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  1. TonyHallo

    Sport Racing plane for 3 cylinder Kolm engine.

    So the ball is the same thickness as to rod end?
  2. TonyHallo

    Sport Racing plane for 3 cylinder Kolm engine.

    Post some photos of the ball links.
  3. TonyHallo

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

    Does summer ever hit in Alaska?
  4. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    There is a flange that screws to the block that clamps the struts in position. You can zoom in and see them in the photo.
  5. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Assembly continues.
  6. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Thanks David.
  7. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Thanks Snoop.
  8. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    The windows are ion!
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Gluing in the windows today. My RC560 bottle went hard so I'm using Weldbond. Seems to work the same as RC560. Going shine the windows up with Magauire's PlastX after the glue dries.
  10. TonyHallo

    Sport Racing plane for 3 cylinder Kolm engine.

    Looks like high quality stuff they offer. Curious about the ball links though, doesn't look a ball at all?
  11. TonyHallo

    Sport Racing plane for 3 cylinder Kolm engine.

    What is the name of the Spanish company or better yet a link.
  12. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Good deal Snoop!
  13. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Working on details while waiting for higher temperatures. Added the red vinyl to the cockpit area and the chrome Cherokee 140 logos to the cowl. Hopefully tomorrow I can finish the white painting.
  14. TonyHallo

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

    Joe Nall is in the air, they are flying the "Ace of Aces" scale contest there this week
  15. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Snapped this photo at the Piper museum, and the matte black suggestion.
  16. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Local autobody supply stores. The white is a PPG product and the red is a Nason product, both are acrylic enamel with hardener. I normally se PPG Omni line, their second tier and cheaper product. Of course this is all glass so auto paint works fine. Might try the paint on a fabric covering...
  17. TonyHallo

    Sport Racing plane for 3 cylinder Kolm engine.

    I've had good luck with Falcon carbon spinners but nothing in the 5" range. I have few old carboin spinners made by Pete that worked well in 4 1/2" and 5" size.
  18. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    That's what's we're hoping for! Thanks Mike! Grandsons are here overnight into tomorrow, might get another day of curing. With the color on before May 1, I'm a month ahead of schedule so who cares.
  19. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Sprayed the windshield area matte black today, let the red cure another day before painting the Piper logos.
  20. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    Put the red to it today. Had to re-mask the fin and rudder, used 1/4" fine line at first but it didn't like the corrugations. Pulled it off and used 1/8"fine line, still had a little leakage. Need to paint the white piper logo behind the rear windows and touch up some white. Then final...
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