getting old - can't turn over fuselage
10-02-2009 | 04:11 PM
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getting old - can't turn over fuselage
As my my planes get bigger and I get older I can't pick up the plane once the wings are attached and turn it over. Are there any planes out there where the wings can be assembled and secured with the fuselage right side up?
Thanks.
Peter D
Thanks.
Peter D
10-02-2009 | 06:37 PM
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Peter,
Welcome to the old xxxx's club..........Next will go your eyes, then your reflex'. I enjoy my Elan (its easy to assemble and see) and when I want to fly "a real jet" I fly my Tamjet F-16. They both sit on their landing gear.........next step.........drooling................YUK. [
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Welcome to the old xxxx's club..........Next will go your eyes, then your reflex'. I enjoy my Elan (its easy to assemble and see) and when I want to fly "a real jet" I fly my Tamjet F-16. They both sit on their landing gear.........next step.........drooling................YUK. [
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10-02-2009 | 07:19 PM
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I sometimes struggle with my jet (2 me wingspan, 2.2 me long) & I understand the problem. Rather than thinking about what plane to buy start thinking about a model stand that allows you to roll the plane over with the wings attached. Has to be easier than building/buying a new fleet. - John.
10-02-2009 | 09:29 PM
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Hi Boomer,
If possible, could you please mention the make/name of a stand that will allow you to roll the plane over, or post a link to where you can get one? Thanks. I would imagine that would be good for painting as well.
Tim.
If possible, could you please mention the make/name of a stand that will allow you to roll the plane over, or post a link to where you can get one? Thanks. I would imagine that would be good for painting as well.
Tim.
10-03-2009 | 12:40 AM
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As I get older I can't pick up the plane once the wings are attached and turn it over.
Thanks.
Peter D
As I get older I can't pick up the plane once the wings are attached and turn it over.
Thanks.
Peter D
Your other allternative is a stand that supports the wing like two saw horses...that lets you drop the nose down and over/under turning the plane upright...
10-03-2009 | 03:59 PM
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If possible, could you please mention the make/name of a stand that will allow you to roll the plane over, or post a link to where you can get one?
The process goes something like this. Someone like RC MAN will design one because he has a bad back, an American company will copy & refine the design & market it, another American company will sell a purple one at 10 times the price, a Japanese company will make a cheaper one that is better finished & folds more compactly then the Chinese will copy (badly) the Japanese version & sell it for less than we can buy the materials to make one because their government will subsidise the materials.
We will then argue about it on an RCU thread for weeks, the purple stand guys will tell us how they were happy to pay heaps more because Bob's a great guy & the people who bought a Chinese stand will justify their purchase because of the price despite having broken 5 models when the stand collapses & having to make modifications to get it to hang together.
Sorry............
I have built stands myself & when the need arises for one like this I guess I will have to make another. Unless someone has already. I'll think about a design. - John.
10-03-2009 | 04:18 PM
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The process goes something like this. Someone like RC MAN will design one because he has a bad back, an American company will copy & refine the design & market it, another American company will sell a purple one at 10 times the price, a Japanese company will make a cheaper one than is better finished & folds more compactly then the Chinese will copy (badly) the Japanese version & sell it for less than we can buy the materials to make one because their government will subsidise the materials.
We will then argue about it on an RCU thread for weeks, the purple stand guys will tell us how they were happy to pay heaps more because Bob's a great guy & the people who bought a Chinese stand will justify their purchase because of the price despite having broken 5 models when the stand collapses & having to make modifications to get it to hang together.
The process goes something like this. Someone like RC MAN will design one because he has a bad back, an American company will copy & refine the design & market it, another American company will sell a purple one at 10 times the price, a Japanese company will make a cheaper one than is better finished & folds more compactly then the Chinese will copy (badly) the Japanese version & sell it for less than we can buy the materials to make one because their government will subsidise the materials.
We will then argue about it on an RCU thread for weeks, the purple stand guys will tell us how they were happy to pay heaps more because Bob's a great guy & the people who bought a Chinese stand will justify their purchase because of the price despite having broken 5 models when the stand collapses & having to make modifications to get it to hang together.
John,
Hilarious! It's funny because it's true.
Tim
10-03-2009 | 05:09 PM
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The pics show my current stand (oops, prop driven plane - how embarrasing! 
) and a mod I would do if I want to have the provision to roll the model over. Basically, just removing the centre brace so the wing can swing. Obviously, the height of the stand would depend on the span of the model you wish to roll over. I would make the bottom rail so I could adjust the distance between the two uprights & removable to make transport a little easier.
