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  1. AKNick

    Scale 20cc DHC-2 "Beaver" Kit Build from Moustache Model Works

    Cut out the molded plastic parts. The kit includes optional parts to retrofit what scheme you’d like to model after. Easy for me I don’t need an upper or lower intake because Alaska Seaplanes made a field approval (I think) to remove those and have a direct air intake on the lower cowl... which...
  2. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    I wish! I did edit the poll to include GP38 now ha ha
  3. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    Well it weighs about a one pound less than my DLE55RA, Which would eliminate the tail weight I needed. It's also about 0.14lbs heavier than the DA35, and 0.4lbs lighter than the DA50 - on paper. My thoughts are it's overpowered with the DLE55, if your doing 3D awesome. A 35cc will work great if...
  4. AKNick

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

    Maybe I should rephrase that. Plane covered in ultracote, and adding monokote trim lines. 1/4” roughly.
  5. AKNick

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

    Any concerns with using monocote as trim over ultracote?
  6. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    Thought I was close to 22# Maybe the thawing and freezing will kill off some skeeters. LOL
  7. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    2" of #!@% - I thought we are not allowed to say that four letter word anymore! :LOL_gif: Dang, it was 70F here and the snow is only on the mountains still. Summer is a comin @Snoopy1 dont you worry!
  8. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    Every plane in my hanger has a purpose ;) and each do their own escapades. I love flying the TBM on floats, slightly underpowered with the fiberglass floats for hanging on the prop. But it's quiet on floats with the electric motor and doesn't bother people which is super nice. On gear... the...
  9. AKNick

    Awesome Video Thread

    I love watching his channel. Such an inspiration! Seagull/VQ models just came out with a Shock Cub.... with working slats... https://vqwarbirds.com/product/seagull-models-102-savage-shock-cub-35cc-55cc-model/
  10. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    Thanks for the kind words! I also have both planes. The 110 Timber flies and floats great... especially with those huge flaps! I'll be putting on my LE slats this summer as it sounds like it alleviates the wing tip stall I've seen with mine and will mush the tip stall. With the plane so heavy...
  11. AKNick

    Scale F7F Tigercat 1/4 scale

    I cannot remember, do you have a CNC machine? Awesome work
  12. AKNick

    Greeting form Costa Rica

    Welcome!! I love the Brit coffee there!! All that counts is that you fly model airplanes ;) I do enjoy my 35cc planes very much!
  13. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    Yup! They want the “look”. Full scale guys are the same way. Ha ha I have yet to find anybody to post a video on ugly terrain. Now that I know my TW bracket is functional I can attempt gentle flights off rocks
  14. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    I thought I saw somewhere they were having international shipping issues due to the pandemic? Not sure, they seem like a proactive company. I’m sure they’ll figure something out. As far as the tailwheel. My design really isn’t that clean in CAD due to all my revisions. Takes half the day to...
  15. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    Got three more flights logged on the Timber. Tried a new location with some wind. 10-20mph. I had fun doing some high alpha landings, and ended up dumping the left wing in the sand. Easy repair for later. It’s on video too, so I’ll get working on it. My latest version of the tailwheel...
  16. AKNick

    Awesome Video Thread

    Absolutely love the smoke rolling off the wing 3:10-15 - I froze the frame at 3:13 LOL
  17. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    My local soaring guru called me up and said to meet him with the Alula at the hatchery where the winds were about perfect. I never had so much fun sloping. Little wind moving up the hot rocks from the cold ocean provides a little bit of lift. This is a chuck I did, later the winds picked up and...
  18. AKNick

    Scale 20cc DHC-2 "Beaver" Kit Build from Moustache Model Works

    Accessory Boot Cowl or as the manual calls them “cowl cheek formers” are a nice scale surprise. On the full scale plane these come off with Dzus or camlock fasteners so you can access all the accessory gearbox components ie: mags, prop gov, fuel pump, alternator, starter, ect. It would go over...
  19. AKNick

    Scale 20cc DHC-2 "Beaver" Kit Build from Moustache Model Works

    Took some time to mount the servo hatches in the wings now that I settled on using standard servos instead of minis. One thing I wish I did during the wing assembly is dry fit the hatches... it would have saved some grief trimming and setting in place correctly. I even had to remake some shims...
  20. AKNick

    Scale 20cc DHC-2 "Beaver" Kit Build from Moustache Model Works

    Put the cowling tabs on the cowl. First off this meant grinding the blind nuts to fit the engine... this would have been easier without the rails glued in. Too late! Fitting the cowl wasn’t an easy task for me. I didn’t realize that the engine can only fit so far in the engine box and the...
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