RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
If your using the stock width stock for your flaps it's not enough to make that big a difference. I doubbled the width of both flaps and alerions and it works great.
Posted on: 9/4/2008 1:37 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Senior Telemaster ARF modifications
I'm not sure the extent your going to mod your STM but I bashed mine a bit. When I installed the servos in the tail I beefed it up while I was in there. After my crash the tail cracked so while the covering was off I filled the lightning holes with balsa sheet, 1/8 inch I think it was. The tail is much stronger now. Have you installed the tail yet? Plan to recover it?
Posted on: 8/19/2008 1:10 AM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Glow Senior Telemaster
Check out this older thread with 500+ posts and mods of the ARF version of the STM http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_3587076/mpage_1/key_senior%2Ctelemaster/tm.htm I have had three now, all highly modified only one is still flying. I started with a kit then had two ARF's. If you really want to make room for stuff move the servos to the tail like I did. I can carry several water ballons or about 10 plastic easter eggs with talc power for "bombs". You can search my name and see all the threads I have posted to and mod pictures. A big word of caution about the build quality of the ARF. It's horrible! Yes it will fly just fine stock but it's only a matter of time before the structure falls apart on you. Trust me on this. All the ribs in my wing were not glued, the tail is very weak and the major formers are glued in with some type of stuff that's not really glue. It's a great design but a horrible ARF.
Posted on: 7/16/2008 9:27 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Senior Telemaster Vert Stab Area Increase
No need to make the stab bigger but the rudder needs to be at least twice the size for good control in wind.
Posted on: 5/11/2008 4:49 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
[quote]ORIGINAL: qbert55ca Well after being sick with the flu and receiving the DVD I got back to work on the STM. I'm not that good and building anymore but Iwas pleased with how the Sperkote went on. I'm going to order a cutter so my edges are better, the one elevator I did has edges between .25 an .75 of an inch and not very straight but the birds not ment for a beauty contest any way so "se la vie". Robert [/quote] Depending on your power system a .25 overlap is a good thing. If your going glow you really don't want the min overlap because you need the protection from the fuel. Being that I fly electric and covered my bird in clear covering I wanted my overlaps to be as small as possible because they show. I find a pack of simple straight edge razor blades works best for triming. Being that the STM is a square model I just lie the blade flat on the adjacent surface to use as a guide for cutting and get perfect edges....most of the time.
Posted on: 4/23/2008 12:01 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Senior Telemaster ARF or not to ARF
Having built both the kit and the ARF STM and a Kadet Senorita (Seniors little brother) I'll tell it like it is. The TM ARF is just an OK kit. Build quality leaves something to be desired out of the box and the covering isn't the normal stuff and is impossible to work with. This is really a mute point because HL says they are on back order until Aug. The kit version really isn't that bad instruction wise but the die cutting of some of the parts could be better. If you want to put a kit together contact lazerworks and get one of their kits with the wing bolt down mod for 100 bucks or so. Going kit version will cost you slightly more but the end product will be much better. The Sig was the first bird I ever build from sticks and was easy to put together. I think these are running close to the STM kit cost wise right now. Glow power for the STM (kit or ARF) can range from a .40 to a 90 4 stroke. If your planning on hauling gear or gliders go with the 90 4 stroke if not then a 60 is more then enough. The kit landing gear sucks really bad and will bend on every landing. There are places to buy aftermarket gear. The gear on the ARF version is 100X better and survived my crash from 20' up without bending. All that being said all three of these birds are FANTASTIC flyers/trainers! I still fly my highly modified STM ARF and love every minute of it. If you decide to get a STM, whatever you do, USE THE WING STRUTS!!!!!!!! If you don't you will eventually find out what happens. Contact me via PM or look at all my other STM posts for information.
