Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 prototype construction
Chapter #22
The Tail Cone “Foaming” begins … at last.
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At long last we begin to put foam to the frame structure of the Tail Cone. Once the general shape was agreed to and all measurements were taken, we removed the cardboard shapes and also the steel frame structure. Steve began to build a wood structure to hold the foam and Bonbo overlay. This included a support which will hold all of the weight in the proper place and insure a solid structure to work on.
Because the foaming is a time consuming process and there will be changes as we go, we will just show a number of photos for your review. The shord descriptions will give the required information.
NOTE … the steel structure is still in place to insure that the tail cone is properly alighned and spaced just right.
Rear view of the start of the wood support structure
The steel fram is removed and the wood structure is supported by the rear wheel.
Rear view of supported wood structure
Left side view of wood structure , ready for foam.
Putting the shape cardboard back on the tail cone. It will be sandwitched between foam blocks and act as a guide for sanding.
First we “glop” foam blocks onto the tail cone frame work.
Then we begin the “shaping” process. Holes and missing chunks will be filled as we go. The whole tail area will then be covered by “Bondo”. The bondo surface will be shaped with detail and design features. NOTE … the white foam is denser than the orange but both do the same work.
More to this chapter later.
Carl
