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pures 2 m RES sailplane f3res

flush mount the wing screws
remove the metal t nuts , actually this kit just had nuts.
ballast tube, a great feature more should consider
round the fuselage edges
clean up the pod to boom transition
remove canopy latch at rear, add magnets
add a slideable tow hook

On to the Build

Unbelievably well done kit, and Documentation, 1st post at top, scroll down for further , most recent Pictures

plywood sheets and balsa sheets, nothing came loose and as I would later discover the tabs holding the ply pieces in where stubborn to cut free , especially where they are at the bottom of some feet on the ribs. Remember these feet are used for the build 🙂

Balsa trailing edges were loose at the top

Sorting, and cutting out the Parts

100’s of pieces and pop outs,, the gaps in the balsa where easily cut thru with a single edge razor blade, the plywood required cutting thru from both side.

the trailing edges are cut at the ends and notched, one at the center panel and 1 each at the mid panels, the tip panels need the bevel sanded in

the nose block is 4 8mm pieces, I’ll check and see If the LiFe fits into the cutout

there’s two servo trays included, I will use the one without the cutouts, and mod to suit the KST servos

I cut the tip panel spars to length, didn’t see any reference to length, so cut them a little strong, and will trim up later

mid panel spars, stronger then tip spars, and cut to length

some of the ply in the pod, will clean up the notches and slots before gluing.

wing mount cross pieces, and slots they set in

stab set, they are marked left and right and the tube slots are offset to correspond to the holes in the boom

here you can see the left and right markings, the slots will need to be opened up in the boom to allow the push rod tubes to come thru

ply root caps, yes there’s a left and right here as well

stab tubes to long, will cut to length before install

cleaned up the ribs at the top, the feet, and the holes where the spars pass thru.
The feet are fragile, so take care with them, an particular as some of the thin ply feet, have the retainer notch at the narrow section of the foot(bottom). The cutter would be well served to cut the feet completely and have the sheet retainer notches elsewhere 🙂

I am beginning to imagine a couple color coats on the fuse pod, with some clear sprayed over as a Topcoat

Left over center panel CF tube, may work well as a ballast tube

placed here between the two bulkheads, is there clearance for the servos, what about the tow hook and the bolts for the wing

end pieces get added and are cross grain

used titebond to glue the end caps in place

the glue smudge should clean up with some sanding

tip panel caps are thin ply, I will shape the holes to suit the sweep of the edge later

2 mm pushrod sheathing, and wire push rod inside

fuselage pieces cleaned up, and glued together, fuse formers will be added once servo tray and ballast tube is configured

these are the pieces that cross between the fuse sides, as well as the nut that picks up the wing mount bolts.

fuse ply doubblers and balsa side panels

the tube exit slots were cut 1 mm wide, and needed to be opened up, and perhaps get lengthened to suit the 2 mm or so OD pushrods

Fuselage and the Detail

crosspieces and rings, turns out these rings get used in the wings, and the doubblers for crosspieces are elsewhere

wing hold downs, the doubblers that capture the nuts need to be rotated correctly to provide clearance in the mating slots at the top of the fuse side doubbler

corner fillets, arrange flush and glue to the edge of the fuse sides

toe hook arrangement, these are 2.5 mm tow hooks, too much or won’t bend, that is the question

I bent up some tow hooks from 1.5 mm MW, to lite I reckon

won’t need all this, decisions decisions

upper fuse side doubblers that form the wing saddle, as well as pick up the crosspieces for mounting the wings

hatch detail, magnets it the rear will be a good alternative over the slider

10 degree angle mid panel to center panel.

looking great, the 4 mm x 4mm balsa fillets in the corners are not cut square, I cleaned them up a bit and then fit them flush with the edges of the balsa fuselage sides.

top and bottom fillets in place, up next the ply doublers at the wing saddle

some clamps with backing on the balsa side

the basic setup with the forward jig when setting the boom to the pod

aft jig, not notch at base and there’s one on the back side, to align this over a straight line

I remove about a centimeter off the forward end of the boom, need the space for a ballast tube, and yes the tube conforms to the length given on the plans

underside of ballast tube, fits up against aft bulkhead, will be removable in case access to the top side of the tow hook is needed

from cg back to former I measure 7.3 cm, that gives me 14.6 cm ballast capacity if over the median CG as shown on the plans

forward end of tube, I will cut to length, to fit between the bulkheads

ballast tube, and lead CG location shown in blue ink, on lower corner fillet

yes, the tube will be removable, wire retainer at leading edge perhaps:)

