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Message started by Yak Man on Jan 14th, 2018 at 6:42am

Title: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 14th, 2018 at 6:42am
I acquired this from Todd a little over a year ago. Mike was original owner and the work he completed is top notch. It was about 2/3 framed up . So the reality is it's about 1/4 done. Depending on the detailing maybe even less.

So I'm going to give it a go but I have to admit in recent years I'm having trouble getting these big projects done.

Wingspan : Top wing: 120 inches, Bottom wing: 107 inches (True scale airfoil)
Fuse length : 91
Wing area: 3 966 Sq. inches
Wing loading: 26 ounces / square foot.
Cubic wing loading: 5.09. Values between 4 and 6 are sailplane/glider values.
Cowl diameter: 13"
Plug-in wing and stab panels

This is what I hope to create

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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by yorcram on Jan 14th, 2018 at 11:00am
That is sharp looking. Looking forward to the build log  :)

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Jan 14th, 2018 at 11:22am
This is going to be sweet Al..
moki time

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Jan 14th, 2018 at 9:24pm
Awesome project! Always wanted something like this.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 15th, 2018 at 7:44am
Well the first thing I need to do is construct a gig to fasten the wings to. These wings have been kicking around in an unfinished state for many years and there are a couple of warps to be pulled out.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 15th, 2018 at 7:54am
The first one of four is mounted on the gig. You can't see it but I had to shim the wing up in a spot when I clamped it down to pull a warp out. This all guess as to how much to shim. The plan is to sheet and finish the wing and hope that it will come out straight.   And it did :D
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 15th, 2018 at 8:04am
The n-strut mounts are installed. lots of them.

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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 15th, 2018 at 8:07am
The wing tips are one tricky bugger. The angle and the height doesn't seem to agree with each other. Going to be a guess here. It's almost like the tips needs to be bent to achieve the shape of the full size. I went  on the center line of the wing cord so if needed I can add wood later on and reshape. I have a feeling these tips are going to be difficult to get correct. Once all four wings are built I'll decide  what to do as a group.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 15th, 2018 at 8:22am
Just some pics of the wing.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 15th, 2018 at 8:32am
The cabane  is all sheeted.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 15th, 2018 at 8:34am
Checking the dihedral.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 15th, 2018 at 8:35am
One down and three to go.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Jan 15th, 2018 at 10:51am
Way to go Al. Those ribs are certainly substantial aren't they?

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by yorcram on Jan 15th, 2018 at 8:05pm
Looks good. Lotta progress for the first day.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Ben Lann on Jan 18th, 2018 at 4:40pm
Al you always have such interesting projects!  Love reading about the progress. 

I saw some exercise weights in one of the photos.  New year's resolution in the making?  :)

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 19th, 2018 at 6:48am

Fingers wrote on Jan 14th, 2018 at 11:22am:
This is going to be sweet Al..
moki time

Sadly no Moki for me.  Going to use my 3W-157 in it.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 19th, 2018 at 6:50am

yorcram wrote on Jan 15th, 2018 at 8:05pm:
Looks good. Lotta progress for the first day. 

That day was about 35 hours long ::)

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 19th, 2018 at 6:53am

Ben Lann wrote on Jan 18th, 2018 at 4:40pm:
Al you always have such interesting projects!  Love reading about the progress. 

I saw some exercise weights in one of the photos.  New year's resolution in the making?  :)

Well hopefully I'll finish this one. As for the weights, What are you trying to say?   ;D

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 19th, 2018 at 6:54am
Two down
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 19th, 2018 at 7:05am
Three down one to go
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 19th, 2018 at 7:08am
These shots are not in order. Some of the wings in various stages.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 19th, 2018 at 7:19am
The wings are pretty much build. Well as far as I could go. Ran out of wood again. So I stuck it together to check the incidence. There is a .8 of a degree discrepancy across the span so that can be fixed with the N-struts. All things considered I'm real happy with that. :D
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 19th, 2018 at 7:24am
I decided to go with a test build. The N-struts are made of basswood so I build the test pieces out of spruce to allow for mistakes .
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 19th, 2018 at 7:25am
;)
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 19th, 2018 at 7:26am
You get a size idea  :)
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 19th, 2018 at 7:28am
This is the ruff in basswood almost ready for epoxy and pins. That's todays job
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Jan 19th, 2018 at 12:23pm
You need a bigger shop.  ;D ;D

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by yorcram on Jan 19th, 2018 at 1:28pm
Not an indoor flyer for sure.

I like the incidence meter mod. Think I will need to do the same to check my build.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by dano on Jan 20th, 2018 at 6:43am
Real nice yellow and blue scheme!!!
Always liked the Waco.
Looks real BIG...
Careful of a burn out Al.....

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Jan 20th, 2018 at 12:23pm
Yuge and bigly. Obama never built such a yuge Waco...

Looking super Al.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 20th, 2018 at 1:09pm

Steve Mosher wrote on Jan 19th, 2018 at 12:23pm:
You need a bigger shop.  ;D ;D

You may be right. :-?

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 20th, 2018 at 1:10pm

yorcram wrote on Jan 19th, 2018 at 1:28pm:
Not an indoor flyer for sure.

I like the incidence meter mod. Think I will need to do the same to check my build.

They are a handy tool around airplanes. I have three of them and I use them all.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 20th, 2018 at 1:15pm

dano wrote on Jan 20th, 2018 at 6:43am:
Real nice yellow and blue scheme!!!
Always liked the Waco.
Looks real BIG...
Careful of a burn out Al.....

Thanks Dan.
Not as big as that beast you have but close.
Burn out....well when I work I go go go but when I stop I find it very difficult to get started up again.  I am enjoying this one.  Not too much engineering, just build it.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 20th, 2018 at 1:17pm

Fingers wrote on Jan 20th, 2018 at 12:23pm:
Yuge and bigly. Obama never built such a yuge Waco...

Looking super Al.

Thanks man

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 20th, 2018 at 1:19pm
N struts are drying. Need a couple days to be safe.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 20th, 2018 at 2:30pm
This is a piece of basswood I picked in Dartmouth. It was 42x6x1 rough board.  If you need basswood for a project this is the stuff. Best of all it with tax was under 12 dollars. :D
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 20th, 2018 at 2:34pm
While waiting for the n struts to cure I decided to work on the gear.

