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Yotaman1985
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Viator maiden flight went great! Need a really calm day to fine tune it but caught a bunch of thermals and had to come down because I was getting tired of standing and looking up... 
I 3d printed a wing spar for it as it had a wood one that was home made and didn't fit very well. It worked great. Also amazing this 3+ meter plane fits in this small box. Lol
I 3d printed a wing spar for it as it had a wood one that was home made and didn't fit very well. It worked great. Also amazing this 3+ meter plane fits in this small box. Lol
Tmcfarland
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Very niceViator maiden flight went great! Need a really calm day to fine tune it but caught a bunch of thermals and had to come down because I was getting tired of standing and looking up...
I 3d printed a wing spar for it as it had a wood one that was home made and didn't fit very well. It worked great. Also amazing this 3+ meter plane fits in this small box. Lol
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i have not heard of that glider. Is it a common one?
Yotaman1985
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Thanks. I dont think its very common. There is a thread on rcgroups about them but unfortunately the designer/manufacturer passed away last year so there wont be anymore made.Very nice
Drawing my first 3d printed airplane, inspired by Slingshot
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Yotaman1985
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Been working off and on with the Kobuz since I did the maiden flight. Corrected a few issues and one of them was I needed to enlarge the main wheel cutout a little bit. It had some tape on the belly from a previous hard landing that broke the main wheel mount and scratched up the belly pretty bad on the pavement at Crows Landing.
I needed to remove the tape to enlarge the wheel cutout and figured I would fill in and paint the belly while I had all the tape off. Took some filler and a few coats of high build primer but were just about ready for color.
Did a wet sand on the last coat tonight and its looking pretty good. Planning on doing a white stripe down the belly so I dont have to try and match any colors and it will look good enough with the scheme. After thats done, Ill add a layer of clear abrasion tape to help with any more scuffs.
Unfortunately I didnt think to take any before pictures but here are a few in progress pics.
I needed to remove the tape to enlarge the wheel cutout and figured I would fill in and paint the belly while I had all the tape off. Took some filler and a few coats of high build primer but were just about ready for color.
Did a wet sand on the last coat tonight and its looking pretty good. Planning on doing a white stripe down the belly so I dont have to try and match any colors and it will look good enough with the scheme. After thats done, Ill add a layer of clear abrasion tape to help with any more scuffs.
Unfortunately I didnt think to take any before pictures but here are a few in progress pics.
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Tmcfarland
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What model is it? I like the pink things
zeo0nie1
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The Flightpoint "Brah". It's been burning a hole in my closet for a while. Not as excited about it as I was when I first got it, but it's a fun build and maybe it'll surprise me in flight.
I got the idea for the pink things from here, their model is here. I wanted to try something a little different. It works OK but needs some tweaks.
Yotaman1985
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Got the Kobuz painted today. Im happy with how it turned out. Its not perfect but you cant see any of the scratches or gouges that were there before.
Donthemon34
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Hi - to all of you who wondered what my semi-scratch built Vulcan bomber from an earlier post would look like, here it is. It is built like an old-style Keil Kraft flying scale jet (off a Skyleader plan) but I then covered it all in 1/32in balsa sheet. After this was sanded and filled, I covered it in light nylon cloth that I brushed old style dope over. Finally, I covered it in Litespan - yep, that old covering where you brush adhesive onto the covering and the surface it is to be stuck to, before ironing it on. Lastly, I fitted a catapult hook.
25in span, r/c elevons and rudder, with an all up weight of 8 1/2oz. I've not flown it yet as it has ben pouring with rain after our drought broke
25in span, r/c elevons and rudder, with an all up weight of 8 1/2oz. I've not flown it yet as it has ben pouring with rain after our drought broke
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Yotaman1985
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After a few years of looking, I was finally able to acquire a Gizmo 36. 
It will be going straight to the work bench when I get home today. Lol
It also had a fun little token from Tim (the original designer/builder of these).
It will be going straight to the work bench when I get home today. LolIt also had a fun little token from Tim (the original designer/builder of these).
Yotaman1985
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Yea it is. Wasnt sure until I got it in hand
Yotaman1985
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Well, after all the work I did on my CARF Kobuz to fix the scratched up belly, I flew one flight this last weekend, broke the wheel mount on take off and scraped it all up again on landing. 
Have to go through the whole process and make it look pretty again. I also vowed that I wouldn't have it happen again so I am designing my own fixed gear suspension mount for it. Already on V2 as the V1 worked well but was too long for the space I have in the fuselage. V2 is much more compact and should fit I believe. It is currently printing on my printer so we will see once I put it together.
I have a friend with a CNC so planning to have him machine the parts out of carbon and aluminum once I get the design refined. Been a fun project but really want to fly it again so hoping to get it finished up here fairly soon.
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Have to go through the whole process and make it look pretty again. I also vowed that I wouldn't have it happen again so I am designing my own fixed gear suspension mount for it. Already on V2 as the V1 worked well but was too long for the space I have in the fuselage. V2 is much more compact and should fit I believe. It is currently printing on my printer so we will see once I put it together.
I have a friend with a CNC so planning to have him machine the parts out of carbon and aluminum once I get the design refined. Been a fun project but really want to fly it again so hoping to get it finished up here fairly soon.
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