I would still go with the foam inserts to support the model. It's easy to cut new ones to suit different sizes of fuselages.
To roll the model just pick the tail up & swing it over, the front support would act as a bearing on the front of the fuselage. I suppose you could make a top/bottom clamp gismo to hold the the fuselage but I don't think it would be needed. - John.
) and a mod I would do if I want to have the provision to roll the model over. Basically, just removing the centre brace so the wing can swing. Obviously, the height of the stand would depend on the span of the model you wish to roll over. I would make the bottom rail so I could adjust the distance between the two uprights & removable to make transport a little easier.I would still go with the foam inserts to support the model. It's easy to cut new ones to suit different sizes of fuselages.
To roll the model just pick the tail up & swing it over, the front support would act as a bearing on the front of the fuselage. I suppose you could make a top/bottom clamp gismo to hold the the fuselage but I don't think it would be needed. - John.
10-04-2009 | 03:34 AM
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ORIGINAL: Boomerang1
Ahh, well....... no, I cannot mention the name, not because it's a secret but because I do not know if such a stand exists.
The process goes something like this. Someone like RC MAN will design one because he has a bad back, an American company will copy & refine the design & market it, another American company will sell a purple one at 10 times the price, a Japanese company will make a cheaper one that is better finished & folds more compactly then the Chinese will copy (badly) the Japanese version & sell it for less than we can buy the materials to make one because their government will subsidise the materials.
We will then argue about it on an RCU thread for weeks, the purple stand guys will tell us how they were happy to pay heaps more because Bob's a great guy & the people who bought a Chinese stand will justify their purchase because of the price despite having broken 5 models when the stand collapses & having to make modifications to get it to hang together.
Sorry............
I have built stands myself & when the need arises for one like this I guess I will have to make another. Unless someone has already. I'll think about a design. - John.
If possible, could you please mention the make/name of a stand that will allow you to roll the plane over, or post a link to where you can get one?
The process goes something like this. Someone like RC MAN will design one because he has a bad back, an American company will copy & refine the design & market it, another American company will sell a purple one at 10 times the price, a Japanese company will make a cheaper one that is better finished & folds more compactly then the Chinese will copy (badly) the Japanese version & sell it for less than we can buy the materials to make one because their government will subsidise the materials.
We will then argue about it on an RCU thread for weeks, the purple stand guys will tell us how they were happy to pay heaps more because Bob's a great guy & the people who bought a Chinese stand will justify their purchase because of the price despite having broken 5 models when the stand collapses & having to make modifications to get it to hang together.
Sorry............
I have built stands myself & when the need arises for one like this I guess I will have to make another. Unless someone has already. I'll think about a design. - John.
Seem the bussiness to be in these days is to export jobs to the chinas and import debt in return.
Then add the nutcase stock chasers and you run the risk of economic colapse. Oh sH%$#@ were already there...
10-04-2009 | 10:37 AM
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Its not an age thing, its just hard to find a good spot to grab the darn things and spin them around [:@] I guess one option is to bring the jet assembled to the field on a trailer or maybe a rack in a pick up bed.
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10-05-2009 | 07:36 PM
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OK, I'm a ding-dong I suppose, but have you tried assembling the plane on a [link=http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=38778]folding stand[/link] ($20 at Harbor freight) that holds the model up high enuff for you to get UNDERNEATH for what ever assembly work needs to be done? Then you simply lift the p[lane off of the stand when ur done and set it on the ground...no flipping over required.
This works for a model with one-piece "bolt on" wings (ex: Reaction 54) with the the wing straddling the stand then placing the fuse on the the wing, AND it works with "slide on (the spar tube)" wings (Dragon, Eurosport, Boomers) with the stands suporting the fuse instead of the wing.
A friend of mine who's in his 70's is assembling his 30+ lb jets this way, no problem. His Dragon and Euro fuses sit across the foam pads, then after the wings are slid into place over the tubes, he secures them via bolts from the bottom.
This works for a model with one-piece "bolt on" wings (ex: Reaction 54) with the the wing straddling the stand then placing the fuse on the the wing, AND it works with "slide on (the spar tube)" wings (Dragon, Eurosport, Boomers) with the stands suporting the fuse instead of the wing.
A friend of mine who's in his 70's is assembling his 30+ lb jets this way, no problem. His Dragon and Euro fuses sit across the foam pads, then after the wings are slid into place over the tubes, he secures them via bolts from the bottom.
10-05-2009 | 08:52 PM
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go to your local auto paint supply store and ask for a body panel paint stand.. i spent about $35-40 for mine and it works fairly well for just about everything, and gets the model about waist height off the ground:
