: Re: One way to move away from Balsa
Post by: kevin king on April 01, 2022, 01:51:59 AM: I like the wide fuse on Chris's plane. Hopefully this trend will continue. On most stunt ships the fuse always looks to narrow.