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  1. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Do you want to start it off, since it's yours? If not, I'll kick it off in here: https://www.giantscalenews.com/forums/giant-scale-scratch-and-kit-build-threads.87/
  2. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Guys, I think we should create a build thread here on this plane and all contribute to it? I'm seeing some interest! What do you think of that Chris? Maybe you already have something like this already???? I transferred ownership to my old Mojo40, I miss the plane. Loved seeing a friend get into...
  3. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    SO cool! I would love to have a slab again. I was dead set on making a 20cc version of the MOASS MOJO60/65, I'm sure you have had the privilege of flying that machine/setup before? Can you compare the two? I would have a lot of fun building something of your design. I would be curious if someone...
  4. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Curious about your 20cc edge, and after seeing that long list of planes with a little mention of a 60" laser..... how about a 20cc Laser Profile?????? :big_yes: You have a lot of videos! The glitter looks like a fun bird.
  5. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    makes sense, would love to build me a 20cc profile one day. how many have you designed/made anyways?? You've talked about making a kit before ya?
  6. AKNick

    Joined from California

    Way cool! That Waco is gorgeous. Are you sure that guy still has his certificate to fly?... those coke bottle glasses.... :adore: But in all honesty, great paint job and overall detail work, looks very well done.
  7. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Just curious what format you need to design model planes? I have no idea how you would go about formatting plane planes!!! tell me more please!
  8. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    What format does it need to be in? I've dabbled in free software for a while trying to find the one that worked best for my 3D printing (.stl files). My criteria was Free, offline, and non-open source. Windows 10 compatible. Design Spark Mechanical...
  9. AKNick

    Joined from California

    :welcome: Rick!!! Got any pics of those planes? Love to see them!! Friendly site here with lots of free knowledge :yesss:
  10. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Put a larger servo arm on my 60” slick 580. Need more tail authority! I put a bunch of weight in the tail and verified it had better authority but was tail heavy.... so more throws it is!
  11. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Good question..... hmmmm. Throttle induced? Thrust angle? These things are frustrating!!!
  12. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    That's no good. Sorry to hear this. Almost sounds like it's drastically tail heavy being extremely pitch sensitive. My 15cc carbon cub manual CG was off (they made a amendment to it later), I took off, everything seemed great, pulled the stick and it was all over the place. Took everything I had...
  13. AKNick

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    Thanks for the reply. Can you be more specific?
  14. AKNick

    Glassing and Painting techniques

    Just spent the evening reading through the last 38 pages/376posts of this thread. Very informative and educational! I was about the start a new thread until I found this gem. Sounds like I am going to invest in some West System supplies after reading this, and a few other things. I've got some...
  15. AKNick

    Scale 1/3 Scale Extra 330L Build.

    Ha! no I didn't! My rc pal that passed away this spring could fly mode 1+2, his son can as well. I do not know how they do it! (And well I might add).
  16. AKNick

    Scale 1/3 Scale Extra 330L Build.

    It's basically a hardcore slip. very fast rate of decent in high alpha KE from high like jetpainter said, recover as close to the ground without breaking your plane. Edit: hard to find a good video. I found this online 2:28-38 mark encapsulates the general idea.
  17. AKNick

    Discussion How I prep for smoke!

    This is a Mad Dog nozzle with a powerbox smoke pump on a DLE35RA. I would like to preheat because of the oily mess the current setup has. Had a coworker goober some more metal onto the thin muffler. It’s been holding up well. Sullivan skysmoke
  18. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Decided it was time. DA-35. Walbro D20-WAT gasket kit. Cleaned the needles, screen, and plunger. Replaced the pulse line. Saw one of four reeds was floating a little high, so I flipped it around. Should be good to go!
  19. AKNick

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    Question. Is it me or is it more difficult to do a knife edge wall with this airframe. I can do it super easy with an Edge 540, but for some reason my 73" laser is more temperamental, meaning it will roll out unless the airspeed, attitude, and deflection is more precise. Are you finding this to...
  20. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    One thing I noticed in an 8oz tank is that tygon is not flexible enough with the short length of fuel tubing inside the tank. I used Viton and still wasn't that impressed and ended up using the ZF-4 instead. Not a problem with my 14-16oz tanks... unless you forget to change your stiff tygon out...
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