Sunset 2026 Builds

[Red]

Not much progress except I was able to get some primer sprayed between raindrops.

Guess I’ll start another build as I won’t get to paint until next weekend at the earliest.

 

[thenated0g]

Wowings Booby ready

I had made a really stupid mistake when I was soldering on the extensions for the battery to RX connection. I reversed the male and female side.



So what that meant is when I went to charge it I was actually plugged into the receiver which made the servos jump, but what it sounded like to me was I shorted the battery. So thinking I had just destroyed the battery I totally sliced up all the way across on that connection only to realize that everything was perfectly fine. I had just reversed the leads. And I was so mad at myself for messing up my nice new looking wing that I walked away from my shop for a couple weeks and it took me a while to get back to it.

 

[Yotaman1985]

Wowings Booby ready

I had made a really stupid mistake when I was soldering on the extensions for the battery to RX connection. I reversed the male and female side. So what that meant is when I went to charge it I was actually plugged into the receiver which made the servos jump, but what it sounded like to me was I shorted the battery. So thinking I had just destroyed the battery I totally sliced up all the way across on that connection only to realize that everything was perfectly fine. I had just reversed the leads. And I was so mad at myself for messing up my nice new looking wing that I walked away from my shop for a couple weeks and it took me a while to get back to it.

Ugh, that sucks Nate. Glad you didnt hurt anything electrical though. Looking forward to seeing it in person at Sunset!

 

[gnichola]

Tail feathers are all hinged, but it’s too cold and wet for primer. I went ahead and got the control horns and push roads installed. I dug out some of my vintage pattern MK aluminum control horns for the elevators, and a carbon horn for the rudder. I used Tomas Liu Studio clevis and carbon pushrods.

Hopefully the rain will quit and I can get some primer sprayed. I’m using an automotive urethane, so I can’t spray that indoors.

Red

Do the elevator rods Y up inside the fuse?

 

[Red]

Yes. (2) 2mm outside bonded to a single 3mm inside to the servo.

 

[Wayne]

LOL - Was going to ask the same.

 

[Tahoed]

This weeks project.

Looks just like it went in the box 25 years ago

 

[Red]

I'm waiting for some painting weather to arrive.

 

[Wayne]

Wow Ed - where did you find one? The Bam Bam is based on those cores.

 

[Tahoed]

Wow Ed - where did you find one? The Bam Bam is based on those cores.

Sunset is rapidly approaching and I had to do something as it appears Bam Bam's are not readily available Apparently it was quietly resting in OC for the last 25 years.

 

[Wayne]

Nice - We did have a few guys that flew them in OC. I probably knew the original owner. LOL

 

[Tahoed]

Nice - We did have a few guys that flew them in OC. I probably knew the original owner. LOL

Garrett M.

 

[Wayne]

hmm, don't recall that name.