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  1. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Have a look and again thank you all for keeping me in line, I don't know what I would do without you all.
  2. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    hahahaha I presume its a joke, but will answer anyway, pull one one side the rudder will pull the other I am making a simple retrofit for this will show after
  3. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    this what you meant Earle
  4. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    by keeping the original setup I already have , I was thinking something like , just a rough sketch or as Earle said making new arms in an L shape
  5. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Hmmmm you guys make good points, I will have to rethink this, thanks for the heads up,
  6. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Here is a short video of the working rudder, and in the comments I say it might be a different story in the plane, I meant in the air lol
  7. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    custom making servo arms and clevis, you will also note on one of the pictures the two servos are not the same number, my mistake , this will have to be changed
  8. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    today working on the twin Pro Amp servos for the rudder, these each have 70 kg of torque
  9. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    getting aquainted with the world of sewing, the basics is not all that hard , buuuuuuuuuutttttttttttttttttt, now to make things look right, will be a steep learning curve.
  10. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Here is a close up of the push rod and the cover
  11. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Yes your exactly right, the yellow one is a picture sent to me by Ray, who owns the one and only full size Dalotel, he has been most helpful with the pictures for details. It does have electric trim, and mine will have the servo at the same location but will act as a boost tab instead. Today I...
  12. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    working on getting the trim tab just right, still need to make it look like not wood . Pushrod I had to turn from a bigger piece and mill the end to be square as original, not too hard to do but time consuming and loving it
  13. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    now working on the single trim tab (boost tab) and guess who is going to do the upholstery? LOL
  14. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    painted and installed the gas valve and pictures showing basically how I made the mounting bracket I could have done a better job I know....
  15. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    OMG I am humbled by all of you guys, thank you very much
  16. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    today, warm and raining I spent the day in the shop attempting to make a 50% scale fuel valve non functioning , for the Dalotel
  17. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    second seat in primer touch ups then upholstery I hope
  18. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    rear seat pretty well fitted, no upholstery but this will come a bit later, at the same time working on stab tips, and getting there. Although I am building this airplane from the original drawings, a lot of the scale details I am trying to replicate would be impossible without pictures of the...
  19. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    working on the seats today, but still a lot of work to get the upholstery maybe I should buy a sewing machine
  20. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    bending 1/32 plywood, is not the easiest to do, so I'm trying windex with amonia, no glue yet will just let it sit overnight hopefully it will retain its shape
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