Easy & Simple

Earlier in the year I purchased a rather old edition of the West Wings Merlin that had been languishing in the back of the local model shop for quite a few years.


I was hoping my son would build this, but it was a little too tricky for him so I decided to build it.   Like previous West Wings kit, the balsa is a good grade and well selected.  The plans are very easy to follow and in just a few hours of work I had the 35" wings and fuselage constructed and ready to cover.  Not bad at all, an excellent beginners model.  I just need some spare time to cover it and I will report back on how well it flies.

Over the weekend I completed the final elliptical wingtip and tailplane and assembled the 45" wings to the EasyBuild Wakefield.


I need to add in some central strengtheners, do some more sanding and add in few triangular fillets, but the hard part is now complete.  The angle of the photo made the ribs look a bit distorted for some reason, I can assure you that they are set correctly.   The wingtips sport a 4" dihedral, but for a 12-13" wingtip isn't too severe as it first sounds.

I now need to find a large board to start constructing the rather long fuselage... onwards and upwards!