Polish hight performance glider SZD-24 Foka 4 (Seal), 1960 year, test construction.

[OSTOJA]

Model designed by Tomasz K.

Information: SZD-24 Foka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photo galery.

In air:



At hangar:



Comparison with Mucha Standard:



In hangar:



In collection:

[ccoyle]

Nice work (again)!

[rbeach84]

Nice work & great photos! For a moment, I thought I was looking at the real thing, but then I noticed - no pilot! ;^P (unless it is a drone...)

R/ Robert

[Knife]

Very nice job, especially on the canopy. You have a very nice collection of sailplanes.

[Jan Kytop]

An other beautiful model!
Congrats.

[OSTOJA]

Thank you guys.

Few images from construction of Foka.

Cockpit:



Fuselage:



Wing:



Empennage:



Landing gear:



Canopy:

[rbeach84]

OSTOJA, your signature makes me think of this:
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Beautiful job with the canopy master. What filler putty did you use? Also, did you plunge mold it or vacuform it?

Regards, Robert

[OSTOJA]

Originally Posted by rbeach84

What filler putty did you use? Also, did you plunge mold it or vacuform it?

My filler:



Here you have my stamping process of the canopy: WWW.KONRADUS.COM - FORUM MODELARZY KARTONOWYCH - [Technika] T?oczenie folii na oszklenia kabin.

[rbeach84]

Ah! Two-part epoxy putty (I expect similar to Bondo products here in USA)

Canopy made by 'smash' or 'plunge' molding. Sometimes, the clear plastic sheet is tacked to a thin frame cut to match the widest dimension of the canopy master, with allowance for the thickness of the plastic. Mike's Flying Scale Models page has a nice tutorial as well:
Mike's flying scale model pages

R/ Robert

[Leif Ohlsson]

Thanks Robert for the link to the tutorial(s). Very useful. One of these days, I might actually dare try it! Your links make it seem possible. - Leif