FlyerInStyle
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the hinge is made for ALL the electronics including a battery, esc and receiver.Is that a battery box??
It's That Time Of Year Again: Snow Skimmer Shenanigans!
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Ratcheeroo
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Pattern shouldn't matter too much, so long as you can mount your motor to it and mount it securely to your frame and it puts your motor where it needs to be . Wgat is nice about the pattern I used is that the pieces lock together so to speak making it stronger.
FlyerInStyle
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oh. ok. I probably ouldnt be able to cut that out with my poor jigsaw skills anyway, thanks for your help.
Baron VonHelton
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Monte.C
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How to build a boat.
Because of the lack of right angles on these sponsons, I have to build in a more traditional way without any A/B folds. This leaves all bare edges, sanded flush. The natural thought then is to use some sort of filler so after painting you won't see the joints. I should have learned my lesson last year. Each new layer, sanded out, calls for just one more layer to make it right, until your treating this thing like a full plywood masterpiece going for a glass finish. Ugh. Right technique, not the best choice for foamboard. But I'm finally ready for a coat of primer.
In the last pic you can see how I embedded bamboo skewers into the running edges, and also an inch and a half piece on the knife edge at the bow. Fun stuff. This is for asphalt and concrete, sticks and rocks. Last year on sharp frozen crusty snow those were the only areas that were hardly damaged at all.
Those ribs are tripled to receive the two rods that go through the fuselage, to hold the sponsons in place. In the middle layer I left a channel exactly where I want the rods to go.
Because of the lack of right angles on these sponsons, I have to build in a more traditional way without any A/B folds. This leaves all bare edges, sanded flush. The natural thought then is to use some sort of filler so after painting you won't see the joints. I should have learned my lesson last year. Each new layer, sanded out, calls for just one more layer to make it right, until your treating this thing like a full plywood masterpiece going for a glass finish. Ugh. Right technique, not the best choice for foamboard. But I'm finally ready for a coat of primer.
In the last pic you can see how I embedded bamboo skewers into the running edges, and also an inch and a half piece on the knife edge at the bow. Fun stuff. This is for asphalt and concrete, sticks and rocks. Last year on sharp frozen crusty snow those were the only areas that were hardly damaged at all.
Those ribs are tripled to receive the two rods that go through the fuselage, to hold the sponsons in place. In the middle layer I left a channel exactly where I want the rods to go.
Ratcheeroo
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Ratcheeroo
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Four things left, sand down all edges, install ski runners, color scheme and a final coat of clear, and figure out a canopy/hatch thing. Runners are all ready cut out of 3/32 styrene. I have canopy shape worked out but I' m kind of on the hunt for the perfect plastic bottle to do the job. Obviously its going to be mostly black but I will dress it up a bit here and there. Got the thumbs down on Spiderman so I went with plan B . Shhhhhhhhh! be vewy vewy quiet , I'm hunting wabbits!!!
so I went with plan B . Shhhhhhhhh! be vewy vewy quiet , I'm hunting wabbits!!!
Monte.C
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Boy that's a thing of beauty. With all the guns and missiles I can see where you're going with action figures.Four things left, sand down all edges, install ski runners, color scheme and a final coat of clear, and figure out a canopy/hatch thing. Runners are all ready cut out of 3/32 styrene. I have canopy shape worked out but I' m kind of on the hunt for the perfect plastic bottle to do the job. Obviously its going to be mostly black but I will dress it up a bit here and there. Got the thumbs down on Spiderman
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How about a G.I. Joe?
Monte.C
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For the two rods that secure the front sponsons, I'm sure this doesn't rate carbon fiber, so I figured on a different solution. Bamboo (the wonder wood) chopsticks. I overdid the fastening of these in the hull, but if I ever have a break or things go loose with foamboard taking stress and the holes enlarging, no repair is possible. Once I put the top deck on, this'll be hidden forever.
All those gaps inside there are stuffed pretty well with Gorilla Glue.
All those gaps inside there are stuffed pretty well with Gorilla Glue.
Monte.C
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Have you figured out who's gonna run your machine?Four things left, sand down all edges, install ski runners, color scheme and a final coat of clear, and figure out a canopy/hatch thing. Runners are all ready cut out of 3/32 styrene. I have canopy shape worked out but I' m kind of on the hunt for the perfect plastic bottle to do the job. Obviously its going to be mostly black but I will dress it up a bit here and there. Got the thumbs down on Spiderman
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EDIT: I must state that this is in no way intended to hurt anyone's feelings.
I needed to make this statement, not because I fear hurting someone's feelings, but because I'd rather avoid infuriating those who think that every word you say or post you make, depending on how it's perceived, may in fact hurt someone's feelings, and everyone deserves to never ever have their feelings hurt at any time throughout their entire life.
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Ratcheeroo
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Found the right bottle for the canopy, just fitting some foam rubber around the edge and getting it set in place. Early crack at things tonight.
Monte.C
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All that matters is what scale he feels he is inside. That's what denotes his true scale.WAIT......
A Ken doll is the correct size for Mighty Mini Scale??
FlyerInStyle
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looking really amazing.
Monte.C
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What are these runners you're referring to? The only thing I can think of is little knife edges along the sponson bottoms. Or similar long little flat pieces to run on.
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