RE: Need Notes on Tiporare
Well,
Ask and ye shall receive, this is fantastic. Furthermore, I do not mind detours in the conversation and I certainly do not mind people posting pictures of their work.
That inverted install looks really good, and I can appreciate doing things out of necessity like having the stab anhedral already set. I am a big fan of scratch adaptations on these models. My DB, for example, sat half built for 30 years before I got my hands on it. The hardwood engine mounts weren't going to work for me so I lopped the wood cowl down to the firewall and laid up a new fiberglass one. The built up wing was complete and set for fixed trike so I filled the mounts, relieved the sheet aft of the leading edge to spar on ribs 2 through 5 and installed main gear retracts.
The flexibility, creativity and community that comes from building is why I don't do ARF's. Personally I have nothing against them, but I love to build and I love to learn from other builders. I knew the Tipo would grab attention so let's keep this going. Like I said, I want to build using lessons learned. I'm into rare kits. I also have an NIB Great Planes Super Skybolt kit in my queue.
I'm planning ahead for control linkages, and has anyone had any experience with the DEPS setup that Central Hobbies sells?