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  Bill Vickers April 15, 2011 at 12:15pm

  What motor and battery combo you using? What is the total weight?
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  Vertcnc April 2, 2011 at 5:14pm

  No, I didn't vacuum back them just because of the lack of experience. I may try bagging on the next set. The foam cores where covered with 1/16 balsa then .75 oz glass cloth. West systems resin brushed on then squeegee excess, sand and paint.
• hamish April 2, 2011 at 4:00pm

  wow, brilliant finish.  I've been toying with the idea of glassing foam wings, did you vauum bag these or just roller on some resin?
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  Vertcnc March 29, 2011 at 7:30am

  Rory, I haven't flown it yet, just waiting on nice weather.

  Mauro,

  The fuselage was made by making a plug just the way you would like the finished product to be. This was done with foam, fiberglass, body filler, lots and lots of sanding. then paint. After the plug was complete a mold was made out of fiberglass.  Then the fuselage was layed up using several layers of fiberglass cloth and resin.

  If you do a search for "fiberglass mold making" you will find several similar processes.

  The wings were hot wire cut, control surfaces cut out and any other opening. Then covered in light weight fiberglass cloth.

  Hope that helps.
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  Mauro Rodriguez March 29, 2011 at 7:14am

  Amazing finishing! could you give us some tips of the technique you used to build the wings/fuse?? Congrats! ;)
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  Rory Paul March 29, 2011 at 6:16am

  Very nice. What are the flight characteristics like?
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  Vertcnc March 28, 2011 at 5:14pm

  Rory,

  The whole plane is scratch built. I made plug and mold for fuselage. Purchased 1" Carbon tube for boom. Styrofoam core glassed tail feathers, Wings are styrofoam core then glassed.
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  Rory Paul March 28, 2011 at 10:06am

  Did you build the wing or use one from another aircraft?