First I rough the gear with some 60 grit. Then cut the pieces from 3/16 wood .
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 20th, 2018 at 2:37pm
Next I used silicone to stick the balsa to the gear. The idea is to allow the wood some flexibility to move if the landings are hard.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Jan 20th, 2018 at 3:29pm
That gear looks ALMOST strong enough for MY landings..... >:(
This is beefy isn't it?


Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Jan 20th, 2018 at 10:55pm

Yak Man wrote on Jan 20th, 2018 at 1:15pm:
well when I work I go go go but when I stop I find it very difficult to get started up again.



Man I wish I had that problem. >:(  I work for 45 minutes then walk away for a week...can't push myself. Too many projects on the go I guess.. :-/

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 21st, 2018 at 6:18am

Fingers wrote on Jan 20th, 2018 at 3:29pm:
That gear looks ALMOST strong enough for MY landings..... >:(
This is beefy isn't it?


It is very beefy. May be bouncy. :-?

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 21st, 2018 at 6:24am

Fingers wrote on Jan 20th, 2018 at 10:55pm:

Yak Man wrote on Jan 20th, 2018 at 1:15pm:
well when I work I go go go but when I stop I find it very difficult to get started up again.



Man I wish I had that problem. >:(  I work for 45 minutes then walk away for a week...can't push myself. Too many projects on the go I guess.. :-/

I hear you, but some times when I walk away I never get back again.  However I have every intension of finishing the ME-109.  It's just that it is so dam technical :-/

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 21st, 2018 at 6:32am
Here's what the gear looks like.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 21st, 2018 at 6:33am
The belly pan is now made.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 21st, 2018 at 6:35am
Todays job is to install these bad boys You know you have big wheels when they take tubes. :D
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Jan 21st, 2018 at 7:23am
So that's where my trailer wheels went!  ;D

Funny, I'd always thought the gear was fabric covered tube, not sheet.
Very nice looking though

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 21st, 2018 at 11:47am

Fingers wrote on Jan 21st, 2018 at 7:23am:
Funny, I'd always thought the gear was fabric covered tube, not sheet.

Really, that's what you got to say! >:(

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Jan 21st, 2018 at 2:49pm

Fingers wrote on Jan 21st, 2018 at 7:23am:
Funny, I'd always thought the gear was fabric covered tube, not sheet.
Very nice looking though



Notice the compliment to finish the post  ;)

Really though, I thought, on the real Waco, that flairing was fabric covered, not solid. Never seen one up close, but that was my thought...

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by yorcram on Jan 21st, 2018 at 6:22pm
I like the idea of silicone for flex hold.

Gear looks good

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Ben Lann on Jan 24th, 2018 at 12:27pm

Yak Man wrote on Jan 19th, 2018 at 6:53am:

Ben Lann wrote on Jan 18th, 2018 at 4:40pm:
Al you always have such interesting projects!  Love reading about the progress. 

I saw some exercise weights in one of the photos.  New year's resolution in the making?  :)

Well hopefully I'll finish this one. As for the weights, What are you trying to say?   ;D


haha I can't say much looking at myself these days...

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 25th, 2018 at 7:01am
The wing belly pan is made and the parts are feather to match.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 25th, 2018 at 7:11am
Wheels and pants are next. They took about 9 hours to get right. With all the beveled parts that go inside and out.
I used a simple gig to set the height of the pants.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 25th, 2018 at 7:11am
The power plant. 
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 25th, 2018 at 7:19am
I have balsa! :D Back to the wings, I need to get the leading edge finish up. There's about 20 feet of it so in order to keep to true I made a leading edge sanding block. Hopefully it will simplify the job.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Jan 25th, 2018 at 3:56pm
I still say it's  shame to cover up those cool tires and rims. Maybe there is a scale scheme that used clear wheel pants... ;D

Plane's looking good, Al. Great work.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by yorcram on Jan 25th, 2018 at 4:09pm
I use a belt to hold up my pants.  ;D

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 26th, 2018 at 6:37am

yorcram wrote on Jan 25th, 2018 at 4:09pm:
I use a belt to hold up my pants.  ;D

;D ;D


The leading edge went very well. The sanding block made short order to it.



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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 26th, 2018 at 6:41am
Things are fitting together nicely.  There's was a balsa bundle on the floor afterwords.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 26th, 2018 at 6:45am
A close up to see how things are flowing ::) and a little look at the plane.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by yorcram on Jan 26th, 2018 at 10:30am
I like your LE sander. I need to do me LE still. Think I will copy this too 8-)

Marc

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Jan 26th, 2018 at 1:14pm
Looking very nice Al!

You could compress that pile of shavings into another sheet of balsa...

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 29th, 2018 at 6:47am
Thanks for the kind words everyone.

Next I need to get the front end some what done so I can get started on the engine box.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 29th, 2018 at 6:51am
The cowl is tacked glued in place so I can get some much needed measurements  on where everything will go.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 29th, 2018 at 7:10am
The engine box is just stuck together and fitted so it will slide in and out until I get it all figured out.

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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 29th, 2018 at 7:17am
Unfortunately I'm going to have to put the engine on hold until the can muffler system arrives.

So back to the wings.  Here's a pic of the landing lights and an idea as to what they look like.

I see the light placement is a little off on one and will have to be remade. Funny how I didn't see that on the plane but in the picture you can clearly see it. :-?
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Jan 29th, 2018 at 11:26am
Looking good Al. That's a yuge cowl!

Funny, in the pic with the tape, my first thought was OMG he's putting a gun on it!!!! Then realized it's just the end of a screw driver  >:(

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Jan 29th, 2018 at 2:11pm
Your rate of production puts me to shame. It took me the whole weekend just to put two servos in the Cub wings. ;D

Awesome work, Al. Gawd, I love this plane!!

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 30th, 2018 at 7:30am

Fingers wrote on Jan 29th, 2018 at 11:26am:
Looking good Al. That's a yuge cowl!

Funny, in the pic with the tape, my first thought was OMG he's putting a gun on it!!!! Then realized it's just the end of a screw driver  >:(

Guns would make Mike happy, maybe...Mmmm

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jan 30th, 2018 at 7:32am
It's a snow day, I think I'll stay home and work on my plane. 8-)

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Glen on Jan 30th, 2018 at 10:14am
Every day is a snow day for you  :P

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Jan 30th, 2018 at 2:28pm

Yak Man wrote on Jan 30th, 2018 at 7:30am:
Guns would make Mike happy, maybe...Mmmm 



Round engine, guns, what more could a guy ask for??