Posted on: 4/23/2008 11:47 AM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
[quote]ORIGINAL: D.L.R. Robert, the shrink covering actually strengthens the balsa frame work plus it's lighter, not that "lighter" makes makes a big difference with the STM. Nice lookin' plane Mike, wish I had your patience for finishing. I'm guessing the stars are stick on.[)] Dan Rickerd [/quote] I'm to cheep to buy the stick on ones, these are cut by hand from ecnocote. If you look close (in real life) you can see they aren't exactly the same. I don't mind much, it's not a show bird and it looks good from 5' away.
Posted on: 4/22/2008 9:32 AM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
http://www.rcuvideos.com/item/7KQCQD66K64TLNC5
Posted on: 4/20/2008 9:58 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
Finally! Got to the field this morning and she flies great! I was working on a video of pictures from the crash to the re-maden today but WMM took a dump so it looks like I just lost over an hours worth of work. Check these out in the mean time.
Posted on: 4/20/2008 8:26 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
I'm just not having any luck... Today I left work early with the intentions of taking the STM out to the field to get it's first flight after the repairs. I got to the field and put the wing on. After attaching all of the servo leads and before mounting the wing and struts I always check the connections to make sure they are right. I open my TX case and find that I left the damn thing on! After about 50 F bombs I pack up and head home. I'm not going to waist the gas again to go back out before Sun. Hopefully the luck doesn't continue into the weekend.
Posted on: 4/16/2008 8:05 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
So close yet so far away. I''m sure many of you can relate to the last minute rush to get the bird to the field the next day. I stayed up on Fri night until 1245 and got up Sun morning at 0500 in an attempt to finish the tele. At about 0800 on Sun morning I was trying to get the gear into the gear plate and smashed my thumb. After 3 hours of fighting things rushing around just to fly I stopped and said that''s enough. There are many things I''m not happy with that need to be fixed so I decided to postpone the flight until next weekend. I''ll get some pictures up when it''s all done and flown.
Posted on: 4/14/2008 3:03 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
Yeah the covering isn't quite the same color but it's really close. If your set on cub yellow and are planning on recovering the bird anyway then I'd get a can of the monokote spray paint for your cowl. This is the second STM that I have built/owned. The first was the kit version with tail mounted servos. The main reason I did this was to free up all the space under the wing for a bomb drop. My kit version had one servo mounted on the side of the fuslage and the rudder mounted on the bottom. A pull-pull configuration would work great if you could get the cables around the elevator survo in the tail. Depending on what type of power plant your going with will depend on how the CG falls out with the servos mounted in the tail. My STM is electric with an 8000 mah pack to power the motor. I don't have any problem getting the birds CG correct and have about another 2 inches of space to move the pack forward. My STM is a beast and much heavier then the stock one due to all the changes and reinforcements I made to it but it still flies and crashes like a champ!
Posted on: 4/10/2008 1:53 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
Cub yellow monocote or ultracote are the closests I have found to the factory covering. If you have the money and time do yourself a favor and recover the entire bird. Your going to end up doing it sooner or later because the factory "covering" is impossible to work with.
Posted on: 4/10/2008 12:03 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
Things are coming together quickly. Tomorrow night is the other half of the wing then on Fri night all of the control surfaces.
Posted on: 4/9/2008 11:33 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
Not a problem. I might be able to get a better picture tonight when I get home from the game.
