76" Tiger Moth Project.
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Too many curves for my noob ironing skills.
I haven't tried the HK ones yet. We'll see how they look and compare to the Robarts.
Another snag! The tail feathers are supposed to screw onto the fuselage with two very long hex head screws. This is nice, except those screws aren't in the hardware bag and neither of the screw supply stores in my area have them long enough. It's supposed to be an M3x45mm hex head...they only have M3x35, aghhh! I ended up ordering a pack of 10 for like $4 after shipping. I pulled this off another site, here's what it should look like.
And this is what the tail gear should look like.
There's supposed to be a pre-drilled hole in the rudder the gear slides into..not there on mine either.
Here's what I got. I found some very long threaded push rods so I can line everything up to attach the tail wheel.
No pre drilled hole to be found.
I had to measure and put the bend in my tail gear.
And this is what the tail gear should look like.
There's supposed to be a pre-drilled hole in the rudder the gear slides into..not there on mine either.
Here's what I got. I found some very long threaded push rods so I can line everything up to attach the tail wheel.
No pre drilled hole to be found.
I had to measure and put the bend in my tail gear.
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Hole drilled in the rudder thru the hardwood that the control horns screw into and made a small trough so the gear is flush with the rudder.
Time to tidy up and add some more silver covering.
Time to tidy up and add some more silver covering.
The missing screws have arrived!
The elevator is hinged and tail gear is attached.
The elevator is hinged and tail gear is attached.
Thats a big tail!
I want to fly it with only the bottom wing lol. I bet it could go fast with those swept wings.
I had to shim the tail b/c the horizontal stab was sitting low on the left side. Now that's installed and aligned and it's all even with the main bottom wing so far.
I had to shim the tail b/c the horizontal stab was sitting low on the left side. Now that's installed and aligned and it's all even with the main bottom wing so far.
That's where the servo goes.
Why is there no hole in the other wing? Or you haven't made it yet?
Haven't cut it out yet 
I haven't installed them yet cause I'm not sure which servos I'll be using. If I end up going electric I'll use some spare Hextronik servos I got laying around, if I go gas or 4stroke glow I'll likely use metal gear.
I haven't installed them yet cause I'm not sure which servos I'll be using. If I end up going electric I'll use some spare Hextronik servos I got laying around, if I go gas or 4stroke glow I'll likely use metal gear.
OK, I've started working on the TM again after a break. I had been working on a gas plane I inherited. An older gentleman at our club passed away last year (he had been inthe hobby for over 30 years) and I got a call out of the blue that he wanted me to have a bunch of his RC stuff. He gave me his kit built Sig 4-Star 120 with a G23 on it, as well as bout six engines and a bunch of other stuff. My HHR Panel I use for service calls at work was busting at the seams. Anyway, back to the TM!
I made a stand to make work easier.
And the holes that were pre-drilled to attach the bottom wing to the fuse was way off. This is next on the list.
I made a stand to make work easier.
And the holes that were pre-drilled to attach the bottom wing to the fuse was way off. This is next on the list.
Here's how I'm going to address the issue: I'm going to insert a dowel rod into the hole and glue in place with wood glue. After the glue dries I'll just drill a hole in the correct location.
Done.
Done.
Cool, I flew it once and it was way out of trim after I bound it to my radio. I had to do some work on the throttle arm on the carb b/c it wasn't wanting to idle properly but that's all fixed now. I need to get the ailerons lined up and it'll be good to go. I can't complain since it was an unexpected gift but if I had my druthers I wish it still had it's cheeks. The engine mounting makes it look similar to a Giant Big Stik.
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SkySlayer
ARC=Almost Ready to Crash
Sopwith? I thought it was Slopwith? So it is actually Sopwith camel.