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 4th, 2018 at 7:49am
Well the can system has arrived so I'm  going to get this engine figured out.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Bill F (retiredVTT) on Feb 4th, 2018 at 9:21pm
Gotta say it....that's some set of CANS..!

..great build Al, thanks for the pics..!

Bill

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 6th, 2018 at 8:20am

Bill F (retiredVTT) wrote on Feb 4th, 2018 at 9:21pm:
Gotta say it....that's some set of CANS..!

..great build Al, thanks for the pics..!

Bill


They are a nice set of cans. Not the nicest I've seen but close. ::)




Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 6th, 2018 at 8:23am
Well the engine is proving to be a bugger. I had to scrap my original plan and start over. Anyway this is what I have. It just bolts on to the front and is removable.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 6th, 2018 at 8:25am
I clamped the fuse to the bench and set the engine on to center it.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 6th, 2018 at 8:29am
Engine is now on. As far as the cans go, there still going to go in but I need to get another set of headers and some KS Comfort mounts to complete the set up.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 6th, 2018 at 8:33am
So back to the never ending wings!   The head lights arrived so did some more at those.   These things are very bright. :D

My shoe phone camera sucks!
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by whitey on Feb 6th, 2018 at 2:58pm
ET....phone home ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by whitey on Feb 6th, 2018 at 2:58pm
Nice set of cans and nice high beams as well. Now that's sweet! :D

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Feb 6th, 2018 at 4:25pm

whitey wrote on Feb 6th, 2018 at 2:58pm:
Nice set of cans and nice high beams as well. Now that's sweet! :D



And I'm sure somebody will chime in with Spinners or propellers.....some body, don't know who....

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Feb 6th, 2018 at 5:41pm
Looking great, Al. The detail on the lights look awesome. Not bad for a scratch-build unit. You should start selling them.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by MkIX on Feb 8th, 2018 at 10:01am
Great work Al!  Your restorations and builds put me in mind of The Aircraft Restoration Company at Duxford in England (they did the restoration work on the P 47 SNAFU).  Like you, they restore old aircraft to like new or better condition. Lots of time and lots of skill involved in every project.

New workshop looks real cool, and very full.  May have to knock out a wall to make room for the next build.


Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Danster on Feb 8th, 2018 at 5:51pm
Looking sharp Al.
Going to have some presence in the air.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Feb 9th, 2018 at 11:51am
We need an update!

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by MkIX on Feb 9th, 2018 at 12:51pm

Danster wrote on Feb 8th, 2018 at 5:51pm:
Looking sharp Al.
Going to have some presence in the air.



I agree; it will be 'stately'.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 11th, 2018 at 7:28am
Thank guys, The positive feedback helps.

Things are a little slow. It's not that I'm not working on it.  The task at hand are the tedious ones that seem like you work away and there is little change to be seen.
However there is a bit to report. The cabane struts are well on there way.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 11th, 2018 at 7:32am
The mounting points for some of the rigging is installed. The wires will be swapped out later for a much more scale set.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 11th, 2018 at 7:35am
The top former f38 needs to be removed to allow the pass compartment.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 11th, 2018 at 7:41am
Just cutting a hole to the right size and shape.
My decision to cut this hole was a long time coming.
Now it's no longer a YMF. More like a YF-3 but that door is still open.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Feb 11th, 2018 at 7:48am
. [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 11th, 2018 at 7:50am
One if the top formers did not come in contact correctly with the top panel. This will correct it.

I'm in need of the mail man to show up with parts and pieces , fastener, etc.  Kind of holding things up.



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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Feb 12th, 2018 at 7:20am
One big vote for the two cockpits!  Looking good.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 15th, 2018 at 6:49am
Still waiting on the mail. I really need all the hardware I've order from Micro Fastener to continue working. Tracking # shows my stuff went to New York then went to Toronto and sat there for a week. Then went back to New York, then went up to Toronto again and is sitting there. Or at least as far as I can tell. :-[

Anyway here's a few pictures of an aileron. I'm finally happy with the way the wing tips look.
Man they are full of interesting angles :-?

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 15th, 2018 at 6:55am
For some reason the forum won't allow me to post pictures :-X?


This is what I get for a message.  I know what it means but its been accepting them all along.

(With this file (insert file) (723 KB) you exceeds the maximum allowed upload-directory volume.)

(NOTE: If you had an Attachment in your post, you will need to reselect the Attachment again in the Browser Box for security reasons.)

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 15th, 2018 at 7:03am
Sorry..    No pics today :-/


Wait a min...  This should work :)

Nope   >:(

Going to need an admin guy to fix this..



Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by yorcram on Feb 15th, 2018 at 4:24pm
Duct tape. Anyone got any duct tape to fix this?

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by al on Feb 16th, 2018 at 8:51am
Looks like this forum photo size maximum is set to somewhere around 700 kb Al.  Your other shots are under 700kb.

  Resize the photos to something smaller.  Your current size is 2048 by 1152.  Not sure what software you're using, but downsize making the larger side about  800.   Your phone probably has that option too.   If these are phone photos.

Additionally, the current size makes it hard for people to view them having to scroll around to see the whole photo.   Not complainign mind you, just trying to help. 

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by JackDD on Feb 16th, 2018 at 12:10pm
Al, you need to update to a Platimum premium membership acct.. to get more space ::)
Great job,BTW
Where do the Guns go?

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 16th, 2018 at 12:36pm

al wrote on Feb 16th, 2018 at 8:51am:
Looks like this forum photo size maximum is set to somewhere around 700 kb Al.  Your other shots are under 700kb.

  Resize the photos to something smaller.  Your current size is 2048 by 1152.  Not sure what software you're using, but downsize making the larger side about  800.   Your phone probably has that option too.   If these are phone photos.

Additionally, the current size makes it hard for people to view them having to scroll around to see the whole photo.   Not complainign mind you, just trying to help.  