Posted on: 4/5/2008 10:14 AM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
[quote]ORIGINAL: qbert55ca Thanks Mike Ya I've looked at everything and am going to tackle four things. the covering, the tail/rudder, the wheels, and moving the servos. I did a little poking around on the plane and you right the covering is not that great and since I'm going to add the servos at the back anyway, well the poor plane looks a little bare tonight. I've got the joints on the body upgraded with 5 min epoxy. Some were as you suspected, weak or a little lose. I'll do the wings and elevator next and I'll get the hinges while I'm at it. On the topic of covering, wich is considered to be the best/strongest. How do you get those pesky little peices of covering off. I've got a few little time bits the refuse to move and I don't want to weaken anything by digging into the body to remove them. I'm not quite sure I catch your drift on enlarging the tail/rudder. Can you expound or put a diagram on the forum for me. Robert [/quote] For the covering I go with Monocote or Ultracote, both are very strong and easy to work with. I tend to prefer the Ultracote but it's hard to find the large rolls at times so the last time I ordered covering it was Monocote. Tower sells 25' rolls for about 50 bucks. Have you ever covered before? Do you have tools? If you haven't covered a model before let me know and I can send my DVD to you. To get all of the covering off I use an exacto knife but there are still pieces that want to stick. It's harder if you have already assembled the model. For the rudder I got a piece of sheet balst the same thickness as the stock rudder and made a new one. I think it took two sheets because you want the grain in the right direction (not vertical) for strength. I also cut a large notch out of the bottom leading edge of the rudder and epoxied a peice of heavy ply in there for the control horn mount and tail wheel. If you don't do this the tail wheel wire will blow out the balsa after a few flights. I can get pictures of the rudder as mine isn't covered right now but it may have to wait until tomorrow. I'm working a game tonight to raise money for my command.
Posted on: 4/5/2008 10:13 AM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
For flaps: The only way to get really effective flaps is to enlarge the control surfaces. If you were to add another servo to each wing half and cut the stock aileron it would not work. Because there is such a large wing area you need all the control surface you can get for roll control of the bird. Now you could try it with and enlarged rudder and either fly with both (like you should any way) or mix it in with your radio. I would stay away from flaperons. When I tried them on my STM I lost almost all roll control and you need it when your trying to land. What I did for flaps is remove the stock trailing edge of the wing and glue it to the stock aileron surface as you can see in the pictures. Then I had to rebuild the trailing edge of each wing half and lengthen the outboard part of the wing to match up. It was a ton of work but I have TONS of control during flight and flaps that slow the bird down to a crawl. Now playing with the flaps caused my last crash so be warned. I'm not sure if you want to take on such a big project like making the surfaces bigger and honestly I don't think you will need flaps. If you fly where there is a breeze most of the time then you don't need them. If you are planning on flying off a small runway then they would come in handy but it takes some skill to get us to flying with them. For the rear servo mounts I used light ply (1/8th inch I think), cut strips about an inch wide and glued them to the inside of the fuselage sides top and bottom both sides running between the formers. I also made a hatch on the bottom to access them and the connectors which reinforced the tail a bit. The flat balsa that is glued on either side of the servo left and right is really only there to have a place for the covering to stick to. Looking at things more I'm going to close in the aft part of the tail to make it look better and to add some strength.
Posted on: 4/3/2008 8:10 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
I'll have to post up some pictures tonight. For some reason all of the computers here at work can't get onto the net and my ipod died while playing.
Posted on: 4/3/2008 5:01 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
One last time...
Posted on: 4/3/2008 10:46 AM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
More
Posted on: 4/3/2008 10:43 AM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
More pictures of my modifacations to the STM ARF. I said in my post that you should orenent the grain of the wood so it's not vertical, well, I didn't follow my own advise.
