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  1. AKNick

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

    Got to pat myself on the back today. A flying buddy was at a standstill on a scratch build with a hammer 20. Trying to convert to electric and was stumped on the cowl. I’ve had a hard time trying to cast and bend compound curves from multiple construction planes but alas!! I figured it out! From...
  2. AKNick

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

    Splendid! Glad it worked!
  3. AKNick

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Here’s what I was able to come up with tonight. Just a tad undersized on the length by 6mm. Upload Link: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5793827
  4. AKNick

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    I can make your drawing no problem. My 2 cents; The height and angles are all relative to the planes attitude in flight. The appearance of the model will change a bit along with the added drag possibly. The idea of creating the low pressure without inducing a back eddy is hard to visualize...
  5. AKNick

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    I could remake one in CAD. 160mm wide x _____mm deep? How high do you want the lip? Holes in the flange OK? Sketch it on paper and I'll mimic it in CAD. Personally, I like a shorter lip (maybe 10mm) with a steeper angle. I've been wondering if a more U or W shaped design would be better as well...
  6. AKNick

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Excellent!!! Must have been the 67" ARS 300? https://northwestrc.com/SW--67-ARS-300--OrangeCharcoalWhite-scheme-E_p_3412.html I was going to buy a spare 91" ARS 300 but decided I should up my game and get a 120cc. I'm nervous to bring THEM home (yeaup, I gone done it)... Also got a 104" EF...
  7. AKNick

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Well I've ordered my first 120cc and keep thinking "what am I doing?!" LOL. But with NWRC leaving the west coast I kind of felt like it was now or maybe never. Got a 104" Skywing Extra NG in R/W/B scheme. I just love how their products assemble and after thinking about getting an extreme flight...
  8. AKNick

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I know a guy who liked to use genuine wood screws for his motor mounts..... The blind nuts would be fine with some locktitie and with a split lock washer under the bolt head I'd Think. I probably would have used a fender washer and a nylock. Should be just fine though!
  9. AKNick

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I've used some 4mm EVA Foam sheet as a wall heat shield before with good luck.
  10. AKNick

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Good work on the ignition bracket! I may suggest adding a heat shield deflector from the cylinder in from of it. I'm pretty sure I've killed an ignition due to that. Although I'm sure your cub will run cooler than my gasser! Are you going to paint the firewall silver??:)
  11. AKNick

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    shoot! I wouldn't be surprised if McMasterCarr had a 1/3 scale cub!!!! LOL That 1/8 looming works good before you add connectors, otherwise you'll have to use the 1/4" stuff. It stretches out pretty thin too. You've been making good progress lately!
  12. AKNick

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

    Dude…. Are we on the same brain wave in December??? I literally had made something similar for my 120” TBM without knowing you were up to it as well ha ha.
  13. AKNick

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Maybe Calle Graphics? You can get various nomenclature sheets... although mostly for warbirds. They do custom work too. https://callie-graphics.com/collections/nomenclature Cub: https://callie-graphics.com/collections/piper-cub/products/traditional-yellow-cub Panel...
  14. AKNick

    Yes/No?

    It's a high density foam core which is also used in full scale I'm pretty sure.
  15. AKNick

    Yes/No?

    Oh man, That's a bummer. I'd try and sell it to someone used, and get a new prop. Otherwise, Id rough sand the inside of the holes with like 40grit, then tape off the bottom. Get some carbon fibers and chop them up about the width of the hole, mix with slow curing epoxy and pack them tightly in...
  16. AKNick

    Timber 110" Twin Build

    Brilliant Job!
  17. AKNick

    Timber 110" Twin Build

    Very cool! T-Tail maybe?????? I thought it would be neat to make an iris opening in each wing panel with a motor.... Love dreaming this kindof stuff up!
  18. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    That is wonderful to hear! Sorry to say that Carl passed away a few years ago, we had many good memories together and I really miss his random phone calls to talk about model airplanes. I helped clean out his model airplane shed with his son and wowza there was a lot of stuff in there (still...
  19. AKNick

    RC Airplane Memes

    Ran across this meme… had to share!
  20. AKNick

    Timber 110" Twin Build

    Very cool, you should be able to flat spin like a pro. Now you just need to make that whole assembly tilt up for some wicked VTOL :mario-banana:
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