for Kevin3D. Start to finish.

Specs:
Power is a YS .63 with an OS .70 muffler. Servos are Hitec 5245s throughout, with an HS-225 on the throttle. 1200 mAh NIMH pack.

Mods:
- replaced the stock tank with a 12oz. Dubro.
- installed a pair of fuel dots in the cowl.
- placed the elevator and rudder servos in-line with each other to simplify the pull-pull geometry. I raised the rudder servo by approx. 1/2".
- CF main landing gear from Moose. The stock aluminum gear was a little too soft for my liking.
- DP tailwheel instead of the stock unit. This raises the tail and keeps landing stresses off the rudder.

the beginning...


I was lucky - there was no damage to the plane.

The radio compartment:

The rx is stuffed up in the nose above the fuel tank.

The engine compartment:

The OS .70 and YS .53/.63 use the same thread for their exhaust bits. The combination of the straight YS header and the OS muffler fit perfectly without requiring an enormous hole in the cowl.

The finished product:


No decals - they were missing from my kit.