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Joined: 10/14/2005 From: ToorminaNSW, AUSTRALIA Status: offline
I love this kit, but do agree that some mods need doing. The upper wing is to high and the top of the fuslage slopes to much, due I think to errors in drawings published by Model Aircraft News. Have a look at my Photo Gallery and let me know what you think. I have won first place with this for stand off scale at the 2005 Coffs Harbour Scale Rally. I installed the motor upright and routed the exhaust out the scale pipes. I will post more pictures when I take some.
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Mcubed, The changes you alluded to have been discussed here. You may be the only one whom has actually performed the changes and could comment on what you did and how it affected the airplane. I have this kit and will be starting it soon and am most interested in any comments you could make.
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Here are some more picks. As you can see I did a lot of work around the nose. The next one I build I will modify the whole fuse in line with the correct silhouette IE reduce the hight right through as the hump I now have at the cockpit is to high. I have had no trouble with the tale wheel but did reinforce it during the build. I always fly of a grass field!
Reducing the height of the fuse realy accentuates the fact that the upper wing is to high, I have not changed this on this model as it will require a major refit to fix. The markings on my plane reflect the real SE5A which resides in the Australian War Memorial in Canberra Australia, this is where i also got most of the nose detail.
Happy flying, any landing you dont have to take a bag to is a good landing.
< Message edited by Mcubed -- 12/30/2005 3:09:32 PM >
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Its the same material as Solartex and coverite. Just different weaves. Heat shrinks it. I have been very happy with it, the only sagging I found was after dunking it in the lake one day
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I really dont know the difference in weight vs solartex or Coverite, but it feels very much the same. You can buy the heavy weight or the light from the fabric stores. You do need to use a bonding agent such as BalsaRite or Sig Stikit though.
I used Krylon (They have all kinds of flat camo colors) in Flat Green. Clear coated it with Polyurethane.
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I was just working on the SE5 for a flyin tommorow. While looking over the covering I was impressed on how tough it was. There was a couple of sags but I am not sure that is from the fabric or from it sinking in the lake last year She flies great off floats but you gotta watch it when you flip over onto the top wing...that open cockpit just sucks up water!!! lol
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She flies great off floats but you gotta watch it when you flip over onto the top wing...that open