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Old plane caution - 8/11/2007 5:31:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		I just tore the ratty 20 year old solid color Monocoat off my 30 year old Magician to re-cover it for the 3rd time and the leadouts were VERY VERY RUSTY inside the wing. To the point where their strength was clearly compromised. The portion of wire extending out the tip was fine...I'm guessing due to fairly constant exposure to oil residue.

Its going to need some surgery as well as new covering.

I'm thinking I'll wipe down the new leadouts with acetone and paint'em with Rustoleum before fishing them back in.

UPDATE: pic of rebuilt Magician with new silk covering, new cloth hinges, beefed up spar, new leadouts, and fresh paint. Ready for another 20 or 30 years ;->



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RE: Old plane caution - 8/11/2007 4:07:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		great tip.

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RE: Old plane caution - 8/12/2007 4:38:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		Heh, on closer inspection I found a cracked main spar too. This is the 3rd cracked spar I've had on this plane. Maybe the old MAgician wasn't really designed to handle a pressurized open venturi G21 .35 Tigre ;->

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RE: Old plane caution - 8/12/2007 6:10:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		And a couple of the old cloth hinges on the elevator have given way too...

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RE: Old plane caution - 8/15/2007 3:13:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		The advantage of building from kit or plan as against ARF, etc., is that you did it once, so you have an idea - even years later - of how to do again what is needed.

Magician is a fine flier! Clean it up; correct what's needed, and enjoy a great model!

Have you tried a wipe, say 3-in-1 on a paper towel, on the leadouts to see how much is left usable? Might be more that you think, but if it isn't, you'll be sure you need to replace them. If that's the case, it WILL be worth the effort.

LUCK!



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RE: Old plane caution - 8/15/2007 3:17:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		Oh, and yeah, mebbe a BTTW G21-35 is a bit much for a long-nose profile.

If you're in the market for a modern engine, an OS LA40, or better, LA46, is reasonable in price. The LA46 in particular is very little trouble to get working VERY nicely.



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RE: Old plane caution - 8/15/2007 7:44:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		It was just that goofy capped/notched 3/32 spar the Magician has. Unless the spar and cap are pretty hard stuff, you get a heavy stress point right at the end of the sheeting. If I ever scratch build another one, that scheme is going away.

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RE: Old plane caution - 8/17/2007 10:35:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		Added pic of rebuilt Magician to OP.

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