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SLINGSBY GULL 3: 1:3.25 scale
- Steve Fraquet
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- Joined: 18 Mar 2015, 20:02
- Location: Dartmoor, Devon, England
Re: SLINGSBY GULL 3: 1:3.25 scale
Well Chris I'm waiting,......... what's the reason for the question?
By the way that's Darren's in the background.
By the way that's Darren's in the background.
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- Location: Wilts
Re: SLINGSBY GULL 3: 1:3.25 scale
Colour scheme?
- chris williams
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- Location: Blandford Dorset
Re: SLINGSBY GULL 3: 1:3.25 scale
It seems that the current owner of the replica Gull is non other than Bruce Stephenson, editor of the Vintage Glider Club News, to whom I send my Model Reports on a regular basis. Bruce was much taken by the Petrel's colour scheme and intends to restore the Gull to a similar livery...
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Re: SLINGSBY GULL 3: 1:3.25 scale
I can confirm the one at the front is Pat's (Ghost Squadron).
AEB
AEB
AEB = Aeronautical Energiser Bunny (with thanks to CW)
- chris williams
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- Location: Blandford Dorset
Re: SLINGSBY GULL 3: 1:3.25 scale
Still at the Dung Beetle end...the fin assembly begins
- chris williams
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- Martynk
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- Location: Willaston
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Re: SLINGSBY GULL 3: 1:3.25 scale
That's a nice big rudder Chris. Should have good authority. How did you make the outline of the rudder. Is it simply laminated from 3 layers of balsa sheet or does it have a laminated outline as well (if that makes sense)?
- chris williams
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Re: SLINGSBY GULL 3: 1:3.25 scale
The rudder TE has a 1.5mm ply core, with 3mm balsa each side of it. The curved shape is much easier to cut out of ply than the spruce I would normally use, although I will stick with spruce for the wing TE's...
- Martynk
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Re: SLINGSBY GULL 3: 1:3.25 scale
Thats useful. Thanks
- chris williams
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- Location: Blandford Dorset
Re: SLINGSBY GULL 3: 1:3.25 scale
Before assembling the elevator, the false LE is first offered up to the tailplane to mark out for the Robart style hinges...