RE: Bud nosen giant trainer fans..anyone out there?
I looked and found my plans for the trainer. I put them up for sale in the classifieds if anyone is interested. http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/item.cfm?itemId=573369
Posted on: 11/13/2009 6:35 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: What the devil is this thing
Most everything is close, but the horizontal stab is not the same as on the Spectre plan. It has been modified if it is to be a Spectre.
Posted on: 10/12/2009 1:27 AM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9165722

RE: Dave Patrick models sold to Cermark
Here it is, 9 (nine) months later and still no sign of any Super Cub. I vote to go back to kits or even just a plan, so at least we could build one.
Posted on: 9/27/2009 3:42 AM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9126750

RE: Simple Things to Add Speed - Your Tips
I see all this talk of the Diamond Dust and Screamin Demon, but where can you buy one? Please give me some active links. Thanks, Mark
Posted on: 8/11/2009 7:48 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Extreme Speed Prop Planes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9008683

RE: New Radian
CBM, Horizon is having prop problems that they won't acknowledge. However, if you call about the exploding prop, they will replace it free. There are other threads on this problem. Allot of Radian flyers are going to the aeronaut cam prop which is a better prop anyway. Sorry I don't have a link to the other threads. Might have been on RC Groups. Also, with too long of an engine run, you can overamp the speed control. I changed mine out for a 40 amp.
Posted on: 8/7/2009 1:58 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring"
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RE: Sig Rascal 110
Allright, good job Zippi. Looks like you had 7 Rascals out for the fun. Thats a good showing for a first time event. The next gig with my Rascal will be on floats in three weeks at our yearly float fly. These Rascals sure do provide allot of entertainment for the dollar spent. Mark
Posted on: 8/7/2009 12:54 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Sig Rascal 110
Hey guys, hope this thread hasn't died out. So, how did the big Rascal Fly-in go? We need some info and alot of pics..........come on, someone must have taken some.[:D][:D]
Posted on: 8/7/2009 2:04 AM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Unionville Hobby Kits
cf-drg, one more vote for you as king of the heap. Very nice gallery of birds.
Posted on: 8/4/2009 1:55 AM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Seaplane pictures
Hey Fast Guy, I like your mounting hardware. Do you make it yourself or buy it somewhere. Never seen any around for sale that is nice and tidy like that. However, Hangar 9 sells their water rudders and mounting hardware seperately. I like their water rudders. They come in pairs for one money.
Posted on: 8/4/2009 1:39 AM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: 1/5 Scale Clipped Wing Cub
Koden, maybe the narrow float stance has a bit to do with the squirely handling on the water. Your setup looks good.
Posted on: 8/4/2009 1:24 AM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Seaplane pictures
Darren, a few guys I know go to Shuswap every year. I would love to attend some time as I hear it's quite a good time. Thanks for the good coments on my Rascal. The floats are the Hangar 9 1/4 Cub ARF floats. They worked out very nice. Mark
Posted on: 7/13/2009 12:07 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Seaplane pictures
Here is my Sig Rascal 110 on Hangar 9 floats. Power is an OS 1.60 twin FS. Purrrfect setup for me.
Posted on: 7/12/2009 4:39 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8926900

RE: Sig Rascal 110
Hmm, thats odd, mine is only 5 inches. I have another one new in the box yet. I'm going to check it too.
Posted on: 7/6/2009 4:06 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Sig Rascal 110
Thanks Turbo, I'm not quite done with it yet. I've got to find a nice pilot and put some N numbers or something on the side in back. Then it will look right to me.
Posted on: 7/5/2009 2:57 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Sig Rascal 110
After about 3 years of flying my 110, I decided it was time to update. When I had the covering stripped off, I went in and added glue in the wing panels where the china builders were kind of stingy with the glue. I was surprised to see some seperation in the main spar area and wing sheeting at the center. I then gave it a good dose before recovering. Now I'm confident of its strength. I had never dumped it in or anything. However, I do yank it around with crossed up rudder and ailerons doing tight turns, knife edge, and allot of ground work like t & g's. I'm glad I got inside before it got me in the air. Here are a few pics of my recover. Also added some 6" cub wheels for the bush plane look and work incredibly well on the grass runway.
Posted on: 7/5/2009 2:44 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8908186

RE: Sig Rascal 110
They fly pretty good for a small plane.
Posted on: 6/29/2009 12:09 AM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Sig Rascal 110
Turbo, you could always buy the dural aluminum gear at the hobby shop and paint it white. They have small and light. That way it would look the the big boys.
Posted on: 6/24/2009 11:19 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Sig Rascal 110
Turbo, this is what it looks like. From the bottom of the fuse to the axle is 2". The spread is 5 1/4"
Posted on: 6/24/2009 8:26 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8878323

RE: Sig Rascal 110
[URL=http://img141.imageshack.us/i/img0543c.jpg/][IMG]http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4663/img0543c.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img229.imageshack.us/i/img0544.jpg/][IMG]http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7042/img0544.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img146.imageshack.us/i/img0546.jpg/][IMG]http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/4712/img0546.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Posted on: 6/24/2009 8:02 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8878267

RE: Is dope & fabric covering dead?
Cees, I understand what you mean. Now when I come back, your pictures load up fine and I can see them in full res screen. Your countryside where you fly sailplanes is very beautiful. What a relaxing place to be, for sure. Mark
Posted on: 5/31/2009 11:26 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8815093

