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  1. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Cut a little foam. Trimmed the leading and trialing straight and added a sheet to each, this provides a gluing area around the perimeter. Cut the top of the blanks straight and added a sheet to the top. Plan to use the top half to press the skins onto the ribs. Cut the upper airfoil and the...
  2. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    There must have been more moisture in the rudder foam than I expected. Put 2 drops of Gorilla glue in each hole that were rather oversized and the glue foam all the way out. As I was cutting the excess off and working the rudder back and forth the top hinge point broke. When the other three...
  3. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    I have the foam blanks in the stations and ready to start cutting. First cuts will be cutting the leading and trailing edges and adding foam to those areas. After the leading and trailing edges are added, the tube holes will be cut. Most of the foam at the centerline will be cut out. Out of...
  4. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Glued the rudder onto the vertical fin, Once cured the lower bearing block will need shimmed and mounted to tail post. Started laying out the stabilator on one of the foam rib wing jig boards. I built the boards in the early 90's for my first foam rib construction, a 1/3 scale Wayne Urley...
  5. TonyHallo

    Help! Mystery plane

    I'm pretty sure the 42 came with the pointless ignition. Forgot to comment on the plane, never seen anything like it, back in the early 90's there was a foam plane called the Prime Cut that looks like your plane but was a little bigger.
  6. TonyHallo

    Help! Mystery plane

    The engine is a Quarda, I'm betting a 35. Does the coil have a wire on it that leads behind the fly wheel? Here is a photo of a Quarda 35 that I have, might just finish assembling it some day. Note it is the same. Looks like covering is attached to the foam, is this the case?
  7. TonyHallo

    Carbon Cub 55% SUPERLIGHT

    Is that 2 pound extruded foam you are using on the tail parts?
  8. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    The sleeve surrendered and came off the tube. Looks like it will work. Have the templates printed, need to get busy cutting them out.
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    In the past I have used wax paper when I made wing tube sockets, decided to give parchment paper a try. The sockets will also be treated with peel ply and vacuum bagged, again these are deviations from previous work. The carbon fiber tube was treated with a coat of Vaseline then one wrap of...
  10. TonyHallo

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Is that a high speed abrasive type or slow speed metal cutting type?
  11. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Postman brought the new to me engine today. I'm happy! Also delivered the cf tube for the stabilator, 19 mm x 1mm. Not sure why I ordered a 3/4" x .3/32" and a 3/4" x .070" tube before but I did. This one is about 1/2 the weight. Tomorrow I can start making the tube sockets. Trying new...
  12. TonyHallo

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Postman been busy, brought these new contour gauges, 6" and 10" long, both have locking feature. Used them for making the cabin rear former in the Cherokee. Much nicer than the old wire version, had a few bent wires and while trying to correct the situation it fell into many pieces, pitched it...
  13. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Fit and installed the rear cabin former today. It is 1/16" plywood lighten to almost 1/2 the original weight. This is very similiar to the rear cabin former in the Bryon Glasair. Even working through those large holes it is a pain in the behind to glass it in place. The former is in the...
  14. TonyHallo

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Postman brought two Hitec D955TW servos for the Cherokee. Ordered on Friday, here today.
  15. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I second the spray recommendation. I brushed the first coat on top of the ribs and sheeted surfaces then sprayed the first coat over the entire wing. The tapes were next followed by the final sprayed coat of Polyspray.
  16. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Plugging along slowly because I need to wait for the glue to cure before moving to the next step. Any rate now the tail pot and servo are installed the rudder linkage can be completed. Completed the part of linkage this morning and it is glued is glued into the rudder. Once this cures I will...
  17. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Put the fuselage back in the mold to epoxy the tail post in. Used 1 1/2 ounce cloth, the bottom has a small piece of 19 ounce cloth, should be straight. Finished one of the door hinge eye bolts. No prototype, first one was a success! Going to mount the top hinge and take measurements to make...
  18. TonyHallo

    Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.

    Got a link to those devices you installed?
  19. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Need two servos to complete the avionics package, thought I would check out the Black Friday sale at Servo City, there's a sale but there are no Hitec D9XX servos in stock, no discount listed, $139 to $149 depending on the number. Found the D945TG in stock at Amain Hobby for $89 plus an...
  20. TonyHallo

    Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.

    Was this on the signal wire?
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