RE: WACO YMF

Posted on: 9/2/2012 5:53 PM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Thanks Mitch, I've been looking for one of these for well over a year now. Glad you finally got enough orders to make it worthwhile.
Posted on: 12/12/2011 8:39 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Hi Mitch, You've already got my info on file. My check is in the mail for a medium.
Posted on: 11/17/2011 1:21 PM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
As Bill said, the cline regulator works. I use it because I have the same issue with the tank position due to the inverted engine. I also use a driver which also helps with the inverted issue. BoB WB# 160
Posted on: 4/11/2011 7:09 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Anyone have any idea how the FAA intends to regulate our hobby? WB # 160
Posted on: 3/2/2011 2:36 PM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: [Awaiting Approval]
Hey Mitch, are we any closer to getting the required amount of orders for the waco brotherhood t-shirts? Bob: WB # 160
Posted on: 5/30/2010 9:22 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: [Awaiting Approval]
Thanks, Anthony. Is there a particular type of plastic you used and where did you get it.
Posted on: 5/16/2010 11:26 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: [Awaiting Approval]
I'm almost finished with the landing lights on the waco and I got some good ideas from previous posts, but I'm not quite sure what to do with the housing. Should I cover it with some reflective tape or paint it gray or black? Any ideas? Also, what do I make the clear plastic lens out of? Do I need to make a plug and shape the plastic over it using heat, or can I just use a thin piece of clear plastic and bend it around the leading edge of the wing and hold it in place with screws? Bob: Waco Br #160
Posted on: 5/15/2010 12:20 PM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: [Awaiting Approval]
Any advice on what a good flying prop would be for a 1/5 scale pica waco with an OS 120 4 stroke? Bob: WB #160
Posted on: 4/26/2010 11:12 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: [Awaiting Approval]
Hey Jim, Is that k&s tubing around the crankase, how do you get it so round and how is it attached? Bob: WB#160
Posted on: 4/20/2010 11:06 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: [Awaiting Approval]
Thanks for the info. and the pic. I'm building the newer version with the tank cover so I'll just do stitching and taping behind the tank. Since the pica kit doesn't have ribs in the center section, It'll only be for appearance.
Posted on: 4/20/2010 10:50 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: [Awaiting Approval]
Hi all, I thought I was finished with the rib stitching and taping on my pica Waco, but while I was looking at one of the completed models on page 1, I noticed what I thought was stitching and taping in the center section behind the gas tank to the trailing edge. This area is sheeted on the waco. Does the full scale version have ribs there?
Posted on: 4/19/2010 11:17 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Hi all. I'm heavily into the rib stitching and taping on the pica waco at the moment.It's more time consuming than I thought. I'm having trouble finding a close-up of the detail. Do the tail surfaces get the same treatment, including edge taping?
Posted on: 3/18/2010 5:51 PM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Really sorry about the wreck,Jim. Hope you're feeling good as new soon. Bob: WB #160
Posted on: 3/11/2010 7:53 PM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Well, I've been wrestling with the N-struts on the 1/5 scale pica and I don't think the kit's design is yery good. After coming apart on me several times, I finally doweled them together where they join and that seemed to do the trick, but the way the kit says to attach them to the wing still seems problematic. The set-up doesn't seem very substantial. I've already got the nylon "L" brackets imbedded in the wing and the wing is covered but not painted. I could see myself losing my cool trying to line everything up at the field. There's got to be a better way. Has anyone tried using those snap-in ball joints to attach them? Bob: WB #160
Posted on: 3/11/2010 11:20 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Thanks John. I think I'll go with your method. The sheeting doesn't look very realistic. BoB: WB #160
Posted on: 3/11/2010 10:28 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Hi all, I have a question about the ABS gas tank sheeting in the pica kit. Is the edge raised slightly or does it get sanded off so the sheeting lays flat on the center section. Also, does this addition add to the appearance of the model? I know it's not scale.
Posted on: 3/10/2010 11:50 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Thanks,John. I guess I made F-45 a little too wide because it only matches the rudder thickness at the very edge. Forward of that, it is wider than V-4. Maybe I can make another fairing between the vert stab and the horizontal stab to help match the shape of F-45.
Posted on: 3/6/2010 2:37 PM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
On the Pica Waco, where the fuselage meets the trailing edge of the vertical stab,there seems to be a big step. What's the best way to make this a little bit more scale looking? The full size doesn't seem to have this problem. Bob: WB #160
Posted on: 3/5/2010 11:32 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Do they come in different sizes?
Posted on: 2/27/2010 9:24 PM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
I contacted Texasskypilot and he e-mailed me back saying that he had none left. So if anyone wants one, sound off so we can guarantee the minimum order of 75.
Posted on: 2/25/2010 5:12 PM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Thanks John, that makes sense, but it doesn't answer my question. Can I live with this or do I need to do surgery to my connecting rods and my ailerons? Bob: Waco brother # 160
Posted on: 2/24/2010 3:01 PM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Well, I finally got the ailerons temporarily hooked up (Pica 1/5) and was trying to set up the throws when I noticed that the upper ailerons had quite a bit more deflection ( almost double at full throw) then the lower ones. I did not see this addressed in the instructions. Is this a problem? If it is, how do I correct it and if it isn't, which aileron do I set at the 1/2" deflection that the instructions call for? It looks like a geometry issue.
Posted on: 2/24/2010 1:40 PM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Hey Bill, how can I get one of those t-shirts? Bob: Waco brother #160
Posted on: 2/23/2010 9:22 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Thanks Anthony, I'm using the Stits Lite system for my covering and they have have pinked tapes made out of the same material so I guess I'll use them. Bob: Waco Brotherhood #160
Posted on: 2/20/2010 11:04 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Hi Bill, I know what you mean about the plug going cold. I mounted the engine in my Waco (OS120) inverted so I could use a pitts style muffler and thought a driver would be a good idea. I bought the intelligent one from Nelson. It supposedly senses the resistance of the plug (which apparently changes when the plug goes out) and fires the plug regardless of throttle position. Don't know how well it will work cause the plane is still in the building stage. Anyone have any experience with these? Bob
Posted on: 2/19/2010 4:13 PM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Hi, I'm building a 1/5 scale pica Waco ymf-3 and I'm having trouble finding info and close-up pics of of the rib stitching and taping on the wings and tail feathers. From what I could see, it looks like the tape edges are not pinked. Any help would be appreciated.
Posted on: 2/19/2010 8:51 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Hi Bill and everyone, thanks for the introduction. My name is Bob Faetsch.
Posted on: 2/19/2010 8:36 AM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
Hi, I'm building a pica 1/5 scale waco that I bought quite a few years ago, and there are a lot of questions that I haven't found the answers to so I'd like to join the brotherhood.
Posted on: 2/18/2010 7:30 PM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Peter Barth Waco
I would to join the Waco broyherhood.
Posted on: 2/2/2010 1:29 PM by Author "gunner3" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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