Posted on: 4/3/2008 10:41 AM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
[quote]ORIGINAL: qbert55ca Thanks for the reply, It's not really what I wanted to hear, but that's life. I think I'm in trouble, I neither have the knowledge or finesse to recover this plane. I was under the impression after reading all the wonderful posts about the STM once I got it together it would be great. I've read post upon post of people adding two and three pounds to the TM with no trouble except to add the struts. I would have thought that it would have at least had good glue joints. The equipment I will be adding weigh a whopping 21 ounces, the heaviest piece being the still camera and that's going outside under the belly. The radios, video camera and autopilot can fit in an area 3" X 3" X 5", This equipment is really tiny and light but the radio's are both 1 Watt and good for 20+ miles. The batteries are the heaviest thing, and as it is, I did order them from True RC. I got two 3s 8000mah and I'll just connect them in series to get 22V. The way I figure, 8000mah should be good for 30+ minutes of flight with a few to spare. As for the motor, I already have it so the 4130 is out of the question. I really do like the idea of putting the rudder and elevator servos in the rear, it will make it much cleaner and less chance of getting snagged or bent with those ungainly long rods. Questions I’m not to worried about weight, as I have no intention of doing aerobatics with the bird so what would happen if I were to add a solid skin to the sides like it has on the bottom. Does the spinner actually serve a purpose on a slow plane like this or is it just there to make things look pretty. Robert EDITED IN Ya, I got the motor mount, but I need the spacers, how long do they need to be... [/quote] Don't get discouraged by my post about things that should be fixed/addressed on the STM. If you don't have the skill, money and time to recover the bird it's not that big of a deal. You can make the important modification without recovering the entire bird if your careful. The wing hold down mod is the big one with the servos in the tail the second major thing that needs to be done. The strut mounting blocks will stay in with the stock glue but aren't strong at all so you really should beef that part up while your putting things together. Have you looked at my ARF modifications thread yet? Both the wing hold down and tail servos mod are in there with pictures. The 4120 motor you have will work just fine and it's the same setup I have including the packs. As far as the spacers go I just got 8 1" and 4 1/2" while I was at the store. If I remember correctly 2 1" spacers will put the motor out far enough for the prop to clear. You can check Hobby Lobbys site to get an idea or just order it form them. I think it costs more though. You will need to cut out parts of the stock engine mounting blocks so your motor will fit but that's not a big deal. For fast birds the spinner does actually cut down on drag but on the STM your not going to notice a differance. I have flown it both ways. I have flown my STM on a 5s pack with an AUW of more then 13 lbs. At this weight it flew just fine but I didn't have the OH SH&% power I wanted. I think my stock STM weight just over 10 lbs with my modifications. It will take some time to get her together but the alternative is to build a kit and I have done that also. 5+ months and well over 300 bucks later she flew. All of the posts you have read about how she flies are completly correct! This IS a fantastic bird but I'm the type of guy that likes to improve things and tell it like it is. Keep the questions coming!
Posted on: 4/1/2008 11:46 AM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
[quote]ORIGINAL: qbert55ca Hi Guys Great thread and info on the STM I recently purchased a STM by mailorder and was stunned by the amount of work needed to finish the "ARF" Senior Telemaster. I'm fairly new to RC, I'm into High Powered Rocketry, and I do have a 82" Powered Parachute so I do have some experiance. I had my Ultralight pilots licence when I was younger so I do understand flight. However, the instructions that came with this kit were for the old gas version and very brief. I've seen 3 fins and a nose cone rockets with more instructions than this. I have a lofty, (pun intended) plan for this STM. first, I'm going electric and went with the suggested Axi 4120-18. I'll be using an 80amp ESC and 2 3S 8000mah batteries. The servos, receiver, and some additional electronics will be run with a separate 2S 2100mah battery and a 5v regulator. I would like to go with the flaps and struts as I plan on carrying extra weight. I will need to figure out how to mount all the regular equipment plus 2 small radios, a small video camera, and an autopilot inside the plane and a regular sized still camera, a GPS antenna and a FMA Co-pilot thermopile head on the outside. Just so there is no confusion, the autopilot I refer to is different and separate than the C0-pilot head. Although the autopilot use the head at the present time a 6 degrees of freedom IMU is being developed to replace it. I am not the developer of this autopilot but I'll be