Building Guillow's Spitfire Part 5 Wing Fairing and Undercarriage

Part five of my rubber-powered Guillows Spitfire Build continues with the undercarriage and wing fairings, as I'm banding the wings on it was a bit more involved than usual. Remember to Subscribe (it's Free) and please comment.
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[@Georgeolddrones]

Love the video Cliff thanks. It’s takes me back to the 60s went I started modelling free flight stay safe.George in Stoke 👍

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Thanks George, but for me it was the 70s!

[@DadsRCHangar]

I might give this a go Cliff. At least I have ideas. Thanks buddy. 🫡

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Nothing to lose except your sanity 👍🤔

[@bobflyman]

Looks great Cliff. Keep up the good work!

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Thanks Bob, what you up too lately?

[@bobflyman]

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[@neildenton6785]

Love your vid's where have you been we need moor Build's

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

I've been here Neil churning out build vids, where have you been 😁

[@PixieDixie-r5v]

Hi Cliff could you give the brand of the grinding polishing disc box kit? Very usefull thought< Thank's

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Hi, the brand is Parkside from Lidl, cheers

[@PixieDixie-r5v]

@@CliffHarveyRCPlanes Thank you , Cliff.

[@windsurfingphd]

Have you tried blue foam for wing fairings?

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Hi WS, no l haven't, and to be honest they would be a devil to make because you've got compound curves going in all directions, thanks for the idea though 🙂👍

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[@davidquerry8869]

Really interesting fairing and wing attach stuff going on there Cliff.

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Thanks David, it's an interesting build 👍

[@snigbrorod]

The fairings are not easy huh? I have ruined one set already and just cut my 2nd set of templates. Plus I keep breaking stringers every time I handle the fuselage - haha. Still having fun though and this video is really helping. Thanks Cliff.

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Hi Rod, glad it's helping, the fairings make the model of course so, tempting as it is to leave them off, it's not an option! Regarding the stringers breaking if the wood is a little on the soft side you can always apply some superglue over them before you tissue to stiffen them up a bit 👍

[@philipmorgan5050]

Looks fantastic!!!

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Thanks Philip, they came out well 🙂👍

[@MarkRobinson555]

Excellent, really starting to take shape, its a great build

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Thanks Mark, the Spitfire is always a pleasure to work on 🙂

[@RCSoaringDiaries]

Finally sat down to watch episode 5. That was a fiddle but well worth the effort and will add to the finished model. Cliff, I notice your style of video presentation is moving on too - nicely done.

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Moving on to what though Carl? 😁 Thanks for your comment, I enjoy a fiddly bit occasionally it makes the end result worth it even more 🤔

[@JeffinLowerAlabama]

Wow Cliff looking great, you have real building skills, Jeff in LA USA

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Thanks for the compliment but it's only one joint at a time!

[@Phillax31]

Looking good! She’s gonna be the sharpest in the competition and blow the rest out of the water with that 4 min flight! 109’s beware

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Ha ha, if only wing fairings got flight time points 😁

[@irwinweisbrot6644]

Well done! And very clever solution. Are the fairings shown on the plans or your modification?

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

The fairings are on the plan Irwin, in fact you can see them in shot at 10:06, I've added the piece against the wing to allow for removal, I was surprised just how strong they are, you would think they were made of thin ply!

[@MrDwainDibley]

Interesting idea Cliff, with a successful execution. Well Done Mate.

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Thank you Dwain, I couldn't think of any other way to accomplish it 🙂 You made a pretty good job of the fairings on the KK Spit as well.

[@stephengrenot7039]

Very nice cliff. Thank you.

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Thank you for commenting Stephen 🙂

[@thecraftking113]

She's coming along great Cliff👍

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Thanks CK, the next video is covering with tissue so she'll look more like a Spitfire 🙂

[@thecraftking113]

@@CliffHarveyRCPlanes looking forward to it👍

[@kevinosler1862]

WOW! That is some great work!

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Thanks Kev, all those hours spent making little cardboard houses with my daughters has finally paid off 😁

[@MD-jl8ch]

Top job Cliff..l

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Thanks MD 🙂

[@tp2fly]

Great stuff Cliff. Nice work on the wing flutes.

[@tp2fly]

PS. Love that Lidl set. Will have to get myself one of those.

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

As always with Lidl the stock comes and goes but it's made by 'Parkside', I don't know if they supply just Lidl's?

[@jonjepson3650]

G'day from very cold Australia. The removable wing is a great idea 👍

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

G'day to you too, we actually reached 20C today, lovely, Summer's coming for us 🙂 I'm a big fan of banded on wings, they just give enough to save damage.

[@jonjepson3650]

@@CliffHarveyRCPlanes have you ever tried the Dumas balsa kits. They have a lot of choices in small biplanes. A man of your calibre would have no problem converting them to RC. I have made a few and they come with coloured tissue paper.

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

@@jonjepson3650 I've heard of Dumas but I'm still new at this game but I'll take a look, thanks for the idea.

[@garrygilbert4635]

She coming along nicely.

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Thanks Garry, I am enjoying the build, especially for its simplicity 🙂

[@garrygilbert4635]

@@CliffHarveyRCPlanes I build a guillows kit from time to time just to take me back. I never had much luck geting them to fly. Its been a while I really need to do one and focus on trimming some weight.

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

@@garrygilbert4635 The designs are good but the construction is a bit over the top, there's lots of wood that can be safely removed. Then comes the issue of the rubber motor and prop, they are a long way from efficient but unfortunately I have to use the stock propeller for the duration competition rules. If she flies for ten seconds I'll consider the project a success, I'm really feeling my way as I go 🤔