Balsawings

Crank, I like the scheme you've used on the bottom of this plane as compared to the last couple you've done. This should show up real well.

The pictures below show how bright the red actually is. In your pictures it almost looks orange. Must be the lighting.

Bob

crankpin

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Hey Bob - You are right. Especially when you keep telling me to "keep the wing's level". I will let it sit for a couple days, unless I get some time to wet sand this, tape for the blue. I have to get some work done around the ranch. I am going up to Apopka to see some Pylon friend's Saturday. Orlando is out of the country until after Christmas. We are going to get together on more FVPA promotion. Another club has come on board for a SPA contest next year.
Vince

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This is it. Final paint. Take the paper and masking tape off in a little while, do one more picture before wet sanding. I can rest a while, let it sit. Other project's to catch up on. There is red-white-blue under all that paper, time to clean up the shop. There is red meeting blue on the bottom of wing, unlike the other wing's on top. Some repeat photo's here.
Crank

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The prelude. Broke up the flow on bottom of wing, but will be good to see in air. Lot of work to do, sand, touch up and clear coat. The red is showing up orange, it is the lighting.

Crank

Mad Man Marko-RCU

Hey Crank:

Lets not be so MEAN about your 77 degree weather. I just got done (and I do mean "Done" like burnt) snowblowing 10 inches of the white base coat from the walk and garage ramp. Yard is beautiful all ready for the color coats You Florida guys go out and throw in a quick one for all us Frozen Yankees from Montana to Maine the only things flying are snowflakes. Good Painting.

Have a great Christmas Season and Happy New Year.


Peace

Mark O

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Hey MadMan - It's even nicer today, only 79, may hit 80, no humidity. I have shoveled plenty of snow, too much. When I was in grade school, in the winter in Pennsylvania, we had to walk to school. Five miles one way, all uphill, and when it snowed, we had to take a shovel to school to get back home.
Talk about the name "Mad Man". Did you ever hear of the "Michigan Mad Man" ? He strapped a Chevy V-8 into a bike frame back in the early 60's, maybe before that. He may have been the first to do that. The next picture's I post of this P-6, is when equipment installed and finished.

Crank

WEDJ

Mark,

I snow-blew the driveway twice yesterday and once this morning. This ***** sucks. On the good side, I think I'm going to start the Jr Skylark today. We got 12-14 inches here.

dhal22

crank, i'm 10 hrs north of you and we were at 70 all week!! unfortunately it rained the entire week so no flying.

david

Mad Man Marko-RCU

Crank:

That Michigan Mad Man would be EJ Potter wasn't he. Had that small block in the bike was insane but now they call them Boss Hoss at your local dealer.

All us Mad Man types should stick together.

Have fun painting. It stopped snowing but all is frozen at 10 degrees with 20-30 knot winds. Take to long to dry up here.

Peace

Mark O

ramcfarland

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Crank, its COLD here in Maryland too.

Well been folllwing your progresss and the completed plane is well done indeed!

crankpin

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Thanks Fast Richard - I should get the equipment in next week. Happy Holiday's.

Crank

ramcfarland

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Yes an happy holidays to you all

Got my equiptment installed in my pattern ship project ,with only the lateral balance to complete and thats a big question mark since I did not get a chance to do the touch up AND clear coat,before Winter set in on us Marylanders-

Can't wait to see what difference in aerobatic performance I get with all digital servos ,my last T.T. IV being "coreless B.B. servos but NOT digital with their notable holding power I think[8D]

doxilia

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We're in a climate similar to Northern Vermont - except the city is on an island with no mountains around it.

At present minus 4F and snow up to our ears! [&:] but the wind isn't blowing so we're happy.