using it and testing it with and for the developer and that is the big reason why I need to get this STM together. Although the powered parachute flies well with it, we are well past it's capabilities. The autopilot was originally developed to just go to waypoints entered by a computer but has grown to be very close to real world standards. Although it does not have "true" take off and landing capabilities, it can fly from waypoint to waypoint and at the desired altitude + or - 5 feet. It handles crosswinds up to 15mh and recently new software now allows preset limits to be added in a semi manual mode which lets you fly the plane but prevents the plane from entering a stall or spin. And if you cut the power the plane just turns into a best rate of decent glider and lands, even into light crosswinds. Anyway, back to the real problem. Since I'm not a very good builder and this plane came with a limited amount of instructions, I would appreciate it if the experienced STM builders and modders could help me out as I go. Firstly, I'm some 200 miles from the nearest LHS of any reliability so anything I'm going to need in the way of tools or the like I would like to hear about it now so that I can order it all at once. and I don't have access to any power large power tools. 1. What tools and supplies am I going to need other than the typical glues and hobby knives and what was mentioned in the "needed to finish" section on Hobby Lobby's site? Here again is what I plan to have in or on the plane and already have. Axi 4120-18 80amp ESC 2 3S 8000mah batteries 2S 2100mah battery and a 5v regulator 2 small radios Small video camera Regular camera Autopilot GPS antenna FMA Co-pilot thermopile head 6 servos 2 12" servo leads 1 Y servo lead And of course 1 Senior Telemaster "not so ARF" ARF kit. 2. The five wheel collars that were with the kit had no set screws, is this normal? 3. Is there another way of tacking and sealing the covering other than using an iron? 4. I've seen several different ways of mounting the Axi 4120-18, what is considered the strongest and best way to do so, What extra parts am I going to need? 5. Should I go with better tires, if so what ones? 6. Should I go for elastic mounted wings or bolt mounted? Robert From the Great white, soon to be green, North P.S. Yes I know what your thinking, this is way over my head, but that's what people have been telling me all my life, I'm 4' 8" tall and so what if the flippin plane is taller than I am..... [/quote] Man that's quite a list of stuff going into the STM! While I don't want to discourage you from the ARF version there are many areas that should be addressed before you go flying with that much weight and expensive equipment. I have had two ARF's and built a kit so I have a bit of experiance good and bad. Things your going to need to complete the kit if you leave it completely stock electric STM. 1. 30 min epoxy (order good stuff from the place you get the rest of your parts) 2. Replace the stock wheels with some good Dubro rubber. I have flown with anything from 3.5" up to 6" ballon. Although the 6" look cool it adds 2 lbs to the model. I have a new set of large light rubber wheels but I don't remember the brand. I can check tonight and post up. 3. Wheel collars. No it’s not normal to be missing the screws 4. Sheet of good balsa to enlarge the rudder. I know I said parts list for a stock build but in my opinion you will be doing yourself a disservice by not taking care of this right away. 5. Nylon spacers for the motor mount. Did you buy the mount kit with the motor? If not you need it. I got my spacers from my local hardware store along with some extra long screws and blind nuts. For your questions 1. see above 2. see number 2 above 3. The stock covering is junk. You can use iron it if your really careful. Don’t try and use anything other then a sealing iron on it. In my opinion you need to recover the entire bird anyway. I know you don’t want to hear that but read below as to why. 4. see number 5 above 5. see number 2 above 6. Yes you should convert with the amount of gear your wanting to fly. Ok, I’ll try and give you the down and dirty on the ARF version of the STM. Bottom line is the build quality sucks. It’s good enough to fly around with the stock weight but anything more then that and your asking for trouble. ALL of the factory glue joints should be gone over with medium or thin CA to make sure they are secure. All of the factory control surface hinges are screwed in and should be touched with thin CA, if your going to recover then wait on this. For your application your going to want space in the fuselage for your gear. Go ahead and mount your rudder and elevator servos in the tail like I did in the links I provided. It’s going to take a bit of time but you will have a cavern under the wing to mount all of your gear. The weight of two servos and the leads with that long arm shouldn’t be an issue as mine balances on the CG with room to spare flying with a 5s2p 8000 mah pack. Just make sure you beef the tail section up as well. I suggest pulling the covering anyway so use some 3/8 square balsa and glue pieces from each former at all four corners of the