Mike you beat me to it. I had just downloaded this yesterday and was going to convert it. You saved me some work. Thank you. I like that you added the tabs. I haven't figured out an easy way to that and get them to line up right.

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I meant that I have a hard time adding tabs and slots to an existing 2d plan that I'm converting and getting them to line up.

 

Thats cool Mark. Hey do you have problems with the snapping of parts? I get them close to each other and sometimes it just jumps to one side or another. Very annoying. be nice if there was a way to temporarily stop the snapping to make the perfect alignment.

 

Thanks 7up. I knew it was somewhere in Sketchup to be able to do that. That snapping is great at the right time.

 

hey Mike, what gear did you put in this?

 

LeadFeather's PBF is probably my most favorite plane and probably the ugliest in my hanger as the skin that at one time was crudely painted has since peeled off in places and it has endured a great deal of repairs over the past year or so.

Today a servo decided to let go and added yet another bruise to the well worn FFF so I decided it was time to build another and this time spend a little more time on making it presentable.

So after a few hours of messin around, I completed it this evening. I used color packing tape for the covering this time. It adds a nice glossy finish without adding much weight.

I only hope it flys as well as my old one.

I dunno how many hours I put on my last one, but it was a lot! I love to fly it 2 inches off the ground in high alpha circling the runway right in front of me.

This little jewel is so simple yet so versatile. It is really good for exercising all 4 inputs and keeps you on your toes and your tests your skills. Attached files

 

Hey Crash,

Thank you for bringing this to my attention, and in preparing the SKP file! Just what I needed, since I had 2 sheets of EPP left! (See what you did, now only one remains, and it's your fault!!! )

Since the 9mm EPP sheets were only about 12 inches wide, I modified your SKP file for a 14 inch wingspan, ( the horizontal fuselage end behind the trailing edge of the wing is glued on) and made it into a GeeBee racer after an example I found on the RCGroups in the topic about the PBF.

I also made the templates for the livery, these I do in 3mm Polypron (a cheaper alternative for depron) and lightly (!!!) spray them with glue to stick them temporarily (duh) to the model to spraypaint/airbrush it .

As a modern touch I made the livery in dayglow orange instead of the dark red of the original. Unfortunately the iPhone picture quality isn't very good in representing colors, in reality it is actually so bright you almost need sunglasses

The thing is quite a looker and flies like a madman! Very entertaining!
Once again thank you!




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-"Are you following this, America?" Cleese is indeed hilarious!

Thanks for the compliment Mark, and Happy Birthday! The GeeBee has had more than 10 flights already, and it's a blast!

And of course: Netherlands 2 - Brazil 1, What a game! And now the semifinal is next! (We are going completely crazy here!)

Laterrr,
M.

 

Thanx for the plan and CNC file. I've moved the parts around to suit 6mm Depron and a safe area of 35" x 26" (overhead gantry) and the standard bit. I removed the motor stick cut out for bulkhead mounted motors.

All the parts went together very quickly and I'm waiting for the new year to test at the next indoor session unless the UK weather sorts itself out over the Christmas holiday since that it's snowing at the moment. The spray job didn't go exactly to plan as it's 1 degree C in my garage at the moment and despite using the hairdryer on the paint it's gone a bit wrong.

Oh well, I must get back to the original project after this little excursion... Attached files LeadFeathers PBF_With Codes For Depron 2 CNC.cnc (19.7 KB)Â LeadFeathers PBF_With Codes For Depron 2.skp (315.5 KB)Â