Hoomi
Master member
I'll reduce the file size on subsequent photos. I hadn't noticed it being an issue, but we usually have a decent network connection.
The landing gear wire that comes with the SBK is a pain anyway. It's obviously NOT the same wire they use in the build video, because the wire in the video bends so much easier than the wire that came with the kit. I had to clamp the wire in a vise, and bend with a set of pretty beefy pliers, to shape it, and even then, making minor adjustments to the angles, particularly if I needed to twist it a bit, was difficult. Any subsequent planes I build, I think I'll visit Industrial Metal Supply, and see what metal rods they have that would work well.
At this point, what I have left for the landing gear is to do the lower bend on the two struts that stretch to the top of the plane, and then attach them. I'm looking at putting a tail wheel on instead of the skid, but I haven't made the final decision yet.
I need to go someplace and pick up some of the rubber tubing to put on the BBQ skewer for the power pod. The closest thing I have on hand is heat-shrink, and I don't think that will be resilient enough.
The landing gear wire that comes with the SBK is a pain anyway. It's obviously NOT the same wire they use in the build video, because the wire in the video bends so much easier than the wire that came with the kit. I had to clamp the wire in a vise, and bend with a set of pretty beefy pliers, to shape it, and even then, making minor adjustments to the angles, particularly if I needed to twist it a bit, was difficult. Any subsequent planes I build, I think I'll visit Industrial Metal Supply, and see what metal rods they have that would work well.
At this point, what I have left for the landing gear is to do the lower bend on the two struts that stretch to the top of the plane, and then attach them. I'm looking at putting a tail wheel on instead of the skid, but I haven't made the final decision yet.
I need to go someplace and pick up some of the rubber tubing to put on the BBQ skewer for the power pod. The closest thing I have on hand is heat-shrink, and I don't think that will be resilient enough.