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05-19-2013, 03:24 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 14,982
Posted By Rebel Flyr

05-13-2013, 01:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 425
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: Reduced!

O K thankx
05-13-2013, 07:32 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 425
Posted By Rebel Flyr

Reduced!

Reduced!
How do you get this to show up on the listing? Seems like I see a lot planes start back at the top with a price reduction. I have clicked on edit add, reduced the price twice now and still...
01-23-2013, 04:35 AM
Replies: 162
Views: 44,964
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: 33% Gee Bee Hostetler Build

Sweet :)I have a Jack Devine 50cc on the back bench,,, just looking at your plane just may motivate me a little.
12-18-2012, 06:05 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 32,070
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: Ron Weiss 1/3 Fokker DVIII

I always put a strait edge & a square on every line on the plans before I start to build… I have run up on some pretty sloppy plans. I also like to fold over to check consistency, on the tail,...
12-11-2012, 02:50 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 32,070
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: Ron Weiss 1/3 Fokker DVIII

If you are making a two piece wing and you’re talking about the gap between the center half’s where the wing joins together... … I would put some wax paper on one side and use a bondo or...
12-10-2012, 01:33 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 32,070
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: Ron Weiss 1/3 Fokker DVIII

I see no way to take any weight off the tail,, it’s finished other than the paint.. I was seriously thinking about a G-62 with a prop drive system. That would put my engine in the 10 pound plus...
12-10-2012, 06:59 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 32,070
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: Ron Weiss 1/3 Fokker DVIII

Here is a picture of my wing bolted up… When bolted the wing is as strong and sturdy as a one piece wing. All I have to do is build my hatch cover... As you can see plenty of room for the battery,...
12-09-2012, 07:10 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 32,070
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: Ron Weiss 1/3 Fokker DVIII

My bag,,, [X(] I thought that I was typing back and forth with a651. He is also building a D Vlll,,, I guess I need to start paying more attention to whats going on
12-09-2012, 06:57 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 32,070
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: Ron Weiss 1/3 Fokker DVIII

I really wanted to build a 3 piece wing I thought about it for a while and that’s all it was just a though... Looking at your building pics the wing looks like a 2 piece wing.
12-09-2012, 06:09 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 32,070
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: Ron Weiss 1/3 Fokker DVIII

I only used one tube, I had a blind nut up toward the front and one towards the rear of the center rib on the right wing, slide the single tube in and run the two socket head bolts in from the left...
12-09-2012, 04:28 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 32,070
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: Ron Weiss 1/3 Fokker DVIII

BTW,,, just a tip that I use. I don’t like pulling servo wires though the ribs. What I do is roll out a piece of freezer paper per length I need, cut it about 4 inches wide roll it up on a wood...
12-09-2012, 04:03 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 32,070
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: Ron Weiss 1/3 Fokker DVIII

OK, it’s been a while since I looked @ the plans. I forgot that they had that option. My wing has been built for several months and the plans are put up. I decided to use the wing tube instead and...
12-09-2012, 10:43 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 32,070
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: Ron Weiss 1/3 Fokker DVIII

Just wondering what size holes you have in the ribs for a wing socket & tube? They look a little small in the picture; I ended up with a 1&1/4in socket in mine. When all put together that big wing...
12-02-2012, 06:42 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 14,982
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: 1/3 scale FOKKER D8

Cool; thanks for the information Sean… Yeah it sure would be nice if I could come down there and check it out in person… maybe after completion for a photo shoot…
We need more D Vlll’s I...
11-19-2012, 06:02 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 32,070
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: Ron Weiss 1/3 Fokker DVIII

looking good Vincent; 7 pounds of dead wieght, WoW. how much did your plane weigh RTF?
11-19-2012, 05:14 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 32,070
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: Ron Weiss 1/3 Fokker DVIII

Looking good there guy's, I just love this plane. I'll be checking in and out with your build. Keep posting the pics and tips and any other useful information used in your build....I wish I would...
11-19-2012, 01:10 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 14,982
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: 1/3 scale FOKKER D8

Well Im trying to get some stitching put together. I saw someone doing this on a You Tube Video. I took a board, put a brad in the edge 1 inch apart on both sides, sprayed it with a little 3M...
Forum: Gas Engines
11-14-2012, 08:01 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,401
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: BME 116 how different than 115?

I was told by a chainsaw technician of 40 years that our 2 stroke engines can not benefit from the high octane fuels like cam 2 and avgas. He said something about the flash point of the high octane...
11-14-2012, 04:55 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 29,198
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: 1\3 Ron Weiss Fokker D8 build

I was wondering what type of fabric and sealer you used? I was looking at your pics of the fuse and It looks like you just painted over the fabric without any primer on it.... I was able to build up...
11-08-2012, 05:48 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 14,982
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: 1/3 scale FOKKER D8

A few pics of the tail feathers covered with koverall fabric,,,,, no dope yet, and it all come apart for sealing and painting
10-12-2012, 07:51 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 14,982
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: 1/3 scale FOKKER D8

Well after much thought and research I decided to cover my plane with Sig koverall fabric. Every plane I have built in the last twenty years has been covered with plastic heat shrink; now I want to...
09-10-2012, 07:03 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 29,198
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: 1\3 Ron Weiss Fokker D8 build

Nice Aircraft,,,,, & Great flight!! just wondering how much did your DVlll weigh? Im not sure yet I have a lot to do still, But I think mine is going to be close to 35 lbs.
07-25-2012, 03:47 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 29,198
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: 1\3 Ron Weiss Fokker D8 build

Yep, thanks. That's the covering I decided to use…. Everyone said that I would love it.
I’ve already priced out all I need from Balsa USA 2 meter White, 5 meters of the lozenge and 10...
07-25-2012, 11:10 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 14,982
Posted By Rebel Flyr

RE: 1/3 scale FOKKER D8

Pics of my cabane, cologne of walk around pics of the scheme I’m following, and my cockpit
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