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1/3 scale Kaiser Ka3 short kit from Islandmodels

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Nurflugel Eins

1/3 scale Kaiser Ka3 short kit from Islandmodels

Post by Nurflugel Eins »

Hi All

Just acquired this short kit as a winter project as nothing else on the build or in boxes awaiting!!

Any help sourcing the additional items required to complete would be gratefully received e.g. spars 17 x 7 mm etc.

In anticipation

Many Thanks

Regards

Art G
Nigel Argall
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Joined: 20 Mar 2015, 18:26
Location: Cornwall

Re: 1/3 scale Kaiser Ka3 short kit from Islandmodels

Post by Nigel Argall »

Give us a bit more to go on - I'm sure folk will want to help. Is that spruce you are talking about? If so, it is, as you may have guessed a pretty odd size! What else are you looking for??
alibodin
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Joined: 12 Aug 2015, 18:41
Location: Hampshire

Re: 1/3 scale Kaiser Ka3 short kit from Islandmodels

Post by alibodin »

You could try here, http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/inde ... 698.0.html there are a few threads here on Island Models 1/3 scale KA3,

Alistair
Nurflugel Eins

Re: 1/3 scale Kaiser Ka3 short kit from Islandmodels

Post by Nurflugel Eins »

Hello
And Thank You Both for your replies.

I am sure there a a few of these around ?

Built and Flying.

Perhaps the easy way is just email the mob in Island models for their sources?

Or buy large and plane ' scusse the pun ' then hardwood down?

We'll see

thanks

A
alibodin
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Joined: 12 Aug 2015, 18:41
Location: Hampshire

Re: 1/3 scale Kaiser Ka3 short kit from Islandmodels

Post by alibodin »

I have the parts list that I got as a while back I was considering this model. Fred kits are good.

I will PM you the list I have,

Alistair
Nurflugel Eins

Re: 1/3 scale Kaiser Ka3 short kit from Islandmodels

Post by Nurflugel Eins »

My thanks to those who have read, thought, and replied to help so far.

As usual a reply from the font of pracise, skill, knowledge and epertise that this site attracts and moreover, participants are prepared to share.

Rare these days ....................... of ME ME ME.

My thanks again.

Alistair see PM.

Ta

Art G
Sean Fitzgibbon
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Joined: 11 Oct 2017, 18:53
Location: Mitcheldean

Re: 1/3 scale Kaiser Ka3 short kit from Islandmodels

Post by Sean Fitzgibbon »

Hi mate,
I'm building this model at the moment, just finished sheeting the second wing panel this afternoon!
The main spars are 8mm square, I sourced these from B&Q, the 5mm square sub spars and most of the other wood required came from SLEC.
The carbon rod and tube for the wing joiners I bought from Easy Composites.
I'll post some pictures of my build to date once I've sorted the software to resize the photos to reduce the file sizes.
Cheers,
Sean.
Nurflugel Eins

Re: 1/3 scale Kaiser Ka3 short kit from Islandmodels

Post by Nurflugel Eins »

Hi Sean

Having checked again MY top and bottom spars are 17mm x 7mm x 1.6 M according to the plan.

It may have been hanging around for a while hence the change in size??

I have some spare 8ft mahogany strip for a 10 Rater yacht I am building that is 3.5 x 15 so I reckon I can just fillet a piece of 2mm ply vertically against the front of the spar cut out and add 2 x my stuff to do the job? More glue equals more strenght?? As the 502 says "it is usually stronger than the wood" !!

My Bro knows a wood man that can cut to size within 0.1mm so may give that a go as the glue will make up the little difference.

We1ll see.

I need to clear some space and buy some Wickes window MDF as the wings are just too long for my building board.

I have an ally slotted beam to clamp the formers to so they will be "dead on".

Thanks for getting back to me. All help and direction gratefully received.

Regards

Arthur G ( Nurfugel Eins, Number One Wingman )!!
Sean Fitzgibbon
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Joined: 11 Oct 2017, 18:53
Location: Mitcheldean

Re: 1/3 scale Kaiser Ka3 short kit from Islandmodels

Post by Sean Fitzgibbon »

Hi mate,
I bought my plan and short kit about a year ago, and I know from seeing other build threads that Fred updated the design, including a different wing section.
On the plan that I have his prototype had wings skinned in thin ply, I took the other option of balsa skins and capstrips and also made the strut anchor points in aluminium.
Attachments
Carbon wing tubes.
Carbon wing tubes.
Nurflugel Eins

Re: 1/3 scale Kaiser Ka3 short kit from Islandmodels

Post by Nurflugel Eins »

Hi Sean

Ive done the strut anchors in dural already as I could faff with that whilst sourcing and waiting for post packets to arrive etc.,

Having looked in my Balsa / Bits box I have quiite a bit of the extras already.

Off to Wickes for some window sill board to build on as mine is too short.

Thanks for your help and interest.

Regards

Arthur G
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