ORIGINAL: crash bandicoute
<span style=''font-family: Comic Sans MS''><span style=''font-size: small''>i just like the sound of the 4-strokes. [img][/img] i don't have one yet, but have been eye-balling the magnum .70 for a long time. it seemed like a good all around motor for most of the planes i have are .40 size. looking at your photos, your n-struts look more sq'd around the edges. is this okay or should i try to streamline them? the instructions make it look a little intimidating along with the construction. not that i can't handle it, though. i think i'm more concerned with making the solder joints look nice. i hate soldering!!! i have a buddy that works in a machine shop and was even thinking of asking him if he could fancy CNC me up some T6 ones, nice and thin, then just paint them. same with the gear struts. how snazy would that be??? probably not really any more weight, either.
also, the black trim tape you used on the edges of the red...is that 1/16 or 1/8 inch?
and what scale guages did you use in the cockpit?</span></span>
I would reconsider the N Strut procedure.
I'll PM you in a little while.
The pin striping is 1/8", and the scale guages I do not remember. I just used what I found that most closely matched the photos in the manual of the full scale original. I built this airplane in 2004- I think. So it's been a while.
I enjoy my magnum engines very much. I have a .61 XLS mounted in an ultrasport that I will be mounting a tuned pipe to.
I own a .91 four stroke new in the box. I've had 2 of them in the past and completely regret selling them... I won't be doing that again.
Brian