Rebuild your model

There simply weren’t enough pages in Issue 280 (July / August 2022) of CLAPA’s magazine for all the pictures which have so many helpful workshop tips in Roy Cherry’s project – so we’ve created this page. We hope you find it useful.

A Cardinal finds new life

A new model from the wreckage

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Dissembling
Starting the wing repair
The Wing on its jig
The fuselage
Getting it together

Dissembling

At the start

Scalpel cutting flap hinges

Now down to the elevator

Using Junior Hacksaw blade (less spigots)

Gripping Junior Hacksaw blade with molegrip

Underside of wing centre section after wing removal

Top side of wing centre section after wing removal

Removing old covering film

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Starting the wing repair

Carefully remove centre sheeting

Note spar damage

Carefully remove centre sheeting

Spar and trailing edge damage noted

Repairing leading edge

Delete

Here ribs are butted in to flat strip

A further filling strip is prepared

Note that the front strip is oversized top and bottom

Front view of the leading edge repair so far

The top main spar is repair reinforced with carbon fibre strip

Another view of the carbon fibre web

The lower spar gets similar reinforcement

Wing ready for mounting on jig

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The wing on its jig

Half ribs ready for location

Half ribs located

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Wing located

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New ribs sanded down to outline

Checking the new rib outlines

Rib needing trailing edge repair

Gap at rear of rib made good

Gap in new trailing edge set up to allow for flap horn?

Wing in place on jig

Checking wing truth

Wing removed from jig

Marking out the centre section sheeting

Checking replacement leading edge sheet is accurately cut

Under side replacement sheeting in place

Repair starts on upper side of wing

Lead out connection undesirable

New lead outs with wire bell crank connection fitted

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The fuselage

Wing aperture cleaned up

Another view of wing aperture

Fuselage ready for fin, canopy and engine mount

Engine mounting

Fitting the engine mounting plates

Checking the rigging

Checking engine and spinner fit

Trim rear end of fuselage

Tailplane cleaned up

Old tailplane hinge slots filled

Elevator cleaned up

New fin and rudder

Rudder offset

Modified fuselage

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Getting it together

Dry assembly to check wing fit

Wing covered, hinges in place

Covered wing

Marking out wing fuselage layout

Fuselage jig set up

Another view of fuselage brace

Fuselage braced on both sides

Aligning the wing

Filling the wing to fuselage wing slot gap

Underside of fuselage glassed

Primer prepared

Fuselage primed

Fuselage top coat sprayed on

Flaps prepared for control horn

Ready for flaps and elevator

Filling in and priming flap

Control rods set up

Ready to go!

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