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RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
My other wing is now just about at the same stage as the first. I am currently working on a retention system for the flying wires.
Posted on: 5/20/2013 2:15 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11517454
RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
Thanks, yes, when I read that it made sense :)
Posted on: 9/12/2012 1:02 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11226403
RE: WACO YMF
If only I could afford those... I'm afraid it's out of the question. Are the cables on the YMF the same as on the SRE?
Posted on: 9/12/2012 12:49 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11226381
RE: WACO YMF
Thank you Joe. The trouble is, I'm not sure which size I would then need. Secondly, my wires have to go through the wing surface and the attachment has to be entirely hidden as on the 1:1. I believe that the Mick Reeve's wires have to be kept under tension when installed, which will complicate the installation, no?
Posted on: 9/11/2012 11:56 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11225232
RE: WACO YMF
Hi everyone, I have a question. As written on my [b]WACO SRE[/b] thread: The brackets have been completed and the left N-strut has now also been made. That took some time as everything had to been measured, checked and re-checked etc. But it fits beautifully. I can now go ahead and design/make the[b] flying wires[/b] (or are they landing wires?). [b]Does anyone happen to know the thickness and width of the full-scale ones?[/b] I was thinking of making them out of a firm material, such as carbonfibre rods, which could then be fixed at one end and then the other end could simply be pushed into a piece of fuel tubing in the wing to hold it in place...
Posted on: 9/11/2012 10:18 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11225151
RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
The brackets have been completed and the left N-strut has now also been made. That took some time as everything had to been measured, checked and re-checked etc. But it fits beautifully. I can now go ahead and design/make the flying wires (or are they landing wires?). Does anyone happen to know the thickness and width of the full-scale ones? I was thinking of making them out of a firm material, such as carbonfibre rods, which could then be fixed at one end and then the other end could simply be pushed into a piece of fuel tubing in the wing to hold it in place...
Posted on: 9/11/2012 10:15 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11225145
RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
The brackets for the upper wings have now also been made, and the upper port wing has them fitted. Now the other side to go, and then I can go ahead and make the N-struts, followed by the flying wires.
Posted on: 8/2/2012 3:13 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11178922
RE: WACO YMF
Great, thanks guys!
Posted on: 7/1/2012 7:48 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11138501
RE: WACO YMF
Hey Dan, Thanks for your post about the flying wires from Mick Reeves. I can't find them anywhere on the Mick Reeves website. What scale are they and do you think I could use them on my 1/6th WACO SRE? Thanks, Kim
Posted on: 6/30/2012 11:09 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11137737
RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
Indeed, that's why I glued a piece of ply to the spar and made a bracket to go over the spar with the little block, so that the strut position could be made correct :)
Posted on: 6/23/2012 11:51 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11128891
RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
Next I want to move on to the flying wires, but before doing so wanted to ensure that my wing incidence is exact so that the angles of the flying wires are precise too. For that I needed to complete the mid-section of the lower wing, which meant installing the ACl light on the underside. I'm using Oratex by the way.
Posted on: 6/22/2012 3:05 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11128110
RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
The locations of the N-struts on the wings shown on the plans turned out not to be precise scale so I have altered them. I have also altered the method of linking them; I have installed brackets, set at the correct angles.
Posted on: 6/22/2012 2:45 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11128089
RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
The window handles have been made and installed.
Posted on: 6/22/2012 2:39 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11128085
RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
I've made a mould for the engine cowl.
Posted on: 6/22/2012 2:34 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11128075
RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
Time for an update. The instrument panel is installed.
Posted on: 6/22/2012 2:27 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11128068
RE: Sig's new Waco SRE
If I were you I'd send SIG an email, they do have parts available, like the spinner for me, that are not easy to find on their site. For the spinner they sent me a code I could search for and then it was easy to find.
Posted on: 4/22/2012 12:04 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11052353
RE: Sig's new Waco SRE
Okay, so SIG does supply the spinners :) I have just ordered two of them. Although I don't have the ARF, I think you can lay out the broken windshield and trace around it and make a new one yourself, right?
Posted on: 4/21/2012 8:11 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11050978
RE: Sig's new Waco SRE
That's great news, thanks! Let's hope that I can get one!
Posted on: 2/23/2012 11:56 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10972413
RE: Sig's new Waco SRE
I've sent an email to SIG asking if they sell the spinner as a separate item. Thanks for the link to Kavan, unfortunately the SRE is out of stock and I doubt they will carry such specific parts. I'll wait for the reply from SIG and if they sell it as a seperate item I can probably get a European reseller to order it for me.
Posted on: 2/23/2012 1:59 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10971757
RE: Sig's new Waco SRE
Thanks. Trouble is though that SIG doesn't send internationally, besides which, I can't find the spinner on their website.
Posted on: 2/23/2012 12:03 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10971709
RE: Sig's new Waco SRE
Does anyone have any idea where I could get hold of a spinner for this model?
Posted on: 2/22/2012 11:10 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10970842
RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
The instrument panel is now finally finished [:D], consisting of 241 parts in total. It´s finallly ready to be installed in the cockpit!
Posted on: 12/30/2011 2:29 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10883359
RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
A little. I have added some detail at the bottom of the panel, for the oil cut-off and by-pass. Just a coupl emore details to go on and then I can fit the dash in the fuselage. Sorry for the bad quality of the pic, but you can see the additions at the bottom of the panel.
Posted on: 12/9/2011 12:46 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10851837
RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
Another little bit of progress. Sure wish it all moved along faster...
Posted on: 8/13/2011 2:28 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10669076
RE: WACO YMF
Bill, sorry to hear your bad news. I hope you recover quickly.
Posted on: 5/16/2011 12:19 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10522542
RE: WACO YMF
Gee, thanks! -But there's always room for improvement. I build far too slow. And that dashboard, well, it doesn't even count towards points at F4C competitions. But I decided that if I was going to make it scale, all of it should be. "If you're going to do a job, do it properly"... I ought to put more time in practising my flying, God knows I need it! Anyway, thank you for the compliment!!!
Posted on: 5/11/2011 2:03 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10514170
RE: WACO YMF
Have you built an SRE too?
Posted on: 5/11/2011 2:57 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10513291
RE: WACO YMF
Thanks Dan. The rest is still all rough woodwork I'm afraid. Once the dashboard is in I hope to make faster progress.
Posted on: 5/9/2011 2:20 PM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10510514
RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
Thanks!
Posted on: 5/9/2011 9:32 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10510056
RE: Build of WACO SRE - Vintage R/C Plans
The wing tips are constructed by laminating layers of balsa strips. I first made an MDF former or jig, to suit the shape on the plans. I then made the balsa strips and soaked them in water before using wood glue to stick them together, following the curve of the MDF. To hold them in place I believe I used loads of sticky tape wrapped around them. This was then left to dry. When removed they kept their shape and, as I made them a little too long on purpose, I placed them onto the plan and marked them up before cutting to the right size. Then just sand them and glue them onto the wing construction. I hope this helps, but if it still isn't clear please let me know!
Posted on: 5/9/2011 7:37 AM by Author "kvlasblom"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10509873
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