Kirk G
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I decided to order one or two Edmonds gliders from erockets.biz and the FOUR that I settled upon came in the mail as promised.
So, I decided to make a thread of my experiences in building and flying these first three kits.
Although I bought a Deltie, a CiCi and a Tinee, I have decided to assemble the Cici first.
I must say, I was surprised that the Cici was so quick to assemble. The one page of instructions were very simple, in the form of a letter written to the kid in all of us. The parts are pre-cut out of laser printed balsa wood.
I was able to glue with yellow wood glue the wing, the two fins, and the front canard piece in one step... and I inserted the wooden cone into the engine tube, but stopped just short of trying to attach the tube in this same step. The last step will be positioning the launch lug after the tube is glued onto the spine.
I must comment that I'm impressed with the spine, after assembling the Sunward Glider and discovering the boom (spine) was barely as tall as the balsa was thick! This is not the case with the Cici..nor the other kits that I have from Edmonds. There is little doubt that this is designed for more rigorous handling and kids to handle.
So as I wait for it dry, and will do the nosecone and launch lug yet tonight. Here's a photo of the mid-step, waiting for the first round of glue to dry.
So, I decided to make a thread of my experiences in building and flying these first three kits.
Although I bought a Deltie, a CiCi and a Tinee, I have decided to assemble the Cici first.
I must say, I was surprised that the Cici was so quick to assemble. The one page of instructions were very simple, in the form of a letter written to the kid in all of us. The parts are pre-cut out of laser printed balsa wood.
I was able to glue with yellow wood glue the wing, the two fins, and the front canard piece in one step... and I inserted the wooden cone into the engine tube, but stopped just short of trying to attach the tube in this same step. The last step will be positioning the launch lug after the tube is glued onto the spine.
I must comment that I'm impressed with the spine, after assembling the Sunward Glider and discovering the boom (spine) was barely as tall as the balsa was thick! This is not the case with the Cici..nor the other kits that I have from Edmonds. There is little doubt that this is designed for more rigorous handling and kids to handle.
So as I wait for it dry, and will do the nosecone and launch lug yet tonight. Here's a photo of the mid-step, waiting for the first round of glue to dry.
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