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Forum: Unusual R/C
12-01-2022, 09:20 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,383
Posted By Bigshark

Nice bird. Heck of a project going from Guillows...

Nice bird. Heck of a project going from Guillows kit to 81" span!
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-17-2022, 08:56 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,318
Posted By Bigshark

RCU has classifieds as does RCGroups. If there...

RCU has classifieds as does RCGroups. If there are other RC swap websites in the USA that I am not aware of please post them below (not directed at you in OZ.)
Forum: Unusual R/C
11-15-2022, 07:38 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,383
Posted By Bigshark

I was just looking a 1/5 scale Yokosuka D4Y...

I was just looking a 1/5 scale Yokosuka D4Y "Judy" plan on outerzone from 1981. The engine in the build article was a McCulloch 'Husky' chainsaw motor conversion. That was probably a great solution...
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-15-2022, 07:27 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,318
Posted By Bigshark

Too bad that website seems to have almost no...

Too bad that website seems to have almost no users in the USA. I am going to have to hit some swap meets locally so that I can buy up all of the glow engines left in the world....

I drove two...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-31-2022, 06:16 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,338
Posted By Bigshark

I've always run Bru-Line filters flying off dusty...

I've always run Bru-Line filters flying off dusty or barely mowed fields. Before Jesse Open hipped me to the fact that Bru-Line was gone but not completely gone, I had my lovely wife design a 3D...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-09-2021, 01:07 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,776
Posted By Bigshark

It does look quite similiar to my Tower engines...

It does look quite similiar to my Tower engines which were Sanye if I remember correctly.





This is my first pitts muffler but the exhaust output diameter issue is well a well plowed field. ...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-09-2021, 12:55 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,776
Posted By Bigshark

I appreciate your reply. The SK .90 is...

I appreciate your reply. The SK .90 is definitely a ringed engine and is supposed to be ported for torque and larger props. The manual says 15in props are applicable for the .90, I don't have the...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-09-2021, 12:40 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,776
Posted By Bigshark

That is a good point I did not check every nut...

That is a good point I did not check every nut and bolt as I should've after the initial run in. I did replace the muffler and that was certainly tight enough. I don't think I did any damage as the...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-07-2021, 05:46 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,776
Posted By Bigshark

Well I had a few minutes to run the SK .90 with...

Well I had a few minutes to run the SK .90 with the pitts muffler and tried a 14x9 three blade Master Airscrew. The engine turned 9300 peaked and had a good transition from low and midrange to full...
Forum: Kit Building
11-07-2021, 05:33 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,728
Posted By Bigshark

You sir are an artist

You sir are an artist
Forum: Kit Building
11-07-2021, 05:31 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,728
Posted By Bigshark

I don't know. I hate to sound like a Top Flight...

I don't know. I hate to sound like a Top Flight spokesman but that has not been my experience with Monokote. Maybe its the Arizona sun but here in Missouri, I haven't had any issues with properly...
Forum: Kit Building
10-28-2021, 02:10 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,161
Posted By Bigshark

Nitro/ethanol safe?

Nitro/ethanol safe?
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
10-26-2021, 10:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,656
Posted By Bigshark

That's a good question. The answer is that it's...

That's a good question. The answer is that it's the first lipo I've ever bought and I assumed they'd all be tiny compared to the car packs I used to use. I could cut the battery weight in half with a...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
10-26-2021, 06:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,656
Posted By Bigshark

Sig Riser 100 with HK Propdrive 35-48

The last time I built an electric sailplane the brushed Kyosho Endoplasma geared 3.8 to 1 on 7 nimh cells was the best budget power system on the planet for a 1.5 to 2 meter sailplane. I thought...
Forum: Batteries & Chargers
10-25-2021, 08:08 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,060
Posted By Bigshark

I still use fresh nimh batteries in my tranny and...

I still use fresh nimh batteries in my tranny and receiver packs for my glow birds.......just got back into it this year after a long layoff. I bought my first lipos for an ep sailplane earlier this...
Forum: Kit Building
10-19-2021, 02:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,160
Posted By Bigshark

Always get mine at Walmart.....

Always get mine at Walmart.....
Forum: Kit Building
10-18-2021, 11:41 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,728
Posted By Bigshark

Not for a cub necessarily or a WWI warbird, but I...

Not for a cub necessarily or a WWI warbird, but I absolutely love Monokote. Nothing is shinier, NOTHING shrinks and shrinks and shrinks like Monokote. Nothing is quite so forgiving. If you get a...
Forum: AMA Discussions
08-04-2021, 09:35 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,603
Posted By Bigshark

Yes because this forum is always so fair minded...

Yes because this forum is always so fair minded and willing to give the AMA the benefit of the doubt........
Forum: Glow Engines
08-04-2021, 08:22 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,584
Posted By Bigshark

Not trying to steal your thunder or claim that my...

Not trying to steal your thunder or claim that my cloth mask is an N95. Something is better than nothing especially when it comes to keeping grass and large particles out of your engine.......
Forum: Glow Engines
08-02-2021, 09:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,584
Posted By Bigshark

You're a lucky guy. I woke up one morning and my...

You're a lucky guy. I woke up one morning and my engines were gummed up caster and the foam elements in those filters had turned to dust. Went to my local hobby shop that is actually not bad and...
Forum: Glow Engines
08-02-2021, 08:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,584
Posted By Bigshark

Well gee whiz! This whole google thing SUCKS!...

Well gee whiz! This whole google thing SUCKS! There's apparently all sorts of new glow engines and accessories that just aren't indexed by freaking google. I gotta get out more or maybe make some...
Forum: Glow Engines
08-02-2021, 05:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,584
Posted By Bigshark

Ok you could just use some RC ground air filter...

Ok you could just use some RC ground air filter but the Bru-line was so elegant. So all you need is a 3Dprinter, 30 cents worth of TPU and PLA, a vise, and some nylon stockings. The STL files are on...
Forum: Glow Engines
08-02-2021, 05:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,584
Posted By Bigshark

No more Bru-line filters? No problem.....

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/640x480/img_5743_10d4a6f4734d9b7c7c7ff8571ada1027545cc4d4.jpg...
Forum: Glow Engines
08-02-2021, 04:59 PM
Replies: 2,330
Views: 321,354
Posted By Bigshark

Da-am pretty!

Da-am pretty!
Forum: Glow Engines
07-31-2021, 06:04 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,776
Posted By Bigshark

Well I broke it in through 4 tanks (almost) as...

Well I broke it in through 4 tanks (almost) as the directions said. Great compression and flip starts easy. I forgot the my last engines had remote needle valves and that whole rich to lean cycle...
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