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  1. AKNick

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

    Thanks for taking the time to reach out to him. I hope and pray that he is doing well. Miss that guy on here! Oct 25th:
  2. AKNick

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

    Are you using the clamps to attach the Teflon tubes? I see you can surgically take them on and off through the ignition lead, but what about exhaust exit? I’m asking too many questions to the yet to be done, or tune in next time post ha ha
  3. AKNick

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

    I’ve always liked the view from the tail or wingtip. Gives a good perspective and doesn’t obscure the image with the prop wash. Maybe the coolest thing I’ve seen is a 360 view from the inside of a cub.
  4. AKNick

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

    I guess we can forgive you... :attaboy:
  5. AKNick

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

    I used to have the smaller orange pheonix Strega (V1), no retracts, OS .46AX - It had a fast stall speed (no flaps) and was very fun to fly in the air. It could do a lomcovak at high speeds that was really fun to do. Almost topple end over end! It was flying fast all the time, I remember...
  6. AKNick

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

    Beautiful!!!
  7. AKNick

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

    Worked on the turbo otter a bit. I 3D Printed the exhaust shroud and painted it silver. Started to cut a hole in the plane so it will double as a air exit. Need to finish trimming it and cover the bottom. Still waiting to hear back from the decal shop.
  8. AKNick

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

    I built a wood crate to fit airline maximum dimensions LOL. Only ever used it twice... still have it. What a pain to lug to and from an airport. My wife said it looked like I was bringing a coffin with me ha ha ha!!! I even put a rod through the back half for some 3" plane tires so I could roll...
  9. AKNick

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

    Did some more work on the super otter. First off those lines that were bothering me... I cheated and added some blue. Before: After: Worked on the tail a bit more. I needed an exhaust stack/shroud replica. So I drew one up and 3D Printed it. We will see how it works out. Need to paint it...
  10. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    Finally covered the empennage back up. A little diagonal x brace and one cross beam seem to stiffen it up enough. The covering added a lot of rigidity but I don’t think the covering was designed to take this kind of load (twisting). This will suffice. I would say that this was an improvement...
  11. AKNick

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    UltraCote beer. LOL! VooDoo IPA... with some red UltraCote. No beer was harmed in the process.
  12. AKNick

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

    Just got approval from the company who's paint scheme I'm using for my Super Otter to swing by their decal provider and see if they can scale down and print me some decals for the plane. It will look so much better and I would be ecstatic to utilize them. No idea what they will charge or if they...
  13. AKNick

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

    Man. It took me two evenings and a redo to get a sloppy UltraCote job done. It’ll work. Super Otter is moving along with her fancy new paint job lol
  14. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    Copy that. Man... hope your back is all better now... Feb was like 9 months ago!! ouchy
  15. AKNick

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

    More work on the super otter. Strips are made and getting put down. Not sure if I should add the N# or not.... hmmmm. Also how to add WARD AIR on the strips. I can ask for the file from the company and get it printed... curious if it’s worth the hassle or not. The white outline strip on the top...
  16. AKNick

    Happy Thanksgiving Everybody :)

    :frown:
  17. AKNick

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

    Covering the Super Otter.... man was thinking about this plane all night at work. Got home, did a few chores, started working on it...... it’s 4am here eeeekkkkk!! Bed time! Want to keep working.... but I have to work tomorrow... so bed time it is!
  18. AKNick

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

    I have the 1250’s in mine and they work great. Yes, I had to elongate the servo bays to make them work. But it wasn’t that bad. Glad to see you making progress on it!
  19. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    None that I know of. But apparently they used to be a lighter rubber and they thickened the material to what your seeing now. The weight savings is significant than that of their competitors. It's a gamble with your wallet, but it may be worth it. One thing I was just thinking of that bothers me...
  20. AKNick

    Top Flite RTC Giant Scale P40/Roto 85 FSI

    @stangflyer I sent you a PM yesterday, Curious where you're located and if at your convenience can drop it off at a shipping company for me. I can smell some of my planes burning already to make room. If it's too much hassle let me know. cheers :cheers:
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