Fuselage sides.

I glue 0,5m of doubler with pu together with 1m of 5mm balsa.
Then tape it up at the machine and mill it like above. I have also made a template in plyfa for later buildings.

Here I test if all forms fit where it should.

Seems to be working fine.

Making the tail.

For this I have made a template of plyfa and I have also bought a little machine for making fuselage sides and tail in the future.
In this picture you can see the template.

Making your own milling machine.

First I bought this milling machine. (Don't know the right word for it in english, but we call it "overhand milling")

Then I unscrew the plate.

Bye a flat piece of wood. This part is about 20mm thick and normally used for furniture. Can't find the word of it again.

Mark the 4 holes and big hole in the center.

Drill the 4 holes out just slightly bigger then the thread. You can use a hole saw to make a big hole in the center.

Now counter sink the 4 holes so your screws will come under the surface.

Screw the machine back with the 4 screws and you have your own milling machine with a table.

You can now attach the table with screws or something else to bench or similar.

Here is my tail template. I put 3 small spikes right through the template so it will come out o couple of millimeters at the other side. Then just push the balsa on the spikes and start milling.

Of course you must have a special mill that have a ball bearing on top that is following the the template. But usually that is always included in the toolkit when you by it.

Here is my wing templates

Upper part and lower part.

The big one is intend for making the right size.

I will let see later.

Ok, back again.
This pictures are taken with my cell phone.

The tail on this, is not exactly the Seeker original. But almost.

That's because i have this sense an earlier trying of glass hinge and it's was almost finished.

Servos and push rods installed.

This was very tricky to get room for the linkage at the tail. I used carbon fiber push rods and glue a short piece of steel in each end.

And know it's time to cover.

I use "Oracover"

Finished!

Well chrome coat on the wing is not a suitable color. But that's was the only only one I had in my stock.

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As you notice, there is no pictures of the skinned hinge of the wing. That's because i'm not satisfied with it.

I have started the next one know, and i will show you that one instead.

How to make and mount a spare at the wing?
This is how i do it.

Mark the wing where the spare should be.
I usually mark a little after thickest point and the length about 400mm.
on the underside of the wing. Start with 1 metal saw blade and cut throw the 1st balsa and down to the upper side of the. BUT NOT THROW! carefully when you feel the other side of balsa layer.
When finished put the 2 blades together to get some more width. Try to take out the foam also.

Finished.

In the center of the wing you probably feel ed some glue after joining the 2 half's together. Never mind that. Just cut out some clearance in the ply.

I use 1,5mm plywood for spare.

Cut a oversized piece of ply. And the right length of it.

Cut after the line you have marked.

Time to glue.

Usually I use PU or epoxy. Put in so much you can also on the spare. Then push in the spare. If you use PU, use tape to cover the opening.

Now to the skinned hinges.

I try to follow the manual made by Dave.

Here I have marked up and cut out the area. This is the easy part.

Now I cover the foam with balsa 1.5mm on both sides.

Glue and holding it together with tape.

Also very easy.

When the glue has dry. I sand to the surface of the wing.

Very easy.

I have mark for the push rods.

I use my Dremel to cut a grove.

(The word "NER" is the same as "DOWN")

And glued in place.

Don't forget to grease the linkage before. Or you never gone a move it.

And the other end.

And know we come to the little more difficult part i think. To cut the glass in a straight width doesn't seem to work for me. This time I mark the glass with to straight lines at width of 1"3/8. And after I have cut it out it looks like a Banana and are not 1"3/8 wide any more. I have tried to cut with a razor wheel knife and with scissors. And no one gives me straight cuts.

And before glue Dave use a special sanding block. I made one to. And this was also a little bit tricky.

But this time I notice something that I forget last time. After gluing the glass, put some plastic over and flip the wing up side down. Put some pressure on it, and leave it. This give me a much nicer surface, and I'm very pleased. So far.

Working with glass is not one my strong parts.

I also put one layer of thin glass over the ailerons.

Tomorrow when dry. I cut of the overflow glass.

And starts with the dowels. The next part I made some mistakes last time.