Sleek Streek

Sleek Streek. Simple rubber stick ROG model. Wingspan 15 in.

Vector format.

Note the Sleek Streek dates back to 1952. This here is a modern redrawn plan. The original kit would not have included a plan, all the parts were pre-cut.

"Sleek Streek plan and parts. I've finally gotten around to building a replica Sleek Streek and thought I'd share what I've done so far in case others would like to make one. The prop with the hanger, landing gear and wheels (black) are available from the new Peck Polymers web site, though I had a few I'd saved from other projects many years ago. The attached PDFs made from my CAD plans show the parts of the model and the artwork for using Avery Iron on transfers printed with an inkjet or perhaps using dye sublimation transfer.

The Avery iron on worked reasonably well, but the temperature needs to be set on the highest COTTON setting on a regular iron. I did it with a Top Flite iron set on the highest setting and had mixed results. It takes heat and pressure to firmly fuse the image to the 1/32 balsa so it doesn't tend to lift off when you peel the transfer paper away.

The wing clip presented a unique problem that was solved by making a CAD drawing and exporting it as a .stl file for printing on a 3d printer. I printed it on a Creality Ender 3 pro with standard PLA settings, a 15 line brim around the part to keep it attached to the heated bed. The layer height was set for .2mm and a shell thickness of .4 mm. The part seems to work well and even lets you pinch the bottom to ease the insertion of the wings..."