Introduction: Zingara, Retro FF HLG From NZ

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About: Down and out in Christchurch NZ doing not much in our post earthquake city. Puppy Linux!!! fav band, Skinny Puppy. I hold a Post Grad Degree in Computer Science with Electrical engineering, Computer hardware …

Looking to build another Zingara, on my may to the balsa shop and I will walk you through the build as it progresses.

These are circa 1964.

In the mean time, feel free to peruse the plan (credits Paul Lagan, Gary Bowden, Airomodeller magazine)

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Step 1: The Man, the Plan.

Paul Lagan is credited with this design, a small piece of NZ modelling history.

http://www.nzmaa.org.nz/hallofframe/lagan.htm

Have a look at he plan attached, in all likely hood you will need to redraw it from the dimension given so you know it is true.

I like AutoCAD for redrawing plans, I have used it for 15 years now and it really is great, but as im on Puppy Linux now I use LibreCAD.

LibreCAD is ok as it will allow you to import the .jpg plan and does fine rotations with images allowing you to re align centerlines.