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  1. dhal22

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Yes on the Yak………. I’ll take a photo next time at my my other hobby room. I need to take a look at the damages anyway.
  2. dhal22

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    I dumped my 120cc Yak a couple of weeks ago getting too low….. 🥺
  3. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    Stone Delicious this weekend….
  4. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Whoops, wrong numbers. I meant 1” looked too big, 3/4 looked better. Great!
  5. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I did a run of heavy duty thread today, I'll do another trial run on the wing tomorrow. Also I think 1/2" tape is the correct size. My first practice run was 3/4".
  6. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    That was the idea that I was looking around for. I tried a bent coat hanger but not good enough. I’ll give it a try.
  7. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I stripped the practice piece of of the wing. Waiting on various thread sizes from Amazon.
  8. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    A little bit of outside work today. Low 70's so I worked on my tan while working on the Cub.
  9. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Wonderful. I was thinking fishing line myself, was intending to stop at Walmart on the way home but ran out of time.
  10. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Tony might have an opinion here. Thanks for the inspection ring suggestion btw. I could almost add a little scale here and add screws to the ring.......
  11. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    I'm a beer glutton. Tropicalia while watching baseball and football. Photo later.
  12. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Another pic,
  13. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Test on the underside of the wing. I can't the tape to mold/ form over the rope pieces. I will search for smaller rope.
  14. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    More strips. I worry about the rope size.
  15. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Working on the fake wing stitching, 1/16 or 1/8" soft rope glued to paper then strip cut with a circle cutter.
  16. dhal22

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Lights. Lots of lights. I mean LOTS of lights…………
  17. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    The panels are glued to the frame with Weldbond/equivelent. I don’t remember gluing the cloth to the liteply panels.
  18. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I might try a 1/4" wide.
  19. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    The width is close. I will test the width first before I start gluing.
  20. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I switched to the wings this evening. I found this rib stitch idea somewhere I decided to try it. It is string glued to paper. Not too bad.......
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