Hi Mike

trying to upload some pics but keep getting an error.  Is it just through the attachments option when posting.  Files are only about 300K

keith

Looking good keith,

   love the lightning holes...lol...will be so light anyway.....superb...

lol....i wouldnt worry about being impressive, some of our best work was done when my workshops are not much larger than yours..to be honest most days i walk in an wonder how the hell we did anything in the space we had, (400sqr feet area) for 5 machines, printers, benches, machine tools, materials, stock......were now in 2000 sqr feet, and its completely full, just deosnt add up.

keep it coming friend.......looking forwad to seeing this come together..

got the tail fin done yesterday, with the inset rudder, just forgot teh cam AGAIN!!!!

great work mate!

Lovely, nothing short of outstanding......

They just cruise past atno speed at all....just majestic!

Hope our models can do these somejustice..

The model looks better every time I see it....I love the way the fans just drop into the new nacelles. Just like records into a jukebox, (Oops! Showing my age!)
Can't wait to see the retracts going in, I wonder how far she will roll before lifting off? Did you notice that they were getting off in 8/9 seconds on the video......Thats quite good for a "Big Lady"!!!

Cheers Gazza

A few more pics and have made a jig to hold the fuselage straight when the glue is applied.  As its so long I was worried about it turning into a banana.  I’ve also built a hot wire foam cutting table to make some of the parts. 

Well, i got a little more done...

flaps fitted, not quite as i wanted but.

After an inordinate amount of a**e scratching, i deiscovered that i cannot ofset hinge the outer flaps at the angle of the hinge line was wrong.

so i had to fit than directly....

they look ok...but...



Also fitted a aly suport for the engines, things progressing better...lol

Thanks Ady,

Was going to split for 2 servos over all, but given the low cost of 9g servos, i think 4 on the flaps, weight is negligable.

also the links are short so should be positive.

hope to get them hooked this week...

Fell of my racing bike on Friday coming home from work, couldn't go flying , a bit banged up so had a good day in the workshop.  Engines are well on the way now.

just fully clocked teh locking mech to hold the engines straight, when fitted.....superb idea...

also on landing all the loads are spread through the fuse, superb!!!

Hi Mike

Have you seen this months QEFI  chris golds has a VC10 as a feature plan.  Looks quite an impressive build but a but a bit smaller than mine (if ya know what I mean !!) .  But although I think he's a very clever man and profilic builder it doesn't look quite right to me.  I think the nose is a bit off and the engines nacelles are to close to the fuselage and don't look right at the rear.  Your looks very good.  I'm probably just an old anorak !!

keith