I started a new project this week whilst waiting for some parts for a different build. It started as an exercise in CAD with no really...

I've been working on a few new projects as well as updating the Avanti for a proper release. Today I built a couple of foam board chuck...

Since starting this project last year it has been a truly exciting learning curve. It feels like 3D printing is starting to become more...

Settings for LW PLA

In this episode I shell the central fuselage sections. Rather than simply using the shell tool in the first instance I split the fuselage...

Episode 6 focuses on the motor mounting and cowl. I have stopped cutting out holes in the firewall for mounting screws as often motor...

Part 4 of our build, cutting out the elevators and ailerons and including a hinge line. Plenty of trial and error on show with the...

This episode brings you the aft wing winglet, constructed using a sweep on a 3D sketch. It shows you how sometimes you need to think about h

Episode 2, today we have built the wings. There is nothing groundbreaking in my fusion use today, I mostly used simple functions such as...

This project began back in March when the world and the UK where I live was thrown into COVID-19 lockdown.

On more than a few occasions I have wanted to build the internal structure of my models in a similar way to the Vickers Wellington bomber.

Several years ago, my day job was flying corporate jets around. For a few years I sat in the left hand seat of a Learjet 45. It was a...

I have recently shared a few new or ongoing projects and I thought I would share another. I started this one back in December. It took a...

With the easing of the UK lockdown restrictions I had an opportunity to try and take the Skymaster for its maiden flight. I had some...

Ever get an idea and feel so excited about it that you simply have to stop what you're doing and flesh it out a bit? This often happens...

With the Cessna 337 finished but lockdown continuing its time for a new project. I have a couple of other projects going on in the...

After a frantic start where I could achieve a lot in a short space of time the design process slowed to a halt due to running out of PLA....

Making Test Parts and Some Early Print Troubles

The tiny part for my printer I needed finally arrived and I have set off on the first print of our prototype. I started with the aft...

Ever since I was a kid with a window seat I have been fascinated but the mechanical goings on of the wings. Even now as an airline pilot,...