Skip to toolbar
Rubber Band Flight

Rubber Band Flight

Supported by (Turn Off)

Project Blog by spea6712 Cult of Games Member

Recommendations: 138

About the Project

After a charity shop visit with my daughter she chose to get a rubber band plane which we made together and took up the field and spent a hour picking it up from the floor with 2 good flights. We decided that there must be better planes out there....

This Project is On Hold

Tail

Tutoring 0
Skill 1
Idea 1
No Comments
Tail

Jigs for wing decalage

Tutoring 1
Skill 2
Idea 2
No Comments
Jigs for wing decalage
Cabana strutsCabana struts

All the wings

Tutoring 1
Skill 2
Idea 2
No Comments
All the wings

Wing one

Tutoring 1
Skill 2
Idea 2
No Comments
LeftyLefty
RightyRighty

Spitfire fixed with new prop waiting for another dry day

Tutoring 1
Skill 2
Idea 2
No Comments
Lost the under carriage it see if that helps with the flying.Lost the under carriage it see if that helps with the flying.

A bit more work for this one!

Tutoring 1
Skill 2
Idea 2
No Comments
A bit more work for this one!
First component glued and pinned.First component glued and pinned.

A new plane and spares to fix the spitfire

Tutoring 0
Skill 1
Idea 1
No Comments
Little one chose the tiger moth for next go.Little one chose the tiger moth for next go.

Flights and a few brakes

Tutoring 1
Skill 2
Idea 2
No Comments
Some fixing to do.Some fixing to do.

First flight with engine sounds in the kitchen. One very happy girl.

Tutoring 3
Skill 4
Idea 4
2 Comments

Painted and ready for flight.

Tutoring 3
Skill 7
Idea 7
No Comments
Painted and ready for flight.

Starting the paint job

Tutoring 1
Skill 7
Idea 6
No Comments
Starting the paint job

Coming together and varnishing

Tutoring 2
Skill 7
Idea 6
No Comments

Tissue Paper skin (11-10-2020)

Tutoring 2
Skill 6
Idea 6
No Comments
Tissue Paper skin (11-10-2020)
Misting with water to shrink the tissue paperMisting with water to shrink the tissue paper
Nice and tightNice and tight
Sealing and painting under carriage bits and gluing covers for the engine.Sealing and painting under carriage bits and gluing covers for the engine.

Pins and cork arrived (10-10-2020)

Tutoring 3
Skill 6
Idea 6
No Comments
Gluing of wings Gluing of wings
Using my greenstuff rollers for the first time. Using my greenstuff rollers for the first time.
Pins and cork arrived (10-10-2020)
Dry fit with wheelsDry fit with wheels

Making a start and needing more stuff.

Tutoring 1
Skill 3
Idea 5
No Comments
Ordered some pins and a cork board to help with construction 16/09/2020Ordered some pins and a cork board to help with construction 16/09/2020

Not really wargaming but still a Model (03/09/2020)

Tutoring 1
Skill 3
Idea 5
No Comments

So the made model cost a whole £1.25 and took about 25 minutes to put together and one in the box is about 30 times more expensive  and A touch more complicated me thinks.

Supported by (Turn Off)