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MINIMOA 1/4 SCALE

Let us all watch your new project progress.
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chris williams
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Finally, a chance to get some action pics of the Minimoa in her new livery...
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The Moa looks great in the air! Lovely pics Chris!!

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chris williams
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Next up: a 1/4 scale version of the oldest surviving Minimoa HB-282. The principal differences are:

1: Lowered dihedral
2: Smaller rudder
3: Schempp-Hirth style upper & lower airbrakes
4: Blown canopy

The plan will be suitably modified for anyone wishing to build this variant...
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chris williams wrote: 26 Oct 2021, 10:17 Next up: a 1/4 scale version of the oldest surviving Minimoa HB-282. The principal differences are:

1: Lowered dihedral
2: Smaller rudder
3: Schempp-Hirth style upper & lower airbrakes
4: Blown canopy

The plan will be suitably modified for anyone wishing to build this variant...
My fave Mini! Looking forward to it.
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chris williams
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The modified rudder is quite straightforward...
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In a bit of a quandary regarding the canopy. My nr. 3rd scale version had the scale brass tubing framework, but it had to be retained with non-scale brass hinges. As I'm reluctant to give up the practical benefits of magnet-retention, I've opted for a wooden frame instead. The good new is...the Skylark canopy has come trumps again!
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No 10 coming along nicely...
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HB-282 now ready for covering & paint...
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The laminated canopy frame seems to have worked out OK in the end. This is about as far as I can go now until a new Skylark canopy arrives (I made a bog of the last one!)
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Re: MINIMOA 1/4 SCALE

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There must be a global shortage of Skylark canopies by now :lol: :lol:
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