sparky4lawndart

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interestingly... I've always thinned with Acetone... They say it damages the resin... to be perfectly honest, for me... not enough to worry about... I will continue to thin it...

They sell itty bitty packets of their resin of course.. but I'm not totally convinced yet.. $3 a packet and they say you can do an entire wing with it.. next month I'm going to try and invite myself to a "wing" party at the guys house... I'll know more then!

tl671

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Ever tried denatured alcohol?

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/how...in-epoxy-resin

spaceworm

I use 90% isopropol alcohol (high strength rubbing alcohol) from drug store. Works very well.

Sincerely, Richard

colesifer3d314

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I thin my resin with denatured alcohol.

Easy peasy lemon squeezie

paladin

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I stopped using glass in 1982, I built two platt fw190's. one glassed and one with the oo silkspan, and dope method. I put three coats of dope thinned to 25% dope down and sand between each coat. takes off all the high spots. then iron on the 00 Silkspan. at this stage can cut for those compound curves, but it looks better if the silkspan is torn. once everything is covered with silkspan I brush on dope thinned to 75% dope till the silkspan gets shiney. use a soldering iron with special attachments to do panel lines and rivets. then paint. of the two fw's I still have the silk and dope one it was two pounds lighter than the fiberglass and epoxy one. my son puts about 30 flights a year on the old fw, all the panel lines and rivets have pulled out from the tightening dope over 33 years. but she still looks really good and flys even better at 9.5#.

I get the dope from aircraft spruce. and 00 silkspan sig used to sell I have not found a suppler for yet.

Joe

AZThud

Hi my fellow Brothers and Sister

This last weekend a few of us got together and took to the sky's at the Gunsmoke ScaleMasters qualifier here in the Great Phoenix area. We had 3 representatives not least of which was the Commander in Chief himself. Frank's work on his flying this last year was rewarded in his scoring, he took a First Place in the ProAm Sportsman class. The winds were furious and he soared his Fw190 around like, well I have to be honest here, he soared that thing around like it was a scared rabbit! With 20 mph winds with stronger gusts and he had the FW dodging Cactus, Mesquite trees, bushes and grass like they were not there! X cross wind 90 degrees, no problem the Fw Climbed back up to runway level and landed like there was no wind and taxied back to the pits to have the desert FOD cleaned off, rearmed and fueled up! I think the last time he saw my "hairdryer" Spitfire it must have scared him and his Fw. Speaking of the Spit I got some parts from my good friend Chad Veich to dress up my hairdryer, damn meant Spitfire cockpit. The 8.99 H9 Pilot looks like well a 5.99 pilot and was not permanently glued to the plane, the rest however looks a bit better. In addition to my Spit, Cole had his there also and maybe it was the 2 Spitfires that had the FW flying so low! :-)

sparky4lawndart

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Helloooo fellow bashers,

Sorry for being gone so long... AZThud is right... our group represented well at this years GunSmoke U.S. Scale Master qualifier @ Superstition RC Air Park in Apache Junction, AZ.

I arrived onsite late Thursday night for the only day that wasn't windy... I got two flights in that afternoon to get the willies out of my thumbs... Friday opened with a flight where the wind pushed my tail around and I rolled into a fence which broke the leading edge on both wings while static judging was going on... A couple hours with some glue, some MonoKote, and an iron and the Wulf was ready for the air again.

We flew two rounds on Saturday in windy conditions and two rounds on Sunday with a little less gusts... A lot of planes took a mulligan or scratched due to the wind... The three Hangar 9 Spits on the flight line all suffered but I was amazed at Rick's prowess this weekend.. He flew exceedingly well... Cole Thornton also did well with a plane that had several issues with the spinner and prop.. He even shorted one flight into the bushes on Friday that only resulted in a broken wheel pant.

colesifer3d314

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Correction frank, 2 hangar 9 spits and a very nice bates..

the weather got me in round 1 but after that I got the spit in the air every time and nailed the landings..what a great airplane.

The biggest thing I would like to bring to everyone's attention is that the Blues Brothers all brought home wood. I took 3rd in pro am pro, my dad took 3rd in advanced, tim cardin took top static, Frank took 1st in sportsman, and Mike hatfeild won team...what a great time flying airplanes with my friends...hope to make the masters this year!!

