1/4 Scale SE5a ( The Old Dutch )

[Guest]

I think this is a most fitting tribute to your mother who was obviously a marvelous woman, my condolences for your loss.

Look forward to seeing the plane progress ....

1/4 scale ... wow!!! impressive !!!

[Guest]

Hi Andy, very sorry to hear about your loss. Thats a nice idea you have, look forward to seeing your usual superb build. Cheers Derek

[Guest]

Thank you all, your words i hold dearly and appreciate them a great deal. Times are hard but im sure they will get better. Building this tribute is real theropy for me. I like the idea Trey of a quick drop of ZAP, ill give it a go. Hope to have some more pics for you soon, maybe later tonight.

Thank you all again for your kind words of support.

Andy

[Guest]

Tonights work guys, still the Ailerons, this is the part i dont like when building, shaping the leading edges for movement, it just takes ages but its done now and there are no more to do because there are no flaps.

You can see the section drawing on the plan. so the angles are easy to get right.

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This is the aileron layed out in position, gives you some idea of the scale.

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And here are the finished items with rounded TE's and horns fitted. Just letting the extra PVA seems dry off.

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Next instalment will be the construction of the 4 wing sections.

Cheers

Andy

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[Ian M]

Looks as if this goes together quite well, and quickly!

Out of interest, how much would such a kit cost these days, just the kit. Also what do you get in the box? I must admit I could be tempted. The only problem is that RC aircraft are quite restricted in Denmark. Over a certain weight and you need all kinds of certificates and insurance. ( ok insurance is most likely a good idea).

Those Ailerons are huge. Whats her wingspan?

Ian M

[Guest]

Hi Ian,

I brought this kit early last year and cant remember what i paid for it, you can find out if you take a look at the sight and request a price. D B Sport and Scale its not complete as you are right in asking, you need to purchase the engine, servos, radion gear, batteries fuel tank, Pilots are a real struggle to find in 1/4 scale. the cockpit interior and exhausts guns i intend to build from scratch. If you can afford it, it would be a real eye catcher but i wouldnt expect much change out of around £1000 by the time you have also added the covering and paint.

The wing span on this beauty is 88 inches.

Cheers

Andy

[Ian M]

Nice. Thanks for the prompt reply. The reason I asked about the price of the kit alone is because I have a few radios and servers laying around. the other bits can be got along the way. I will have a look at that link and see what there is to be found!!!

The last flyer I made was a control line job. It flew. Nuff said.

Ian M

[Guest]

Nice hobby, nothing like free flying though. i also have a 1/4 scale tiger moth unopend in the workshop to.

[Guest]

Well, now the ailerons are complete i had a tidy up and commenced work on the construction of the top Starboard wing, here is my progress of todays work. There are just a few bits to add then its on to the lower starboard section. Attention has to be paid closely to the part refs because it is the same drawing for top and bottom wings for this side and then the same again for the other. A mix up with parts would really screw up the build. Anyway, so far so good.

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Cheers

Andy

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[Ian M]

Nice tidy work there Andy. Any idea of the take off weight of such a machine?

Ian M

[Guest]

Not sure Ian, i will check through the instruction manual and let you know, as it is mostly frame i wouldnt imagine it would be much. Thanks for the kind words.

Andy

[yak face]

Hi andy , first let me say how sorry i am to hear about your mum , ive only just caught up with this thread. I hope you and your family are ok and as the others have said the build will be a fantastic tribute and im sure it will be superb . Keep your chin up mate , cheers tony

[Guest]

Andy looking great so far and very clean ,I've built several rc balsa kits and mine always look a mess. I've not seen the old 't' pins in a long time thats old school sweet!

[Guest]

Thanks guys, for your kind words. Today hasnt been a good day, it was the day of Moms funeral and time to say my final farewell to the Old Dutch.

Cheers

Andy

[Guest]

A catch up of where we are now and a note on a few issues i found with the build. After saying goodbye to the Old Dutch i came home and collected my thoughts for a while and then went to work on the tribute, helps me a lot.

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The Starboard wing is now complete and this is an inverted view,

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There should be 4 Ply Covers for these wings and they are missing from the kit so i have had to cut up some other pieces that are provided. I will contact DB and let them know, they may send me the replacement sheet of ply im having to cut up for these.

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Rigging adjusters. These were a total pain to fit, as you can see they are held in place with cable ties that pass through the laser cut ply pieces. The nightmare here was that the cable ties were thicker than the holes cut by the laser and i had to end up sanding the ties to make them thin enough to pass through the ply. There was lots of tugging and pulling with pliers to get them in but i managed finally after two hours to fit all 4. These cant be fitted until the wing is unpined from the board so you have no option to try and fit them first. I am well warned now and will make sure on the other three wing sections that i dremel them first and then check the ties flow freely before i glue them into position.

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Just a view of the shaped leading edge.

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Here you can see the upright strut magnets that allow the struts to quickly drop into place, Very strong bond on these.

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Here you can get a better view of the cable tie issue.

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Here is the wing overview now its complete.

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And here is the method of fitting the wing section to the fuse, by applying pressure to the petruding metal strips that poke through the covering you can withdraw the metal link bars.

Cheers

Andy

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