I love model aviation and I love to share it (and many other things).
Lately however I’ve been helping others more than making planes for myself.
I remember some great times I had just before I designed the Squirrel. My friends and I made a fleet of Sig Cub rubber-power airplanes.
So I picked one up! I can’t wait to make it!
I just came across these really nice Squirrels made by Gary Hinze of California.
He’s made a few modifications including wheels.
The glue I like is pretty slow running. If you place the bottle upright it takes a while to get the glue back to the top. You can use the ketchup technique but it’s time consuming.
So I use a glue rack I made from cardboard.
Looks and sounds a little silly but it works. 🙂 Also no new material us used up since this is scrap cardboard from other projects.
I must admit though, there is an even simpler solution that I’ve come across. I just lay the glue on its side rather than stand it up. It comes out quick plus it doesn’t tower my work space which helps if I’m showing someone how to make something. Such as a Squirrel. 🙂
I’ve done some experiments with printing on tissue. This is a very tricky business but I managed to figure out a solution. Here are a coupe of printed Squirrel designs. Download 1
I received these two experimental Squirrels from Lloyd Shales (designer of the Minnow).
They have a few different things including a wire hook for the rubber band, top covered wing, foam winglets, foam stabilizers and a few other differences. When I went to the CBC interview on Monday these are the actual Squirrels I brought.
