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  1. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    Hop Dang Diggity today.
  2. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Thinking that this wing lock idea will be fine for the front spar. I'll just leave the scale bracket unused inside the cabin. Drilled and countersunk before I cut the bevel. This is just pine wood, a trial piece. It looks like I need about a 2" bolt so this is on hold until McMaster Carr...
  3. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Correct on the starship rebuild, amazing the weight difference. I've followed that build since day 1.
  4. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Currently I have the spar bracket bolted, not soldered and the wing bolts entering from the front. I can't find any removable windshield designs so need another idea.
  5. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Gotta come up with a better idea. No way am I laying on my back to fit these up inside the cabin. Even if the cross braces weren't already in the way.
  6. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Made the other tube.
  7. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Merlyn Graves is a legend over on RCSB if anybody is wondering who that is.
  8. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Here's the idea on top of a piece of wood.
  9. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Anyway, I drilled out the spar and locking tubes for a 4-40 bolt then over drilled the spar slightly with 1/4" bit. I will cut the brass tube flush with wing skin and then I will have a pocket for easy field mounting.
  10. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Anybody like my soldering holder?
  11. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I went to my downloads and looked at the great Merlyn Graves wing lock design and figured out how to use it myself. First a piece of brass tube bigger than the wing bolt and a washer sized for the 4-40 bolt. Silver solder the 2 and sand the washer to tube size.
  12. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Not happy with the old school spar connecting idea I decided to modify it. First the original idea.
  13. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    Another great day. Both kids home, some quality yard time then down to the Cub build. Skulpin and Stone today.
  14. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Much better with this longer bracket piece.
  15. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    The other side is largely done except the 3 point bracket pieces are a little short I think. Time to crank out a couple longer ones and see.
  16. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    A glorious day underway. All day college football, beer and building a plane.
  17. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Mostly I need to get the wings/ fuse mating complete so I can get back to one component at a time. An assembled 142" plane takes up a lot of room.
  18. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Yes.
  19. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    More progress on wing struts tonight. Largely a mock up but some parts may be reusable.
  20. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    And a throwback, a Skulpin!
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