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I may have to heat soak the wings in war water to fix some warping in the top wing.
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mmmmhmmmmm. Looking sweet!
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She is looking good. removed the canopy plastic so I can paint the plane Cherry red. After all the mock up is completed, I strip the plane, paint and add graphics.
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Tail assembly mocked up, top wing mocked up, this will ensure proper alignment/ fitment. I can work out the bugs of that if any.
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its coming together.
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Lower wing glued in place.
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central board added with SAFE and AS3X. Battery added to bind and fine tune the servos :)
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a better look at the fuselage with that sweet prop!
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Spinner and body added.
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Cowl added and spinner getting ready to be installed.
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prop added.
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3 parts installed already. Firewall/ motor mount/ 3600kv motor.
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120mm X 70mm/ 5 inch by 2.75 similar size to the original prop of the UMX beast. projected to be smoother flying.
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Prop shaft ready for install.
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The 3600KV Brushless motor.
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Custom Carbon battery tray is cut and installed. Added Eflite Velcro thatch strip.
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Silver sharpie'd around the flames. Came out really good
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Carbon fiber tray is in. 250mm X 200mm 3K twill carbon sheet can be found on eBay for about 10-14 dollars. You can use scissors on it to cut to shape as well. You can see the original tray by the prop.
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Repainted the propeller as Skip Stewarts P2!
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Looks a lot better with the painted prop!
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The day I bought the P3.
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Love how new it was!!
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Another Angle of the P3 after I bought it, pretty easy to set up .
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You can see the detail of the Carbon here, along with the carbon spar from the foam strut makes this really strong. when the foam wing flexes in flight, this will be structurally better to handle hard maneuvers.
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I took off the decals from the foam struts, cleaned up their shape, since they no longer would adhere on their own i used gloss scotch tape a little larger than the decal, x-acto cut it and taped it to the carbon strut.
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the original broke in the move: update the shape of the horn, cut in Carbon, epoxy the horn, pin vise the holes for the control rod and done..
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Carbon wheel struts: I basically measured, cut a rectangle and then cut a diagonal. I then glued with gel CA and used accelerator to quick cure it. Completely solid.
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Up close with the prop: I used Tamiya 2mm vinyl masking tape to mask off the markings after I painted the prop white first.
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Carbon struts are completed. I took off the Carbon rod from the foam ones. I used the foam strut shape to cut out the carbon strut. I then glued the carbon rod to the back of it and sealed it with clear gloss scotch tape.
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Callie Graphics provided the MT prop logo. She did a great job!!
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This is just moving stuff in!! I haven't really organized it, the planes will get hung from the ceiling here.
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Another older pic: an engine dummy shot, detailed it out.
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The first round of detailing on the Mustang. Again though it needed more.
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The day I won the plane lol.
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A pic of the real Beast.
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Fooling around with the camera the day I got the plane.
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The day I got the Beast!! I loved it!!
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The Beast up on the old workbench.
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Shortly after I painted the prop in matched colors. it looks so much better than the black and silver. There were 3 painted styles by the same manufacturer at the time.
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Just another angle to see the Twinstar at.
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The P 51D before modification and the Twinstar getting ready for maintenance.
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Inspiration: I actually like this plane with a 3 blade prop. Not sure how well that works with a 60cc twin though.
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The plane with its previous owner, Chris
Nickman (Chrisknickman). He is a really good dude!! Highly recommend him if he has something up for sale. Thanks again Chris for being honorable and upfront!!
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A look at the inside of this Yak. not much yet, however its pretty clean inside.
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Rudder servo and SWB arm attached 8)
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This is the engine that is in the plane. 7hp sounds good to me. DLE 60cc Twin.
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Possibly this graphics package i would be interested in from BandE. still, too early to tell how I want this Yak to look.
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Inspiration picture: Going to go with this Spinner prop combination on my plane!
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removed the plane from transporting it in the bed of my truck. this plane is pretty substantial. generally in good shape, it will need some love from what I see. nothing I cannot handle though.
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The day I brought her home from Rosedale MD. The plane traveled well, though it extended beyond the Bed of the truck so the gate had to be left down.
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Engine work to ensure updates work! Ran like a brand new engine!
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How to properly transport your planes lol. Painters tape wrapped 3 times in the range of the support bar. Bubble wrap. run a bungee over the front portion of the rudder with bubble wrap. Tape the rudder and you're done.
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The instrument panel will look something like this, will be a printout that is laminated to scale most likely. Weight purposes.
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Not mine: Inspiration from rcgroups.com. Nice 3 blade prop.
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My friends plane. I am feeling the need to build a UMX version with the spare parts I have.
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Not mine: but great inspiration from rcgroups.com. This uses Depron layers, sandwiched together to form the pants. Pretty cool if you ask me.
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The paint match for the BEAST colors found on rcgroups.com. You can find both on Amazon and Ebay, though Ebay I found was cheaper at $5.00 instead of $10 something on Amazon.
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Carbon battery tray to accommodate larger batteries. Also is much more sturdy than the Depron foam originally in there. Plus it looks much better as well.
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Added REAL Carbon pants and landing gear struts. The Beast looks and flies a bit better since the pants and struts act as winglets to a small degree. you can find the carbon sheet on Ebay for $10.99 or so (200mm X 250mm X 0.3mm). Cutting is pretty easy.
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View of the internals.
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Please see my blog on this Extra, too much added to list.
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Fuel lines all replaced, carb rebuilt and tested great. Wire loomed recently and added graphics.
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Began panel lines and panel relief. Next up 4000 rivers simulated..lol
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Panel lines just beginning. Doing rivets as well.
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My Twinstar and I...in case you all wondered what i looked like haha. I can get about 13 or more minutes of flight time on this Twinstar with fuel left over.
