Author Topic: If you followed along (pic) (Read 5742 times)

RC Storick · « **on:** December 17, 2013, 02:22:57 PM »

If you followed along the build thread and thinking process this is the end result. I will try to test fly it tomorrow and if all goes well I will add a few more details but not much more. It came out a little heavyer than I wanted but should be ok at 58 ounces.

RC Storick · « **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2013, 02:24:14 PM »

one more

Rick_Huff · « **Reply #2 on:** December 17, 2013, 03:03:38 PM »

Wow, simply wow!

MarcusCordeiro · « **Reply #3 on:** December 17, 2013, 03:34:33 PM »

Quote from: Rick Huff on December 17, 2013, 03:03:38 PM

Wow, simply wow!

X2!!!!!

Marcus

De Hill · « **Reply #4 on:** December 17, 2013, 03:36:48 PM »

Influenced by the Tucker Special?

wwwarbird · « **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2013, 03:43:38 PM »

Huh? No ink??? In the finishing post you had also mentioned T-Bolt level detailing and "radiator shading"...?

Obviously it still looks great Sparky, and it's your model, but knowing your abilities I was hoping you'd go all out.

wwwarbird · « **Reply #6 on:** December 17, 2013, 03:46:30 PM »

Quote from: De Hill on December 17, 2013, 03:36:48 PM

Influenced by the Tucker Special?

The other way around, I believe the Tucker was influenced by the full scale MC72 racer.

RC Storick · « **Reply #7 on:** December 17, 2013, 03:48:55 PM »

There is ink on it.

wwwarbird · « **Reply #8 on:** December 17, 2013, 03:55:56 PM »

Quote from: Robert Storick on December 17, 2013, 03:48:55 PM

There is ink on it.

I guess we need some close ups then.

...I just looked back too, the original post on this build was October 21st, so you've beaten your 60 day prediction.

RC Storick · « **Reply #9 on:** December 17, 2013, 04:07:53 PM »

Most can't see it but I am expecting great things with this plane. I am starting on the back up this week.

Dan McEntee · « **Reply #10 on:** December 17, 2013, 04:41:55 PM »

You know, one great advantage of electric, in my opinion, is that you could almost fly it in bare minimum dope and filler, just to test it and see how it goes. If things aren't quite what you want, you can make changes before you get to the final finish, and not have any fuel soaking to be concerned with, which can happen in on the first few flights. I think Jack Sheeks wrote in one of his articles that he always test flew his models and made sure they would do the pattern before the final finish was applied. I think he said he always did the full pattern on the first flight, if it wouldn't do it then, it's not worth the effort!! Or something like that!

Once you have it test flown successfully and are satisfied, then you can apply the final finish and adjust the ballance as needed. Just a thought.
Type at you later,
Dan McEntee

jfv · « **Reply #11 on:** December 17, 2013, 06:03:25 PM »

Very nice!

john e. holliday · « **Reply #12 on:** December 17, 2013, 06:29:02 PM »

Hope to see it this coming year. I imagine it looks mucho better in person.

Larry Fruits · « **Reply #13 on:** December 17, 2013, 06:30:19 PM »

Very nice Sparky. Another outstanding job.

Larry

Matt Colan · « **Reply #14 on:** December 17, 2013, 07:33:04 PM »

Looks awesome Sparky!!! Just out of curiosity, what happened to the Viper? Did it not fly to your liking?

RC Storick · « **Reply #15 on:** December 17, 2013, 09:36:20 PM »

Quote from: Matt Colan on December 17, 2013, 07:33:04 PM

Looks awesome Sparky!!! Just out of curiosity, what happened to the Viper? Did it not fly to your liking?

Its ready to go. I just wanted to try something really different

Randy Cuberly · « **Reply #16 on:** December 18, 2013, 12:36:03 AM »

Absolutely gorgeous Sparky, and very interesting departure from the typical generic stunter.

Incredible that you could build and finish something like that in that short period of time.
It takes me about that long just to frame up a stunter...then about a year or more to finish it...or two...uhhhh or three.

Great work.

Randy Cuberly

Rafael Gonzalez · « **Reply #17 on:** December 19, 2013, 05:58:10 AM »

Man Mr. Storick!

Beautiful aircraft. I wouldn't get that finish or build if I spent a year on it!!! Very talented folks in this house!!!

I have seen and learned more since I joined S.H. than the last 40 yrs. alone. Love this place!

Thank you guys

Rafael

Derek Barry · « **Reply #18 on:** December 19, 2013, 07:38:34 AM »

Flight report?

Derek

RC Storick · « **Reply #19 on:** December 19, 2013, 09:03:11 AM »

No flight report as of yet. I didn't like how the gold came out so I called PTG and got some advice and redid it.

Derek Barry · « **Reply #20 on:** December 19, 2013, 11:44:05 AM »

Repainting the gold or just a different buffing technique?

Derek

RC Storick · « **Reply #21 on:** December 19, 2013, 09:43:08 PM »

Repaint the gold and numbers

Ted Fancher · « **Reply #22 on:** December 19, 2013, 09:52:46 PM »

OMG, Sparky! Is that a tractor propeller on the front end. Won't it fly backwards?

?

