Author Topic: DGC Ka8b (Read 147115 times)

Alan_Perse · « **on:** November 24, 2006, 14:56:39 PM »

I hope to start my Ka8b in the next week or 2. I ordered the wood yesterday which will take a week or 2 to arrive. Hope to model one of the Ka8b's at the Dublin Gliding Club (DGC). Here's one of the colour schemes to whet your appetite.

Fred · « **Reply #1 on:** November 24, 2006, 15:54:30 PM »

Nice one Alan !
Do you have enough pictures to do a photopack of this glider ?
If you have lots, can you send me that and I'll share it to everybody + Retroplane (we try to create a photopack bank of gliders...)

Fred

Alan_Perse · « **Reply #2 on:** December 05, 2006, 12:43:33 PM »

. My wood has finally arrived so I can start work on my K8.

Still have to check if everything is there. Hope to start marking out the Formers and Wing Ribs tonight.

Fred · « **Reply #3 on:** December 05, 2006, 13:03:09 PM »

So, ready for Retroplane then ?

Sound like it's going to start fast !

Fred

Alan_Perse · « **Reply #4 on:** December 05, 2006, 13:54:13 PM »

Hi Fred,
Ready for Retroplane? Hmm maybe, who knows

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Hopefully it will start fast. Once I get everything cut out it should go quick. But I have never built a model like this before, so I might take my time and get everything right.

joe · « **Reply #5 on:** December 08, 2006, 01:04:59 AM »

Best of luck with it Alan.From seeing your rubi I'm sure you'll do a great job.
Just about to start a Doppelraab myself.Need something for Retroplane next year!
good luck!

Alan_Perse · « **Reply #6 on:** December 08, 2006, 08:48:32 AM »

Thanks. Good luck with your Doppelraab as well. I'll try to keep this page up to date when I can. Maybe you could start one for your Doppelraab

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joe · « **Reply #7 on:** December 08, 2006, 11:28:54 AM »

Thanks!
Will start a build thread later tonight

Alan_Perse · « **Reply #8 on:** December 16, 2006, 19:45:11 PM »

Finally got most of the Formers and all of the wing Ribs (all 60 something of them) marked up. Still have a few things to mark up but I'll do when I need them. Hope to start cutting them out soon. Here's some pictures.

guillaumeg · « **Reply #9 on:** December 17, 2006, 20:52:18 PM »

Hello Alan,
I'm interested on your K8 building, because I love this glider and planed to build it after my Doppelraab. From where is your plan, what is the span of this glider? I will follow your building really carefully

Good luck.

Guillaume

Alan_Perse · « **Reply #10 on:** December 17, 2006, 21:44:21 PM »

Hi Guillaume,
It is a Cliff Charlesworth plan. It is to 1/4 scale so that gives it a wing span of 3.75 metre. You can get his plans from this website www.modelactivitypress.com/ami_framesetpl.htm
Thanks for your interest. Since I have never built a model like this before or this size I could take some time to build it. But I will try to keep everyone up to date as often as I can.

joe · « **Reply #11 on:** December 18, 2006, 12:06:25 PM »

Nice work Alan.This is going to be a really nice sailplane!

Alan_Perse · « **Reply #12 on:** January 12, 2007, 22:48:06 PM »

Finally after much laziness

, I have cut out 90% of the K8s wing ribs. Just have to cut out the holes in the Ply ribs and clean them all up and they are done. Next is the Fuselage formers.

Fred · « **Reply #13 on:** January 15, 2007, 07:58:02 AM »

Hey Alan,

Nice start !
The hard part is done now !

Alan_Perse · « **Reply #14 on:** January 15, 2007, 08:58:51 AM »

I'm afraid not. Still have the Fuselage formers to do. They will be the hardest to cut out right. But I'll get there some day (may be some year

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