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Category Archives: Building
Sporty Little Plane – Build Thread
Yet another build, this one a little low-wing sports plane with a 25″ wingspan, made from blue Dow fanfold foam. You’ll find the plane’s official page, here. My first successful scratch build was another Tiger Moth. That was followed by … Continue reading
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Blu-Baby Build
My niece has expressed interest in building an R/C airplane, and we’ve chosen the Blu-Baby as her first build. Update: On our first test flight, the main wing showed an alarming tendancy to bend upwards under load, so the first … Continue reading
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No more hot glue! (Re-building the Pico Moth’s landing gear yet again.)
I’ve officially had it with hot glue. When the weather gets hot, hot glue loosens up and my planes start shedding parts. The other day (103° F) I took my Pico Moth to a nearby park to fly. When I … Continue reading
Nutball build thread (RETIRED)
After suffering a catastrophic de-lamination when moisture and humidity caused the paper to separate from the foam, this plane has been retired. I’ve convinced my wife to build a plane and she’s chosen a nutball, which she plans to decorate … Continue reading
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Pico Moth Landing Gear
I was very disappointed in my first attempt at landing fear for my new Pico Tiger Moth, using J-B Weld and wire wrapping. As you can see, it was a bit of a sloppy mess. I was sure I could … Continue reading
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Pico Tiger Moth Build
I love biplanes, especially Tiger Moths. This is my 3rd Tiger Moth build. This one is from a GWS Pico Tiger Moth kit (slope glider version). I’m adding full-strip ailerons on both sets of wings, and planning on using a 1700kV … Continue reading
Watt meter
This is the Watt meter I use. It only goes to 100 Amps, but that’s more than adequate for the smaller planes I fly. If you’re custom building or customizing, a Watt meter is an essential tool for measuring the … Continue reading
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Jesse’s Hot Rod – light Stryker
I built a light Stryker for my son-in-law’s birthday, as part of my ongoing, nefarious plan to suck more people into R/C flying. I love the light Stryker: it’s medium fast, agile, forgiving and relatively crash-proof. It’s built on a … Continue reading
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Hot Rod – Light Stryker build
I’m building a lightweight Stryker for my son-in-law. It’ll be his first plane; we’ll see how that goes. This one is along the lines of my other light Strykers – small Blue Wonder motor, 10A ESC, 2″ balsa elevons and … Continue reading
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Stryker fin template
If you’re looking to build your own Stryker, here’s a handy template for cutting the fins. The full size image is 120ppi. The scale at bottom right shows one inch square.
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