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  1. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    Dad is pretty sure Grampa's weight 18lbs (that was with equipment from the late 70's early 80's) I'd like to hit 16lbs but as long as I don't go over 18 I'll be happy. I'm going to cover it with Sig Koverall and dope, that will be some weight, I'm sure one built conservatavly and covered with...
  2. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    Found a picture of the full scale Krier Kraft and had to make a little comparison picture, I just hope I can get mine to look half as good as grampa's.
  3. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    Okay, so getting back to the build ;) Over the weekend between flying and football games I managed to get the horizontal built. First thing I learned was that while my foam form for the tip bows seemed like a way to get the laminates done without a piece of plywood, it was more headache than...
  4. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    lol fun fact, Hot Stuff was the glue that Grampa used, probably built most of his Krier with it!
  5. Bipeguy03

    Give-a-way contest! Win a Hanger 9 Extra 300X

    Only counts if it's top and bottom :)
  6. Bipeguy03

    Give-a-way contest! Win a Hanger 9 Extra 300X

    This would be pretty cool, only problem is it doesn't have 2 wings!! ;)
  7. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    Something happened the other day that's pretty awesome, Frank Tiano has been keeping tabs on the Krier build though Facebook and over the weekend he noticed in one of my pictures that my bottle of thin Zap was going bad (I literally can't remember how old that bottle of thin is!! lol) and he...
  8. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    The wood I ordered from Sig won't be here until next week sometime so I thought I'd get to work on the horizontal stab. I found a sheet of old leftover Styrofoam to use to make a lamination form for the tips. I stripped some 1/16" sheet into 1/2" wide strips and soaked them in water for about...
  9. Bipeguy03

    Scale 50cc Scratch Build From My Own Design Revisited

    Please excuse me while I wipe the drool off of my keyboard! You mentioned adding some white to the stabs, what about putting 2 or 3 row checker boards on the tips?
  10. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    Nah, they are only $.60 a piece from Sig and I needed a couple of blocks for the wing saddle and tail fairing so I bought them. Plus, I am a little lazy and hate cutting sticks lol
  11. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    Hey guys, hope you all are having a good labor day weekend! I'm getting to spend some of mine working on the Krier :) Doing a little visualizing. (also known as day dreaming lol) Bulkheads and stringers!!!! Only had a couple of notches that turned out to not be in the correct place...
  12. Bipeguy03

    Scale 50cc Scratch Build From My Own Design Revisited

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!
  13. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    Hey, it actually looks like I did something today! After the Ohio State game I went to the shop and decided to join the fuse halves. Pulling the nose together was quite an interesting experience to say the least ;) but nothing some of my neat Harbor Freight camps couldn't take care of...
  14. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    Yes, 1/4" birch dowel.
  15. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    Did a little bit more this evening. Hard points for the control horn and tail brace wires in the tail. The tail brace wire mounts. Started framing up the fuse sides tonight too
  16. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    lol we'll see, it does look a little questionable to me ;)
  17. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    Sorry for the long delay, things around here have been absolutely nuts the last few weeks. And that is an understatement!!! lol Anyway, last week I rebuilt my work bench to turn it into a suitable building table and tonight I finally started gluing balsa together. After a couple of hours of...
  18. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    I couldn't live without my band saw, and spindle/belt sanders! lol :D
  19. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    Making some wing ribs, 42 balsa ones and 14 lite ply ones!! I started making blanks by cutting 1/8"x4"x36" sheets in half down the length, and then cutting each half into 3rds making 6 blanks per sheet. I then used a 1/4" Forstner bit to drill the holes for the alignment pins in the...
  20. Bipeguy03

    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    Couldn't steal a lot of time to work on the Krier this evening but did get what I wanted done accomplished. All formers are finish sanded and ready for assembly. Made a master rib jig out of 1/4" birch a dowels. This jig will make every rib in the wings. With my spindle sander and the...
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