JonJan 131 min3D printed Ultra Micro RC is Here. Welcome to the BlackbirdAt the end of last year I wrote a blog post about what I wanted to see in 2021. One of the things was some 'UMX' style models. I love des...
JonJan 71 minFusion 360 Drawings and Calculating CG'sI'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 g...
JonOct 13, 20203 minWhat 3D Printer Should I Buy?I get many messages asking me which 3D printer to buy so I thought I would write a blog post with my view. I have been 3D printing for a w...
JonSep 17, 20201 minHow to 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 9 - Shelling the FuselageIn this episode I shell the central fuselage sections. Rather than simply using the shell tool in the first instance I split the fuselage...
JonSep 14, 20201 minHow to 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 6 - Quickie - Cowling and Motor MountEpisode 6 focuses on the motor mounting and cowl. I have stopped cutting out holes in the firewall for mounting screws as often motor mou...
JonSep 10, 20201 minHow to 3D print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 4 - Elevator and AileronsPart 4 of our build, cutting out the elevators and ailerons and including a hinge line. Plenty of trial and error on show with the elevat...
JonSep 9, 20201 minHow to 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 3 - Quickie Winglet and Main GearThis 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
JonSep 8, 20201 minHow To 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 2 - Rutan QuickieEpisode 2, today we have built the wings. There is nothing groundbreaking in my fusion use today, I mostly used simple functions such as ...
JonSep 7, 20201 minHow To 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 1- Rutan Quickie!I have been asked a few times to do another tutorial on how to design and print a 3D printed RC airplane. I have a quiet few weeks at the...
JonAug 3, 20202 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Cessna 337 gets its Maiden FlightThis project began back in March when the world and the UK where I live was thrown into COVID-19 lockdown.
JonJun 19, 20203 min3D Printing - Geodesic Internal StructureOn 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.
JonJun 2, 20202 min3D Printing - How Just One Setting Can Make Weighty a DifferenceI am currently printing a prototype of the Grumman Mallard. I have printed a lot of planes now and have seen many of the problems that ca...
JonMay 19, 20203 minThe Ferrari of the Skies - Piaggio AvantiSeveral 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 gl...
JonMay 15, 20202 minNew Project - Grumman X-29I 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 ...
JonMay 13, 20204 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Maiden Flight (ish) - Skymaster free to downloadWith the easing of the UK lockdown restrictions I had an opportunity to try and take the Skymaster for its maiden flight. I had some conc...
JonMay 10, 20202 minNew Project - Grumman MallardEver 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 t...
JonMay 9, 20201 minNew Project - Returning the LoPresti Fury to FlightWith the Cessna 337 finished but lockdown continuing its time for a new project. I have a couple of other projects going on in the backgr...
JonMay 6, 20203 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Build Complete + Discussion on Propeller PitchAfter 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....
