Numbers and trim do a lot to add character to the model. Trim (above left) includes aluminum and black MonoKote and insignia developed in ModelCAD 3000 and printed on Avery #8665 Clear Labels. The main landing gear wire
forward fuselage, add a balsa stringer down the centerline to A and cover with decking piece D1. Add formers D to the top fuselage, add a balsa stringer and cover with decking piece, D2. Glue formers E, F and G to the top aft fuselage, add a centerline balsa stringer from D to F and cover with decking piece D3. Complete the forward cockpit windshield by gluing W in place. W is made from thin manila folder cardboard with a 1⁄8 × ¼-inch balsa strip glued down the centerline for support. The cowl is built up from ½-inch balsa sheet
and carved to shape. The top half is glued to the model while the bottom half is removable.
The removable bottom half of the cowl has a 1⁄8-inch ply C1 former glued to the back. The two holes in C1 must align with the blind nuts in the firewall A. Sand, carve and hollow the cowl to shape. The side cheeks are made from ¼-inch balsa sheet which are glued to the re- movable bottom part of the cowl. Test fit the engine in the cowl and drill mounting holes. Use a ½-inch shaft exten- sion to give adequate spinner clearance. Cut holes in the cowl block for the cylinder head, exhaust and needle valve. Apply epoxy to the inside of the cowl and front of firewall. Glue the horizontal stabilizer in place on
the aft fuselage. Glue the rudder to the fin with the trailing edge offset 1⁄2 inch to the out- side of the flying circle, then glue in place on the fuselage. Add carved balsa fairings on each side of the fin to complete the aft fuse- lage. Glue the wing to the fuselage. Make each main gear from 5⁄32-inch diameter wire as shown. The pieces are attached to the mounting plates in the wing with nylon gear clips. Make the gear fairings from 1⁄8-inch ply and attach to the main gear with nylon gear clips.
Bend the tail wheel strut from 3⁄32-inch wire
as shown, place on the ply support, wrap with nylon thread, smear with glue and mount in the bottom aft fuselage cutout. Slip black fuel tubing over the tail gear wire for better defin-
FLYING MODELS
The Dalotel is a distinctive looking design with its swept-back wing leading edge and straight trailing edge. The scoring and folding method makes it an easy airplane to model using cardboard, while still giving good scale appearance.
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(above right) is attached to ply mounting plates in the bottom wing using three nylon gear clips. The ply gear door is attached to the strut with two nylon gear clips. Black MonoKote simulates the landing gear wheel well.
ition. Adding a couple of drops of oil in the tub- ing first will make this much easier.
Finishing Apply a coat of sanding sealer to all the bal-
sa parts of the model and sand smooth. Give the cardboard sections two coats of clear dope, sanding lightly after each coat with #400 sandpaper. Then follow with two coats of col- or. The color scheme I used for my DM-165 matches the original prototype with overall white and yellow trim. Aluminum MonoKote pieces were used to simulate the cockpit win- dows for piece W and on the cockpit constant section. Outline the cockpit windows with yel- low trim. The lettering, numbers and logos were made from black MonoKote or from de- signs developed in drawing program Model- CAD 3000 printed on Avery full sheet sticky labels (#8165) with an inkjet printer.
Final assembly Pass the leadout wires through the wing tip
line guide and tie off. Attach the nylon control horn to the elevator and hookup the pushrod. Attach 3-inch diameter wheels to the main gear and a 11⁄2-inch diameter wheel to the tail gear. Add a 9–6 prop and a 2-inch spinner to the engine and your ship will be complete. Be sure to balance the model at the point shown on the plans. If you have any comments, suggestions or questions concerning the cardboard Dalotel DM-165, please write to me at the following address: Chuck Felton, 825 Lake Park Drive, Lakehills, TX 78063. Or e-mail me, maybe with a photo of your completed cardboard model, at
charlesfelton@earthlink.net. You can also visit my website at http://www.
feltondesignanddata.com to see more card- board designs and building techniques.
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