Nick Somerville
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Well almost there now. Just waiting on two packs of clevises so I can attach the rigging wires and the aileron connecting rods. Had a mishap yesterday trying to bend the first windshield as I made the grave error of scoring the fold line and off course it snapped! Should have heated the fold. A call to the very nice people at SLEC and for the cost of £2.10 plus postage I had not one but a pair of replacements and two packs of white nylon bolts thrown in, next day, as the ones I had in the kit were red. Thanks SLEC. So I put it on the scales and the AUW is a shade under 15lbs. At the moment it balances dead level with my fingers under the rear wing bolts. Suggestions please as to whether this needs moving forward. Also those nylon bolts really are a devil to screw in what with the cabana struts in the way and the general friction of them. Any tips on how to make that part of rigging easier much appreciated too. With luck some better weather next week and I will spend some time running the Laser 180 up to check fuel lines and set the throttle; then no excuses.
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Thanks for the advice. All sorted now and as usual the radio smarter than I am!
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Thanks Denis, yes I have noted this in the manual but it doesn’t go on to explain which channels to use and whether I still need to assign mixes.
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I have Googled this but haven’t found specific instructions for the DX6. I have been able to set up my Pilot Extra with twin elevator servos and aileron servos using p mix settings, however it is unsatisfactory as some of the switches then activate one aileron or elevator servo if inadvertently switched... clearly not safe. if someone could give me some instructions how best to go about this I would be very grateful.
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Well that is going to look very nice Steve. I seem to remember looking at some pictures of that aircraft.... black underside I think it was.
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Thanks Steve, Semi retirement helps the build time immensely, though I had a months break recently due to building a Sauna in our garage for my other half. What colour scheme are you planning? I like my mostly white but reckon it will be a pain to keep clean.
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Well almost there. Inter-plane struts and rigging left to do plus a few other jobs. If it keeps blowing and raining I might be done in a couple of weeks.
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I posted a question a few pages back on how much solartex would be needed to cover my Stampe. I bought 3 x 2m rolls of Satin White after waving a metre rule over the plans and hoped for the best. Especially since it is so pricey. Bearing in mind I only covered the rear of the fuselage due to having glass clothed the front end (figured solartex around all the cabanes would be a mess) it turns out 3 2m rolls just did the job. And I mean just. tbh have been squirming a bit as until finishing the ailerons just now I really didn’t think I was going to have enough. Left overs amount to half a dozen snippets you couldn’t blow your nose on. so if anyone else is asking I would say 7m not 6m of standard width Solartex would be better to allow for.
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Re Tiggie Spreader Rod. Thanks for the clear photo. Looks quite detailed, but I am sure there is a simple way to deal with it.
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Tail feathers and rear of fus covered. Front end all glass clothed so just needs spraying. Will use Chroma over an etch primer, as no spray equipment for anything fancy.
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Good find. I had a feeling they might be called spreader bars. I guess they are just wired and soldered to the bracing wires and are there to prevent vibration or resonance setting in during flight.
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Its the black rod between the front and back rigging wites I was referring to. Have seen your neat conectora on page 14 and am working on fabricating similarly, thanks. Its the black rod linking the front and back wires I was rege
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So I am posting to ask if any contributors have experience of 2k lacquers in aerosol cans. I am covering a Precedent Stampe mostly in Satin White Solartex and the sheeted front end of the fuselage with glass cloth sprayed over with white enamel Chroma. Now the satin white Solartex looks like it will mark up easily with grubby finger marks etc. So was wondering about a light spray of the whole model (after painting the Chroma blue sunburst and trim lines Will the 2k satin lacquer add a lot of unnecessary weight and really I should just rely on the Chroma and tex for the fuel proofing. Fuel use for the model will be 5% nitro laser fuel btw.
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Would someone please explain how the rigging wire spreader rods are made and fitted at the mid point where they cross over. Thanks in anticipation.
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Finally a quiet dry day here so able to get outside and fettle away for the first fitting of both wings. Not quite true, but nothing a little more fettling and brute force won't cure. UC removed for painting. I have a film iron on order so once that arrives I can start covering the flying surfaces.
