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jillies smit 1/3 pilatus b4**

Posted: 19 Feb 2017, 18:08
by jack
Hi all,just a quick heads up regarding the pilatus,l have arranged with cliff evans to purchase the plans and laser cut kit for this model,l will be posting on this site as the build progresses,so hopefully this will be of intrest to you guys out there,thanks to you cliff for your willing help,bench is clear and l am looking forward to getting stuck in !!....jack.

Re: jillies smit 1/3 pilatus b4

Posted: 19 Feb 2017, 22:05
by terry white
Looking forward to the build Jillies. Ter

Re: jillies smit 1/3 pilatus b4

Posted: 20 Feb 2017, 04:22
by Stuart Ward
Hi jillies. Do you have some details about the kit ,span,weight, price.
Do you need some one to prove the kit?
Stu

Re: jillies smit 1/3 pilatus b4

Posted: 20 Feb 2017, 04:31
by Jilles
Gents
Please forward any questions from the UK or Europe about the Pilatus B4 or any other of my design to Cliff Evans
Cliff has all the details and can tell you the price for drawings and parts.
There is a B$ from my plans built in New Zealand at the moment photo's of the fuselage are on the SSUK forum.
This built is at a halt at the moment due to the passing away of the builders wife.

The spelling of my name is always a problem but I am used to it now

Cheers

Jilles

Re: jillies smit 1/3 pilatus b4

Posted: 20 Feb 2017, 09:32
by jack
H guys,seems to be a little confusion regarding the b4,Jillies is the designer,not the builder,Cliff Evans is set up to supply the plans and kit in the uk,l am just a willing(very!),builder of the kit from cliff,any queries etc will be ably dealt with by cliff evans,though l am happy to help where l can as the build progresses....Jack. :)

Re: jillies smit 1/3 pilatus b4

Posted: 28 Feb 2017, 12:51
by jack
thanks so much cliff,it will take me a week to stop drooling over the kit!!,l will post some pics of the kit and plans over the next few days,there is a serious amount of wood here!,and thats without the strip wood and skinning ply,still,it will cure my drinking habit...wont have time or money for that,cheers all,jack.

Re: jillies smit 1/3 pilatus b4

Posted: 02 Mar 2017, 07:27
by jack
ok,l am trying to post some pics but keep getting an error msg saying the file is too large...really?,just one pic is too large?,l am obviously doing something wrong,so can any of you savvy guys out there put me right?.....jack.

Re: jillies smit 1/3 pilatus b4

Posted: 02 Mar 2017, 09:46
by RobbieB

Re: jillies smit 1/3 pilatus b4

Posted: 02 Mar 2017, 10:10
by Barry_Cole
Or you can send them to me, Jack

Cliff is usually busy setting fire to Balsa and Ply...

modelgliding [at] aol.com

BC

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Re: jillies smit 1/3 pilatus b4

Posted: 12 Mar 2017, 17:39
by jack
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Hi all,the Pilatus b4 is now in build,so far l have managed to put together the basic fuselage frame and am progressing to the tail fin,the kit builds very well indeed,everything slots together,albeit needing to be eased slightly,l did comment to cliff about this,apperently he preffers a tight fit to a sloppy one ;) ,l cannot fault him on that!!,so all is well thus far,l hope to be skinning the fus towards the end of the month,never having done that before it promises to be an educational experience,thankfully l have the late great cliff charlesworths excellent book close to hand,thats it for now,cliff will be posting the latest batch of pics soon,all the best,jack.