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Member Projects => Boomerang's Projects => Topic started by: Boomerang on January 25, 2015, 10:59:19 PM

Title: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15-Completed 5/3/15
Post by: Boomerang on January 25, 2015, 10:59:19 PM
  Another one from the bits box. Started cutting on 24/1. Now at the stage of finishing.
  Basswood fuselage and tailplane. Balsa wing.
  Plan is to finish it off in Cream with red trim.
  Straight from a plan I found on the web . Scale works out at about 1/53 ish.
  Gordon
 
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15
Post by: lastvautour on January 26, 2015, 12:07:30 AM
Excellent build Gordon.

Lou
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15
Post by: Boomerang on January 26, 2015, 07:35:52 PM

  Thanks Lou,
  Just a bit of cleaning up and cutting back to do .
  Cheers

  Gordon
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15
Post by: lastvautour on January 27, 2015, 01:47:18 AM
I enjoy your progress reports very much Gordon.

Lou
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15
Post by: 1.JaVA_LGorrit on January 29, 2015, 12:38:01 PM
Very nice, Gordon!
Looks like a large model (what's the model's wingspan?).

Jorrit
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15
Post by: Boomerang on January 29, 2015, 11:13:51 PM
 
  Wingspan is 12 1/2 inches.

  Gordon
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15
Post by: Boomerang on February 13, 2015, 11:18:17 PM

  Painting has started.  Colours will be Cream with red trin. Used Humbrol cream. Have put a thin wash of white over the fabric
   covered areas and have put in the ribs with Vallajo "ice white" very light cream colour. With the exception of the ailerons
   the top surfaces and rudder have been done. Will leave the bottom of the wing till later.

  Pics to follow
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15
Post by: lastvautour on February 14, 2015, 06:21:36 PM
Look forward to your pictures.

Lou
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15
Post by: Boomerang on February 14, 2015, 08:26:14 PM

  A quick pic.

 
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15
Post by: lastvautour on February 14, 2015, 08:39:00 PM
Thank you Gordon.

Lou
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15
Post by: Boomerang on February 23, 2015, 10:09:12 PM

Red added to wings. Rudder balance added.

Pic to follow
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15-Completed 5/3/15
Post by: Boomerang on March 05, 2015, 10:40:03 AM

  Red added to wings and pic includes homemade decals.

 
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15-Completed 5/3/15
Post by: Boomerang on March 05, 2015, 10:41:42 AM


  Completed . Clours are for the RAF Gliding Club . Berlin 1945.

 
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15-Completed 5/3/15
Post by: Boomerang on March 05, 2015, 10:43:36 AM

  Was contemplateing the idea that it would fly with a bit of tweaking but thought better of it.
 
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15-Completed 5/3/15
Post by: lastvautour on March 05, 2015, 11:44:50 AM
Wonderful workmanship on your Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa. This must be your shortest project. Congratulation on a beautiful model.

Lou
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15-Completed 5/3/15
Post by: lastvautour on March 05, 2015, 11:51:51 AM
The low front quarter view in the gallery is superb. I will use that one for the annual poster.

Lou
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15-Completed 5/3/15
Post by: Boomerang on March 05, 2015, 12:17:59 PM

Thanks Lou.

I think the Skua/Roc beat it by a week or so. It's good occasionally to do something with a quick turnaround.
Unfortunately work and other commitments eat into available time.
Cheers

Gordon
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15-Completed 5/3/15
Post by: Boomerang on March 05, 2015, 12:22:43 PM

   There may be a couple more before the end of the year. My son picked up a copy of Martin Simons "Vintage Gliding"
   Has lots of scale drawings . The next one may be a Fauvel AV 361.

   Cheers
   Gordon
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15-Completed 5/3/15
Post by: lastvautour on March 06, 2015, 10:08:31 AM
You do pick unusual subjects. I found this site where he made a large flying model.

Lou
http://www.retroplane.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Title: Re: Goppingen Go 3 Minimoa started 24/1/15-Completed 5/3/15
Post by: Boomerang on March 06, 2015, 11:03:13 AM

  I like the different. Long ago when I was " bit " younger I was into Thermal RC soaring. I had built a couple of BIG thermal soarers but I
  Liked scale and vintage gliders. Somewhere at home I have  a 120inch wingspan RC Minimoa plan. ( more than likely never build it)
  So back to the  Fauvel. I might as well do both the AV 36 and AV361. Using the awesome power of the internet there are a lot
  Really good colour schemes.

  Cheers

  Gordon
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