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Old 03-18-2013, 09:07 AM
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Default RE: Corsair F4U-1A Top Flite Giant ARF Modifications

The stock tail wheel is to short and non-scale. This is one of the main reasons for taking off the MonoKote and this leads me to want to make even more modifications.

I ordered a new tail wheel with hook from Earl Aune. Here is the email address and website that you can check out the tailwheel from Earl. If you want one simply email him a request and he’ll take care of you. He makes other scale tail wheels for other planes as well. All are made in USA and by veterans.

Earl Aune <[email protected]>

http://www.modelairplanenews.com/blo...ir-tailwheels/

The images show how the tailwheel snowballed into starting to remove all the MonoKote off.
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