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Yippee! What the postman brought
Postman brought two Hitec D955TW servos for the Cherokee. Ordered on Friday, here today.- TonyHallo
- Post #1,728
- Forum: Giant / Scale RC General Discussions
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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.- TonyHallo
- Post #1,784
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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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...- TonyHallo
- Post #231
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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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...- TonyHallo
- Post #229
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.
Got a link to those devices you installed?- TonyHallo
- Post #385
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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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...- TonyHallo
- Post #228
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.
Was this on the signal wire?- TonyHallo
- Post #382
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.
Here's the third prototype, Calling it done and moving on to the bottom hinge, of course it is different! Might need the rotatory table. Oh, and two eyebolts are needed!- TonyHallo
- Post #224
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Cherokee build forum!!! My son is doing Thanksgiving dinner with his wife's side of the family so we have our Thanksgiving dinner planned for Saturday, trying to eat two dinners in one day is just plain insane. So today, my wife , daughter and her husband are...- TonyHallo
- Post #223
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.
Found the engine for this plane. I responded to a post on another forum about Wendel Hostetler plans and I stated that wing joiner construction is critical, I posted a photo of the Cherokee and stated that it will use a wing tube. Another fellow asked what do I plan to power it with to which I...- TonyHallo
- Post #222
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.
The rudder came out at 79 grams, could make it a little lighter but going to use it for this build. It work well, no soft spots , I like it. Started fitting the rudder, trimmed the fin etc.- TonyHallo
- Post #221
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.
One pound foam fillers were cut to shape and the thickness reduced hoping the foam follows the shape of the corrugation. Foaming Gorilla glue was use to attach the foam fillers to the skins. This was rolled on with a very light coat. The parts were placed in a vacuum bag, the glue seems to...- TonyHallo
- Post #220
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.
I have the rudder halves laid up, once these are done there is one more stabilator skin to make and I will be out of molds. Will need to make a new mold for the tail cone and cowl once it is modified. I had a heck of a time getting the bag sealed, even used a piece of fuel tubing as a...- TonyHallo
- Post #218
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.
The third protype came out of the mold as a failure, I thought the larger vacuum pump would be able to pull the glass cloth down into the edges of the corrugations so I started with full size pieces of cloth, previous lay ups were done with strips of glass cloth cut to the width of the...- TonyHallo
- Post #217
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.
Epoxied the tail cone onto the fuselage and filled the seam with Super Fill. Needs block sanded down and it will be ready to cut. I am kind of two-blocked on moving forward with cutting it loose, the fin trail edge needs trimmed by possibly a 1/4", I would like to have the rudder in hand to...- TonyHallo
- Post #216
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.
Have the first stabilator skin in the bag. All those dots puts me in mind of the candy I bought when I was young, you know, the white paper strip with colored dots of candy glued to it. Started getting the rudder mold ready to lay up.- TonyHallo
- Post #215
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.
Here's what it looks like with the cowl and tail cone installed. I need to revise the tail cone that was previously made. The tail cone should go all the way to the point where the fin trailing edge intersects the fuselage. When I made it I wasn't worried about minor details, now that I began...- TonyHallo
- Post #214
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.
It's out! Weight came in at 3.86 pounds, was estimating 4, so I'm happy. The door stayed in the mold, the clear packing releases very well. Tomorrow I plan to cut away the door area and finish the seam tapes. It feels really light. No need for the plug anymore! I filled two contractor...- TonyHallo
- Post #212
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.
Married the right and left halves this morning. The halves were joined with a thickened epoxy mixture of milled fibers and colloidal silica mixed to peanut butter consistency, this was applied with a Mono-eject tube cut off to about 1/8" opening. The mixture that squeezed in was smoothed with...- TonyHallo
- Post #211
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads
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Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.
Got the left half in the bag with the second layer on, just might be a marriage tomorrow. I thought my procedure was improving for getting the bag to seal, but this one fought me this morning, finally got in sealed up to 25 " hg while the epoxy left in the mixing tub was still liquid state, I'm...- TonyHallo
- Post #210
- Forum: Giant / Scale Scratch and Kit Build Threads