That's the first thing I did.  However I may need to resize them even more.    They were going on just fine up till now, but I do agree the size was a but if a pain to look at.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 16th, 2018 at 12:39pm

JackDD wrote on Feb 16th, 2018 at 12:10pm:
Al, you need to update to a Platinum premium membership acct.. to get more space ::)
Great job,BTW
Where do the Guns go?


I'm  not on the Platinum list. LOL
Also the pilot has a revolver on him. ::)

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 16th, 2018 at 12:46pm
Just Tried again with a 72kb file and it just doesn't work on this forum :-X

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Feb 16th, 2018 at 2:23pm
Not just you, Al.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by al on Feb 16th, 2018 at 4:25pm
test pix

not sure what's happening then.  works for me. 
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by al on Feb 16th, 2018 at 4:28pm
lol, needs to be figured out though..  How else can I fill the maac newsletter each month if I cannot rob from here.  lol

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Feb 16th, 2018 at 4:37pm
I'll try, nope didn't work.  I wonder if you have exceeded the maximum upload for this thread? What I tried was only 203KB.
I know it sucks, but perhaps you could shrink the sizes of the photos you've posted, then re-do the posts..I know, others have said the same thing I guess.
Lot of work to that option.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by al on Feb 16th, 2018 at 4:59pm
I'm considering setting up a facebook group for ASRCM.  Perhaps that's what we all should do.  lol

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 16th, 2018 at 5:42pm
I'm thinking Bruce can  fix the problem. Just need him to get to it. :popcorn

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Feb 16th, 2018 at 10:29pm
Bruce is at work. He'll take a look when he gets a chance..

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by dano on Feb 17th, 2018 at 9:55am
Maybe a new second thread?

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Tom B on Feb 17th, 2018 at 3:36pm
Hopefully you can get this picture upload thing fixed Al! I have been freezing my A_ _   off:Winter Flying here all Winter in Ottawa and have been following your build with interest! Can't wait to sign on each day and see if you have uploaded more progress pictures. Sorry I won't be able to see your maiden but hopefully someone will post a video of it! Thanks for sharing!
Tom

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by administrator on Feb 18th, 2018 at 12:24am
Image issue should be resolved now. Let me know,

Bruce

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 18th, 2018 at 6:00am

administrator wrote on Feb 18th, 2018 at 12:24am:
Image issue should be resolved now. Let me know,

Bruce


Thanks  Bruce, I'll give it a try.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 18th, 2018 at 6:17am
It works :D

I'm going to cover the plane with Sig Koverall. It will have to be glued on so Sig Stick-it worked great for me in the past so going to stink the whole house up with it.  LOL


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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 18th, 2018 at 6:29am
Here's a few pictures of an aileron. I'm finally happy with the way the wing tips look.
Man they are full of interesting angles.

First cover the four of them. Then the process of putting the panels on  can began.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 18th, 2018 at 6:38am
It took a bit of time to fit and glue all the panels on the top and bottom of four ailerons. However the panels are nice and  should really add to the look of the wings.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 18th, 2018 at 6:41am
The finish product. :)

The wings are just about ready for covering.
Just need the nav lights to arrive so I can make sure they will not cause any unforeseen problems.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 18th, 2018 at 6:49am
I'm behind on a few details. One being the tail wheel.
This is about half way made and is spring loaded. It  should never give me any problems.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 18th, 2018 at 6:56am

al wrote on Feb 16th, 2018 at 4:59pm:
I'm considering setting up a facebook group for ASRCM.  Perhaps that's what we all should do.  lol

There seem to be a lot of clubs and building guys doing that. I don't know if it's good or bad but the online world is ever evolving. For me this forum stuff seem to be much simpler. Or maybe I'm just getting old...

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 18th, 2018 at 6:59am

Tom B wrote on Feb 17th, 2018 at 3:36pm:
Hopefully you can get this picture upload thing fixed Al! I have been freezing my A_ _   off:Winter Flying here all Winter in Ottawa and have been following your build with interest! Can't wait to sign on each day and see if you have uploaded more progress pictures. Sorry I won't be able to see your maiden but hopefully someone will post a video of it! Thanks for sharing!
Tom


Hey Tom how's it going? Other then the cold hopefully live is good in Ottawa?

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Feb 18th, 2018 at 7:32am
Looking very good Al. Love the corregated surfaces

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by yorcram on Feb 18th, 2018 at 1:30pm
Looking real nice. Aileron detail sure adds to the wings.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 20th, 2018 at 7:05am
Thanks for the kind words again guys. It helps motivate me to post more. I'm having a ball building this plane. Really enjoying it. :) :)


More on the tail wheel.
A little more time on the mill and the gear is ready to be mounted. Not the right wheel yet but you get the idea. The tiller arm is yet to be installed. I haven't started any of the servo mounts so the arm will come after that.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 20th, 2018 at 7:14am
Well my screws arrived the other day so I can start fitting the panels to the plane. Once the panels are done the fuse will be ready for covering :D
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 20th, 2018 at 7:16am
I have discovered I need the cabana  removed to do this. :-? Made this job a lot easer.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 20th, 2018 at 7:21am
A few with the cowl on.  The plane is starting to get close to the covering!!! :D :D :D
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Feb 20th, 2018 at 12:11pm
14,663 small screws. Looking super Al.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by whitey on Feb 20th, 2018 at 3:22pm
Looks amazing Al. Will be a beauty in the air!

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by dano on Feb 21st, 2018 at 10:56am
A master build Al.
Outstanding!!

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Ben Lann on Feb 21st, 2018 at 1:50pm
Looking awesome Al!

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 24th, 2018 at 5:16pm
Thanks guys, It's coming along.

Didn't get a lot done this week. I needed to finish these up for Todd's supper cool project. He need then to continue.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 24th, 2018 at 5:19pm
This job was finished up over a week ago. The belly is all but done.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 24th, 2018 at 5:21pm
Started the covering! :D :D First the cabane.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 24th, 2018 at 5:26pm
Oh the brain rotting smell of a dope product! :excited  I will say that sig coverall really shrinks! That is after you get past the stink.


Wings
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 24th, 2018 at 5:27pm
One down and three to go.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 24th, 2018 at 5:28pm
Just a few random shots of the top wings and cabane.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Feb 24th, 2018 at 6:39pm
Very nice. Gotta love the smell of Dope. Course, that may explain somethings...

