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  1. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    Tinker tinker. Got the XT60 receptacles in place. Cut the left receptacle a little short... found another place to put the little AR untit.
  2. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    Still workin on wiring. Mainly with the AR digital switch. So check this out! Skywing does it once again! There is an EC3 plug port you can use as a hardmount to plug your batteries into. I don’t use EC3 plugs... because I’m stubborn... using XT60s, so I modified it a bit with a file and...
  3. AKNick

    Scale Don Smith P-51 Mustang

    We all missed you buddy!! Glad to hear from you and looking forward to seeing what’s in the skunkworks!!
  4. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    Starting to play with the interior a bit more. Made a hardwood mount for my receivers and painted them black. Laying out everything to see where to put it all. It’s actually pretty fluent and lots of space. Not used to that!!
  5. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    Fuel tank. It’s round fellas! It’s heavy duty plastic, aluminum cap with an o-ring, poly fuel line, and a heavy clunk. But there is more! Depron foam fuel bottle keepers. They have interlocking tabs that link into the airframe to glue in place. Add Velcro to the bottom and top of the bottle, and...
  6. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    Cowl is ready to rock when you get it. Pretty nice actually. The mount holes I think were 1/8” off. Not a big deal, mostly cosmetics. The spinner is slightly smaller than the cowl front face, so it doesn’t look too out of place.
  7. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    Ha ha ha I just realized through my own photo that I need to adjust that engine mount washer whoopsie!
  8. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    I’m happier with the mount adjustment. But still a little bit off. Calling it good enough! To my delight, the 110” Timber ARF included some engine mount standoffs that were 1” in which I never used, I added a carbon G10 spacer and it gave the me the clearance I needed. OAL is 1.037” or 26.35mm...
  9. AKNick

    The I'm NOT going out flying thread.

    Don’t even think I want to leave the house today... gusts to 40 and up to 3” of rain expected...
  10. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    The spinner back plate comes with a template for drilling. And yes it’s perfect for the GP76 and is aligned so the prop is indexed correctly with the backplate. Pretty neat. Been working on mounting the engine. The alignment came in close. But just a tiny bit off. It bugged me. So I epoxied...
  11. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    1/4” adhesive heat shrink tubing. Or marine heat shrink tubing. Should be lots online from multiple sources. I bought a kit on amazon. Ginsco 270Pcs 3:1 Shrink Ratio Dual Wall Adhesive Lined https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073R69KNB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_JBjHDb7Q4E318 Found that I use the 1/4” and...
  12. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    Glad to hear it survived shipment! Note there is a bunch of tristock included with the plane for the electric motor mount to use for bracing the gas engine. I’m using Futaba gear, so I couldn’t advise on the setup.
  13. AKNick

    RC Airplane Memes

    Probably a repost. But I love it!
  14. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    Something about long runs of wire to the tail and 22AWG just bugged me. So 20AWG from Hanson hobbies to the rescue. I’m crazy... I know. Brushless servos are very efficient. But it made my mind rest easy for some silly reason... so BEHOLD!! Hours of measuring, crimping, heat shrinking and...
  15. AKNick

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    Fremont Lush IPA tonight
  16. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    Put some snakeskin looming on the elevator servos and screwed them in place. The looming is from TDRC... if you haven’t heard they are closing I’m running out of 1/4” heat shrink tubing with adhesive... need to go to the store and try and find some more... meanwhile an order online is coming.
  17. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    Well I lied again. Ha ha, full deflection rudder you can access the top of the little screw... my bad
  18. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    Put the axels and wheels on. Note how the axel is stepped and super neat. I added the washer behind the nut.
  19. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    It’s my first GP, and other than the baby RCGF21T it’s my first real twin. It’s also my first 70cc. Until the Timber I have never owned anything over 35cc.
  20. AKNick

    91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

    Finished up my tail wheel. I lied about the last of the epoxy ha ha. Just a dab O.K.!!! Scuffed up and made a few notches for the epoxy to bite into. The hole shape matches the flats on the ball link... clever. It is bottomless so excess epoxy will fall into the void FYI. I’ve been trying a...
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