Ted

wwwarbird · « **Reply #23 on:** December 19, 2013, 09:57:24 PM »

Quote from: Robert Storick on December 19, 2013, 09:43:08 PM

Repaint the gold and numbers

Gonna redo the ribbed cooler detail? I thought it looked great as it was.

RC Storick · « **Reply #24 on:** December 19, 2013, 11:24:18 PM »

No I like it better as is.

Douglas Ames · « **Reply #25 on:** December 20, 2013, 01:28:19 AM »

Very nice!! Should fly great!

Air Ministry . · « **Reply #26 on:** December 20, 2013, 07:00:23 AM »

Youll have to wait ten weeks for the finish to gas off , of the fuel will attack it .

RC Storick · « **Reply #27 on:** December 20, 2013, 10:31:04 PM »

Quote from: Ted Fancher on December 19, 2013, 09:52:46 PM

OMG, Sparky! Is that a tractor propeller on the front end. Won't it fly backwards??

Ted

Should be ok I added ten ounces to the belly.

Serge_Krauss · « **Reply #28 on:** December 21, 2013, 11:44:02 AM »

Gads, Robert,...

You are one of the very few who would refinish a wing in a couple days when it wasn't "just right." I used your building sequence in our club newsletter, with a timeline to show the progress. My half-tail build was right there for contrast. You're also the only one I've known to finish a superior airplane in near record time and almost immediately put it up on e-Bay. The mind spins. Good luck on that extra ten ounces - Ha!

SK

RC Storick · « **Reply #29 on:** December 21, 2013, 01:18:35 PM »

Well follow along my new wood just arrived and the next plane is on the bench

RC Storick · « **Reply #30 on:** December 21, 2013, 04:10:49 PM »

Quote from: Serge_Krauss on December 21, 2013, 11:44:02 AM

You're also the only one I've known to finish a superior airplane in near record time and almost immediately put it up on e-Bay.
SK

Not the same plane.

rustler · « **Reply #31 on:** December 22, 2013, 02:22:53 PM »

Someone (Peter Germann?) did one of these? Is this the same design?

RC Storick · « **Reply #32 on:** December 22, 2013, 02:30:53 PM »

No this is my design of the MC 72

rustler · « **Reply #33 on:** December 22, 2013, 02:33:26 PM »

Quote from: Robert Storick on December 22, 2013, 02:30:53 PM

No this is my design of the MC 72

Hi Robert. Interesting. Great minds think alike.

Derek Barry · « **Reply #34 on:** January 13, 2014, 05:23:40 AM »

You fly it yet Sparky?

Derek

RC Storick · « **Reply #35 on:** January 13, 2014, 09:38:21 AM »

1 two min flight. Weather has not been good here. I have been working on this.

Randy Cuberly · « **Reply #36 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:15:15 AM »

Hey Sparky,
UUHHhhhhhh...You might wanna' consider Workaholics Anonomous...or is that synonomous...

Positively unbelievable!!!

Randy Cuberly

Derek Barry · « **Reply #37 on:** January 13, 2014, 10:48:44 AM »

Quote from: Robert Storick on January 13, 2014, 09:38:21 AM

1 two min flight. Weather has not been good here. I have been working on this.

That's a good looking ship.

Weather sucks here too.

Derek

RC Storick · « **Reply #38 on:** January 13, 2014, 11:10:12 AM »

The weight as it sits is 18.5 ounces. I am looking to shed a ounce. I have figured out how to do it. Won't be easy but doable. I need to sand 1 or 2 grams off every piece. Sound easy? It ain't at this stage. It is 1 ounce lighter at this stage than my 55 ounce Viper. I would like to see this at 50 ounces but very difficult to do. I might bang my head against the NETZEBAN wall LOL

Serge_Krauss · « **Reply #39 on:** January 13, 2014, 11:58:33 AM »

Robert-

I hope you won't mind my stealing your picture for the January NCCL newsletter. It's a good follow-up to last month's. Well, I did finish my horizontal tail in that time. Ha! Really, though, this looks like another beautiful plane. If you wanted to step down from the 20-pt row, you might finish it clear with trim. That should save you some weight - maybe get you near the shadow of that wall.

SK

RC Storick · « **Reply #40 on:** January 13, 2014, 12:15:02 PM »

Well I weighed 2 cans of dope 1 clear and one red. The red was 7 grams heavier than the clear so over a whole plane I don't think there is much to save. Now the evaporation rates are something I have not measured but I will.

And no I don't mind

john e. holliday · « **Reply #41 on:** January 14, 2014, 10:32:45 AM »

Yeah, last weekend was the pits. Bright sunshine and temps in the 50's F degrees. But, almost got blowed off the road on the way home from Church. Now back to lightness, Sparky, can you install helium bags in the wings and fuselage?

Really, isn't there a limit on how light an object can be with the volume of materials?

RC Storick · « **Reply #42 on:** January 14, 2014, 10:57:01 AM »

The main reason for this plane is to incorporate what I have learned. Free gapless control surfaces and better battery and esc placements and hopefully lighter weights.

Scott Richlen · « **Reply #43 on:** January 14, 2014, 04:20:44 PM »

Really nice! And what could be better than an open cockpit racer?

Author Topic: If you followed along (pic) (Read 5742 times)

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