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Dick, you secret report is safe with us. Why how could the Pizza man find out? Okay, everyone, no discussion of this at the local Pizza Hut. I hear he has spies everywhere.
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I appreciate the link.... It did answer my questions on the pump issue... I guess it still all boils down to personal preference anyways... Ive decided to try my engine without the pump to start with,and will add one if I have any engine stability problems later on... The only thing that Im fretting is the tank size... Theres a whole lotta tank to pressurize for my Saito's little muffler,but I guess the fact that Im over sizing the engine should counterbalance the whole ordeal hopefully...
Well,I checked on my shipment status,and the packages are only about 100miles south of me,so I should defenately get the whole project rolling by tomorrow evening.... Now to just set and wait! Later on, Josh
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Hey IronicRCav8r, I've decided to go RCV, mainly to save the cowling and to swing a big 3-blade (I've ordered a couple of 15.75x13s!) and I was looking back at your mounting pics. I can't imagine the RCV came with bolts long enough for those standoffs, so what did you use? I'm thinking of making mine more to the shape of the RCV mounting plate, but I'm concerned about the weight. Did you need any extra nose weight with the RCV? I'm thinking I might be able to get away with a heavier standoff if it still needs nose weight.
I'm one of those that believe in over-engineering!
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Steve (the other one!)
Thats a good one
seems like a lot of us are waiting for weather or engines. thought my Roto25 would be here today, but no luck. Now I'm off to mom's house for Christmas, so another week lost .
PS: The good Steve
< Message edited by splais -- 12/21/2005 1:56:15 AM >
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SPLAIS...aka...the good Steve. Don't feel bad, at least you've seen yours! How do you think I feel walking by that blasted wrapped box knowing whats inside but not being able to see! It made me want to revert to my childhood days of peeking! I'm hoping to have the RCV tomorrow or Thursday, depending on if my LHS has it in stock. They are a dealer, just a matter if they actually have one. I'm putting Futaba 3010's all around, except for the throttle were I'll use a 3003 I have on hand.
Anyway, I'm off until January 3rd so I hope to have it assemble by the new year! I'll be posting pics.
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Those of you who are getting one of these for Christmas will have a very Merry Christmas. This thing is really nice! So far, my only complaints are that I would have liked the aileron servos on their side and covered with a hatch, and I would have liked the tailwheel in the scale location. Other than that, everything is going together nicely and the quality is first rate. And like Dick said, it goes together really fast.
In applying the markings, I didn't want all of the clear mylar around "ARMY" on the bottom of the wing, so I did things differently than called for in the instructions. In fact, I applied all the markings this way and was very pleased with the result.
First, I cut out the word ARMY from the markings sheet leaving approximately a half inch border. I then cut out each letter with a razor blade, Exacto knife, and straight edge, leaving approximately a 1/16 inch border around each letter. (I read somewhere that if you cut into the color the fuel will attack the color). I popped the letters out, pulled the clear mylar off the sheet that surrounded the letters, and placed the letters back in the locations where I had just cut them out. At this point, I also got rid of the material inside the letters A and R.
I then overlaid a slightly larger sheet of frisket film and lightly rubbed it down. (This is a low tac clear plastic sheet that artists use as masking material for air brushing). I peeled off the sheet that surrounded the letters and threw it away. What your are left with are the letters ARMY still perfectly aligned on the frisket film, but nothing else. The letters still have their protective backing attached at this point.
You can now experiment with the placement of the marking. The frisket film's low tac will let you reposition the marking several times until you are satisfied with the location. Once you are ready to place the marking, rub the top one inch of the frisket film with your finger to make sure it stays stuck, peel the remainder back on itself, remove the protective backing from the letters, and slowly roll the frisket film back down on the model rubbing the letters down with your finger as you go. You can then peel off the frisket and the letters stay stuck. Overall, it wasn't much work but the markings look much nicer and there aren't any bubbles.
By the way, as tempting as it is to use the line where the sheeting and the open bays meet to align the top of the word ARMY, it actually needs to be about 3/4" higher. Also, the U and the S are too close together. The frisket film made it easy to spread them out and yet keep them aligned. There also needs to be a period after U and S. I'll make those out of black trim tape later. When placing the Hawk marking, there is a seam in the OD Monocote that is perfect for aligning the tips of the wings.
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Thats a pretty smooth way to lay the stickers! I should be getting mine in the mail today,so I should be ready for its first flight really soon... I hear its suposed to warm up a little this Christmas weekend,so you can guess what Im thinking! Haha,I know Im gonna get tied up or someting like that,but I might be able to still ge the plane on video atleast so you fellas have something to look at soon.... See ya for now,.... Josh L.
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