Cold

captainron

Cole,
Sounds like the boys from the hood did some awesome flying. Good job...................See you guys at OEAF in a couple of weeks.

CAPTAIN RON

Chad Veich

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Actually two Hangar 9 Spits and a very nice Mick Reeves!

colesifer3d314

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Thanks Chad! It is very nice.

sparky4lawndart

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Hey guys.. I hope all of you are well!

Yesterday marked the 300th and 301st flight of my TF GS FW190... This plane is without a doubt my favorite plane ever... it looks good in the air and is a thrill everytime I fly it...

Today I flew her 5 more times so I'm up to 306 now...

I think I'm going to peel the wing, glass, and paint it soon as I have rubbed the wingtips raw with bad landings the last two days (there are a lot of soft spots all over both sides). She deserves a little love after 2 years putting up with me...lol

sparky4lawndart

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I need some help.. what do you guys think... I'm thinking of this scheme for the Wulf...

psheffield

I like it !

colesifer3d314

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Me too

AZThud

Frank if you are looking for some reference material, I have some that you use, Let me know,

Cheers

tailskid

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Frank surely (and don't call me Shirley) there is a USA paint scheme of a captured German warbird.....after all turnabout is fair play

flycatch

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It is all orange in color.

flycatch

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http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazin...le_fw190a4.htm You have a selection to pick from.

sparky4lawndart

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To my brethren out there flyin those Allied warbirds... That's me on your six in the Axis Warbird!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=874950655858510&fref=nf

keithhoffman

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Frank,

Dropped you engine off with with folks at DA.
Its in good hands.
Add me to the brotherhood
Keith

spaceworm

I just scored a C. A. P. P-47 Kit partially assembled (a long time ago), in an estate sale. I have the plans, although they are a bit fragile. The fuse is built and sheeted. The wing is built, but not sheeted. I am missing the control surfaces in the built up parts. It has Wing lead-screw retracts with shock absorbing gear legs, and a nice glass cowl. Also a retracting tail wheel gear, and nice pilot figure. Pictures to follow.
I plan to complete this model and fly it with a Saito 120 FS. Is this too much engine? I have a Saito .56 and a Saito 1.00, and a YS 120, but the 1.00 and YS 1.20 are in other planes right now. I would rather use a 4 stroke, but I also have Several .61s, including a Kraft K61, and a Merco .61. I also have a Super Tigre .90 and an ASP 1.09. I would appreciate any inputs on both the plane and engine recommendations.

If anyone has a rolled set of plans of this for sale, or to borrow to make a copy from, please let me know.

I am very encouraged that this plane is known to build and fly well. I thank you in advance for your comments and look forward to additional information.

My I please join your Brotherhood, Thank you.

Sincerely, RichardCub Brotherhood #187; Sig 1/4 (Koverall/dope), H9 100 inch (Gen 1) (Solartex/?), GB Anniv Cub (NIB)
Club Saito #635; Saito 56, 100, 120abc, 130T, 180
TF AT-6 arf/Saito FA-100
Spitfire Brotherhood #252
YS F 120

sparky4lawndart

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Good Thursday, brethren... I'm very happy to let you know that our group continues to expand... Keith, whom I saw this past weekend in AZ @ the OEAF SpringFlyIn wants to join... He was gracious enough to bring a motor (DA50) to DA for me so he's automatically a member.. lol. Keith's a great guy and we're lucky to have him onboard.

And Richard in Guilford, CT also wants to join our motley crew... I'm looking forward to hearing about some of his bashing sessions.

Welcome aboard, gents.. (don't feed the inmates)

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sparky4lawndart

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Hey Brethren... I hope all are well and flying! Just a heads up... I scored second in ProAm-Pro last weekend in Hemet, CA - US Scale Masters Qualifier behind Mr. Don Rice. Don brought his serious game and flew incredibly... There were a lot of "10's" on one of the score sheets he showed me... Great P-47 with lots o detail!

Also, I'm getting ready for my trip to Florida as I've been invited to fly at this years Top Gun invitational... Its 2501 miles from my door to the flightline and yes.. I'm driving solo! I hope to represent us well... I'll be flying the captured P-47 and hope to do well enough not to embarrass us - lol!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7X2AqA2kPQ

tailskid

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Beautiful landing to an excellent flight!

and why are you driving alone???