New Guy

[akjgardner]

Hi, I am new tor this forum.I have been into model planes for about 40 years, I have already found some useful hints on here and am looking forward to hanging out with you guys.

[Coloradoken]

Welcome. Currently working on a model?

[akjgardner]

Thanks, I have built a stuka with sheeted fuse and wings.It is a 4 channel RC with a norvell .074....A p40 with sheeted fuse and wings U control with a cox tee dee .051. Now I am building a 150 FF with silkspan and a cox .020.tried the tissue that came with the kit but kept tearing it with my big Fred Flintstone hands.

[heywooood]

I got the same hands..Fred musta got around back in the way day

[woundedbear]

Hello, New Guy, did you use the fill-in method or did you cover with 1/32-inch sheet? I'm the resident old, arthritic, dyslexic, hippy, who survived drugs. Been plane crazy since childhood, Carolina lug nut too, if the world were to end tomorrow, I'd adjust. How did the 1000 series Stuka build go? I've got the 1000 series P-47, was going to build it as a 6 channel electric RC but, don't have the skills yet. . So I'm going to build it as rubber powered free flight, I hope Built a 900 series P-51 years ago did OK. Until the first powered flight, the rubber thread imploded it like a tourniquet. Some of the guys here on the forum are real artists when it comes to building light, me I'm learning

[akjgardner]

WB, I used the fill in method on the front and then covered the whole fuse with 1/32. I did this on the Stuka and the P40, I also sheeted the wings with 1/32 balsa. I then covered with coverlite and Rustolium with a coat of clear dope.they are both a tad heavy. The Stuka was a fun build and flys well with the Norvel .074.Have not Flown the P40 u control yet. but the tee dee should pull it fine.Im getting back in practice on the cessna 150.I have not done dope and silkspan in a long long long time.(and it shows)but I plan on getting a lot of practice.

[Bill Gaylord]

The Rustoleum cans are good paints. I've used them over Microlite with good results. They also seem to have good pigmentation compared with some other sprays I've used, requiring very little for good coverage.

[Mitch]

Welcome New Guy

Post some pictures when you can...

[akjgardner]

ok, I'll try to get some pics this weekend