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  1. BalsaDust

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

    Glued on the LE slats and relocated the landing lights that where in the nose. I think will work much better actually shining light on the gear and side of the plane.
  2. BalsaDust

    Scale Don Smith P-51 Mustang

    I would also say go with the shortest method possible but in this case it does look like that big of a difference and would probably be fine either way.
  3. BalsaDust

    Idea! Avatar Update

    H'mmm. Gonna update mine soon then once my new project is done
  4. BalsaDust

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    night flight with the umx timber the other day. Took it out again this morning and put a few more flights on it before my car charger crapped out on me. Was having a blast just doing low inverted passes. Two full batteries where burned only flying inverted.
  5. BalsaDust

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    That’s what mine look like as well and are placed on the bottom of the rudder.
  6. BalsaDust

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    Yeah I agree. It’s amazing how well such a tiny little plane flys.
  7. BalsaDust

    3D Edge 540 Profile Build (Glitter JR)

    Yup. I’m hoping to have it finished I the next couple of weeks.
  8. BalsaDust

    3D Edge 540 Profile Build (Glitter JR)

    Servos fit nice and tight in the wing.
  9. BalsaDust

    3D Edge 540 Profile Build (Glitter JR)

    Electronics all showed up. Servo arm. Nice factory aluminum ones as well. I wish they where 1” arms though. They are only 3/4” but should do the job just fine.nice pretty kst servos. A couple of my dlgs have kst brand servos in them and I’m really happy with them. I have heard reports that...
  10. BalsaDust

    3D Edge 540 Profile Build (Glitter JR)

    No on to the LE. As you can see the sheeting overhangs a little bit which is what I intended. We need to get it down flush with the ribs. My method was to grab my small hand plane and go to town on it. Five or six passes had it really close. Then I switched to my sanding block to finish it up...
  11. BalsaDust

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Oh its tons of fun. Only complaint so far is it doesnt roll fast enough. Wish they had the flaps on two different servos so I could mix it in for full length ailerons but they are both on one servo so it cant be done. You should get one. Currently they are offering a $20 off coupon on it.
  12. BalsaDust

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    Took my UMX Timber out for its maiden flight today. Nice and cold with it being a mix of rain, sleet, and snow but I couldnt resist. Little joker is a blast and I advise everyone to pick one up.
  13. BalsaDust

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Time for some front yard shenanigans!!!!!
  14. BalsaDust

    3D Edge 540 Profile Build (Glitter JR)

    It’s possible but probably not. I have electronics from my original one here I could use but have much nicer stuff headed this way for it and would rather use it. This includes servos that I believe are slightly smaller so I won’t be able to cover the wing or fuse until I have those and make...
  15. BalsaDust

    3D Edge 540 Profile Build (Glitter JR)

    Fair bit of progress this morning. Got the le sheeting on, Center section, and one piece of TE sheeting. Same as the top basically but you can see how I let the Center section hang off the back and the TE just butts up to it. A lot quicker and easier this way. Should have the airframe finished...
  16. BalsaDust

    Scale 1/3 Scale Extra 330L Build.

    I use a bunch of old lighting ballast for weights along with the smaller weights you can see on the wing in the background. With the ballast I just cut the wires off then hot glue a piece of foam board to the bottom of it to help protect the airframe
  17. BalsaDust

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

    Exactly. It have the cool factor and what I saw somewhere else it was still turning a 20" prop but I cant justify the price.
  18. BalsaDust

    3D Edge 540 Profile Build (Glitter JR)

    Not a lot of progress this morning. Sold my last dle 55 to a club member and needed to get it off the plane it was on so he could get it tomorrow. First up and not pictured but go ahead and trim the extra length of spar and stuff hanging past the wing tips to length. Also go ahead and trim the...
  19. BalsaDust

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

    Interesting. Its a touch longer than needed but might work with either moving the firewall back or shortening the standoffs some. may require a bunch of nose wieght though. Let me think on it and I will get back with you in a day or so.
  20. BalsaDust

    3D Edge 540 Profile Build (Glitter JR)

    Yeah there is plenty of strength there. Sheeting to the main would just add extra weight. The original prototype only had sheer webs in the first two bays of the wing and never had a problem. Since I didn't do carbon two in the spar on this one I decided to do them all the way out.
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