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Canopy fitted, hinges installed and final assembly.

Wing and gear potted. Firewall installed, cowl fitted and pipe trough installed. Tail feathers installed and pilot painted.

Molds are built and parts are made for the cockpit floor and pipe trough. Glassing continues.

Cockpit floor and pipe trough plugs are finalized. Gear is potted and the glassing process has begun.

Tail feathers were designed as well as the wing TE and Tips. And the shaping/sanding has begun.

Wing halves are joined, hardpoints installed and wing is mounted.

The next series of pictures shows how I made the master for the clear canopy. When we received the kit it included a Kaze Killer canopy and was not the correct shape for the Estrelitta. So... I made a mold and sent it off to Keith Sparks and he made a master for clear canopies! Also shown here is th...

Last year we had the opportunity to purchase an Estrelitta fuselage. The kit didn't have any wings or tail components. There are no molds available for this model and I took the opportunity to turn the fuselage into a plug and make a mold. Ultimately with the plan to build and fly this beautiful air...

The airplane turned out really well. Travis installed the radio on Saturday prior to the Sunday festivities and test flew it Sunday. It flew great! We couldn't get there without the help of Tom Scott, who brought his polishing equipment and fixed some of my blemishes on the stab prior to Sunday. Tha...

more picts of the repair.

I wanted to share some of my recent build projects leading up to the 100 yr NATS celebration. Dave was gracious enough to give Travis Flynn one of his Jimmy Shinohara built Long wing Kaze models. Dave mentioned that it had some issues from sitting for the last 30+years. The model never had any radio...

LCMFA Michigan Pylon Race, Baldwin, MI - July 29 & 30, 2023 Race Cancelled Due To Lack OF Entrants All: Please note this race has been cancelled. I spoke with the club this morning and they are willing to host again next year provided we can push for additional entries and make it worthwhile for the...

"When the !@#$ did we get ice cream?"

"I told you to run the 7.7 and not the SUPER 7.6"

"OK, here's what we need to do, change everything, all the connectors, all the wires from the ESC to the motor and to the battery, that's what will make it faster".

"my fail safe worked at home"

SOLD

Guys, if you think someone is cheating. Protest them right there and then. The powers to be will vote and everyone will know.

Please don't get worked up over stuff that is either not true or unproven just to get pissed off. Make an effort to come and participate.

DK

#1 what would make the difference from paint to plastic film? As long as the model make weight? Right!!!!! It is alot harder to paint over the plastic film then wood. But last thing as long as all follow the rules, there has been some all paint not plastic film Kevin, I am not sure where this is co...