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The original fuse, whilst completely Fibre Glass, has a wooden H-Stab, covered in THICK sticky back film.. As I bought it secondhand, I had what I had, and I had a very well epoxyed wooden fin.. So.. If I'm gonna spray it up, the film covering is no good, so I pulled it off, along with a few pits of balsa, as its VERY sticky.. Doh..! But as you'll find out, I had to fill the balsa anyway, so it wasn't a problem..
It also didnt have any V-Stabs on the H-Stab, so I made some out of 1mm ply and balsa
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/40StabVertsFitted1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/41StabVertsFitted2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/42StabVertsFitted3.jpg[/IMG]
Hole for an LED carefully placed, as not to come out above or below the horizontal fin
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/43StabVertsLEDHole1.jpg[/IMG]
I found just enuf small enamel wire to span the H-Stabs, but it still needed to be flushed into the wood.
I started by drilling from the end to as far as the drill bit would go, at an angle, so it broke the surface, then 'dug' a channel out for the rest of the way, before it goes thru the fuse..
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/44StabDrilling1.jpg[/IMG]
I had to feed single strands of 'roadrunner' enamel wire from the Stab, thru into the front of the fuse, then solder them to the L+R wires, before pulling it all back thru..
Note the missing chunk on the left lower side.. One of 3 bits that the sticky film pulled off...
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/46StabEnamelwirethruFuse2.jpg[/IMG]
The single strand was removed, and the rest threaded thru to the end of the Stab
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/47StabWireinstalled1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/48StabWireinstalled2.jpg[/IMG]
The 3pin connector for the LEDs, at the front of the tail, In fingers reach.. Just..!
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/49StabEnamelwirePlug1.jpg[/IMG]
The first layer of modelling filler, drying..
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/50StabFiller1.jpg[/IMG]
I've since put another couple of swipes of filler over them, and painted-Sanded the Horz and Verts 3 times to get a smooth surface, ready for spraying
Luv
Chrisie... xx
It also didnt have any V-Stabs on the H-Stab, so I made some out of 1mm ply and balsa
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/40StabVertsFitted1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/41StabVertsFitted2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/42StabVertsFitted3.jpg[/IMG]
Hole for an LED carefully placed, as not to come out above or below the horizontal fin
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/43StabVertsLEDHole1.jpg[/IMG]
I found just enuf small enamel wire to span the H-Stabs, but it still needed to be flushed into the wood.
I started by drilling from the end to as far as the drill bit would go, at an angle, so it broke the surface, then 'dug' a channel out for the rest of the way, before it goes thru the fuse..
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/44StabDrilling1.jpg[/IMG]
I had to feed single strands of 'roadrunner' enamel wire from the Stab, thru into the front of the fuse, then solder them to the L+R wires, before pulling it all back thru..
Note the missing chunk on the left lower side.. One of 3 bits that the sticky film pulled off...
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/46StabEnamelwirethruFuse2.jpg[/IMG]
The single strand was removed, and the rest threaded thru to the end of the Stab
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/47StabWireinstalled1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/48StabWireinstalled2.jpg[/IMG]
The 3pin connector for the LEDs, at the front of the tail, In fingers reach.. Just..!
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/49StabEnamelwirePlug1.jpg[/IMG]
The first layer of modelling filler, drying..
[IMG]http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/cyclicscooby/Models/Heli/VE%20Bell230/Rebuild%20Part%202/50StabFiller1.jpg[/IMG]
I've since put another couple of swipes of filler over them, and painted-Sanded the Horz and Verts 3 times to get a smooth surface, ready for spraying
Luv
Chrisie... xx