fuselage all the way back. Doing this will make the tail much more stiff. If you didn’t know they use the sheeting as the main structural strength in this bird like a unibody car. For the wing mount you can take a look at my links again and get an idea of what I did. Again, it takes some time but it’s much better and stronger then rubber bands. While your in the wing reinforce the strut mounting points. Bet you didn’t know they were already there did you. What ever you do DON�T FLY WITHOUT THE STRUTS even in stock form. If you want to find out what happens when you do see my last link. On your motor choice go with the larger 4130 motor. I have the 4120/18 and it’s just fine but the 4130 will not have to work as hard on 6s and big props you want to use. One last thing for this post….Check out TrueR/C for your flight packs as they are fantastic and really inexpensive. I know lipo dealers are a dime a dozen these days but I only fly his packs in my STM and have been for 3 years. 6s2p 8000 pack will cost you just over 200 bucks shipped. I'm sure your going to have more questions during the build or about my post. Feel free to PM me or post here. Also, this thread has a bunch of info in it but it may be hard to find. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4133914/anchors_4133914/mpage_1/key_senior%252Ctelemaster%252Carf%252Cmodifacations/anchor/tm.htm#4133914 ARF modifications http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4111975/anchors_4111975/mpage_1/key_senior%252Ctelemaster/anchor/tm.htm#4111975 crash info http://home.comcast.net/~truerc/ lipos
Posted on: 3/31/2008 4:39 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
one last time...
Posted on: 3/30/2008 8:03 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
More....RCU is having issues with more then two picutures per post.
Posted on: 3/30/2008 8:01 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
Looks good izk! As promised more pictures of the progress. I had to redo many of the things I fixed because things weren't right and still aren't perfect. Next major tool I get is a nice mini saw with drum sander so I can cut and sand perfect 90 degree angles. A bent hand saw and dremel aren't cutting it(no pun intended).
Posted on: 3/30/2008 7:58 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
It's been a long time since I posted in this thread so I figured I'd update everyone on my rebuild. Between work, moving preparations and family visits it has taken me a while to get this going. With MWE coming up in a month and a half I knew I had to get my butt in gear to get it done. I know straight off that the whole nose section back to the landing gear plate needed to be rubuilt but I wasn't sure how extensive the damage was to the rest of the airframe until I got the covering off it and inspected things. The right section of wing had the most damage and was busted at the aft fastining point on the fusalage. The nylon screws that hold that part of the wing down did their jobs and sheered off during the crash preventing more damage. When I tried to remove the flaps and alerions on the damaged wing section I broke most of the aft section off the thing so I had to make some modifications to make it stronger. Here are the first pictures I took. I need to take more. As you can tell in the one picture I ran out of clamps. You will use anything with weight after you already mix the epoxy! Oh, this didn't come out to great as the whole nose was curved to the right after it dried. I have since fixed this.
Posted on: 3/27/2008 6:30 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: telemaster 4130 axi battery?
I have a 4120/18 on mine and fly with these packs. 3700 mah is a bit small IMO unless you need to use them on another bird. For 200 bucks you can get a 5s2p 8000 mah pack from here. I can't say enough good things about his service and the quality of the packs I got from him. You don't need to drop 500 bucks on a pack with a 20c discharge ratting. My packs are almost two years old and still going strong. Tell him Mike Freas sent you. http://home.comcast.net/~truerc/custom/custompack.htm
Posted on: 3/21/2008 3:29 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
I'm rebuilding the nose of my other STM ARF that had an incounter with mother earth when I was messing with the flaps. It's not bad at all but I have to build it from the 2nd former forward and parts of the wing. Here is the post about the V tail. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6619614/mpage_2/key_senior%2Ctelemaster/tm.htm
Posted on: 2/21/2008 4:10 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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RE: Hobby Lobby Sr. Telemaster ARF
It's hard to tell because the kit is slightly different then the ARF version. My motor is right about center between the rails that came with the ARF for the nitro motor. I had to cut them back to fit but it works great. Now that I have to rebuild the entire nose I'll also be using the plans for the kit for the new firewall.
Posted on: 2/21/2008 1:38 PM by Author "MikeFreas" in the forum "Glow to Electric Conversions"
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