IMAC Double Build, Carden Pro 124" Extra 300 40%

[orthobird]

Now you tell me!!

 

[Rusty 73]

What i'm surprised at is with arf planes they don't have an arrow shaft for a pin , like you said for prevention of swelling and for superoir strength .
maybe if you give it a coat of epoxy to seal the dowel tight .

Purchase some of the Westsystem epoxy with the fast hardener and i love it . Just finished putting in the baffles and supports and then coating then sealed then plywood with epoxy to fuel proof it . Thanks Cam again for suggesting this product .

 

[KC0PPH]

Does the fast work good as a general purpose epoxy? I have the slow for an upcoming build.

 

[Rusty 73]

I did a test batch when i first got it, tried to get the hardener pulling and finally had to open the lid because it wasn't sucking air into the can so it would pump in one stroke.I probably had too much hardener in the test , it hardened with in 50 min ,
Use it yesterday and it was at 4c not room tempature and it took three hours to set and that was with even one pump hardener to one pump resin .
had to move to cowl into the house to help the resin cure.

 

[orthobird]

Interesting. I have never used the fast, only the slower hardener.

 

[Rusty 73]

If your doing work that doesn't take a lot of time finish then a fast hardener is the ticket.
The slow hardener for vaccum bagging is i believe the correct mixture from what you have said plus you use a heat gun to get it to flow easier with the slow cure without worrying about the epoxy setting too quick .
Just used the heat gun to warm up the plywood brace in the fuse, i appiled used slow cure hysol and the garage is at 5-7c at little cool for proper cure time .

 

[orthobird]

Here are some pilots, I want to say, from left to right is lighter to heavier. The one all the way to the left weighs under 1 ounce. the one all the way to the right is the heaviest. It is a balsa block. the others are either fiberglass or plastic.

However, none of the fit inside the canopy, except for the foamy one. LOL!!

Looks like I will have to do some cutting.

 

[Rusty 73]

Are these for plane one or two ,most of these are 35% scale . The G-force pilot I received was a 25% and fit in the canopy of the 35% Extra , the 35% would be too tall and would hit the canopy .
Like the yellow with red helmet pilot as second choice.

 

[capthis]

The pilot in the falcon hat sure is ugly! .


You know someone was going to say it lol

 

[orthobird]

Shed 3 ounces, and now he fits in the canopy. I had to remove 1.25" from the bottom, and perfect fit now.

My wife will now paint the shirt on the pilot red, white, and blue.