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  1. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Someone brought this nice Champ to the Indiana Flyers Club fun fly on 6/29/21, wonder who?
  2. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Same here in Pennsylvania, there's a nest along the Allegheny River about 4 miles south of me, there are always bird watchers there. My neighbor owned the property where the eagle decided to built it's nest, it was land locked since the late 60's due to construction of a new highway, he payed...
  3. TonyHallo

    7th Annual Summer Solstice Fun Fly

    And a few more
  4. TonyHallo

    7th Annual Summer Solstice Fun Fly

    Some more
  5. TonyHallo

    7th Annual Summer Solstice Fun Fly

    Some photos from the event, signed up 21 pilots on a rain delayed event.
  6. TonyHallo

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Where's the A/C?
  7. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Wonder if this might work...
  8. TonyHallo

    Cub 1/3 scale

    I remember some of the Byron planes had rubber bands hooked to eyes.
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Cowl and wheel pants arrived yesterday from Fibertech-n-More, nice and light parts. This plane is 10% larger then my previous Cherokee but the cowl looks so much larger. I had to use a 1/4"-32 plug on the left cylinder to avoid cutting a hole in the cowl, will not be problem on this cowl, over...
  10. TonyHallo

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

    What is the advantage of chucking a chuck in a chuck?
  11. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Looks real nice.
  12. TonyHallo

    Mike Hurley Extra

    and finally
  13. TonyHallo

    Mike Hurley Extra

    more
  14. TonyHallo

    Mike Hurley Extra

    The only changes are the sheeting thickness and spar size and material. It has been a while but I'm pretty sure I used 3/8" spruce for the Hurley spars and 3/32" balsa sheeting. Here are a few photos from the Extra 200 build.
  15. TonyHallo

    Mike Hurley Extra

    I built the Hurley Extra longer before I began posting builds, I have made many other foam rib builds along the way. You can find one here https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/kit-building-121/9582545-one-design-build-2.html
  16. TonyHallo

    Prop balancing

    I use clear spray paint for balancing. Takes a while for the paint to flash off but no big deal, three blades are no different than two blades.
  17. TonyHallo

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

    Never knew what DLG stood for, not many glider guys in the area. Seen one two weeks ago and was amazed.
  18. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Short kit came today but so did my gas logs and burner. I need to finish the remodeling work first, the logs were ordered on 3/4/21 arrived 6/21/21! Of course they blamed CoVid, society latest excuse for not getting work done. National Balsa got my short kit to me in less than a week!
  19. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    A before and after. I salvaged these drawers from a friend's daughter's basement, they are Lyon brand and I expect pretty old, works great for me. The drawer sixe is 36" x 24" x 2 3/4" and open the whole way, industrial stuff from a storeroom I suspect. I can get all my tooling and measuring...
  20. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Yesterday's
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