Project Cox .049 r/c & Citabrian Champion

some tubes made of 1 mm thick balsa sheet will be responsible for channeling the cables of the aileron servos....ohhh yes, the complete wing is very very light....

Balsa over foam cores with rolled balsa tubes. Now that takes a lot of skill to accomplish. Lookiing great Mauricio.

Bob

Excellent work on the wing Mauricio!!…. The round tubes for the spars are very strong and light!!!…. Plus a pathway for wiring

Here’s a tube I made for an ornithopter…. It is tapered and was formed on a fiberglass fishing rod…. Spiral wrapped tissue and dope to finish…. Light and strong….

Hello Mauricio
                        You are doing a great job of building your Citabria. I really like your step by step information and all your photos which are very instructional. You make it look easy but is not as easy as it seems. It takes dexterity and patience. I think you enjoy your modeling very much. Thanks for sharing your adventures in modeling with us.
                                                                                            Juan

So where was I...

So where was I...

Leaving us hanging Mauricio..... )

I always enjoy your builds.

Bob

rsv1cox wrote:So where was I...

Leaving us hanging Mauricio..... )

I always enjoy your builds.

Bob

hahahahaha:D ...you are a genius friend...thanks for always being there!!!

F4D Phantom II wrote:Hello Mauricio
                        You are doing a great job of building your Citabria. I really like your step by step information and all your photos which are very instructional. You make it look easy but is not as easy as it seems. It takes dexterity and patience. I think you enjoy your modeling very much. Thanks for sharing your adventures in modeling with us.
                                                                                            Juan

Hello Juan, thank you for your comment, it is beautiful to share here with all of you!....it is really beautiful!

rdw777 wrote:Excellent work on the wing Mauricio!!…. The round tubes for the spars are very strong and light!!!…. Plus a pathway for wiring

Here’s a tube I made for an ornithopter…. It is tapered and was formed on a fiberglass fishing rod…. Spiral wrapped tissue and dope to finish…. Light and strong….

Excellent work Roberto, I admire your neatness

Looking GOOD , is it Cowl time ?

Hello everyone!....I have just completed the pre-assembly step, as if it were a small ARF...

Parece muy bueno, tu obra es excelente, ¡lo mejor! Mauricio.  
Looks real good, excellent work, the best!

Excellent and precise craftsmanship Mauricio!!…. The finish work on covering is really attractive…..I look forward to see it fly

You are a fine craftsman Mauricio. I like to see new builds here, they inspire me. I roll a lot of balsa tubes for my indoor duration models but the wood is thinner. Under .020 to.010".
Mike1484

Year of your birth!! Awesome!!!

Thank you very much for your kind words...!
I have put together in this video (part 2) an explanation of the components of the model.

Beautiful work Mauricio, at the first sight looks like a plastic model made in a mould!

How much do you think the all-up dry weight of the model will be?

Very Nice Mauricio you have made a kit , looks really clean Like the video you put extra into the whole adventure , Thanks for bringing use along

Thanks Eric for you too friend!
Thank you Andras friend, you are very kind!, here is the weight detail:
The model (enteled - monokoated - coated) weight: 242 grams.



The model + engine + propeller + landing gear + servos (5 units) + rx + battery + fuel tank + knobs + screwdriver + stoppers, fuel, will round the 440 grams.

Mauricio, you do truly fantastic work, what is the wingspan ? Can you give details of the radio , battery and servos ?

Beautiful work Mauricio!!…. Every detail Attended too…. We are fortunate these days to have RC equipment that is light enough to allow full function for Cox powered models…. Relatively inexpensive as well compared to when we were kids….

akjgardner wrote:Mauricio, you do truly fantastic work, what is the wingspan ? Can you give details of the radio , battery and servos ?

here I leave the measurements of my model, any data you need, do not hesitate to let me know:

rdw777 wrote:Beautiful work Mauricio!!…. Every detail Attended too…. We are fortunate these days to have RC equipment that is light enough to allow full function for Cox powered models…. Relatively inexpensive as well compared to when we were kids….

Thank you so much dear Roberto, I always admire your works and of course, I am an admirer of your profession, which you carried forward a few years ago!
It is true, now it is easier, now there are elements like to develop complete models in radio control issue and the values, also are significantly much lower, but, there is something that, each previous generation value and much and this is more or minus the following:
Its quality of work.
Its way of presenting the jobs.
The seriousness with which they took every thing they did.
the dedication to detail.
Try again and again, often without resources.
You Roberto and a lot of yours, are people whom I respect value and admire. I always look at videos from other years, from the beginnings and I connect in a spiritual way, how beautiful all that passion expressed right there, at moments in life, really beautiful.
Today, for many, everything is disposable, even human values, but that is another topic, again, Thank you for being there, and for being my friend!.