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  1. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Yes I saw that about a week ago. I wish they would have done that a couple months ago when I had ordered some of them. These X06's have the encased motor and its nice not having to worry about the motor wires.
  2. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Yes that’s the plan for it to be an electric glider. I have found at least currently I’m not good enough with a 1M to keep it in the air long (they just blow through lift so quick). Yes thinking of doing NACA ducts on it just gotta figure out how to draw them. here are some pictures of the...
  3. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    More work done on the new pod for the DLG. I can say it was a ton of trying to figure out how to draw the wing saddle with trying to incorporate the airfoil of the wing, the wing incidence, and the dihedral. Once I know this fits I will be incorporating servo mounts as well. Figure since the...
  4. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I printed a test part of just the wing saddle to see how it fits the wing. It’s not perfect but it’s close. Now to add more features to it and print the final product.
  5. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Project I working on. A buddy have me his crashed 1M DLG, wings and tail parts where all fine with no damage just the fuse broken a couple of times. I drawing a new pod for it to make it a powered glider. Once it is done I will 3D print it and glue the good portion of the tail boom on it.
  6. BalsaDust

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    What mike said. It's on top. Looks like the cargo carriers people use on top of vans to have extra space.
  7. BalsaDust

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Dragged this thing home yesterday. Got a pretty good deal on it and its a 2015 model so way newer than others we had been looking at. Looking forward to making memories with the family in it. The little girl is super excited about it.
  8. BalsaDust

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Looks good dude. Glad your liking it.
  9. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Yes and I watch buzzards all the time now.
  10. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I warn you if you get one they are addictive. Well gliders in general are. I was hesitant for so long to get a glider as looked so boring. I quickly learned that it is a huge art to it. Finding thermals is pretty easy but knowing how to react and stay in them is tough.
  11. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    That looks great dude.
  12. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Yup exactly. I have had a couple of 1M DLG's and they are fun but they require alot of work to fly well. I have found they just generally move so quick that they blow through lift pretty quickly if your not on your toes and ready to react when the plane signals.
  13. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I have yet to fly a Falcon but its my understanding they are amazing. Yes getting ailerons setup on a DLG is a PITA but worth it once down right.
  14. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    did not know it was shorter overall. I know the tails I’m installing on my Flitz are actually F2 tails which overall are slightly smaller but the actual movable part of them is larger.
  15. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Decided I didn't like the look of the bare kevlar nose so I got the spray paint out. Orange shows well for me in the air. Ignore the tall grass its been to wet in my back yard for the mower the past couple of weeks.
  16. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Tungsten is the way to go. Heavier than lead and takes up less space. I like the angled setup. Would you like the model I drew up for my tray? Should be easy to modify to work with what looks like MKS 65's. My next piece of advice for you is loose the big RX. You can do everything with four...
  17. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I don't remember exactly what they where. I know the Rudder I had maxed as much as I could get. Elevator I went with max up without it hitting the boom and then as much down as it can get as you want it to rotate quickly at the top of your launch. Here are some pictures of my buddy I fly with...
  18. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Getting closer. The angled mount works best but the tray was still overall a little too wide. They sit down low enough that the hatch will pop right on. Back into inventor I went. I narrowed the whole tray slightly. Decided the rear tab on the left was useless so I cut it off to remove...
  19. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    And some printed parts to test out each one. I know the in line one will work but it will take up alot of space. I'm hoping one of the other two will work but they wont allow the servos to sit as low in the pod so it may interfere with the hatch closing.
  20. BalsaDust

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Some modeling fun to give me options on servo layout.
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