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  1. Jetpainter

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

    I look at it this way, if I'm going to eat food that's going to kill me, I'm going to have something better than a fake meat McDonalds burger. For a fast food burger in my area, it's really hard to top Culvers.
  2. Jetpainter

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

    A Hangar 9 airplane that doesn't go together well, call me shocked! ;) The 60cc P51, the 60cc P3 Revolution, and the 120cc Extra 300X are all severely lacking in the quality control department.
  3. Jetpainter

    Sport The Kool Kanary (Giant Hot Kanary)

    You do some damn fine work yourself!
  4. Jetpainter

    Sport The Kool Kanary (Giant Hot Kanary)

    Yep, the man does nice work!:way_to_go:
  5. Jetpainter

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

    I've been known to read a dozen or so books in a row and then not read another for months. I'm strange that way, I go in cycles.
  6. Jetpainter

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

    Don't tempt me. :big-grin:
  7. Jetpainter

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

    This is the only model airplane related work I've done so far in 2018. I drilled a few holes in an ammo can to make a Lipo box and did a bad spray can job with Rustoleum Hammered finish paint that didn't turn out hammered looking.
  8. Jetpainter

    Peak Models 32% Extra 330 SC

    Do you do your gazintas when eating from the Jethro bowl? You need to know those when cipherin. I had a Raleigh Chopper 5 speed with the twin stick shifter. Higher class than those 5 speed Stingrays and Crates.;) Man we're old......... and yes I still eat Captain Crunch.:lol2:
  9. Jetpainter

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

    It looked familiar because I built a Byron Corsair with one running a Quadra 50 in 1994. Unfortunately I never got to hear it run or see it fly since the guy I built it for was from Mexico. He didn't want me to test run it because he was afraid the gas smell would cause problems in customs.
  10. Jetpainter

    Alert! Is HOBBICO Next? Hobbico files for bankruptcy

    We strive to make this a polite place.:yesss:
  11. Jetpainter

    Alert! Is HOBBICO Next? Hobbico files for bankruptcy

    Oh I used them alright, or I should say tried to use them. Between the two (which were bought at the same time) they were in 4 different airplanes. They were total garbage. you couldn't keep them running to save your life. They both made trips back for service with no change. They were the most...
  12. Jetpainter

    Alert! Is HOBBICO Next? Hobbico files for bankruptcy

    I had a lot of OS and other brands over the years. Most of the OS engines were fine as sport engines. I have 2 OS 120 Surpass engines that never qualified for more than paper weight status. I was never a fan of their ducted fan engines, of course once you ran the BVM/Nelson .91 all else paled...
  13. Jetpainter

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

    That looks like a Byron "Purr'n Power mount that they had for their Corsair.
  14. Jetpainter

    The I'm NOT going out flying thread.

    It's 64 here right now with ridiculous humidity. The concrete floor in my shop is sweating horribly. The low tonight is supposed to be 18 with snow and ice and all the nasty stuff. I hate winter.:(
  15. Jetpainter

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

    $700 will get you a budget one that will do the job, but the sky is the limit on what you can spend.
  16. Jetpainter

    Scale Plans built P-51

    Kevin knows nothing about painting.;) You can tell by the terrible job he did on his Deception.:lol2:
  17. Jetpainter

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

    Unfortunately if you want to do a nice job welding thinner aluminum your into a pretty costly AC TIG welder. A MIG just doesn't cut it on thin aluminum. There are specialized rods for gas welding aluminum that kind of work sometimes, and spool guns for MIG welding aluminum that are great if the...
  18. Jetpainter

    Pilot 40% 330 Recover and Build

    That happens to me when I go outside.
  19. Jetpainter

    The I'm NOT going out flying thread.

    I've tried that, after 36 years he won't accept it.
  20. Jetpainter

    The I'm NOT going out flying thread.

    I would be kicking myself for not getting a flu shot this year, but they're saying the shot is only working on 10% of the people anyway. Luckily the flu so far has been easier than the sinus infection and the tooth. Friday I was hoping someone would kill me and put me out of my misery, but I'm...
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