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Old 03-03-2009 | 04:23 AM
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From: Des Moines IA
Default RE: Ugly Stick Build

ORIGINAL: Nergall

What happened to the machine guns when you got out to the field?

Where did you get the tail graphic and did you build or buy those machine guns?

I'm also kinda curious how you mounted the aileron servos.
As you can see in the first photo above I have two hatches made one with guns and one without I used the hatch cover without guns that day as the paint not dry yet at that time. The guns are easy to build you can make two in a few hours real quick. Simply start carving the gun body add some scrap thin ply to simulate pannels and some small metal pushrod peaces for the bolt. The barels are simply brass tubing 3/8 outer and 1/8 inner after you drill all the holes in the outer barell fill it with foam then push the smaller one down inside the foam and hit with a touch of foam safe CA. Then thick CA a piece of 1/4 ply to the gun body see pic to use as a base for mounting. Then use wood screws to screw up into from under the hatch and paint flat black easy. See pics for size.


My aileron servos are on hatches in my wings on each side (dual servo) as are all my planes quick simple and the best way to do it see photos. Counter sink screw hole in hatch for the screws for nice no drag flush quality look. Use hard wood for the rails between the rib bays. This method for mounting dual aileron servos is really standard practice for most planes beyond trainers. Beats the torque rod method by far nix those and do this you can even program your radio to use flaperons way fun for slow aproches and short field take-offs.


The decals are even easier! Are you an artist or can you use Photoshop or some graphic imaging software? (I can do one for you if not) Once you have a design simply print them on regular paper in full color from your printer trim to fit on the plane. Spray glue the back (lightly don’t soak it) and stick it on the covered plane then fuel proof by covering with clear Ultracote covering. Overlap decal 1" all around paper edge with the clear Ultracote iron on low heat just to seal it up that's it easy way cool and looks great.

See You Tube flight video and a plans overview video as well link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqxakYJ8LLI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIBfRaYlTSA
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