Peanut floatplane, Albatros W4

[Tommy]

Started on a new project, which one I've had on my thoughts for a long time. Albatros W4, a floatplane from the First WW. Biplane of course, to add complexity

Mixed construction, foam for fuselage and probably for floats, too. Built-up wings and tail parts. Want to have a solid looking fuselage, that is the reason for foam. Besides I've never made one before. Laminated outlines for tail, used 3 mm depron as a jig. Cockpit coaming from thin depron. Covering will be Tengujo Kashmir japanese paper, got it from Ceiba sro from Czech Republic. Jiri Doležel told me that one, thanks! Link: http://eshop.ceiba.cz/japonske_papiry_archy

Hope to get this done for IIFI 2017, will see if I manage.

Tommy

[uhu]

looks great!

[staubkorb]

Tommy,
have you had a chance to do any work with the Tengujo? I got some 8.8g from a shop in Germany a few years ago, using it on the Gipsy Moth pistachio that I had at the IIFI (didn't fly). I found that the tissue did not shrink very much - if at all. Actually, for the micro model, not a bad trait.

About the foam board you used... which type is it? The StyroDur that I have seems to be pretty heavy (can't get a weight as I only have a few scraps left, but enough for a pistachio or peanut fuselage) and has become difficult to find.

[Tommy]

Hi Pete,

I used a local foam called Finnfoam. Around 32 kg per cubic meter, but mine was actually near 37 kg stuff. Slightly too heavy I think, but I can't get the light Dow Floor mate here at all. Will look around if I find something lighter. Can post to you of course!

I knew that the Tengujo won't shrink much, that was actually why I bought it in the first place. Haven't tried it yet, will soon. I've found that Esaki needs pre-shrinking, before using it to cover something. Otherwise too strong shrinkage for at least lightly built surfaces.

Tommy

[Tommy]

Slow progress. Made the tail parts, will most probably use the fin made from depron as it looks better. Slightly heavier, in fact now double as the built-up weighs 0.03 grams and the depron one weighs 0.06 grams. Can live with that
I can try the Tengujo on the built-up fin, just for practise.

[rgroener]

Tommy, very nice looking fuselage. I dont like building with foam, but I must admit, that the smooth fuselage looks great.
I am curious to see how it looks at the end.

Roman