PAU Canopy bolts

[Pistolera]

http://www.mcmaster.com/#thumb-screws/=zrib4i

Come in bags of 100 for less than $15... Share them with your friends

You haven't shared any with me!!!!

 

[David Shriver]

No worries Terry. I trust your advice. You and Herve should definately know the best way to do it. I'll likely go with the thumb screws @Matt Carruthers recommended.

I love the Emcotec fuelers. I've used those on several models and I have them on order for the Viper. I'll go with a pin style switch but I'm not sure where I'll mount the fuelers. Pulling screws (even thumb screws) to refuel doesn't really appeal to me but I really hate things sticking through the side of the airframe.

 

[Terryscustom]

No worries Terry. I trust your advice. You and Herve should definately know the best way to do it. I'll likely go with the thumb screws @Matt Carruthers recommended.

I love the Emcotec fuelers. I've used those on several models and I have them on order for the Viper. I'll go with a pin style switch but I'm not sure where I'll mount the fuelers. Pulling screws (even thumb screws) to refuel doesn't really appeal to me but I really hate things sticking through the side of the airframe.

Just make sure you use bonded washers under the thumb screw it it should work fine.

 

[stangflyer]

I really hate things sticking through the side of the airframe.

I'm with ya there brother. Sometimes I can be quite anal and this one is a biggie for me. Why?....why cut all those ungodly holes in a fuselage and dirty up a beauty with all that un-needed crap when it's just simply not necessary?

 

[David Shriver]

I'll probably use a magnetic switch. I can put the status LEDs for ign and RX under the canopy. I'm still not sure what to do about the fuel dots though. The Emcotecs that I like are fairly low profile but I still am not a fan of them sticking through the side of the plane. Once the Viper gets here I'll figure something out. I may just live with removing the canopy to refuel or I might try to devise a small hatch to hide them under.

This is the downside of ARFs. I love the quality and ease and cost of ARFs and PAU makes awesome airframes. But I miss the ability to customize a plane the way I can with a kit.

 

[Pistolera]

As for the system, you can go with the simple pin-flag switch. It's pretty unobtrusive to begin with but can be flush mounted with a little work. I'd post a pic, but it only looks like a tiny stainless donut

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For fuel/smoke dots....well real planes have fillers so why not! If you can put them in a scale location, even better!!!

 

[Matt]

As for the system, you can go with the simple pin-flag switch. It's pretty unobtrusive to begin with but can be flush mounted with a little work. I'd post a pic, but it only looks like a tiny stainless donut

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For fuel/smoke dots....well real planes have fillers so why not! If you can put them in a scale location, even better!!!
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One day I'll bet this airplane might even fly...

 

[Pistolera]

I'm letting the fiberglass cure well

 

[dhal22]

One day I'll bet this airplane might even fly...

Wow. Tough crowd.

 

[Classclown]

Wow! Thought the Krill would've flown by now, Earle. Beautiful work, was watching the build, then life sorta happened and lost track.