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Dec 23rd, 2012 at 11:33am
 
OK guys, here we go, slowly, deathly slowly, snore  Roll Eyes

Lots of wood to cut out, lots of room to do stuff like cockpit, Vailly has detailed instructions on scale hinging, so I think (hope) it'll be fun....

Let the ragging begin  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
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Reply #1 - Jan 9th, 2013 at 10:30am
 
I took the plans (3 sheets roughly 4x10 each)  to Chris's Kwik Kopy in Burnside. I didn't want to cut up all 3 sheets to get templates of the 50 odd pieces I need to cut out, so his shop made a copy of the drawings.  Super job and very well priced.  Smiley

I'm going to double everything up - need a former #6, so I'll cut 2 of them; need 2 rib #15's so I'll make 4. Once I'm done I'll have 2 kits...  Wink

I understand there's a learning curve for scroll saws so I bought a package of 36 blades  Tongue Should get me through the fuse formers at least...
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Reply #2 - Jan 9th, 2013 at 11:10am
 
Let me be the First, to Congratulate (Rag) you on this fine choice of kit...(where's the pics?)
The 2 pages of Kit specs, are impressive... Roll Eyes certainly takes me back to the old Technical Drawing workshop at Cosford, where everything was hand drawn then Blue copied.. Sad
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Reply #3 - Jan 9th, 2013 at 3:44pm
 
JackDD wrote on Jan 9th, 2013 at 11:10am:
Let me be the First, to Congratulate (Rag) you on this fine choice of kit...(where's the pics?)
The 2 pages of Kit specs, are impressive... Roll Eyes certainly takes me back to the old Technical Drawing workshop at Cosford, where everything was hand drawn then Blue copied.. Sad


pics will be posted as they occur!!! Still in the accumulate stuff stage..

Yeh, I did that hand draw then print on blue... back in my draftsman days..
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Reply #4 - Jan 9th, 2013 at 7:47pm
 
Very cool Sandy,

Looking forward to seeing it come together...

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Reply #5 - Jan 9th, 2013 at 10:00pm
 
Brian wrote on Jan 9th, 2013 at 7:47pm:
Very cool Sandy,

Looking forward to seeing it come together...

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I don't know if I'll live that long! Grin Grin
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Reply #6 - Jan 9th, 2013 at 10:30pm
 

30 to 39 oz/sq ft of wing loading.  It should turn out just fine.   

Post lots of pictures  Smiley

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Reply #7 - Jan 10th, 2013 at 10:34am
 
Yak Man wrote on Jan 9th, 2013 at 10:00pm:
Brian wrote on Jan 9th, 2013 at 7:47pm:
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sure you will, you're still a youngish old man...
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Reply #8 - Jan 10th, 2013 at 12:02pm
 
OMG
Sierra retracts for this thing are $550.00  Shocked. Right some nice thingys, and Robart don't list a compatible set....... Cry

I suppose fixed gear would look poopy..
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Reply #9 - Jan 10th, 2013 at 4:47pm
 
Ouch!
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Reply #10 - Jan 10th, 2013 at 9:32pm
 
Sorry Finger's you're right, you need to but the sierra's, because they have the right amount of "twist" in them to drop in the stock locations and be lined up correctly when in the up and down positions.

If you ask real nice I'll let you look at mine, maybe you could fabricate/ modify a set of robart or others to work
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Reply #12 - Jan 12th, 2013 at 9:01pm
 
Now how do I make mine sound like that ??????
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Reply #13 - Jan 13th, 2013 at 12:23pm
 
darn, kinda tough to make a single cylinder sound like 12 of 'em.... Cry

OK Cool - put your mill to work and design and make us some scale Merlins.... shouldn't be too hard, you being a car nut and machinist extraordinaire.....
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Reply #15 - Jan 13th, 2013 at 4:01pm
 
well, not a 12 - only an 8, and only turns 4800

but -  Smiley

and I read I need a bit of nose weight......  Smiley
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Reply #16 - Jan 13th, 2013 at 6:57pm
 
Glen, are you going to get 1? Roll Eyes
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Reply #17 - Jan 14th, 2013 at 10:02am
 
I remember reading about a guy that had designed something similar in Model Airplane News.

I don't think this is the guy because I thought he was Canadian but it's another website

http://www.artus-motor.com/en/artus-v12-motor/

Oh and Sandy this is a 12.  No excuses you have to buy now   Grin

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Reply #18 - Jan 14th, 2013 at 3:45pm
 
yuppper - had my cheque book out and realized the 3 blade was 30x16....... bit too big for the Valley Hurri... Cry
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