High Quality Plan Sets for Radio Control Aircraft
Henry Struck's 1937 Benny Boxcar
Scaled to 108 inch span
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Making the form for the fiberglass cowl. It is being made in two parts split on the center vertically so left and right molds can be made. Patterns from the plan are glued to the balsa stock using 3M 77. The circle for the spinner bulkhead is basswood.
Checking the shape of the parts on the fuselage. The cowl shape will be built up with balsa blocking and sanded down to conform to these bulkheads and formers.
Balsa blocking installed. Some of this is rough enough work to bring out the big tools.
Band saws and belt sanders followed by the four in hand and the sanding bar bring it to hear, then Epoxysculpt and Perfect Plastic Putty are used to fix the remaining visible flaws.
