ORIGINAL: somegeek
Thanks for all the feedback! Tower Hobbies took the frist bite outta my Visa today(LT-40 and some tools/parts). After a few trips to the LHS in the next few days I should be able to start building next week.
I was going to go with the aluminum spinner with what I'd read in another thread regarding plastic spinners busting apart or whatnot plus it'd look cool.
I've never seen this happen with normal sport engine RPMs, but if you don't mind the extra expense, go for it.
I need to pickup a strip of fiberglass for the wing half joint.
Don't tell me you've fallen for the "it will fail if you don't glass the wing joint myth". Unless the plans call for it, I wouldn't bother. Properly constructed wing joints do not fail. As you are building remember that you are building it to fly, not to survive crashes. Building a plane to survive crashes is kind of a self fulfilling prophecy.
I found 5 minute and 60 minute epoxy... should I just use the 60 minute for what I need to epoxy?
60 is ok, but kind of long. Check with the hobby shop, most have something in the 15-30 minute range.
Gotta figure out a color scheme...
Think contrasting colors, with light on top, dark on bottom. Avoid colors that blend into the surroundings. Consider using Balsrite before covering. It helps the covering stick to the wood and also works great for fuelproofing the engine and fuel tank areas.