lonestoner

installing radio equip now in my us 1000 will post picks in a few weeks

KaP2011

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I've got mine stripped down now as well for a re-covering. I'm learning a valuable lesson about using cheap covering material. The white I used for the base color was Tower's econocoat. What a mistake that was. Not only did it turn a brownish color in the sun it also allowed fuel to seep through. I should have realized that was happening when some areas started to turn pink. The result was that the entire nose from the firewall forward and the chin block back to the wing saddle had to be cut off due to soaked balsa wood. Even the light ply sub-structure in the bottom of the fuel tank compartment is fuel soaked. I'm tempted to scrap the whole fuselage and build a new one.
Oh well, at least it's building season.

lonestoner

By the sounds of that,i will be fuelproofing the forward engine/fuel compartment for sure before covering.bummer dude.

lonestoner

Can anyone recommend a landing gear for my us 1000 .i need the front main that will be bolted to a nice 1/4" spruce block that I epoxied Inside the fuselage,

KaP2011

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This one works well on the 60 size, maybe it's large enough for the 1000 size. I think it is 14 inches wide.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXNM65&P=SM

KaP2011

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Another possibility is an aluminum landing gear from a 1/4 scale Extra 300. I had such a fixed gear a couple of years ago that I gave away. It was very thick, about 5/16 thick and about 16 in. wide and about 6 or 7 in. tall. Not sure where I got it but I would bet that such a fixed gear would work for the US 1000. Here's a few ideas that might work.
http://www.hangar-9.com/Products/Def...odID=HAN105511
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbon-fiber...item4af4ad04e9
http://pilot-rc.com/Accessoriesshow.aspx?id=7

rglgatortail

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In my building opinion you want to fuel proof the engine compartment after you are done with the covering job that way the covering is "glued down" with the lightely thinned down 30 minute epoxy. The fuel comparement should have been fuel proofed during the construction of the fuse before the top block was glued on and sanded to shape to the spinner.

KaP2011

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Finally got my re-covering finished tonight. Very close to what it was originally with a couple of minor changes. Some of the Brotherhood members will recognize the scheme, hope I did it justice.
Next step will be to fuel-proof every bit of exposed wood before re-assembling the plane. I would like to lay my hands on a pair of the 1" tall Ultra Sport 60 decals that came with the kit. If anyone has a set their not using I would be happy to buy them from you. Not the whole decal set, just the two 1" tall "Ultra Sport 60" decals.
Still need to make a set of gear doors for the retracts.

72

I,m pretty sure I have a set of decals. Pm your address to me and I'll send them to you.

Tango Juliet

KaP2011 you certainly have done it justice. Mike will surely be smiling down on that one.

lonestoner

Nice job covering,
So many ideas,

Calvinman

Looks sweet KaP2011, you did it justice!

KaP2011

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Thanks guy's. I really like the covering scheme Minnflyer came up with, I think it's one of the nicest looks for the Ultra Sport.

Tango Juliet

It looks good on just about any plane. I'm even considering it as a basis for the final scheme of the Lazy Ace biplane I intend to build.

senrak

You might try Bad Brad for graphics. He'll make up just about anything. http://badbradgraphics.com/

Super08

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Yes I have had him do custom stuff for me in the past. Very nice work.

KaP2011

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Got the Ultra Sport out to the field today for it's re-maiden. Was a very windy and gusty day. I only flew it once and had a very hard time getting it back down safely. Took 4 or 5 approaches before I finally got it down. Flight ended with an embarrassing nose over at the end of the field. My friend and flying buddy Mark got some nice pictures though.

Calvinman

Great pics KaP2011, I really like the first one

KaP2011

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Yeah, the colors really pop against the blue sky. Mark's second hobby is photography, nearly all of the photos of my planes are taken by Mark.

TimothyP

Hello, is the Brotherhood still open to join. I'm new here and I am nearly done with my US60 build. First one in about 30 years. Have a YS61 long stroke and a Macs header with a hitori pipe, Robart air retracts and robo struts.

camss69

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Nice! Got any pics?

N410DC

Is it for sale?

TimothyP

Trying to do this on my tablet and it isn't working very well.

TimothyP

Everything has a price!

TimothyP