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  1. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Started gluing wood tonight. I read somewhere that parchment paper works better than wax paper so I giving it a try, we shall see. Been using wax paper since 1966 for building model airplanes. The backbone structure is 1/4" square balsa sticks which the formers are glued to then sheeted with...
  2. TonyHallo

    Scale Bud Nosen 1/4 Scale Cub?

    Going to sound real nice. Good choice.
  3. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Plan to use the mill and lathe to make nice scale hinges? Hope you get well soon although I do like the progress!!!
  4. TonyHallo

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Nice!
  5. TonyHallo

    Thinking about getting this ready to fly

    Soldering Iron? Just soldered up a friend's landing gear with Stay Bright, we used a Weller gun and a 45 Watt pencil to speed things along but the gun will do the job.
  6. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Surely that should work
  7. TonyHallo

    Thinking about getting this ready to fly

    I would give Stay Clean flux a try and Stay Brite silver bearing solder. https://www.supplyhouse.com/Harris-SCPF4POP-Stay-Clean-Paste-Flux-4-oz?gclid=Cj0KCQjwm9yJBhDTARIsABKIcGZ_ybMGPfFBoCMoKtG2bF7g2Lg55NeWJNu270DeuNqCoMCpigxDd78aAicYEALw_wcB
  8. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    I'll say, electrical problem or did you just loss track? Need telemetry alarm!
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale Beech KingAir 200. RC12-H

    I'm in.
  10. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    What a show!
  11. TonyHallo

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

    Looks like a good place to get batteries Mike, thank you.
  12. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Somewhere sometime ago I was told that cans should be installed at the quarter wave length for what it is worth. I normally just make the headers work for the plane. I did build my Christen Eagle around a ZDZ 80RV with the supplied header and JMB can and it has very linear response.
  13. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    What i beautiful backdrop for flying, sorry you damaged your floats you hot dog!
  14. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    As a note the Cessna 150 and the Cherokee shared the same crappy stock nose wheel, need to do a little lathe work. These are photos from a friends Cherokee that a brass bushing was installed to eliminate the slop in the stock nose gear, need to do same for the Cessna,
  15. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    FedEx was here today. These appear to be a magnitude of order larger then the 1/2" diameter used on the original, good for 25 to 50 pound. just collecting parts right now, putting together a RC Guys 150 Cessna to finish out the season plus helping a friend side his rental, not enough hours in...
  16. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Ordered the landing gear yesterday, plans show Sierra gear, I'm going with Robart. Had to order the fixed yoke style (No. 684) for the nose wheel due to the wheel diameter shown on the plans. Will need to make a trunnion and linkage to make it steerable, some lathe and milling machine work...
  17. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Spent yesterday helping a friend setup a PowerBox SRS Mercury in a 42% Slick Lite he had bought. Came with four Spectrum satalites of course he had a Futaba transmitter. Took the better part of the day getting the transmitters hooked up and going through the settings of the Mercury. Looks to...
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