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Category Archives: Custom & Modified
Well, that was silly. Re-doing my movable pilot.
I discovered a few cracks starting in my old Tiger Moth and, as long as I had the wing off for repairs, I decided to take the opportunity to tweak my recent movable pilot mod. I realized after my first … Continue reading
Pilot mod – letting Hippy Horse look around
[I’ve subsequently modded this mod. Read more here.] This is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time – give one of my pilots some mobility, so they can turn their head to see where they’re going. I picked … Continue reading
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New Xoar prop for the SE5a
I recently bought a sexy new XOAR Scimitar WWI propeller for my SE5a. I love the scale looks!
A successful drop!
Today, I successfully dropped my Ultra-micro F-27Q Stryker 180 from one of my custom light Strykers. The flight was a total success. Thanks, Porcho, for flying the mothership and making the whole thing possible. You’ll find more information about the … Continue reading
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Air-dropping a baby Stryker?
I’ve been thinking lately that it might be fun to drop my baby Stryker from one of my bigger Strykers, in flight. (Go here to see the first test flight.) The rig uses a single 10 gram servo sunk into … Continue reading
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My Four Tiger Moths
I do love me some Tiger Moths. I currently have four flying: two GWS 400s, a GWS Pico and a little scratch-built moth of my own construction.
Clipped-wing UMX F-27Q
Somehow I broke the tip off of my UMX F-27Q’s port wing and elevon and lost the foam. Unsure how else to handle the problem, I carefully chopped off a matching section of the starboard wing so they’d at least, … Continue reading
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Winston flies (a little bit)
It was a short, scary flight but, for the first time, it was something approaching a real flight. I actually have some hope now that I can get this bird in the air.
Yet another attempt at getting the Sopwith Triplane to fly
Following failure after failure, my scratch-built Sopwith Triplane has been gathering dust for quite some time. I’ve decided to give it another go. The plane seems really tail heavy, so I’m drastically shifting the weight. I’ve rebuilt the motor mount … Continue reading
“Bipie” build thread
Based on the “Bipie” plans from RCGroups, this little guy will have an 18″ wingspan and be built from a single sheet of Dollar Tree foam board. I’m hoping to use the guts from an E-flite UMX Gee Bee to … Continue reading