Mode Zero

Spent this afternoon modifying a mk1 Lidl glider. Wiggly wings mod. Going well. In fact, it's the most fun modelling I've had for ages, as it's so flippin cheap! Just using bits and bobs I have laying around.
Pics to follow when I've got it somewhere near.
Blatant copy of Phil's method, with a few minor alterations.

Going to find a local slope now and fly the hell out of it, get my mojo and confidence back.

Thats the spirit. So much fun for so little outlay

Hi.

Can anyone suggest some method for the wing wiggle/pitcheron bit? I need a tube/rod to fit across the centre section, that will fit into slightly larger tubes embedded in the underside of the wings.
I'm thinking K&S ally tubes? or something similar in carbon fibre? It needs to be robust and able to operate without a great deal of friction.

I'm also arranging a method of locking the wings in position so it can return to free-flight as and when I want it to, as that's what the majority of my models are.

Stew.

I just went to Leeds model shop & bought a length of carbon tube and a carbon rod that fitted it nicely.
viewtopic.php?p=5373#p5373 (and later posts in that thread)
The slot was cut by drawing a hot soldering iron along a metal ruler, crucially before cutting the wings to ensure perfect alignment.
After cutting the slot the wings & centre section are separated and the 3 sections of outer tubing hot-glued in place.
Melting a slot in this way is far stronger than cutting & digging
Its similar to the snakes method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6s9gucthpM
The inner rod threads through a nylon washer on each side to prevent the twisty bit of the wings binding on the centre section, and
a thin rubber band through the fus holds the wings in place. There are many ways to convert a lidl, this is just how I did a twisty
Cheers
Phil

That's great Phil. Thanks for that. Can you remember the diameter of the tubes you used?

Mine is 6mm x 4mm tube with (of course!) 4mm rod.

Duly ordered. Cheers!

I tend to be blasé about safety, I cut mine with a junior hacksaw but the consensus is you should cut it near the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner

Hi, yes I did give that some thought. Latex gloves and shop-vac at the ready.

A hot wire cutter made with a length of piano wire and a current regulated bench power supply and holding your breath?