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  1. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    A couple of questions for the experienced poly fiber guys. How to predict/control the shrinkage in this area? Do I Poly Tak the fuse top seam?
  2. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    New iron is in. It's a good bit bigger than a Tower hobbies iron.
  3. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    It's easy to trim the 1st run. The overlay not so much.
  4. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    My regular (Monocote) iron is at my shop hobby room and it's in rough condition anyway. Impatient on my new iron delivery from Amazon I decided to shrink the bottom covering with a traditional iron. I monitored the heat before starting the shrinking and large iron worked well, very well. The...
  5. dhal22

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    It’s mid 90’s daily here. I’ll fly when it cools off.
  6. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I had one last concert venue volunteer duty tonight and an IPA or 2 helped with my afternoon nap.
  7. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    A long vacation is a great excuse but laziness is not. I keep putting off this build. A slow weekend means I have time to get back on the Cub. Started with the fuse bottom piece today. I wonder if i can get the fuse wrapped this weekend.
  8. dhal22

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    I just bought a resizer app, makes life a lot easier.
  9. dhal22

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    That’s a tight runway…….
  10. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    A couple more Italian beers. Done with those and back to good ole American IPAs….
  11. dhal22

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Dang….
  12. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    Wife likes a beer as well I see.
  13. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    A couple of beers in Florence: One was a Pilsner and was pretty tasty:
  14. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    Italy has IPAs!! Rome train station:
  15. dhal22

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    My flying was an overnight flight to Italy….. My son is ‘studying abroad’ so the wife and I came over to see him.
  16. dhal22

    AJ Aircraft 92" Slick 540

    A DA70 size plane has been on my want list for a couple of years.
  17. dhal22

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    I have a lot of balsa but I hate I missed that sale.
  18. dhal22

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Oh man, this technology sounds great.
  19. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    Grabbed a 6 pack of Space Dust for the week……. A classic.
  20. dhal22

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Nothing wrong with a little extra weight. Foamies have their place but momentum and a firm plane have theirs as well.
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