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LASTWOODSMAN 5 Star Member Offline REAL PLANES HAD ROUND ENGINES AND TWO WINGS Posts: 1436 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Joined: Jun 15^th, 2017	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #16 - Mar 20^th, 2018 at 10:02pm	Print Post
	Thanks for pointing it out Craig. More whittling!! Your wing tip laminations are perfect - no kinks again. I think I will laminate all things requiring lamination from now on - instead of being lazy. Now where are you going to fly that Aeronca? with a full of a tank of CO2 ? You need a big hill with a big farm valley below. That 1/32" sheeting looks great too - that nose almost reminds me of a "steampunk" locomotive engine ... That is a pretty neat little CO2 engine with those cylinders sticking out from a nice wooden forward fuselage, with the rest of that engine nicely concealed in the wood. I hope you can do a video - buy a keychain camera for $40 like M Kelly, and tape it to the bill of your hat ... I am thinking about that myself ... LWM Richard

	OH, I HAVE SLIPPED THE SURLY BONDS OF EARTH ... UP, UP THE LONG DELIRIOUS BURNING BLUE ... SUNWARD I'VE CLIMBED AND JOINED THE TUMBLING MIRTH OF SUN-SPLIT CLOUDS ...
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Sky9pilot Administrator Online Stick & Tissue Posts: 13264 Location: Kelso, WA 98626 USA Joined: Jan 9^th, 2010	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #15 - Mar 20^th, 2018 at 9:31pm	Print Post
	WoW...that ought to fly really well. Be careful you don't lose it OOS!

	If God is your Co-pilot...switch seats... Your attitude will determine your altitude!- John Maxwell And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. Jn 8:32
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Craig 3 5 Star Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 1003 Location: West Virginia, USA Joined: Apr 8^th, 2017	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #14 - Mar 20^th, 2018 at 9:19pm	Print Post
	A lotta wing for a little aeroplane!

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Craig 3 5 Star Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 1003 Location: West Virginia, USA Joined: Apr 8^th, 2017	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #13 - Mar 20^th, 2018 at 9:09pm	Print Post
	I really enjoy doing laminated tips. Wing set with 11/16" dihedral.

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Craig 3 5 Star Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 1003 Location: West Virginia, USA Joined: Apr 8^th, 2017	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #12 - Mar 20^th, 2018 at 9:05pm	Print Post
	The wing, too, is typical Cleveland. Hinged ailerons, scale rib coat (in this case, 28 ribs in a 26.5" span), made of 1/32" stuff with a pass-through center spar of 1/16" X 1/4" stock. Another deviation from the plans was to do laminated tips- eight strips of 1/32" X 3/32" stock.

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Craig 3 5 Star Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 1003 Location: West Virginia, USA Joined: Apr 8^th, 2017	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #11 - Mar 20^th, 2018 at 8:49pm	Print Post
	The next late-night whittling project was the engine cowling.

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Craig 3 5 Star Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 1003 Location: West Virginia, USA Joined: Apr 8^th, 2017	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #10 - Mar 20^th, 2018 at 8:34pm	Print Post
	The fuselage is typical Cleveland- built in mirror-image halves, each with their own rather light "keel," then joined at the middle. The only deviations from the plan I made was to sheet the front of the fuse with light 1/32" stuff, and naturally build a motor mount out of 1/16" ply.

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Craig 3 5 Star Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 1003 Location: West Virginia, USA Joined: Apr 8^th, 2017	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #9 - Mar 20^th, 2018 at 8:25pm	Print Post
	Well, I've been waiting for almost three weeks for the Silver Esaki I have ordered from Volare to continue with the F4B, and , I ran out of the grey tissue I'm using on the Martlet, so I'm looking for an Easy Built order in a couple of days. I'm waiting to get in the proper mood to start wiring up the fuselage for the Waco. My sleep habits are horrible. About a week ago, at three in the morning, I decided to start another build. I'm into it a ways, so I'll post some getting-caught-up pics.

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LASTWOODSMAN 5 Star Member Offline REAL PLANES HAD ROUND ENGINES AND TWO WINGS Posts: 1436 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Joined: Jun 15^th, 2017	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #8 - Sep 16^th, 2017 at 9:02pm	Print Post
	HELLO CRAIG !!! Nice to have you back! That CO2 power is *velly intelestink* !! - completely different - it gets me thinking ... PS - I have to switch models too - that "Gumption" thing ... LWM

	OH, I HAVE SLIPPED THE SURLY BONDS OF EARTH ... UP, UP THE LONG DELIRIOUS BURNING BLUE ... SUNWARD I'VE CLIMBED AND JOINED THE TUMBLING MIRTH OF SUN-SPLIT CLOUDS ...
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Craig 3 5 Star Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 1003 Location: West Virginia, USA Joined: Apr 8^th, 2017	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #7 - Sep 16^th, 2017 at 6:20pm	Print Post
	Great tips! Thanks, Tom! I believe that gives me something to work with!


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Sky9pilot Administrator Online Stick & Tissue Posts: 13264 Location: Kelso, WA 98626 USA Joined: Jan 9^th, 2010	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #6 - Sep 16^th, 2017 at 11:55am	Print Post
	Here's a technique that might work for you: Loovers Click Here Here's another modeler's technique: Use aluminum sheet. Use a knife to cut the open ends of the louver first. Then make yourself a tool to press the louver open. I once did this using a leather stamping tool. I found that if I worked with the piece of aluminum on a bed of modeling clay it worked out well. I used a rolling pin with a thickness gauge to roll out the clay to a 1/4 inch. Tom

	If God is your Co-pilot...switch seats... Your attitude will determine your altitude!- John Maxwell And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. Jn 8:32
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Craig 3 5 Star Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 1003 Location: West Virginia, USA Joined: Apr 8^th, 2017	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #5 - Sep 16^th, 2017 at 8:42am	Print Post
	Right now, I'm stuck on how to do realistic-looking scale louvers that can be seamlessly blended into an infilled engine cowling, and done light enough to not get into the ground-hugging weight zone.


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New Builder 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1478 Location: Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Joined: Dec 25^th, 2016	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #4 - Sep 16^th, 2017 at 7:07am	Print Post
	Quote: Looks like I'll have three builds going at once. That's OK, right Of course it is. While I'm working on my Gee Bee I'm gathering parts and details for my Marcoux Bromberg. The good part is that with a couple of things going together it gives me a place to move to when I'm having problems with the other. Kinda clears my mind for better solutions.

	"Skill comes by the constant repetition of familiar feats rather than by a few overbold attempts for which the performer is yet poorly prepared." Wilbur Wright
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Sky9pilot Administrator Online Stick & Tissue Posts: 13264 Location: Kelso, WA 98626 USA Joined: Jan 9^th, 2010	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #3 - Sep 15^th, 2017 at 9:49pm	Print Post
	I totally understand about the gumption thing!!!! Tom

	If God is your Co-pilot...switch seats... Your attitude will determine your altitude!- John Maxwell And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. Jn 8:32
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Craig 3 5 Star Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 1003 Location: West Virginia, USA Joined: Apr 8^th, 2017	Re: Aeronca C-3 / G-Mot 120 T Reply #2 - Sep 15^th, 2017 at 7:30pm	Print Post
	Sometimes I run into a "gumption trap" on one and have to think about it while I work on another...


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