Xmas day is expected to warm up and be gray []

Happy holidays to all! Hope Santa brings you lots of CA

David.

ramcfarland

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Reminds me of my wonderful U.S.A.F. "brat" days when my late Father was stationed at Anchorage;talk about cold but then again there was Fairbanks...any hay back then in the late 1950's got a present from our live in maid or something like thats boy friend who gave me a Berkly Aeronca C-3 with an OK Cub 074 and indeed I remember so well lopening the box and looking at the plans which showed radio control: I was hooked[8D]

crankpin

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Starting to Finish. Waiting for warmer weather, final coat of clear. Engine in for tank plumbing, make throttle cable. Retracts ready to install, pushrod's done. Get the CG right, final adjustment on NG, then cut for clearance. When clear applied, the gloss will return, all paint separation edge's are blended.

Crank

Allie33

Hey Crank,

Regarding the V-8 in a bike frame, the first one I saw was a Cadillac done by Carl and Bob Austin from Rochester, NY. They also had a 27 T Roadster, that was a real show car. They were members of "The Gents" rod club, a very active and organized group, that ran a '32 five window club drag car.kind of a local Bean Bandits. If you grew up in that atmosphere you know what I mean. All this was of course before RC.

Enough of the past. Missed you at the Tangerine, hope everything is well.

By the way, how do you like the Focus you are tackling?

Al

Allie33

[] Forgot to mention the Caddy/bike thing was in 1955.

Al

crankpin

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Hey Al - I was down with a bad cold the week of the Tangerine. I registered, ready to go, two days before departure, I was slammed.
I have to get this P-6 done, if I start on the Focus, that will be it, as I have tunnel vision, everything else sit's. My first stab at 2 meter, and first YS engine. Plan is two of them, see what I can do AMA Pattern. Finish anyplace above last is good for me.
Not enough SPA action in FL either. We are promoting the FVPA, (florida vintage pattern assoc.), in the state of FL, and will try to visit more clubs in 2009, trying to bring more on board for SPA/BPA contest's.
The Focus build is new to me. Wing adjuster's, incidence set up, proper CG, etc. I need to get someone close that is doing 2 meter, as I am in learning mode. Way it looks, they should fly easier then the 60 size.

Vince

crankpin

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Good weather today, only paint left to do, clear coat top of the wing. It is done, start install equipment soon.

Crank

ramcfarland

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Hey crank glad to read that and 'truly' I'm inspired next 60 day I will finish my finish[8D]

crankpin

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Pushrod start, temporary hookup for servo arm's, DB FG pushrod's already made. Sullivan Gold Links, DuBro just as good, 440 rod's & retainer nut's, Sullivan clip retainer's will be used. Finished wing with final clear coat to topside, all finished, not the best, but good enough.

Crank

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Start equipment Install. On board air tank behind servos, inlet and outlet. Spring-Aire valve, intake and exit to 'T' fitting's, quick dis-connet's to L & R wing, from main to NG. The 2.4 rx is laying on top of battery pack, will hide in the hold right in front of it. Remote is behind servo's, being held in place right now, it will take 3M tape to inside of fuse. I used a 12" remote rx connector. Other picture's, showing bellcrank which will mount in front of rudder servo. The steering wires will hook here, on to NG double arm, nylon tubing in front on side of fuse, already run, cut to get straight run on steering wires. Other picture's, servo's mounted. Because of clearance, servo's set in after board is in place. On bottom of servo board, where screw's hold servo's in, piece's of light ply expoxied front and rear where servo's screw in. All plug's marked with tape, all will be screwed down, brought forward along with tank tubing to air valve. Mini servo on the valve. Travel adjustment on this servo, to function valve correct minimum travel. There is clearance to move battery pack fore and aft if needed. Trying to finish this bird in next two days.
Crank

crankpin

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This may be it for a while on this bird. Other project's waiting. Only area's left to do: Main gears, NG cable hook-up, Muffler, Cut strut's, Run tubing from air tank, maiden flight.
Crank

KLXMASTER14

Come on, Crank- don't leave us hanging in suspense! You're so close now. Just a little further......

-Robert

crankpin

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Hi KLX - You are right, just a little further. I went out and put the number's on.
Should maiden the Phoenix first of February. The Focus is sitting in the box, everything ready for it, that is a new ballgame for me. Have you been working on the Vertigo ?

This is the P-6 in gel-coat