Bob, I’m configuring a Guillow Pilatus for e-flight. What motor, esc, servo arrangement would you recommend? This model has a +/- 26′ wingspan, so it’s quite lightweight. Also, are taped hinges the best for this application? Ed Ed, There’s a lot of stuff out there that would work, and I must admit that I’m not […]
QUESTION: Bob, I was just wondering if there are any future plans for you to do anything like “Masters Workshop”, you did in Fly-RC magazine? I certainly miss those articles. I actually purchased a Guillow’s kit #1005 of the F6F-3 Hellcat to build along with the article, only to find the magazine had been discontinued […]
QUESTION: Read your article in AMA Model Aviation. This is a very interesting process. I have been looking for a substitute to dope to finish SILK covering. I intend to cover structures more stiff than Guillos planes….maybe .049 size free flight wings. Will the Tissue Paste work as well on dampened silk? Also, what about the Eze Dope? How does it […]
Going All-Out With A Classic Balsa B-17-F-F – Part 21 Hey, this stuff is starting to get interesting! Getting this B-17 ready for that first flight is pretty much down to “detail work” now. As I mentioned once or twice before, I could pretty well just add some control surface covering, stick some props on […]
Going All-Out With A Classic Balsa B-17-F – Part 20 It’s time for more detail work…all the “little stuff” that brings out the “scale” in scale aeromodelling. Like other small/fine details that represent actual structure (as opposed to markings which exist only on the surface) all these things need to be completed before I can […]
Going All-Out With A Classic Balsa B-17-F – Part 19 I’m going to pick up right where we left off the last time we got to work on the B-17. You may remember that I explained why I felt that those really lightweight plastic cowls needed some stiffening so they’d stand up well over time […]
Going All-Out With A Classic Balsa B-17-F – Part 18 As it turned out I decided to finish-sand those overlap-joint-buildups later, as part of another big sanding task that’s coming up soon. Instead, we are starting off this time with some of the final details of the flap and aileron installations. There’s going to be […]
Going All-Out With A Classic Balsa B-17-F – Part 17 It has been a while since we did any work on the B-17. Several months ago I hinted that there might be some changes in the works, and left it at that. In fact I have been busier than you want to know with some […]
Restoring A Classic PT-19 (Model) Airplane – Part 4 JULY 17, 2016… A NOTE TO ALL MY READERS: As you may have noticed I have not been posting material as often as in the past. Over the past year my wife and I have been involved 24/7 as the only caregivers for an elderly family […]
Restoring a Classic PT-19 (Model) Airplane – Part 3 We left off last time with plenty of work to do on the tail surfaces…let’s get going on that. PT-19-54 I made a pattern, then traced and cut out four identical 1/64” plywood skins. PT-19-55 Here’s one of them all ready to attach. […]