Odd'l Rockets Goony G-16 Build, Part 5, Wings, Fins and Bomb Gluing

After filling the balsa parts with CWF and smooth sanding, all the parts were taped down to a scrap piece of cardboard for a good shot of  primer/filler.

Shoot one side, flip them over and shoot the other side.

Here's a wing and small sub fin after sanding off most of the primer/filler. There's not much of it left on the surface. I don't use this as a primer but more as a filler to finish any remaining grain or body tube seams.

Here's what's glued together so far. It looks better than I thought it would

Some primer filler was scraped off to make a gluing area for the bomb support piece.








The back end with the bombs and missiles glued on.
The rear sub fins are just under the rear of the intake tube.

Odd'l Rockets Goony G-16 Build, Part 4, Details

On most short Goonys you recess the engine mount to move the C/G forward.
The mount was pressed in until the low bend on the engine hook was even with the bottom of the BT-60 tube.

Here I'm applying and smoothing the rear fillet with a Q-tip. Both inside ends of the main airframe tube got a wipe of CA glue to strengthen and seal the edge.


The Goony launch lug "missiles" are wider than the Odd'l kit at 3/16" diameter.
One end is cut at a 45 degree angle.
TIP: To be sure the cut angles are consistent, I drew some guide lines in my work board.




The dowel bombs felt a little heavy. I don't want too much weight at the back end.

I drilled out a 3/16" diameter hole in the rear. I only cut .02 oz. from each dowel, but that could still help.

The bottom intake tube was cut from a BT-55 tube.
The launch lug was glued inside and in line with the engine hook position.

Odd'l Rockets Goony G-16 Build, Part 2, Wings and Bombs

The wings and fins are the same parts used in the Odd'l Rockets F-16 kit. The wings and rudder are two piece.

The forward strake is glued to the leading edge of the wing and both leading edges are rounded. The outside and trailing edges remain square.
Here I'm knocking off the leading edge corners and trying to round into the joint between the strake and main wing piece. After using the block with 220 grit I'll switch over to 400 grit for the final rounding.

Trim parts on a Goony version can be exaggerated.
The finished white model is the underside of the Odd'l F-16. I picked out a larger diameter dowel to make the bombs. The Goony model bombs will also be a little shorter.

The front end of the dowel is carved to a "bullet" shape.
Mark the center with a dot for a reference. A ring was drawn around the dowel side about 5/16" from the end.

Start making small chip cuts knocking down the end. Use the center dot to gauge how much to remove and keep things even.

On the left is one bomb after carving, the right after smooth sanding.
Use 220 grit to smooth off the rough edges. Follow up with 400 grit.
If this Goony version ever becomes a kit I'd probably use a PNC-5 nose cone and short BT-5 to keep the weight down.