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Closer view of the low speed flight, it even looks cooler with the 3 blade combination.
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This has become by far one of my favorite planes, due to its docile nature now.
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Picture of the Twinstar in low speed low level flight.
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It was a beautiful day to fly!! Flys on rails with the prop/motor combination along with the no.7 glow plugs.
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I found that the OS .25 leaked plenty after running, so I plugged both with shop cloths. eventually I went with vinyl caps over the carb inlets. these engines will need service here soon just to make sure the props aren't causing any wear and tear.
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Programming the Aura 8.
Going to set up Flaperons as well.
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Working in carbon plate details.
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Putty work begins before new primer coats.
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Another view of the Ramoser Vario prop.
http://www.ramoser.de/home_e/varioprop_e/varioprop_e.html
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With the Ramoser Vario prop. $55.00 but worth every penny.
http://www.ramoser.de/home_e/varioprop_e/varioprop_e.html
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I painted the props in the MT propeller livery, it was easier for me to see the prop speed to gauge landings along with the AoA (Angle of Attitude)
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Close up of the prop and spinner combo. This was much more stable in flight with this set up than any other set up I went with.
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Fresh covering using Solartex, first time using it too. I highly recommend it, its durable, forgiving and tough, you definitely get a great product for what you pay for!!
I added a center wing decal to identify settings for the OS 61.
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Closer look at the gear assembly cover. The original had alot of gaps and was a cheap plastic.
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After finishing the gear assembly covers. much cleaner appearance and quality.
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You can see the wheel well was a bit of a mess, I did fix that to have ABS custom insert to clean up the look and add stability.
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re-did the gear assembly covers to fit better. It truly did need it.
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After tearing the silver skin off and gently sanding the wings. I pulled everything out of the airframe that I could, cleaned it it, sealed it. Then replaced fuel lines, screws, rods, servos.
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Look at all those ribs..still in good shape.
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Re skinned for the most part....Solartex is a great product, cant speak highly enough about it.
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A photo shot from the tail.
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re shaped the wing edge to a NACA 11 airfoil style for a greater ability for rolls..
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getting mostly red...
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pulled the motor, refurbed it and cleaned the motor bay.
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glow plug was slow close to the prop when I bought it, had a friend cut himself trying to start it. So I added a glow plug relocation ignition unit. now no more prop strikes to fingers. :)
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On the gear and red, she was starting to look good.
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Here is the Ultrasport with the old wing covering believed to be very old solartex, not a tear in it, solid, but the color choice I didn't like. Working the new prop in: balanced and the edges of the new prop. The gear set up from 2-56 to 4-40 set up
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Spreading the Ultracote white to the tail here. it looks even better in the air.
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I cant get enough of this plane. The Rudder and Elevator was covered here. Lined the white with Silver pinstriping.
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It looked much more sleek after the recover. Re-polished the canopy and waxed it.
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90% of the with Ultracote was applied here. Awaited more supply in order to cover the elevator and rudder. Engine was re-installed and plumbed, ran and removed and recleaned exterior wise. Reinstalled and mineral oil added into the carb and covered.
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Top view after the white Ultracote was applied.
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Inspired by real flight ultrasport scheme.
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its just so pretty.
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Another prop shot.
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prop was painted white to ensure it would be seen better both in flight and run ups on the ground.
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progess shot after 90% completed Solartex re-covering.
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So pretty!!
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144th fighter wing graphics are on and good to go!!!
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Much better look in my opinion. Now I can tell mine from the rest of the other HSD F 16s out there.
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Callie graphics came through once again!!! Looks awesome!!!
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Ready and waiting for installs!!!
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AURA IS HERE!!!!
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JP 105MM IS HERE!!!
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My practice plane lol!
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Captured while flying the Ultra Sport. Flies like its on rails.
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I then painted the prop the proper color that night.
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After the Christmas party for the club. I opened the box and built her! lol
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This is what the fuselage looked like the day I got the Ultrasport. Notice the dullness of the motor, acetone, scuff pad and a final 0000 steel wool does the trick exterior wise to brighten the motor up.
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The day I brought the Ultrasport back from Lebanon PA swap meet. got 5 new servos for 50.00 as well, see piled on the ground!!!
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When I finally finished the refurb. Motor, skin, prop, wheels all re done. I added a sliver pinstripe to the edge of the white on the wings, elevator, fuselage to give the Ultrasport even more character.
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Modeled the prop after this Sbach!
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ordered and on its way!! I am super excited.
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New Paint scheme courtesy of Callie graphics. I needed something different from the stock tail.
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replaced spinner bolts since they aren't really available anymore.
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Red vents finally painted :)
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Well built avionics compartment. Don Palmer 83 inch plans certainly had the right idea. Its fit is reallly tight!
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Sitting on the Robart/ CJ landing gear once again.
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Back on the gear again!! That makes it easier to work on in my opinion. You can see where I started sanding the paint imperfections. time for some spot putty and a re-primer soon I hope.
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remove-able motor mount..cool!!
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nacelle mounting wall.
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top view with upper access panel opened. batteries and receiver..
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makes it easy to see where I need to fill in the depressed areas!!
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removed damaged area in order to begin repairs there.. While in transit from Ohio to Maryland, a little bump in the road caused this break. finally cut out all the damage. Time for sanding the edges smooth and re-building the section.
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pneumatic access points checked and tested. Gear came down without a hitch.
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opening of the wheel well to begin to make gear doors... This part will take me the longest I think. I will be asking for help and suggestions along the way :)
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Jan 1, 2019... let the work begin. orbital sanding with 120 grit..
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The seat is in for now.
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Began the cockpit details for the P 51...
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The checker pattern is getting there....
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Rcheliman's tigercat with the manifolds I am looking for.
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