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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/15/2008 1:25:26 AM   
SCOTT42


 

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Status: offline 		Cool I think ill get started on it tommorow, 15 hrs at work today, so im not in the mood to deal with the kit tonight.

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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/16/2008 4:15:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		Looks good Scott. I'm building one right now with several mods. The build thread is on another forum becuse we are having a contest. Keep up the good work.

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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/17/2008 12:29:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks kbear, I havent gotton much done the last coulple of days as work has got the best of me, but the way its looking im gonna get a full day of building tommorow becouse of this crazy Texas weather. I did go today and I bought me some pegboard to hang some of my tools from plus other junk to organize my work space a little. I hope to have more pics tommorow.

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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/17/2008 5:00:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey Scott,
I'm building one right now too. I'm has been slightly modified to look like a p-51B: retracts, new tail, shape, and bomb drops. I'll post some pics later tonight. I just started covering mine this past weekend! Good luck with yours!

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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/18/2008 4:07:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		That sounds cool, something differant. What happend to my last post from last nite, its not here? Ohwell Ill ask again. Ive just about have my right wing panel comeplete, I just need to hinge it and that comes later, I used CA glue to put it together, and Ive found that I really dont like CA glue. Im about to start the left wing panel, can I use wood glue on it? or do I need to match the other side with CA? Im just curios if it would make a differance or not.

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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/19/2008 4:35:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		looks like yer bild is going good got mine redy last munth. its ben up 4 times last week tell i lost a screw out of the carb lol O.o

flyes real good im runing a magnum 52 4-stroke and it was making slow passes at litle over 1/4 throtle.

covered mine with a little hot rod flair...

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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/19/2008 4:41:03 AM   
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I like that Slow Poke!!!!! Great looking covering job!!!

What part of Missouri are you in??

Ken

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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/20/2008 2:32:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		Rckin ty wanted somthang that no one at the feald had so i went hotrod.

Im 60 mil east of Kc.

hows the weather treating ya in Ca. we just got a lot of rain hear lots of fluding


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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/20/2008 2:59:17 AM   
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ORIGINAL: combatbuff

Rckin ty wanted somthang that no one at the feald had so i went hotrod.

Im 60 mil east of Kc.

hows the weather treating ya in Ca. we just got a lot of rain hear lots of fluding




Combatbuff,
You're not too far away from where my mom lives. She live in Sedalia!!!

I'm not in Ca. I live in Southwest Oklahoma. But yes, too much rain here in the last few days!!

Ken

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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/20/2008 9:55:53 AM   
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ORIGINAL: SCOTT42

That sounds cool, something differant. What happend to my last post from last nite, its not here? Ohwell Ill ask again. Ive just about have my right wing panel comeplete, I just need to hinge it and that comes later, I used CA glue to put it together, and Ive found that I really dont like CA glue. Im about to start the left wing panel, can I use wood glue on it? or do I need to match the other side with CA? Im just curios if it would make a differance or not.


I think it would be better for you to use the same glue on both sides, Scott. Less weight difference.

NorfolkSouthern

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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/21/2008 11:10:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		Sedalia is wear i fly at lol small world!!! my home is Sweet Springs

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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/21/2008 11:13:52 PM   
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Sedalia is wear i fly at lol small world!!! my home is Sweet Springs


Ain't it a small world!!!! Next time I visit my mom I'll holler at ya. I'll try to take a plane up there so that I can come fly with you.

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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/26/2008 9:26:09 PM   
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ORIGINAL: NorfolkSouthern


quote:

ORIGINAL: SCOTT42

That sounds cool, something differant. What happend to my last post from last nite, its not here? Ohwell Ill ask again. Ive just about have my right wing panel comeplete, I just need to hinge it and that comes later, I used CA glue to put it together, and Ive found that I really dont like CA glue. Im about to start the left wing panel, can I use wood glue on it? or do I need to match the other side with CA? Im just curios if it would make a differance or not.


I think it would be better for you to use the same glue on both sides, Scott. Less weight difference.

NorfolkSouthern

Thanks Norfolksouthern, I havent been on the build in about a week now becouse of long hrs at work, but hopeing to get on it soon. My internet got shutoff at home so im only going to check in here every few days when I come to visit my mother and use her computer. I do have one question, owhen I go to bevile the aliron, Do I bevile the trailing edge of of the wing aswell? or do I leave it flat? where the aliron mounts to the wing?

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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/27/2008 6:05:16 AM   
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happy bilding

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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 3/27/2008 7:37:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		Bevel where the leading edge of the aileron, where it hinges to the wing. However, you want to preserve the shape of the airfoil. So, the trailing edge of the wing will need to be sanded on the top and bottom, so the slope will smoothly transition to the aileron and the wind will flow over that smoothly. You could hinge the aileron, and temporarily attach it to the wing (using the hinges, without glue just the way most ARFs come). Then, sand the top and bottom of the trailing edge to match the slope.

NorfolkSouthern

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RE: Great planes slowpoke build - 6/22/2008 10:37:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		My recommendation is to build your 'Poke strong - lots of glue and reinforcements to join the wing bits together. Don't worry too much about the weight, these things float due to the large wing area. But take my advice - stick the biggest ploddiest 4-stroke engine you can find in the nose, if you go for a small 2-stroke the buzzing will just anoy the hell out of you and you will have to subsidise it with a slab of lead anyway.
I stuck an RCV .91 in mine and I love it! See it in the old 'Pokers thread below.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4986967/anchors_5507791/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#5507791

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