Paul Plecan Tornado II part 1

Hi Guys,

Gene Wallock sent the plans to me and I started

building about the middle of November.

Notice the Tornado II was designed for a Bantam 14.

I decided to make removable wing struts. The removable struts make covering a whole easier.

The struts will be glued to the fuselage after the covering is finished.

Also a hatch was built to allow access to the radio gear.

Still a lot of work to do to complete the model.

I have been slowed down on the construction of this model due to thinking about the above changes to the design.

Bucky

Cutting Silk

Key Tip

This invaluable tip that Gene Wallock told me about a long time ago can be seen on the work table as shown below. Always put the silk down on top of multiple layers of newspaper to cut on. The razor blade slides along smoothly cutting the silk along with several layers of the newspaper underneath. The silk never tries to pull or bunch up like it does if you try to cut the silk directly on the wooden work table.

Tandy Walker

Foxacoy Powerhouse part 3

More photos. The wing has three coats of nitrate and is waiting for the 50/50 mixture of Duco cement and nitrate dope on the undercambered ribs. I am going to silk the model, white on the wing and stab and black on the fuselage and rudder. I ran out of my favorite covering material - Polyspan. Gene Wallock told me (ordered me) to use acetone to attach the silk to the framework.

Some sanding required on the stab and rudder before covering.

Gene told me to split the hard 1/4 inch square balsa for the longerons with a band saw to make the bending a whole lot easier. Also insert 1/32 balsa to take up the space made by the band saw blade. Insert the 1/32 balsa perpendicular to the workbench and then make the required bends. After making the bends glue with thin CA. Cut and sand the excess 1/32 balsa. This was a really good suggestion by Gene. It was slick as snot on a door knob.

Notice the Tee Dee 020 on the plans. Tom had the plans blown up from Gene Wallock's 020 plan of the Powerhouse published in Model Builder Magazine back in 1974.

Next big job is finishing off the fuselage.

Bucky

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Jap Tissue over Polyspan technique

Cover with Polyspan, shrink and apply 2 coats of dope.
Sand with 600 wet/dry paper to eliminate fur.
Attach tissue like the Polyspan wasn't there.
Use Acetone through the tissue and activate the dope on the Polyspan. Be very careful not to spread it all over.
Water shrink the tissue and let it thoroughly dry.
Brush on a light coat of Acetone to attach the shrunk tissue to the doped Polyspan. Use a Monocoat iron to eliminate any wrinkles.
Apply two coats of thin dope and re-check for wrinkles. Add a third coat of thin dope to finalize.
If you just want to add tissue letters, just tack them down with Acetone. If they're smooth, apply a light coat of Acetone and use the iron to eliminate wrinkles.

Thermals,
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Gene Wallock