There is no need to leave an allowance this time. If the nose of your plane is angled upwards on the wings, make some small cardboard bits to place between the base and the wing top. If your plane is cylindrical or conical, measure the circumference at its widest point and cut out a circle of the proper size. Cut a slit halfway through this circle and on the base to mirror. Slide the circle onto the base so that it is standing perpendicular, then secure it with glue. Now it is time to reinforce the body of the cardboard plane.
This is another part that doesn't require too much accuracy when it comes to measurements since it will be covered up in the next part. Next, cut out a length of cardboard that follows the height of the middle piece and the nose piece.
It should be as long as from the front circle piece to the tip of the base. Add a slit to the middle point reinforcement to allow for the placing of the new spine, then glue this in place. Once the inner reinforcements have been added, measure the reference photo for the dimensions of the tail. I measured the height of the tail at the highest and the shortest points, the distance to a line going perpendicularly through the highest point from the back of the tail, and the distance from the back of the tail to the shortest point.
Use those two measurements to draw out a template for the tail piece, making it extend on the body enough for the cardboard to reach halfway to the midpoint, and making it tall enough to be able to reach the bottom of the base, but also to join at the top. This is when the plane starts to come together.
It is also a really easy step as no measurements are required. Take a thin piece of cardboard like the cereal box cardboard and line it up with the the edge of the base on one side.
Glue down the cardboard to the edge, then bend the cardboard across the inner supports and gradually cut the cardboard until it fits snugly. Put glue on the tops of the supports and on the other edge of the base and press down on the cardboard so that it stays on the inner reinforcements.
For rounded nosed aircraft, take a piece of cardboard that can wrap around the nose of your plane, cut slits into it, then overlap the slits and glue them together until it forms a circular piece.
Trim the piece to fit the existing portion of the nose then glue it on. If you think the outcome looks too rough in the middle, add a circle of thin cardboard or paper to cover up the messy edges in the center. Again, there are very few measurements for this part. On the reference, measure from the nose to the front of the cockpit, or from the tail to the back of the cockpit. Scale the measurements then mark that spot with a pencil. For the FW A8, I cut out two equilateral triangles and one rectangle with a height the same as the length of the triangle sides.
I then pasted the three pieces on a piece of cardboard with the rectangle in the center of the two triangles, with the edges of the rectangle touching the edges of the triangles.
I then cut the piece of cardboard, leaving about a centimeter or approximately half an inch of length extra on either side. Next, I took a coffin shaped piece I didn't measure it, just made sure that the two pieces, when combined, would fit within the required length and folded it to fit with the front part.
I then glued the two parts together. Once the cockpit has been assembled, glue it to the top of the plane or wherever it needs to go. Since my propeller had three blades, I drew out a circle that looked big enough then divided it into thirds. I then sketched out the rough shapes of half of the blades then cut the propeller out of thin cardboard. Fast Swallow Hard distance, time aloft. Soaring Eagle Hard time aloft. Navy Plane Hard distance, time aloft. Canard Plane Hard distance.
Tail Spin Easy acrobatic. V-Wing Medium distance, time aloft. Vulture Hard distance, time aloft. Sonic Jet Hard distance, time aloft. Spinner Plane Medium acrobatic, decorative. Stealth Glider Medium distance, time aloft. Light Spinner Medium distance, acrobatic. Fun Flyer Hard distance. These would be great to use as templates for balsa wood airplanes.
These would be great for older children when the paper ones would be great for older children. My father taught me how to make balsa wood airplanes many moons ago.
He started when I was 5. He loved making modes and hoped one of his children would pick up the hobby. I started making the paper airplanes when I was 3 and turned to balsa wood airplanes at 5. Never did learn to make the big model airplanes he made. I am 69 now and love to make crafts that are easy that I can do with my hands as I now have health problems keeping me from doing the crafts I used to do.
I think my dad would think it Ironic that I am now thinking of using this for a hobby even if it is just paper and balsa wood. I could make the plane parts into a kit for the children's church program our church has and they would have a ball making them,.
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