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But does the liquid sheeting have any strength?

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VJ, You will have plenty of time to work on it. You guys look like your getting pounded by the white stuff. Take care

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Jaybird, VJ,

On N 48587 the main gear axels are definately in front of the leading edge.

Internal error still.

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3 AM modelinghttp://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...ey/msn/eek.gif The man is possessedhttp://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...spinnyeyes.gif There's a thread I think in the warbirds section where TFARMER did an extensive test ofLiquid sheetingand the results were that there was no significant advantage to it. It was intended mainly for foam planes. I'll see if I can find it.</p>

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Foundit. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10..._1/key_/tm.htmand the companion thread http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10...m.htm#10142956Draw your own conclusions.

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Thanks Skylark. I really am curious as to how well the stock gear has worked for other people with the SIG kit and if they modified it or not. I plan to spend some more time with it this evening after my commute home in this monster snow storm. The problem I see with adding a brace leg to the wire gear is that it will be 90 degrees to the leg section that mounts to the wing and there won't be anyway to thread both legs up through the bottom of the wheel pant and skirt the way mine was put together. I'm thinking of making a bolt on leg section that will mount to the blocks on the wings and use cable clamp u-bolts to bolt to the gear.

Again, others experience with the stock gear would be welcome.

I also realized last night that the windshield lower mounting frame is crooked and sweeps in close to the cockpit opening on one side and far away from it on the other. I'll have to be very careful removing it as it's been blended into the covering around the cockpit. Along with that the upper flying wire fuselage brackets have been drilled a couple of times and there isn't much left of them. Another project for another day....if I get home!

Jaybird

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Still snowing pretty steady as of noon. I've been out twice already shovelinghttp://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...unge_smile.gif.

Would love to be working on my plane but still waiting for the epoxy to dry. Boy what a nice finish the fuse has now, I know why they call it 'glass. I will try to get some photos posted as soon as the error message is corrected...
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I just got done with my snow Vinnie, it is really heavy and the chute got clogged a bunch of times.  I guess we can consider our flying season (without skis) over for a while.

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Oh no it's not over it's just starting. Skis and floats from now 'til Spring. Our first winter fly is in two weeks!

Jaybird

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I think your right Gary http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...sappointed.gif. I waxed upthe shute on my blower and it helped alot.

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Where? What club?

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Sunday, January 13 at the Kennebec Valley Model Aviators field in Sidney, Maine. Halfway between Augusta and Waterville just off I-95.

Check out events at the website. http://www.modelaviators.org/

The Propsnappers Club in Portland will have their schedule up soon. http://www.propsnappers.org/html/events.html

Jaybird

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Sounds good, but that is about 150+ miles for me. I do have skis for my Extra but the !@#$&amp;*% Italian "engine" on it is down.

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Guys,I just receivedfrom John Howard aCD with about 100 photos of the pretty Ryan that he photographed. These are quality photos from every conceivable angle and will be of help for anyone that is building or thinking of building a Ryan. I wish I had it sooner in my build! http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f.../thumbs_up.gifWell worth the

money.

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What color is it?  <div>
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Nice,
I have the Waco CD from John and it is full of good pics. Can't image trying to detail a Waco without it.

My hobby room is undergoing a major cleanup operation now. I can make messes in record time.
Later!!
Anthony

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ghoffman,

It's the White one w/blue and yellow trim. Started life in 1941 as a ST-M was restored with a Ranger engine in place of the Kinner. I do not know any more of the history than that.

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Thats not were we did the testing, and the advantage was time and cost. Glass is just a base for paint 90% of the time and so is liquid sheeting. This is were we did the testing http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10..._1/key_/tm.htm.

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Sorry Guys still can't post any photos. WishRCU would fix this problem.

I'm going to try to get the fuse in primer today or by tomorrow. I have some Klass Kote primer left over from my Cub so I will put it to good use.

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A bit of delay and disappointment this AM. Loaded the Ryan into my truck and went off to work to get the fuse sprayed with primer only to find out that whenI opened the catalyst for the primer it had congealed and was unusable. Ahh s#$% I believewere my my exact words. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...ngry_smile.gif So back home we went and I placed another order into Klass Kote for some fresh primer and color for the Ryan. Of course I have many photos to show as soon as I am able to post them....It's been one of those days for me.

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Gotta love it. I've been waiting for two days to post pics.

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I hear you brother....

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Vinnie, you can load your pics into Photobucket, then post the links.

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Here are the photos of the fuse before I found out the primer was unusable. Ready for primer...

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Lousy covering job on the stabs and rudder, at least by your standards!  :D