Seats for your flitetest airplanes.

by jordy123 | April 16, 2016 | (7) Posted in How To

 

  EDIT: Plans

 

I have never liked that the planes don't have seats, so I made my own. The card board is going to be used in future article, if you were wondering. What I aim to do is elimnare the need to decapitate your pilots.

 

 

 

 

                                                                         

Matirials used: Glue gun, blade, 2 pieces of DTFB and a scrap, a cutting mat, 2 toothpicks, and a pair of scissors.

 

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So, first, measure 3/4 in by 2 in.

 

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  Then, measure halfway, make a score cut, and do a double bevel.

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 Then, put a small bead of glue in the double beval, fold it vertical, and squegie it.

 

 

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 Next, sand the top slightly curved with a piece of 220 grit sand paper.

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 Then, cut a tooth pick to 1in.

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 Then, just poke a hole in the center with a pin, then the pick, glue it in, and install it in the plane.

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 Overall, the seat can be enlarged, and used in all planes, even with a pilot. There are a millon ways to do it, but this is mine. Some ways are to make it out of some soft packing foam, and put a scrap of leather around it. Shout out to Collin and Conner Lockridge for the main idea. They are great at coming up with ideas for things that could be improved, or confident that could be done.     HAPPY FLYING!!!!!!

 

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COMMENTS

julezflies on June 3, 2016
Nice idea! And that seat looks just the right size for a lego minifigure.
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jordy123 on June 4, 2016
You're right! [stroking invisible moustache] I should try that... Gonna need another airframe...

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Captain T on June 7, 2016
Love it!
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jordy123 on June 7, 2016
Thanks Toby! That means a lot!
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TinaD on June 8, 2016
Very nice job!
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jordy123 on June 9, 2016
Thank you!!!
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mkatona1033 on June 12, 2016
Great article, Jordy!
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Seats for your flitetest airplanes.