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by yorcram on Feb 24th, 2018 at 7:28pm
Wondering how you finisf the 'oveflap' of the cloth? Do you add 'stik it' to the overlap to glue it down? Or does the dope take care of that?

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 26th, 2018 at 6:30am

Fingers wrote on Feb 24th, 2018 at 6:39pm:
Very nice. Gotta love the smell of Dope. Course, that may explain somethings...

;D That and a few other things.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 26th, 2018 at 6:47am

yorcram wrote on Feb 24th, 2018 at 7:28pm:
Wondering how you finisf the 'oveflap' of the cloth? Do you add 'stik it' to the overlap to glue it down? Or does the dope take care of that?


All I did is add more stick-it to the overlap. I'm not going to use dope on the plane. A good modern filler primer will fill the weave then paint it with base coat clear coat.  I also used thin ca around the cut out areas so they cant move when you shrink it down. Use very little because it will make the covering brittle. I also let the glue dry for a day and went back and hit it with the heat to really shrink it down. I want that concave look between the ribs. It is amazing how much coverall will shrink but be careful with it.  It will pull!


Three down and one more to go.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by JackDD on Feb 26th, 2018 at 11:24am
Wowwww :o

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by MkIX on Feb 26th, 2018 at 11:32pm
This most recent set of pictures gives a real sense of the size of the thing.  Its a BIG plane!

Love seeing the updates....keep 'em coming   :)

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Feb 27th, 2018 at 6:54am
Thanks again for the kind words guys.

Well the wings are all covered and I'm real happy with the way they turned out. Going to give them a few days to settle in then hit the open bays with one last blast of heat to tighten it a little more.  Then it's time for the pinks. :)  If all goes well it could be ready for paint in about four weeks! :D

A  few of the wings completed.
Bloody thing is a monster!
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by al on Feb 27th, 2018 at 10:29am
aarrggghh...you keep adding better photos just when I'm about to click publish on the newsletter.   lol

gotta add these two.  lol

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 5th, 2018 at 6:34am

al wrote on Feb 27th, 2018 at 10:29am:
aarrggghh...you keep adding better photos just when I'm about to click publish on the newsletter.   lol

gotta add these two.  lol

Sorry about that. ;D

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 5th, 2018 at 6:43am
Not a lot to report lately. Very time consuming to put fabric on the tail group.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 5th, 2018 at 6:57am
Even though the covering was nice and tight it seem to need to be sealed up. After a few test on it I decided to fill the weave to stiffen it up even more. nitrate dope has always worked great for this but after the Sig Stick-it smell I went with Polycrylic.  Hopefully that's not a mistake.

There are two coats on the wings and most of the tail group and so far I like the results.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 5th, 2018 at 7:08am
The stuff goes on like water and it's very easy to put too much on. That will give a hanging drip on the inside so it was very slow going on the first coat.

The second coat went on normally and I'll take that as a good sign on filling the weave. This shot shows just how wetted out the second coat is. It looks heavy but again it's a very light coat.  Two complete coats have resulted in less then half of a quart can.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 5th, 2018 at 7:11am
Does anyone know that this is?
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Mar 5th, 2018 at 8:06am
Yup. That's exactly what I envisioned. Looks great.

BTW, my "potential" new plane was sold. >:(

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Mar 5th, 2018 at 12:49pm
Al, looks like a set up to mass produce rib stitching....

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Bill F (retiredVTT) on Mar 6th, 2018 at 3:12pm
..so research on the WACO name pronunciation resulted in this..

"WACO (referring to the aircraft) is usually pronounced "wah-co"[1] (the first syllable pronounced as in "water"), not "way-co" like Waco, Texas,"

..and I guess this also eliminates WACKO ..although this term might be how Al has felt at times during this project.

Bottom line ...Your Wah-co is looking Wahderful..!

Bill

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Mar 7th, 2018 at 10:32am
Does the stitching get attached with dope and the pinking goes over it?

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 12th, 2018 at 5:44am
No fooling you guys ;D I guess everyone knows stitching when you see it. Or in this case fake stitching.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 12th, 2018 at 5:55am

Steve Mosher wrote on Mar 7th, 2018 at 10:32am:
Does the stitching get attached with dope and the pinking goes over it?


That's how I'm going to do it. I don't know if there's a better way. This is new for me. :-?

I'm still waiting for the pinking tape to show up so things are kind of slow at the moment in that area.  Still lots to do and still at it but it doesn't look at all different.   

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 12th, 2018 at 6:09am

Bill F (retiredVTT) wrote on Mar 6th, 2018 at 3:12pm:
..so research on the WACO name pronunciation resulted in this..

"WACO (referring to the aircraft) is usually pronounced "wah-co"[1] (the first syllable pronounced as in "water"), not "way-co" like Waco, Texas,"

..and I guess this also eliminates WACKO ..although this term might be how Al has felt at times during this project.

Bottom line ...Your Wah-co is looking Wahderful..!

Bill

Thanks Bill and you are right.  This Waco is making me Wacko.  Some would argue that this plane has done that and I wouldn't disagree. Some might even say I was :Naaah long before I started this project Right Glen? :)

That aside I'm still enjoying the build.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Mar 12th, 2018 at 2:40pm
Acting as Glen's Proxy for this revealing moment, YES!

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Glen on Mar 12th, 2018 at 4:48pm
I would never say that Al, now can I have my motor back ? ;D

Some people use 3m spray to stick the strings to the pinking tape, then dope the pinks to the plane.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 16th, 2018 at 5:40am

Fingers wrote on Mar 12th, 2018 at 2:40pm:
Acting as Glen's Proxy for this revealing moment, YES!

LMAO Not that revealing, it's always been there. [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 16th, 2018 at 5:43am

Glen wrote on Mar 12th, 2018 at 4:48pm:
I would never say that Al, now can I have my motor back ? ;D  Nope! ;D

Some people use 3m spray to stick the strings to the pinking tape, then dope the pinks to the plane.
  I'll try that. I'm still waiting for the tape to arrive.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by yorcram on Mar 16th, 2018 at 5:50am
Can't you use pinking scissors to cut stripps of the cloth you already have and spray 3m to hold the stitches until dopped?

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 16th, 2018 at 5:52am
I'm still at it..  Here's a few of the exhaust system  being installed and finalized.

