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  1. TonyHallo

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    Here's a short video from yesterday and the reason why I'm going down this route. It will idle just at 1000 rpms, I raised the idle here to keep the rpm telemetry active, using a Frsky SP-RPM sensor designed for electric motors so it drops to zero below 1000 RPM. The sensing wires are hooked...
  2. TonyHallo

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    Never ran it, thinking about putting in the next Cherokee. I have the Johnson mufflers but cut the stacks off to fit the scale exhaust in the Super Cub. All in weight, engine, mufflers, and ignition is 4.7#, over 1# lighter than the D&B 3.7 I was using.
  3. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Pretty sure the spacers are there to make room for the ne Walbro Carb.
  4. TonyHallo

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    The ring came off the cowl just fine. A new 1/4" plywood firewall was cut to the traced line then another 1/16" was removed to account for the glass thickness. The plans call for 2 degrees down thrust so that was cut off the fuselage sides. The new firewall was located by mounting the cowl...
  5. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Put two flights on the Champ today and the catch can is working perfectly, not a drop of oil on the landing gear strut.
  6. TonyHallo

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    The new firewall will also act as the baffle between the high and low pressure zones inside the cowl. The shape of the cowl is quite a bit different than stock firewall. A dam was made out scrap wood, this was roughly fit using a contour gauge, packing tape was applied to the cowl for release...
  7. TonyHallo

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    The firewall from the kit is three layers of 1/8" 3 ply plywood laminated together. I plan to use 1/4" plywood for the firewall. The 5/8" was laid out and cutting commenced. After trail fitting, decided to flush mount the firewall onto the 1/2" balsa sides rather than inset it into the...
  8. TonyHallo

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    Got the bench cleared from the Champ repair and moved the Sub Cub fuselage onto the bench. First order of business clean off 14 years of dust. Next up determine if the Roto 85 with fit and what modifications are necessary. The plane was originally built using a 3W 56 CS engine, the exhaust...
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Indeed!
  10. TonyHallo

    Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.

    More data to add. I have two cowls unfinished from Fibertech-n-More, the Cherokee cowl measures .021" thick in four places, the Chipmunk cowl measures .018" to .020" in four places. The unfinished cowl for the BUSA 33% Super Cub measures .030" to .034" thick, this was laid up by Steven at...
  11. TonyHallo

    Scale Pitts S1-T, S1-S, and a Challenger.

    I had seen him post over on FG a while ago.
  12. TonyHallo

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    Had to drink this over the weekend. Recently moved the brewery about two miles north of me on the Allegheny River. Iron City Beer a Pittsburgh favorite, moved into an old PPG windshield factory in Creighton PA. I believe we make 400 cans per minute. Of course I had to clean the palette with...
  13. TonyHallo

    Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.

    As recommended by others on the web that I consider knowledgeable I purchased this laminating epoxy and slow hardener. It wets out real nice and gives you plenty of working time. It is cheaper than West Systems as well.
  14. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Made it to the field this morning with the Champ. As you may recall I had a dead stick a year ago June after making a slight low speed needle adjustment. First task test run engine and adjust carb. Engine started after twenty flips or so on the choke. After warm up the engine had a slight...
  15. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Here are a few photos of the silver coat after sanding.
  16. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    The thing about the aluminum coat is that you can sand the blemishes out. The Poly Brush is like rubber when dry and impossible to sand while the silver Poly Spray sands nice. Once the silver is on you get to see what the final product will look like and made any corrections. I put a coat on...
  17. TonyHallo

    Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.

    Well first you will need to make a mold, two piece of one piece? When I laid up the canopy for the Cherokee, I used one 4 ounce layer and one 6 ounce layer of glass on the final version. The first one I made was 4 ounce and two layers of 6 ounce cloth, it was a little heavy. I am doing some...
  18. TonyHallo

    Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.

    Ordered some Kevlar to play with, I think it will be a great wheel pant reinforcement where they tend to crack around the wheel opening. I plan to wet it out on a piece of wax paper. The special purpose scissors are a must.
  19. TonyHallo

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    Randolf's Ranthane. I really like it compared to the Steward System water born paint but I can only use it during the summer months. Looking forward to finishing the fuselage now, been moving it around the basement for 14 years.
  20. TonyHallo

    Scale 112” - Taylorcraft by HeyLuc & Snoopy.

    What is the thickness of the plywood? That looks to be a bullet proof firewall.
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