minicrazy592

I got nothing accomplished today. I just glued on a basswood mounting point, sheeted the elevator (1/32" balsa) and (of course) ran out of sheeting. Hobby lobby closes at 8, I got there at 8:05[sm=sleeping.gif]. Bright side I finally got hired for a job at an architectural firm doing drafting stuff. Funny how I can get hired there, but sonic won't even return my phones calls?! Oh and I ordered about $300 worth of stuff from tower to complete my fleet, servos, wheels, etc. That should be in by next friday.

minicrazy592

Anyone want an [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/item.cfm?itemID=527628]Extra 260?[/link] I would like this gone, I needz monies.

Murdoc

Any progress? Clean rebuild btw

minicrazy592

No I have been busy with work. My parts from tower are coming in tomorrow so I will be able to at least get that part ready. Although I still need to take a trip to Hobby Lobby for wood, I have yet to do it :/

Thanks for the kind words, I didn't see that originally.

minicrazy592

So here's what $300 worth of stuff from Tower looks like and a screwed up box lol

9 Tower micro servos
2 Tower mini servos
3 sets of 2in wheels
1 fuel tank
2 750ma batteries
3 Ohio Superstar tailwheels
10 GP 1/2A control arms
? of servo extensions and Y harnesses
2 rolls of covering
hot sock
1/2A pushrods
Berg 7 chan micro stamp receiver (I can't believe how small it is!!)
^the crystal for it
100 #11 blades (should of done this years ago; exacto is making a killing)


I forgot to post this last night, sorry

minicrazy592

Stuff done tonight:
sheeted elevator and rudder with 1/32 in balsa
put in basswood hard points
extended the sheeting on the stab so that it sits flush now
strengthened servo mounts
fixed random stuff
modified my tail wheel with the stuff you see
and more I'm too tired to type

minicrazy592

Tail wheel. You get the idea?

minicrazy592

I also tore apart the wing to check out the damage. Glad I did. I found lots of stuff to fix.

minicrazy592

Wing fixed-ish I still have stuff to do though. At least I have wing tips again and no freaking epoxy coated balsa everywhere[:@]

It's working again!

minicrazy592

No need for this one anymore, I guess I will congratulate myself on my 100th post

minicrazy592

So I hooked up the throttle servo today and started the engine. I had a pleasant surprise, NO FLEXING! My goal was accomplished! Now if I can just get the engine to stay running.... Anyway here's a pic of the servo area. I had to change my mounting idea because the servo kept flexing because of it's rubber mounts, which means I will have to change it everywhere[:@]. *Sigh* oh well part of the fun of this hobby right?

minicrazy592

So tonight I covered the tail feathers to get them ready for hingeing. I also went ahead and reebforced the dowel area of the wings for the bigger dowels I plan on installing. Once that was done, I sheeted that area and is currently drying with some filler on the joints. Oh which hinges should I use for the rudder and elevator? I am NOT using CA hinges on the tail. I will however use those on the wing.

WestCoastFlyer

My Feedback: (1)

The hinge on the left is clear nylon? I forget who makes them, but I just used all mine up on the rudder of my Seagull Edge 46, I trust them - I've used them before on 40 size planes and never had a problem. Du-Bro however are my favorite hinges.

shd3920

Looks like a Hayes hinge http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXRXJ6&P=7
But it looks like yours has a pin.

minicrazy592

Hmm they do look a lot like mine. Those I have decided are going on the rudder where the flat ones are going on the elevator. The ones going on the rudder are a PAIN to install. It's quite hard to get a good fit. The flat ones are quite the opposite and I love them now, I will love them more though when they are permanently glued in. I think once the hinges are glued in place I am going to get some hinge tape to try to reduce the gaps a little, I mean what harm can it do? -Did I just jinx myself? Anyway I'm making a trip to the LHS to get a few things to that I need to get it finished, namely one of these:www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001pto finish off the covering. Anyone had any experience with them?

minicrazy592

Wing is DONE! I fixed the center section rib and re-sheeted it, although I didn't take a pic. On the wing tips, in an effort to give them more rigidity, I drilled holes and inserted tooth pics where ever it made contact with the rest of the wing. You may think it doesn't to much, but it's night and day. Especially once the CA cures. The wing is currently waiting for the filler to dry for the final sanding. Then we will be ready for covering . I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I still need to get rods for the ailerons though and order a smart stripe since my LHS didn't have one in stock. More to come as usual.

WestCoastFlyer

My Feedback: (1)

I know about those wingtips. My MUS spent a couple nights in a 100' fir tree about a month ago. Cost me 100 bucks to have a logger climb the tree, which was a good show actually... Gear ripped off, the only real damage was a wingtip. I could have built the whole plane in less time than it took to rebuild that little wingtip lol. Sort of a tricky little affair with not much structure touching the covering.

minicrazy592

I've had a similar experience, except it was 40 ft in a birch tree with broken MUS scattered all through out. Anyway I've made some progress through the days. The wing has had its final sanding and is ready for covering. I had to redo one side of the wing tips, I sanded it a tad too much. Anyway I've chopped up some music wire to make control rods. I've also tried to maiden the newly converted MUS that I've been working on for a while now on the side. Well it didn't fly. I had a fuel tank leak that ruined my battery and hopefully not my new receiver (fingers still crossed). Then an hour later the same thing happend to my 60 size one. I did however save the electrics this time.

minicrazy592

Pics aren't working again [&:]

minicrazy592

Let's try the pics again

WestCoastFlyer

My Feedback: (1)

Sorry about the fuel tank leaking and damaging your gear. Did the receiver make it out OK? Don't let it get you down! In the not-too-distant future you'll have a fleet of these!

jimmyjames213

My Feedback: (2)

methanol doesnt conduct electricity very well. your battery's should be ok. if they are covered in oil/fuel wash them off. (cant break something that is already broken).
i have had my boat batterys/reciever/servo's get wet more than once you should be fine.

minicrazy592

Well I guess that's true. The receiver did work, in fact my prototype MUS that had it in it flew today for the first time! I actually think it flies better now then when it was electric. The 15 size engine surprisingly had enough oomph to fly it around the sky. I have to say it's officially my favorite plane to fly

minicrazy592

Battery was shot unfortunately. When I plugged it into the receiver, there was no power. It was the same after I tried charging it. I'm glad you have had better luck than me.

minicrazy592

So today, well yesterday now, I flew the prototype again. That little bugger hauls! Even with the 13mph winds! I believe it's actually faster than my 60 Ultra Stick. This has really started to make me wonder how fast this 25 one will be. I do have to say with the extra weight, it's a real nice flyer.

So yeah though, I didn't work on it today, however Faissal, the guy who gave me all of these, would like me to rebuild one for him, so I started on that today instead. I saved what I could from epoxy and water damage hell on the fuse. Not much left....... But it has push rod guides and triangular strips now! Oh and the wing isn't as bad as the one i fixed a few post ago.