hellcat56

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rebel
I have looked everwhere for the paint job you described
could you post a photo or link to it
I hand painted my 9 crosses you have one with 11 that would be even more FUN to paint

JSZ

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Just picked up one of the Busa 1/3 triplane. What servos are recommended or are you using? Also what's the best method for the streaking effect? Will be covering with Solartex natural. Thanks

DrScoles

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Great flight today Dave! Loved the stall turns. We had two german birds maiden today :-)

hellcat56

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i use hitec 645 on all my planes
run 6 volt battery

wingspar

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JSZ,

For servos on the elevators and ailerons, I use Hitec servos with titanium gears. I find that they stay tight even after many years of use on them. The 645 which i use on the throttle and choke tend to start getting sloppy after as few as ten flights. For the rudder I use one the Hitec 1/4 scale servos with metal gears. They have big bearing and large control arms great for handling the loads of the large rudder.

For streaking on my model I used Solartex antique. If you use the white you might wish to consider putting down a light yellow cream base coat. To paint on the streak, I used unthinned house paint and for a brush, I used those cheap one dollar throw away ones. Just a little paint on the end of the brush and a light touch and it seems to work great for me.

Also here are a couple of mods I did to mine.

(1) Changed to a 3/8 drill rod axle. I did this as our field can be rough in places.

(2) Changed the four 3/8" balsa fuselage longerons to spruce.

(3) Changed the LE of the stab to Spruce and doubled the balsa TE and ribs. My first one turned into a pretzel when I shrunk down the covering.

Good luck on your build. Mine flies great with no bad habits in the air. Taxiing will take some getting use to.

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Dr Scoles...

They looked GREAT especially when when the two 190s were flying together.

Dave N

Rebel Flyer

I would like to use solartex on my build, but the weave is much too fine for 1/2 scale size, and would not bee seen after paint.

I most likely will have to use a normal aircraft type of linen and dope it to have a scale finish.

Rebel

vertical grimmace

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Rebel, go to aircraft spruce and look at the lightweight dacron. It is really cheap and is great stuff. Comes in a 5' roll then sold by the yard. You have to use balsarite to stick it on or maybe use dope. I amgoing to useit on my new triplane, and have already used it on a Kadet senior with dope as a trial build. Shrinks great.

wingspar

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Don B in our club made a few shorts vids from his camera phone. Thanks Don!

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...ature=view_all