Flyingwings Falcon EVO FPV

[KillerDave]

I painted mine with Halfords acrylic and masked off where things get glued...
Turned out really well!
I was very nervous about laminating it as I was a Lam virgin but it turned out great!  ;)

[AdamG]

Laminating and painting are both things people worry about before they've done it, but in reality are quite easy.

I used any old spray paint from local DIY shop on both the balsa and foam. No problems. Laminated over it too.

[KillerDave]

Agree, I just went for it and I think it turned out nice!  :D

[jeffthegeek]

Thanks for the advice guys.  I'm a little less nervous about painting it now!

Is it best to paint and laminate the wings before fixing?  I'm going for an all black paint job with Orange vinyl highlights (I have a vinyl cutter for my business so is easy for me to do).

Here's a mock-up picture.

I just hope my motor, esc and airspeed meter turn up so I can get this flying - I cant wait :)

[BlueFlyer]

I would assemble and paint the centre section, then laminate it (not the ply sides though lol)

Then prepare your wings (servo holes etc), paint them, then laminate them... then glue it all together. I found I had to cut slits into the laminated wing to get the spars in, but then I just laminated over the slits with strips of laminate film.

[KillerDave]

Here's how I did it...
Paint all parts having masked off the areas where it's glued.
Lam' the wings and the hatch and nose sections, don't be scared of giving it some heat be do be careful of leading and trailing edges and keep on the move!!!
Assemble the wing as per instructions and there you go!
Go flying! :-)

[Hawkview]

So instead of moving the winglets forward  ;D I made some bigger ones

[SyncR]

Hey guys, bought a Falcon Evo last week, hopefully gets posted tomorrow but anyway have some questions (some might seem stupid haha) since its my first big'ish EPP plane, and first model I'll be painting and laminating

Whats best glue to use on this? from research I've done it seems like theres loads of options

Gorilla epoxy
HK epoxy (too brittle and goes yellow it seems)
Evo Stik epoxy
Goop
E6000
hot glue (too brittle maybe?)


For the elevons I was going to use some fibre tape however I noticed a few people recommended the Scotch/3M packaging tape (which is nice and clear), however it seems pretty weak to me and not very sticky so not sure if they've changed that or not, noticed theres a heavy duty version and also Gorilla sell a tape too, should I pick some of that up instead ?


Finally will it be ok to cut out the sections I need, laminate then fit the electrics ?

[Billy_boy_2010]

Sync- the instructions that come with it are pretty clear but FYI

I used Uhu por. Flying wings sell it 1 tube will do- call them and they can add it to your order. I used hot glue for some of the visible joins. I used cheap CAA/superglue for the wooden sections.

The elevon tape is never under any real stress. Any clear tape will do.mthe scotch stuff will degrade in UV. You want a fairly thin tape to create the join. A thick tape will be worse.

Yes cut your holes and channels etc first then glue then laminate then install electronics.

[SyncR]

Sync- the instructions that come with it are pretty clear but FYI

I used Uhu por. Flying wings sell it 1 tube will do- call them and they can add it to your order. I used hot glue for some of the visible joins. I used cheap CAA/superglue for the wooden sections.

The elevon tape is never under any real stress. Any clear tape will do.mthe scotch stuff will degrade in UV. You want a fairly thin tape to create the join. A thick tape will be worse.

Yes cut your holes and channels etc first then glue then laminate then install electronics.

Thanks man, I used UHU Por on other planes, but when I tried it on a smaller 600mm EPP wing it didn't create such a good bond, thats why I was bit worried about using it on something like the Evo, and OK, thought the scotch tape be UV resistant but I'll keep a eye on tape for sure

[sj257257]

I've only built a Venturi, but assume they are similar.

Everyone has their own way. Personally I put electronics in wings before laminating, then laminated over. I actually laminated the elevons onto the wing. It went surprisingly well.

Just giving you an alternative.

sj

[AdamG]

Sadly my Falcon EVO met its end, 1 crash too many, wing came off mid flight and it's going in the bin.

Anything on this any use to anyone before I bin it? Reason its going in the bin is the spar snapped where the wing came off. Rest of it is ok

[KillerDave]

I feel your pain... I really do, as I have also snapped my Falcon in half!
I think I'll just get another one....