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  1. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Way cool. Nice and effective solution for a stabilator!
  2. AKNick

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

    Long story short, I have a V1 Grumman Goose kit from Europe that I’ve been holding onto, a distant family member purchased the V2 of this same kit just to have RCEurope forget two large poplar ply sheets and essentially ghost him…The drawings are intricate and different than the V1 so I reached...
  3. AKNick

    Scale 18% De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver by MR Aerodesign

    I'm super impressed with the level of detail and engineering that was put into the landing gear. Seeing that the tail has a shock strut and the MLG legs have the scale rubber dampeners is very cool.
  4. AKNick

    Scale 18% De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver by MR Aerodesign

    Way cool man! I still need to finish my MMW Beaver.... burned myself out on it and need to rekindle the fire... this helps! I worked on three DHC-2's (N4794C, N777DH, N60077) in my first six years as and A&P and IA so the airframe holds a special place in my heart...
  5. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    That turned out great! Nice work, and thanks on the rocket city info!
  6. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    I'm curious about your rudder linkage on post #231 & 249. What's the threaded rod screwing into and how is it retained in the clevis? Thanks
  7. AKNick

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I'm pretty sure I've used airplanes as a center piece on the living room dining table a few times... Guess I married the right woman. :)
  8. AKNick

    Carbon Cub 55% SUPERLIGHT

    https://www.badan.cz/kategorie/stavebnice/carbon-cub-4-7-m-superlight-kit/ "milled parts from plywood 6mm and 3mm, plywood 0.8mm - parts for fuselage coating burned by laser, polystyrene parts for wings, elevator and rudder with negatives, white engine cover, all windows made of plexiglass...
  9. AKNick

    Help! Mystery plane

    Looks like it was derived from a Lanier Laser 200 fuselage retrofitted with Giant Stinger wings with a corsair/spitfire canopy and a custom front hatch. This has custom written all over it! Good luck!
  10. AKNick

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Very nice visual progress!
  11. AKNick

    Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.

    Ugggg, sorry to hear about that.
  12. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    I'm still sporting the 18SZ, I got to hold the 26 and it's sleeker which I kind of dislike for throwing gliders. The 18SZ has been bullet proof for me.
  13. AKNick

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    Nice, sounds good!
  14. AKNick

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    I think the outboard side of the intakes needs a duct/baffle headed to the cylinder itself personally. A little inverted craft foam scoop if I may
  15. AKNick

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    Nice work getting that figured out. I just went through the thread and couldn't find a pic with the cowl installed over the engine or the intake ducts to the cylinders. I get that the cowl is pressurized, but I'm having a hard time visualizing the air movement inside the cowl from the intake to...
  16. AKNick

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    Is the air leading into the cylinders baffled as well? How about a plenum to force the air through? Seems to me the air would rather go around it than through it as there is more distance to the aft cylinder than the front cylinder. I'd extent the baffling to the air intake ducts. Just some thoughts
  17. AKNick

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    It's always the darn aft cylinder that gets hot. I've thought about making an L shaped duct from behind the firewall to help it breathe. Could that cylinder just be getting hot from breaking in?
  18. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Made it out! Snuck in a couple flights before it got dark last night. Snow is imminent as it’s dusting the mountains here lately. This was my first time flying a 120cc at this spot, the 27x11 is a bit quick for landing, putting it in a small slip on decent helped. I’d imagine the prop rip on a...
  19. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Wow, total eye candy for me. I'd love to be able to do this one day!
  20. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Been waiting for the cruise ship season to end here so the flying field will be open. . . Ships have been thinning out but the weather has been quite the stormy/rainy October this fall. . .
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