RE: Is dope & fabric covering dead?
Taurus Flyer, too bad your pics won't load any larger on my puter. I would like to see them in full screen. Mark
Posted on: 5/31/2009 4:15 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Is dope & fabric covering dead?
Hi Guys, Thanks for the good words on my Quaker allthough I didn't copy anything from the Taurus. In fact, I've never seen it before. I will admit that I am inspired by ALL oldtimers as a whole. A person can't help that, eh Taurus Flyer? Anyway, after 25 Quakers, I think that is enough. Would like to build a big New Ruler as I have always liked the lines of it. Now to find a good plan. Mark
Posted on: 5/31/2009 4:11 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Is dope & fabric covering dead?
This one shows the airplane a bit better. [URL=http://img198.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mg6460.jpg][IMG]http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3336/mg6460.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Posted on: 5/25/2009 1:24 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Is dope & fabric covering dead?
Here we go. [URL=http://img39.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mg6428.jpg][IMG]http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/6818/mg6428.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Posted on: 5/25/2009 1:10 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Is dope & fabric covering dead?
Not working.
Posted on: 5/25/2009 12:48 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Is dope & fabric covering dead?
Harvey, first off, I don't want to make any claims to being an expert, but I do have my opinions. My reason for liking and building so many Quakers is to have an all around sport plane that will fly on wheels, water, and ski's equally well. I basicly use the plan to layup the frame work and then I beef up a bunch of stuff as I am not flying in any oldtimer competitions that require you to follow rules. I use the old Model Builder Magazine plan #175 OT. This is still available from Bill Northrup plans service. I have never had a kit. I fly kind of aggressivly with rudder rolls, lots of t and g's, lots of full throttle low passes with pull ups to altitude and some inverted flight. Now, to make my planes sturdy enough for my flying style, I rearrange the main spars in the D config so I can shear web the wing all the way out. This also gives me a good strong center section as I join halves with 1/8" ply on front and back with the same on the rear spar, leading and trailing edges. I also move the firewall back a bit to accomodate a 70 4 stroker. I add gussets all around the main cabin area. I also streghthen the tail by adding 1/4 square stock in between all the cap strips to make the tail solid. My plan is a free flight plan and dosen't show a hinge line, so I put that at the end of the fuselage like a cub has. I also shorten the landing gear and move it back to where a cub is set. This all makes for a nice flying sport plane. Most old timer purists wouldn't want me to even call it a "Quaker" anymore. None of those types around where I fly. If you build your kit according to their plan, you will have a lighter duty airplane that will float around nice and slow. There is nothing wrong with that, so don't get too aggressive with it. I like the lines of the old time free flights. They had tons of character, just like old cars. I just finished #25 and will have it out this weekend and get some pics to post. Thanks, Mark
Posted on: 5/22/2009 11:18 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Is dope & fabric covering dead?
[quote]ORIGINAL: larrysl I am getting ready to cover my 84" Quaker using Koveral (dacron) and Stits clear dope and color that I have left over. I have used dope and cotton, linen and dacron fabric for many years but this is a first for me on a model. Will see how it goes. There are still a lot of new airplanes being covered with fabric so it's not dead in the light plane industry. There are latex and urethane etc replacements for dope but serious problems like cracking are showing up. Larry [/quote] Hey Larry, if your still around here, I sure would like to see your Quaker. I am assuming you have it done by now. In the last 37 years I have built 25 Quakers 84" from scratch, so you might say that I like them. Unfortunatly they were all Moneykote covered. Next one will be dope. Thanks
Posted on: 5/22/2009 2:34 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Is dope & fabric covering dead?
Vasek, after I had my framework preped with several coats of nitrate dope and it was dry and sanded smooth, I layed the Koverall on and applied nitrate around the edges and stuck it all on. When that is dryed, I trimed around the perimeter and then carefully shrunk the dry fabric like you would shrink a plastic covering. Any little wrinkles around the edge ironed right out. When your doing the shrinking in the middle, I was careful not to overdo it since I was told it will distort the framework if you crank it up and get too aggressive. After you have several coats of dope on the entire thing, you can go back and run your iron some more to tighten and cure wrinkles. I never used any water or depended on any dope to shrink any thing. In my opinion, it is a very slick way to get a nice tight finish. I have worked with some of the iron on fabric coverings like permagloss coverite and solartex, but still prefer to paint my color on.
Posted on: 5/15/2009 5:31 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Is dope & fabric covering dead?
Hey Waldo, I'm sure you will get a better answer than mine. I was the same as you at covering. Did some silk and dope as a kid with bad results and have stuck with plastic covering ever since (40+ yrs). Then last year I had a big Cub to finish and went with Sig Koverall and dope. Koverall is super easy to work with and get great results. Any little wrinkles or dimples iron right out with your moneykote iron. I now have a drum tight finish and couldn't be happier. Go get some Koverall and finish with that. Mark
Posted on: 5/15/2009 12:39 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sig Rascal 110
Zippi, I see on tv your in the middle of a bad storm. Hope your surviving. Wish I was closer to attend the fly-in. Mark
Posted on: 5/8/2009 10:16 PM by Author "TripleDeucer" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8753118