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Open Forum / Re: Air Brushes
« Last post by Dennis Toth on Today at 07:17:12 AM »
Steve,
Are you using it to do shading or weathering or just clear coat? If doing shading/weathering the double action airbrush may be worth the $. However, for just spraying color/clear coat the Preval System disposable units from Home Depot (https://www.homedepot.com/b/Paint-Paint-Supplies-Paint-Applicators-Paint-Sprayers/Preval/N-5yc1vZarv5Z7vb at all the big chains and Amazon too) are just fine. Keep the head capped after each coat and it will spray out with no issues, one big tip is to strain the paint as you add it to the spray jar and keep the end screen on the pickup tube.

Best,    DennisT
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Open Forum / Re: My P40 Maiden Flight
« Last post by Steve Dwyer on Today at 05:55:31 AM »
I have noticed wear on the back plates of the Max-S engines. I always make sure the front bearing washer is in place. Has anyone ever tried adding additional backplate gaskets? There's an extensive amount of discussion on the Max-S engines here from back in the day, I'm curious, however, why this topic hasn't been covered more.  Why would a Thunder Tiger prop make any difference other than it has a thinner profile?

Steve
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Open Forum / Re: Air Brushes
« Last post by Steve Dwyer on Today at 05:41:12 AM »
Quote from: Dennis Nunes on Yesterday at 11:49:48 AM
Hi Steve,

I recently purchased a “Paasche VL-3AS” airbrush set that comes with .55,.75, and 1.05 mm spray heads from Amazon for $80. It is excellent!


Dennis

All good responses here, thank you.

Dennis, can you tell me what the difference is between the VL-3AS double Action brush you bought and the VL-3MH Double Action brush is?  I see that the VL-3MH replaces the VLS-202S while the VL-3AS replaces the VLS-Set. Literature is confusing and difficult to follow.

Steve

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Open Forum / Re: Col. Peck's Barracuda
« Last post by Les McDonald on Yesterday at 07:30:24 PM »
During some emailing last night with Wynn I mentioned this thread and this was his reply about John.

"John Peck was an engineer at IBM as far as I can remember.  I never heard he or Lew McF talk
about him being in the military.  I visited him a couple of times at his home after I really got into the
hobby (probably sometime '64-'67 maybe) and watched him do some work on a plane - very meticulous as you might expect looking at the Barracuda and some others.
        He talked me through my first full stunt pattern at the back of Bluegrass Field Airport in Lex.
when we had two circles there.  I was flying a Magician with an upright Fox 35 (he recommended
that I covert to that for ease in starting, etc.).  Later, he gave me the Barracuda so I would have something good to fly, as at that time I was conducting two swim practices a day in the summer and
going to meets often.
          I think he got into RC toward the end of the '60s.  I always got the feeling that while he was a
better builder than Lew, he could not out fly him and this bugged him."
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Open Forum / Re: Another Legend Gone West.
« Last post by john e. holliday on Yesterday at 06:59:26 PM »
Thanks Dan.  Yes another of aviations gone on.   I it is getting to that point in life.
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Open Forum / Re: Another Legend Gone West.
« Last post by dave siegler on Yesterday at 06:14:20 PM »
I met him several times at EAA Airventure as well.  One time working at Kidevenure when I was hot and needed to get out of the sun,  I walked into the museum. and the AC fogged my glasses.  I bumped into him.  I apologized and he made some comments about the Wisconsin heat and humidity and the dry heat of Mojave.  He as at a book signing event.   

He was a complex guy.  Read his books they are interesting. 
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Open Forum / Re: ADVENTURES IN SPECTRA
« Last post by kenneth cook on Yesterday at 05:35:47 PM »
            Dave, I don't use a adjustable handle on my combat planes. My lines are exact length using a button style bellcrank. 60' center to center. Using leadouts to the tip would be consistently changing from plane to plane therefore I keep them all the same. We pull test prior to a match and inspect at the designated area. Unfortunately, more than once the failure I mentioned only happened in the area subjected to wear.
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Open Forum / Re: Another Legend Gone West.
« Last post by Jeremy Chinn on Yesterday at 05:24:10 PM »
Rutan was truly one of my heroes when I was a kid. I built several models of the Voyager. This is a screen capture from a vhs vid of me flying one.
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Open Forum / Re: ADVENTURES IN SPECTRA
« Last post by Colin McRae on Yesterday at 05:06:00 PM »
This is how I have been doing my PowerPro Spectra, very simple using Sullivan 80# clips. Never had a line failure or knot come loose. And no fraying.

I have been using 65# test Spectra lines, even on my heavy Vector 40 at 62 oz. Concerning overall strength, two 65# test lines to a model would total 130#. In level flight, my Vector probably has a pull of say 10# (5# per line). Or a safety factor of 13.

Some pilots are using 80# test. The only reason to do so that I can think of would be for lower stretch. But 80# is surely not needed for overall strength.

Also, lines can end up with slight damage over time (dragging lines on the ground, someone maybe stepping on them, etc.). I can make up a new set of lines for around $5. So, I have been replacing my lines that have lots of flights on them every couple of years. Just additional safety factor overkill for me.
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Open Forum / Re: Air Brushes
« Last post by Doug Moisuk on Yesterday at 04:29:57 PM »
Do you need the most expensive ones? Are you using it every day?
I bought the best one from here and I’m happy with it. Capable of more than my skills.

https://chuckbauman.com/airbrushes-free-airbrush-reviews.htm
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