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  1. Wacobipe

    Scale 26% Pitts M12

  2. Wacobipe

    3D Wing tubes and why .037 is unacceptable

    Dr Evil....did the family leave the house and forget to lock up the hammer and nails again?
  3. Wacobipe

    Scale 26% Pitts M12

    To add a little scale details and also to hide the servo wires running to the top wing I got some streamline aluminum tube from Glenn Torrance Models and slid the original cabanes through them...a little filing of the edges was needed to get them to fit and I needed to create a trough for the...
  4. Wacobipe

    Scale 26% Pitts M12

    Fuselage sheeting is pretty straight forward on this build...the turtle deck is a bit of a tight radius right at the top...but soak the balsa sheet with Windex and it rolls right around without too much effort...just take it slow. 10470=3753-Fore Canopy Sheeting.jpg 10470=3754-Holy...
  5. Wacobipe

    Passed through the 700 member mark last night!

    Hurry up...I need that DA50 for a new project! Seriously...the growth and the excitement of this site is awesome!
  6. Wacobipe

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    This thing is being built like a full scale aircraft...I love it!
  7. Wacobipe

    Took me awhile but I found ya'll

    I started a damn build thread on the first r second day and I'm still a glow pilot...the dues are steep here! They are , however, well worth it!
  8. Wacobipe

    One more FG refugee.

    Welcome to the fun!
  9. Wacobipe

    Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

    I'm in!
  10. Wacobipe

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    The more details the better! That's how I learn to make my builds better.
  11. Wacobipe

    Scale 26% Pitts M12

    And we'll finish for today with some mock-up photos showing progress to this point. 6480=2524-Mock-up_1_9-3-13 (1).jpg 6480=2525-Mock-up_1_9-3-13 (2).jpg 6480=2526-Mock-up_1_9-3-13 (3).jpg 6480=2527-Mock-up_1_9-3-13 (4).jpg 6480=2528-Mock-up_1_9-3-13 (5).jpg
  12. Wacobipe

    Scale 26% Pitts M12

    And some details of the top wings in construction. 6479=2517-Cabane attache ribs.jpg 6479=2518-Control Horn Reinforcement.jpg 6479=2519-Half of wings ready for sheeting.jpg 6479=2520-Right wing meeting center wing.jpg 6479=2521-Top Wing Servo Hatch 1.jpg 6479=2522-Top Wing Servo...
  13. Wacobipe

    Scale 26% Pitts M12

    Here's a few photos of the top wing center section being built an on the plane... 6478=2514-cabanes installed.jpg 6478=2515-Center Section Curve (1).jpg 6478=2516-Center Section Curve (2).jpg
  14. Wacobipe

    Scale 26% Pitts M12

    And here they are sheeted and on the plane. 6476=2512-Bottom Wing Sheeting (2).jpg 6476=2513-Bottom Wing Tips (1).jpg
  15. Wacobipe

    Scale 26% Pitts M12

    One of the mods I made to the kit is that the plans call for a Python style suared off wing tip. I prefer the more traditional design so I made my wing tips curved like the originals 6475=2510-Bottom Wing Tips (2).jpg 6475=2511-Bottom Wing Tips (3).jpg
  16. Wacobipe

    Scale 26% Pitts M12

    Starting the pics for the bottom wing the bottom wing here. With the jigs provided by Jtec it is impressive how quickly these wings come together. 6474=2507-Bottom wing half.jpg 6474=2508-Build Start.jpg 6474=2509-Wing Build Jigs CA'd to Table closeup.jpg
  17. Wacobipe

    Clamp Locs ???

    Here's a pic of a few of them installed in my 26% Pitts M12. 6287=2447-image.jpg
  18. Wacobipe

    Clamp Locs ???

    I can't comment on. The Clamp-locks as I have never used them. I can comment on the Secraft ones (from Aztech link above). They are sticky foam backed ( which is crap and fails immediately). However, if you glue them down instead of depending on the sticky foam they are fantastic! They clamp...
  19. Wacobipe

    Aerotech 55% extra 260 SORT OF BUILD THREAD ???

    I've been in Dr Evils shop and seen this thing first hand...the workmanship is awesome and the plane is ridiculously large!
  20. Wacobipe

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Awesome build with some really unique techniques. I will be following this closely to see what I can learn for my own builds! Thanks for sharing.
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