Winter build project: Wolfgang Matt’s ATLAS

Blimey Chris! Good work. What a magic work surface and amazing amount of space to work in. :lol:

So, when you have finished industrialising the build project when are you expecting to get on with the build itself? Spring comes in about April next year :lol: :evil:

Yes , I know I cheated with the Curare but I haven't the time, space or tools for this stuff.

Retirement must be very busy Phil I figure I can give a home to three planes and my Mythos 50E being the biggest... How many planes do you have? One is so big you can't actually get it out of the house I guess it's all to do with perspective Phil. I hope to continue with the build shortly.

Chris001 wrote: Retirement must be very busy Phil I figure I can give a home to three planes and my Mythos 50E being the biggest... How many planes do you have? One is so big you can't actually get it out of the house

According to my TX I supposedly have 26 out of possible 30 plus some in boxes salted away in the roof.

Blimey Phil, You're going to need a bigger radio It's going to be really interesting to see how your electric Curare flies compares to Jon's glow and how it compares to our Atlas's, as it will have the same motor and prop as us, but I suspect it will be a lighter plane and of course a different design.

I've just had an enjoyable and interesting evening, I visited Mike to cut my foam wings, but instead drank coffee and watched the wings cut themselves Mike has improved his foam cutting so that it is now gravity fed, I'm assuming he wanted to make it idiot proof as I was going to be involved. It worked like a dream, I've got two wings and a tail that are, dare I say it, better than the ones he's cut for himself.

A big thank you to Mike, and I just hope I can match the quality of the foam cutting with the rest of my work on the wings.

To cut one wing from foam it makes sense to just hold the bow and pull the wire through by hand. Since I was going to be cutting a few wings, I decided that a gravity feed machine would be worthwhile building. Here it is in action.