Aircraft registration
I performed the registration to reproduce.First step, to recover and to determine the size of the letters to scale. I traced them and printed them. Then I transferred them to…
Painting of the wings, the continuation
The wings are finished. I assembled the external parts with the central I could not resist making an assembly in this good weather. The assembly is precarious, with pins and…
Wing surface finish
I started finishing the wings with the primer. And there disaster, the rendering was horrible. Consequently, I tried an additional masking. I sanded and re sanded and I end up…
Epp SV4 second flight session after adjustments
The second flight session of my SV4 epp of 85 cm (31 inches). I have modified the position of the landing gear, the center of gravity, and the aileron system…
Finishing the tailplane
My adorable little wife agreed to use the back kitchen. Caulking, protections and a first layer of primer, then a second. I sanded with water 400 and 600 paper, the…
The access hatches
So I have 3 openings under the fuselage to close. One above the intermediate horn, which will be glued, as normally, I shouldn't have to reopen it. If necessary, I'll…
Joint filler on fuselage
So I appied a putty on the fuselage to hide the joints between the collages of several pieces. It dried and I sanded tonight after work. OUTSIDE the sanding to…
Fuselage formwork
Following the adventures of my Potez 58. I hope you still follow me Today, it is the closure of the fuselage that is in the spotlight.If you follow me, you…
Installation of control systems in the fuselage
The fuselage structure is now waiting for me to install the controls before closing it. Scale models required taht control of the flap looks like at the real one. That…
Potez 58, tailplane construction
The construction advances and continues with the realization of the tailplane. Rudder and elevator have biconvex profiles with a central core in 0.4 mm plywood. The construction is therefore done…