The mount bracket is made.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 16th, 2018 at 5:56am
The pipes are in the mounts
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 16th, 2018 at 5:59am
I've made the fire wall so it is removable. 10 bolts and its off. This really helps when you need to get in there for whatever. The headers will go through the firewall. 
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 16th, 2018 at 6:01am
A few of the engine installed.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 16th, 2018 at 6:12am
Here you can see the header and how tight the fit is to get this all to work. Lots of braze welding to get all these curves to connect.

I was worry about a lot of heat building up inside the plane with such a confined entry for air. I may put a fan in it but the second pic is taken from the forward cockpit so the hot air  radiating out from the pipes should be able to get out easily.  It looks like an easy install but it took a few try's and failures to get it right. :-?
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 16th, 2018 at 6:20am
Also because the carb is below the landing gear plate I had to resort to nyrods for the throttle and choke. There are some crazy bends. Not to happy with that either..

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 16th, 2018 at 6:27am

yorcram wrote on Mar 16th, 2018 at 5:50am:
Can't you use pinking scissors to cut stripps of the cloth you already have and spray 3m to hold the stitches until dopped?

I could do that and I considered it but there are three different size pinks on this plane and I would need to cut (I'm guessing) around 100 feet of the stuff. Hard to stay accrued.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Mar 16th, 2018 at 12:09pm

Yak Man wrote on Mar 16th, 2018 at 6:12am:
Here you can see the header and how tight the fit is to get this all to work. Lots of braze welding to get all these curves to connect.

I was worry about a lot of heat building up inside the plane with such a confined entry for air. I may put a fan in it but the second pic is taken from the forward cockpit so the hot air  radiating out from the pipes should be able to get out easily.  It looks like an easy install but it took a few try's and failures to get it right. :-?


You mean you couldn't just buy that exhaust manifold pre-made locally? I'm shocked!  ;) ;)

I need a new keyboard now - mine died from all the drool that's been falling in while looking at the pictures in this build. Looking really nice, Al.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by dano on Mar 16th, 2018 at 3:16pm
I like your idea of a removable firewall.
What's your expectation of weight?

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 18th, 2018 at 8:32am

dano wrote on Mar 16th, 2018 at 3:16pm:
I like your idea of a removable firewall.
What's your expectation of weight?

I don't know and to be honest about it, I'm afraid to fine out.  This plane may need a special MAAC sanction. :-? Or a mammoth scale thingy, or what ever it is they call it..   

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 18th, 2018 at 8:33am
The fuse...    Finally ready for fabric.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 18th, 2018 at 8:35am
One good thing about this fuse is I can cover the entire thing with one piece of fabric.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 18th, 2018 at 8:41am
There it is, all covered. Sure was a lot of work to get this far along but I'm still very much enjoying the build.
The last shot is with one coat of poly-crylic.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Mar 18th, 2018 at 11:39am
Move over Steve, I'm drooling too. BUT Al, I think I see your lunch box left in the fuse, back in the first pic from the front...isn't that it under the right pipe..
Man, this is some project Al. Glad you're still having fun with it.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by yorcram on Mar 18th, 2018 at 2:07pm
Damn good looking. Really like it

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 20th, 2018 at 5:33am

Fingers wrote on Mar 18th, 2018 at 11:39am:
Move over Steve, I'm drooling too. BUT Al, I think I see your lunch box left in the fuse, back in the first pic from the front...isn't that it under the right pipe..
Man, this is some project Al. Glad you're still having fun with it. 

Steve.. That's not a lunch box, it's a tool box..
Just saying ;)

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 20th, 2018 at 5:34am

yorcram wrote on Mar 18th, 2018 at 2:07pm:
Damn good looking. Really like it

Thanks man

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 20th, 2018 at 5:36am
Well I've started the pinking process. I've never done this before so I decided to start at the bottom.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 20th, 2018 at 5:46am
I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this stuff goes on surprisingly easy. Didn't take long at all. After about 2 hours the fuse was half done and I hope to finish the other half today.

That could all change when I get to the wings. They require stitching :-? and it may not be so easy. Time will tell.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 20th, 2018 at 8:17am

Yak Man wrote on Mar 20th, 2018 at 5:33am:

Fingers wrote on Mar 18th, 2018 at 11:39am:
Move over Steve, I'm drooling too. BUT Al, I think I see your lunch box left in the fuse, back in the first pic from the front...isn't that it under the right pipe..
Man, this is some project Al. Glad you're still having fun with it. 

Steve.. That's not a lunch box, it's a tool box..
Just saying ;)



:HitPalm I mean Sandy not Steve.. :HitPalm

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Mar 20th, 2018 at 3:36pm
Just keeps getting better...
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Mar 22nd, 2018 at 1:08pm

Yak Man wrote on Mar 20th, 2018 at 8:17am:
Hit Palm I mean Sandy not Steve.. Hit Palm



Reasonable mistake...both have projects on the board requiring archeological study... :bedtime

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Mar 22nd, 2018 at 4:10pm
Not me - sold my dinosaur a couple of weeks ago. No more attempts at scratch building for me unless I win the lottery and can retire.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Mar 22nd, 2018 at 5:53pm
. :swear :Im Happy :moon

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 23rd, 2018 at 5:56am
Just as expected the stitching is slow.  The big problem is the iron getting the glue on it and causing it to track and drag along the edges. :-? I need to stop and clean it almost after each pass but I'm getting there.  A shot of the rudder. 
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 23rd, 2018 at 5:59am
The gear with the support bracing.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 23rd, 2018 at 6:04am
The cabane with most of the detailing completed. Some minor panel line changes to come and the pinks need to overlap the wing rib onto the cabane aft of the fuel tank.
These are the things I really enjoy doing. They also mean there's an end in sight. :)
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Mar 23rd, 2018 at 7:21am
Al - did you try some Bounce sheets for the iron? I found it helps a lot.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Ben Lann on Mar 23rd, 2018 at 7:47am

Yak Man wrote on Mar 23rd, 2018 at 6:04am:
The cabane with most of the detailing completed. Some minor panel line changes to come and the pinks need to overlap the wing rib onto the cabane aft of the fuel tank.
These are the things I really enjoy doing. They also mean there's an end in sight. :)



The cabane looks awesome.  Love the detail.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 27th, 2018 at 3:08pm

Fingers wrote on Mar 23rd, 2018 at 7:21am:
Al - did you try some Bounce sheets for the iron? I found it helps a lot. 



