Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Scratchbuild Goodness - the materials you need to scratchbuild your way to flying

Hi Anya here from Foxflite! I am very excited today to report with spring in Alberta fast approaching we are going to be kickin it into high gear with new scratch builds, reviews and the latest flight videos!
Now I have been getting questions from some of my friends and a couple readers such as, " well how exactly do you build a scratch build, and what do personally you use for materials? "
Well my friends, I will tell you ^_^

what you will need for your scratch build to be successful can be found in any stationary supplies store, art store or big box store.

 Elmer's foam board. (I prefer the laminated stuff because it is more resistant to water and that's great because if you splash down in a wet spot by accident you will be able to prevent the craft from turning to mush before your eyes)

An art knife to cut your parts out.

Jewelry snips and pliers always come in handy when working with servo wires as you may need to make corrections in the bend of the wire or length of the wire.

Gorilla glue (you can use hot glue but when dealing with heat and foam you have to be extra careful not to melt the foam inside.) I have personally found hot glue to be unreliable with a good number of reasons.
A fine paint brush or old makeup brush should be an asset in your toolbox because gorilla glue is moisture activated so you need to apply moisture as a catalyst to help the glue bond before you set the glue in place.
Now you will also need bbq skewers to help you remove excess foam from corner folds.


Lastly you will need carbon fiber spars ("ooh la la!") to help you prevent your air foil from folding over on it's self in flight. (16 gauge is perfect)
using these materials should help you get the success you are looking for in a scratch build.
I'm Anya the foxy fox Foxy with Foxflite bringing you into the small scale aviation a few days at a time!


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