Wing Mid Panel Set UP

I previously found sorted and cleaned up the left and right mid panel ribs

a couple ply ribs are used on the inboard end as they pick up the joiner rod

pins are used to accurately locate the CF tubes end to end and fore aft

feet are also cleaned up a bit to clean away the little balsa nib left behind from the sheets

i like to lightly scuff, and then wipe the cf tubes

take care and set up the ribs, so they get fed onto the tubes correctly, try and push at the center where the holes are

once they are all on focus on spreading them over the length of the tube

the rib combs work nicely to adjust the pitch between the ribs, though location for the set still needs adjusting

there’s also some dashed guidelines on the plans , parallel to the spar which I will use to locate the combs

placing the 2.5 MM leading edge rod will confirm that all ribs are in order

nice and clean panel, do not glue root ribs until later , as they get set to an angle with the gauges, and care should be taken there as the set of 3 panels for each wing are in a line, and the roots should be set perpendicular to the spar

glue the roots in last, and use the correct gauges

i trimmed he base of the gauge, and set it in between the two panels

remember to keep the panels down with some weights as you do your gluing, watch for pins as well so they don’t get under a foot somewhere 🙂

I remove both panels off the board in order to remove the feet and fit the trailing edge

the trailing edges taper towards the outer end, and must be sanded down to suit the height of the ribs at the aft end

set and glued in place, the panel was placed back on the plans, helps to leave the locating pins in from the previous step

some more fuselage, tite squeeze

I removed some material from the two outer nose pieces to get some extra width in the cavity for the battery

just an option at this point, perhaps I will need some lead as well

an option for the receiver, end plug in seems best, 4 channel surely would get more room

servo mount layout, nice that the blank mount is included in the kit

the forward bulkhead also needed some work to clear the battery

and the top fuse side rails, needed some thinning to squeeze the battery thru

this would be another option for receiver placement

Tip Panels

tip panel ribs get laid out in the same fashion as the mid panel, the inner rib will get set at 8 Degrees later

More Wing, and a mystery

rudder vator caps at the root end, it exactly clear in the documents, but I see some remblence of those in the pictures

mid to center panel join, the tubes are glued in first, I set the spars over a straight line and use a jig to confirm the height

a little clean up with a long block at the roots gets a better fit

there’s clearance hear for the larger phillips head screws

the lower center panel sheet with the access door and the back stop on one side

mid to tip panel join, needs some clean up

a block and a shim for height confirmation

center panel mid ribs, and doublers for spoiler servo screws

lower sheeting 3 pieces, kept the text up, one side so it can be hidden, and the front edge of the opening over the spar. some trimming is needed to fit it

column extended to underside of mount for ward m5 screw

cleaned up where the sheeting meets the spaces at the LE

diagonal braces at root centers, will surely keep the ultracote tight

stops on underside of window will keep the door from falling thru

ready to be glued in place, find tite bond works good with the plywood ribs

tools I use for applying medium CA as well as tite bond

lower center sheeting glued and weighted

jig for sitting panel angle heights, this will make one the same as the other. a little math worked well for the heights

one side tip panel the other for the mid, try to place then square in a couple planes as well

adding gussets, not flat to the underside, but up about 1/16 because i like it that way

On this Day

left tip panel join, sanded the trailing edge down a lot before hand

mid panel fit, epoxied in the joiner rod

colors colors, I’m liking violet tip and partial mid, some yellow and violet center Panel

guide pins get added at the mid to center panel join

and some doublers, waiting for the glue to dry

here are the doublers, long set epoxy, watch it though if it wicks thru 🙂

servo tray and a couple formers get placed and glued into fuse side

addd a notch to the front end of the ballast tube

lower plate will be flush or so to get at the nut

Up Next

adding one of the formers, keeping things straight

the wing hold downs need to be in place, but loose

canopy frame, not happy with what the kit suggests with that little peg

canopy frame, and sheeting will add a lengthwise edge to the sheet later

sheeting glued and weighed down to the frame

time spent here keeping the pod straight will pay dividents later

square hardwood blocks come in handy for setting the pod together

lower sheeting will get done after I add the tow hook block, and get the wing mounts set and glued

recess in canopy aft sheet to get at and remove canopy

tail surface, there is a left and a right

getting the canopy frame in place, and adding a couple of spreaders

battery fits in snug as viewed from the underside

battery forward , will this balance or will I need lead

and another table top shot, pass the pepper please

Weekend Hot

edge will sand out much nicer the cross grain sheet

a little CA and CF at boom rear former connection

spoiler, there are a couple spots for magnets

I will add some tube guides to retain the antenna ends

Off to Paint as well as Hi Start Flags

Home stretch, covering

a needed a shoe o get into the corners at the spoiler opening as well as the access cover

