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  1. dhal22

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

    I wonder how old of autocad my 85 year old uncle uses...... He doesn't design much anymore but all of his airplanes are scratch built from his designs. Let me post a photo of one of the planes that he gave me. Early 80's tuned pipe speed design. Only Bill Cunningham flew this plane. Too...
  2. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    Switched back to Sweetwater OG Ipa. A great Ipa, color, taste, price, everything you want.
  3. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Working more on second wing half. Had to replenish my MEK stock. Also got tired of dumping brushes and Poly Tak cups.
  4. dhal22

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Following, understanding most………….
  5. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Some misc Cub work today.
  6. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    Trying something different. Way too fruity for me.
  7. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    The shame......... All day football watching at a local bar and I got coaxed into a free beer. This is a Creature Comforts (Tropical) beer so is well done but I'm not a lager person.
  8. dhal22

    Carbon Cub 55% SUPERLIGHT

    Or too light?
  9. dhal22

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    I guess I need to look at the model I bought. It’s still in the box waiting to be brought to the shop.
  10. dhal22

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Big likes on both. The tube sleeve should be fun.
  11. dhal22

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    I bought a metal chop saw on Black Friday. Arrived a day later. Cut and paste photo:
  12. dhal22

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

    Extreme speed prop planes forum elsewhere has decades of speed plane info.
  13. dhal22

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

    Jett or Nelson pylon engine.
  14. dhal22

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    Bell's Two Hearted ale today.
  15. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Started the second wing half but the MEK and Poly Tak fumes got to be too much.
  16. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Cranked the iron up to 350 and did second round of shrinking. The shrinking is substantial........... I need to do more of an overlap. I assumed my finishing tape would be sufficient but more overlap for sure.
  17. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I've seen a few videos on painting first coats then spraying 2nd/3rd coats. Just watched the hour plus Stits video so ready to get going.
  18. dhal22

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Wing half is covered and initial shrinking complete. I think poly brush next, time to review the video I downloaded.
  19. dhal22

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Love me some mill work!!
  20. dhal22

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Just wonderful work.
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