Thanks for the tip Sandy. I never new that one and it works great! Save me a lot of cleaning time.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Mar 27th, 2018 at 3:09pm

Ben Lann wrote on Mar 23rd, 2018 at 7:47am:

Yak Man wrote on Mar 23rd, 2018 at 6:04am:
The cabane with most of the detailing completed. Some minor panel line changes to come and the pinks need to overlap the wing rib onto the cabane aft of the fuel tank.
These are the things I really enjoy doing. They also mean there's an end in sight. :)



The cabane looks awesome.  Love the detail.

Thanks Ben, I'm happy with it also..

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Mar 31st, 2018 at 2:47pm
The Waco looks awesome in person - huge! Al’s doing a great job on the detailing. Definitely a show stopper.

Hmmmm, now what would I like to assemble next?  ;)

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Apr 3rd, 2018 at 5:29am

Steve Mosher wrote on Mar 31st, 2018 at 2:47pm:
The Waco looks awesome in person - huge! Al’s doing a great job on the detailing. Definitely a show stopper.

Hmmmm, now what would I like to assemble next?  ;)

Get-r-done ;D

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by whitey on Apr 3rd, 2018 at 2:41pm
Beer

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Apr 8th, 2018 at 6:56am
Time for an update. I've been working on it  but I ran out of pinking tape and it takes a few weeks to get more.  It arrived the middle of last week and I plunged into the arduous task. Well now the pinks are all on and it was fun and interesting but this plane has some serious footage of the stuff and now I'm glad it's over.

A few more pics
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Apr 8th, 2018 at 6:58am
I have some areas where the glue went everywhere so I'm going to try and clean it up with some solvents.  :-?
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Apr 8th, 2018 at 7:05am
Once that's done I will put one more coat of polycrylic it lock everything down and it off to paint. :D :egyptian

The plane with it all on.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Apr 8th, 2018 at 7:05am
Very nice Al. It looks great.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Apr 8th, 2018 at 7:11am

Fingers wrote on Apr 8th, 2018 at 7:05am:
Very nice Al. It looks great.

Thanks Sandy but I notices the camera seem to be doing strange things to the pictures. :-?  Shoe phone......

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Apr 10th, 2018 at 7:16am
Let me know when you're ready for paint. I just bought this and am dying to try it out. ;)
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by al on Apr 10th, 2018 at 10:21am
Some more nice photos Al.  Thanks for these.  I expect this build is getting some interest in the newsletter.

Probably that'll stop though if you let Steve paint it.  lol

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Apr 10th, 2018 at 2:28pm
Steve, that beats my whitewash brush all to heck. Go fort!!!

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Ben Lann on Apr 10th, 2018 at 4:07pm

Yak Man wrote on Apr 8th, 2018 at 7:05am:
Once that's done I will put one more coat of polycrylic it lock everything down and it off to paint. :D :egyptian

The plane with it all on.


Just noticed the pilot Al.  Neato!  Looks like he is already flying 200 miles an hour sitting there.  :)

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Apr 11th, 2018 at 6:56am

Steve Mosher wrote on Apr 10th, 2018 at 7:16am:
Let me know when you're ready for paint. I just bought this and am dying to try it out. ;)

How about this Sunday?  I have a shed that could use some stain. If that looks good then I'll consider the tractor next. ::)LOL

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Apr 11th, 2018 at 6:58am

al wrote on Apr 10th, 2018 at 10:21am:
Some more nice photos Al.  Thanks for these.  I expect this build is getting some interest in the newsletter.

Probably that'll stop though if you let Steve paint it.  lol

Well I have a few projects for him to showcase his talents first. ;D

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Apr 11th, 2018 at 7:00am

Fingers wrote on Apr 10th, 2018 at 2:28pm:
Steve, that beats my whitewash brush all to heck. Go fort!!!

If you have a white wash brush, I have a project for you too. ;D

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Apr 11th, 2018 at 7:05am

Ben Lann wrote on Apr 10th, 2018 at 4:07pm:

Yak Man wrote on Apr 8th, 2018 at 7:05am:
Once that's done I will put one more coat of polycrylic it lock everything down and it off to paint. :D :egyptian

The plane with it all on.


Just noticed the pilot Al.  Neato!  Looks like he is already flying 200 miles an hour sitting there.  :)

Thanks Ben.  The pilot fits nice. Dan was kind in giving me him.  He need a scarf and I'm going to stain the hat and coat black.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Apr 11th, 2018 at 12:59pm

Yak Man wrote on Apr 11th, 2018 at 7:05am:
Thanks Ben.The pilot fits nice. Dan was kind in giving me him.He need a scarf and I'm going to stain the hat and coat black. 



Purple!!

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Steve Mosher on Apr 12th, 2018 at 5:51am

Yak Man wrote on Apr 8th, 2018 at 7:05am:
Once that's done I will put one more coat of polycrylic it lock everything down and it off to paint. :D :egyptian

The plane with it all on.


This has got to be my favorite RC plane now - Awesome job, Al.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on May 5th, 2018 at 5:39am
Well the big day is here. (Yesterday, Just for people who couldn't figure out the time line. ::))  All loaded up and of to the master painter. :D
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on May 5th, 2018 at 5:42am
The master himself.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on May 5th, 2018 at 5:52am
A few touch up and it ready for the primer.  Todds very fast!  My shoe phone isn't fast enough to keep up.  ;D

Looks very good. There's a few thing that the primer revealed but nothing that can't be fixed easily.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Bill F (retiredVTT) on May 5th, 2018 at 10:49am
Wow...looking great in her new "underwear"...but really, was this being done at 6:50am...I think not..

Bill

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on May 5th, 2018 at 12:01pm

Bill F (retiredVTT) wrote on May 5th, 2018 at 10:49am:
Wow...looking great in her new "underwear"...but really, was this being done at 6:50am...I think not..

