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Building Tips and technical articles. => 1/2 A building. => Topic started by: Larry Renger on August 31, 2014, 04:35:33 PM

Title: Sky Sport rebuild
Post by: Larry Renger on August 31, 2014, 04:35:33 PM: Only the wing is original, and it has been modified to take trike Landing Gear. That carbon veil sure solved the fuselage twist problem! Microlite film over light weight Polyspan. Very light, very strong! #^
Title: Re: Sky Sport rebuild
Post by: Avaiojet on September 03, 2014, 06:45:56 PM: Larry,

I just saw this. What a cute little model!

You're own design?

Could put something on those wings?

Would you like some lettering? No charge!

PM me.
Title: Re: Sky Sport rebuild
Post by: Larry Renger on September 04, 2014, 09:55:05 PM: Yes, it is my design, and now an RSM kit for .049 to .061 high performance engines. Fully capable of a 500 point patterns proved by Bart Klapinski. I usually can struggle to a mid 400s myself. It has taken many trophies in the hands of me and others.

I really appreciate your offer, and would be delighted to work with a professional graphics guy again. Physical design and aero capabilities are MY thing. Graphics were left to the experts in my career as a toy and model designer.

I'll post the photos of the previous versions, probably tomorrow. Just an amateur starting point, of course. I also have used wet decals, but they tend to not be durable. Of course the graphics on a film wing and small model can't compete with a Nats class stunter because of weight and size considerations. But it surely can be better than my artwork.

I have followed some of your deco threads, and would welcome your input. Cool stuff!

Thanks for the offer!!! H^^
Title: Re: Sky Sport rebuild
Post by: Steve Thornton on January 05, 2015, 12:26:55 AM: Larry did you hinge the elevator prior to carbon veil? What line length & engine? Great looking plane!
Steve
Title: Re: Sky Sport rebuild
Post by: Larry Renger on January 05, 2015, 07:22:58 AM: I used polyspan for over/under hinges after doing the carbon veil.
Title: Re: Sky Sport rebuild
Post by: billbyles on January 08, 2015, 03:14:28 PM: Quote from: Larry Renger on January 05, 2015, 07:22:58 AM
I used polyspan for over/under hinges after doing the carbon veil.

Hi Larry,

Does the Skysport have the super flexi fuselage like your 1/2a airplane that Bob Hunt, Bob Whitely, myself, and a couple of others flew at the contest a couple of years ago? Sure made things interesting and it was good to see Bob Hunt get a workout with his flight.
Title: Re: Sky Sport rebuild
Post by: Larry Renger on January 08, 2015, 10:25:26 PM: Somehow both my planes had the fuselages broken at that contest while they were in the pits. I never knew how, and nobody "fessed up". The fuselage would lock in on one direction, but flex in the other. I didn't find out until I got home. Up until then the planes flew great.
Title: Re: Sky Sport rebuild
Post by: billbyles on January 09, 2015, 06:25:33 PM: Quote from: Larry Renger on January 08, 2015, 10:25:26 PM
Somehow both my planes had the fuselages broken at that contest while they were in the pits. I never knew how, and nobody "fessed up". The fuselage would lock in on one direction, but flex in the other. I didn't find out until I got home. Up until then the planes flew great.

I bet it was Whitely's fault...he did the first flight with some pretty hard corners - yeah, that's it, it couldn't be because he flies better than I do (could it?)