added to a spare shoe I have, cleaned the edges as well so as to not mark the covering

trimmed flush, will repeat for spoiler opening

spoiler cleaned up with clearance for opening

One last Picture, and then onto the Model A

Ok, back to the model A, it’s red and white

spoiler top and bottom red as well as spoiler servo cover

center panel red, I will trim to the exact length later, that way I’m not cutting extra covering at the wing roots

right tip panel, full white lite mid, and all red tip, typical ultracote, white hard to peel backing, red much easier, straight ends and TE, with leftover to pull at the Leading Edge

stab set, white opaque, lower first then upper

cut the covering where the horns fit in on the top side

edges sealed, and run the iron along the ribs, full shrink after top covering in place, edge shrink to suit overlap of top sheet white first red second, I believe the red sticks better then the white 🙂

More covering and last minute Details

slow and steady, around the edges a few times, then fully down

each scale to their own, this one has both tips at 103 G

Info only other Planes and Stuff

2 cell 500 mah LiFe

KST x08 HV in the fuselage

D47 for the wing.

Battery

Li Fe Dimension (LxWxH): 51.7×18.2×18.9mm Net Weight: 30g

Update

ballast tube
LiFe
Huum

Servos of choice all around

and they work with a 2 cell LiFe

D47 servos

rudder, elevator, spoilers

Length:0.67 in (17.0 mm)
Width:0.32 in (8.0 mm)
Height:0.87 in (22.0 mm)

Technical Specifications:

Dimensions: 17 x 8 x 22mm
Torque: 20 oz-in (1.44 kg-cm)
Weight: 0.17 oz (4.7g)
Voltage range: 3.6 – 7.4 Volt
Speed: 0.14 sec/60°
Gear Type: Plastic
Servo: HV, Analog
Description: Competition

Rudder and Stab or V-Tail Servos

and a Few Colors! Planes from others, Thanks

Neon, flourescent yellow, and Purple Lite perhaps

More on Servos

D47 servos

rudder, elevator (1.44 kg-cm)

Length:0.67 in (17.0 mm)
Width:0.32 in (8.0 mm)
Height:0.87 in (22.0 mm)

Rudder and Stab or V-Tail Servos

KST X08H V5 HV Servo

Servo Type	Digital
Gear Type	Metal
Stall Torque	2.8Kg.cm@8.4V, 2.2Kg.cm@6V, 1.4Kg.cm@3.8V
Speed	.09sec/60°@6V, .15sec/60°@6V, .18sec/60°@3.8V
Voltage Rating	3.8V to 8.4V, Working Frequency: 1520us/333Hz, 900us-2100us, 7mm coreless motor
Dimensions	23.5 mm wide x 8 mm thick x 16.8 mm high
Weight	8.4 g / 0.30 oz

KST X08 V5 HV Servo

Servo Type	Digital
Gear Type	Metal
Stall Torque	2.8Kg.cm@8.4V, 2.2Kg.cm@6V, 1.4Kg.cm@3.8V
Speed	.09sec/60°@6V, .15sec/60°@6V, .18sec/60°@3.8V
Voltage Rating	3.8V to 8.4V, Working Frequency: 1520us/333Hz, 900us-2100us, 7mm coreless motor
Dimensions	23.5 mm wide x 8 mm thick x 16.8 mm high
Weight	8.4 g / 0.30 oz

Spoiler

KST X08 V5 HV Servo –

EMAX ES9051 Spoiler servos

19,7 x 8,4 x 23 mm

0,8 kg.cm 4.1 G

EMAX ES08A II tail surfaces

Colors, red , yellow, violet.

Perhaps some Ultrakote Lite, or not! will have to see with respect to that.

Ultrakote Lite on the fuse pod, or a coat of white paint and sand and some clear top coat.

I like the Paint option , myself.

V Tail Pushrod termination, strings and springs another option

2 M RES Pure S

On to the Build

Sorting, and cutting out the Parts

Fuselage and the Detail

Wing Mid Panel Set UP

some more fuselage, tite squeeze

Tip Panels

More Wing, and a mystery

On this Day

Up Next

Weekend Hot

Off to Paint as well as Hi Start Flags

Home stretch, covering

One last Picture, and then onto the Model A

Ok, back to the model A, it’s red and white

More covering and last minute Details

Info only other Planes and Stuff

2 cell 500 mah LiFe

Update

Servos of choice all around

Rudder and Stab or V-Tail Servos

More on Servos

Rudder and Stab or V-Tail Servos

KST X08H V5 HV Servo

KST X08 V5 HV Servo

Spoiler

KST X08 V5 HV Servo –