Bill


Well Al's up at 4:00 and Todd never sleeps...so could be. If he missed a time change might be 7:50  >:(

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Ben Lann on May 5th, 2018 at 4:16pm

Yak Man wrote on May 5th, 2018 at 5:52am:
A few touch up and it ready for the primer.  Todds very fast!  My shoe phone isn't fast enough to keep up.  ;D

Looks very good. There's a few thing that the primer revealed but nothing that can't be fixed easily.



oooooo EXCITING!  :D

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on May 5th, 2018 at 5:20pm
super nice,  guys

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on May 5th, 2018 at 6:10pm
Thanks Sandy Ben and Bill.
Some more for today and yes I mean today, not yesterday.... ::)
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on May 5th, 2018 at 10:02pm
About a gallon of primer..

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by yorcram on May 6th, 2018 at 4:15pm
Looks good. I like the way Todd 'customized' the picture.  ;D

Marc

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Ben Lann on May 6th, 2018 at 7:05pm
What is the final scheme going to look like?  Same as the photo on the first post or something different?

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on May 8th, 2018 at 5:26am

Ben Lann wrote on May 6th, 2018 at 7:05pm:
What is the final scheme going to look like?  Same as the photo on the first post or something different?

That's the plan :)  Well under way now. Here's a few of the progress.  Yellow was put on early yesterday. Then last night we managed to get it taped so the blue could go on.  The last two colours will go on today and the clear coat. It's quite a process and I'm learning a lot. Todd truly is a master at this stuff. :master
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on May 8th, 2018 at 7:02am
OMG

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Ben Lann on May 8th, 2018 at 9:18am

Yak Man wrote on May 8th, 2018 at 5:26am:

Ben Lann wrote on May 6th, 2018 at 7:05pm:
What is the final scheme going to look like?  Same as the photo on the first post or something different?

That's the plan :)  Well under way now. Here's a few of the progress.  Yellow was put on early yesterday. Then last night we managed to get it taped so the blue could go on.  The last two colours will go on today and the clear coat. It's quite a process and I'm learning a lot. Todd truly is a master at this stuff. :master



Awwwweeeesome!  :)

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on May 9th, 2018 at 6:01am
A little more.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Ben Lann on May 9th, 2018 at 8:13am

Yak Man wrote on May 9th, 2018 at 6:01am:
A little more.



Holy SH*T! Todd you are amazing!  :D  That cowl is a thing of beauty.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Greg G on May 9th, 2018 at 10:05am
Beauuuuuuutiful!

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Bill F (retiredVTT) on May 9th, 2018 at 4:23pm
Fantastic workmanship by Todd (and helper)..!

Would like to have seen a step by step procedure for that cowl. So perfect with all the measurement details..!

Museum quality job...!


Bill

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by JackDD on May 10th, 2018 at 11:18am
Wow, great job..

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on May 11th, 2018 at 5:55am
And again a few more. This time the wings.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on May 11th, 2018 at 5:57am
The fuse is now home and I've had a chance to start some assembly.
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by whitey on May 11th, 2018 at 8:44am
WOW!

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by dano on May 11th, 2018 at 10:51am
Incredible skill!! Outstanding work guys.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on May 11th, 2018 at 2:56pm
Oh my!

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Ben Lann on May 11th, 2018 at 3:20pm
Just keeps getting better and better!

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on May 11th, 2018 at 3:37pm
Thanks guys.. It's moving along now! :)

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on May 13th, 2018 at 5:57am
Put most of it together to have a look, Couldn't stop myself. [smiley=laugh.gif]  These may be the last ones until I get it outside. Now that it an ARF it should be ready to fly in two to three weeks. If all goes well and the rest of the stuff arrives in a timely fashion.  Monster size project and I'm a little burned out. Hopefully I'll get a good season without too much trouble.


A BIG THANK-YOU TO TODD FOR PUTTING HIS OWN WORK ASIDE TO HELP ME.   I AM IN YOU DET BIG TIME BUD!
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on May 13th, 2018 at 7:25am
Superb...( I think we've used pretty much all the adjectives that are out there!)
:Raa Raa

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Ben Lann on May 13th, 2018 at 7:05pm
Excellent job!  Can't wait to see it up close.  :D :D

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jun 1st, 2018 at 4:42am
There is about two hours work left on the rigging.  Then I'll check the balance one last time and run the engine. At this point it should be ready to go out to the field for a test flight.

A few pic of the rigging..
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jun 1st, 2018 at 4:46am
And little Guana in the background.

Sorry about the blur in the pics
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Jun 1st, 2018 at 7:43am
Looking super there Al. Notice Iguana, nice touch....plane is certainly large enough to carry him as pilot. ALSO notice the bolt cutters. If you need that much nose weight, perhaps............ :o

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Ben Lann on Jun 1st, 2018 at 9:35am
Al you must be one patient individual.  That rigging looks like a tonne of work.

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by waverider on Jun 1st, 2018 at 6:05pm
Al, you have made a lovely job of this
i cannot wait to see it fly
Brian

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by MkIX on Jun 3rd, 2018 at 3:27pm
10,790 views on our small web site, and even that number doesn't speak fully to the quality of Al's work. Brilliant build!


Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Ben Lann on Jun 3rd, 2018 at 7:04pm

MkIX wrote on Jun 3rd, 2018 at 3:27pm:
10,790 views on our small web site, and even that number doesn't speak fully to the quality of Al's work. Brilliant build!



Sandy's Hurricane thread has 69,000 views  :D

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Fingers on Jun 3rd, 2018 at 8:08pm

Ben Lann wrote on Jun 3rd, 2018 at 7:04pm:

MkIX wrote on Jun 3rd, 2018 at 3:27pm:
10,790 views on our small web site, and even that number doesn't speak fully to the quality of Al's work. Brilliant build!



Sandy's Hurricane thread has 69,000 views  :D


Yeh, but I planned this very carefully......PLUS I'm not getting much done. Cool started his this year, and will fly his this year...

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Yak Man on Jun 10th, 2018 at 7:16pm
Well it flies!  Its a bit of a bear to fly so more work to be done.

Here are a few more pics of the plane.
Thank to John for the camera work
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Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by yorcram on Jun 10th, 2018 at 8:07pm
Looks good out in the sun.  8-)

Title: Re: 33% Waco YMF
Post by Ben Lann on Jun 11th, 2018 at 9:13am

Yak Man wrote on Jun 10th, 2018 at 7:16pm:
Well it flies!  Its a bit of a bear to fly so more work to be done.

Here are a few more pics of the plane.
Thank to John for the camera work


WOOHOO! :D Awesome Al!  Hopefully see it this week in Margaree.

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