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Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
04-04-2011, 12:12 PM
Replies: 1,510
Views: 215,465
Posted By SuperCub Man

RE: Don Smith Cessna T-50

Rich Further to your excellent instructions on creating the Grimes retractable Landing Lights, per our PM's here is the initial installation of the lights in my Waco ARE. If anyone is interested,...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
04-01-2011, 08:48 PM
Replies: 1,510
Views: 215,465
Posted By SuperCub Man

RE: Don Smith Cessna T-50

Many thanks for that Rich. I have sent you a PM. Will post pix tomorrow since the plane looks so good even with the defective lights in place. Bright enopugh as well!

Cheers
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
03-29-2011, 07:18 PM
Replies: 1,510
Views: 215,465
Posted By SuperCub Man

RE: Don Smith Cessna T-50

Rich - I got my Grimes lights built and operating. Then when I painted them the paint went right through the liquid mask I was using and totally ruined the lens!! So now I have to build a second...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
03-16-2011, 01:28 PM
Replies: 1,510
Views: 215,465
Posted By SuperCub Man

RE: Don Smith Cessna T-50

Thanks Rich. Yes I do have a scroll saw. It's a Dremel and not a very good one, but it is two speed so hopefully the slow speed will work. I picked up a piece of 6" by 12" 1/16" brass plate today...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
03-15-2011, 02:48 PM
Replies: 1,510
Views: 215,465
Posted By SuperCub Man

RE: Don Smith Cessna T-50

Switched to 1/8 ply but now having lots of fun figuring out the angle. Seems my iteration is quite different than yours Rich. Probably due to mounting on 1/8ply and using double thickness of 1/32...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
03-15-2011, 09:46 AM
Replies: 1,510
Views: 215,465
Posted By SuperCub Man

RE: Don Smith Cessna T-50

OK!!! So I can't cut 1/16" brass!! Tried with a jewellers saw and Saber saw with special blade and used kerosene as a lubricant. It just grabbed and laughed at me. Would 1/8 ply do?? Or can you...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
03-14-2011, 08:14 PM
Replies: 1,510
Views: 215,465
Posted By SuperCub Man

RE: Don Smith Cessna T-50

Yes I have seen a lot of Big Bird's stuff on the Waco site. He may have seen mine as well under Supercub Man. I built the 1\5 Scale YMF in yellow and blue, a copy of one at my local airport here in...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
03-14-2011, 07:21 PM
Replies: 1,510
Views: 215,465
Posted By SuperCub Man

RE: Don Smith Cessna T-50

Terrific - Thanks Rich. That should do nicely

Nice covering Murphey. I love Solartex. I usually paint it with Krylon in a shaker can. You just have to give it at least a week to dry before...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
03-14-2011, 02:21 PM
Replies: 1,510
Views: 215,465
Posted By SuperCub Man

RE: Don Smith Cessna T-50

Any chance you've got a copy of the drawing for the brass sheet hinges lying around that I could have? Can't seem to get mine right and I'm tired of sawing!!
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
03-13-2011, 07:46 PM
Replies: 1,510
Views: 215,465
Posted By SuperCub Man

RE: Don Smith Cessna T-50

Thanks a lot for that Rich. I got the spinners from Towers, but they came in plastic bags instead of vacuum formed packaging!! So I had to learn how to do vacuum forming. I used the spinners as...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
03-13-2011, 03:39 PM
Replies: 1,510
Views: 215,465
Posted By SuperCub Man

RE: Don Smith Cessna T-50

Hi Rich.
Sorry to butt in! I'm well into making the Grimes landing lights for my Waco ARE and I was wondering if you could advise me what glue you used to assemble the unit (I've assumed CA) and...
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