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Forum: Kit Building

08-24-2018, 05:19 AM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By acdii

mice? I hope not.

mice? I hope not.

Forum: Kit Building

08-24-2018, 04:55 AM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By acdii

Right now I am trying to figure out how the...

Right now I am trying to figure out how the elevator for my B-25 wound up in the floor. Thankfully undamaged.

Forum: Kit Building

08-20-2018, 07:35 AM

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Posted By acdii

Have fun, build a Something Xtra. They are a...

Have fun, build a Something Xtra. They are a blast to fly, docile at low rates, wicked at high rates, and very forgiving. I love doing nose high slow speed landings with it.

Forum: Kit Building

08-08-2018, 07:05 AM

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Posted By acdii

Some guys use it for the entire plane, there is a...

Some guys use it for the entire plane, there is a B-29 build around somewhere that was covered with it. Looked really good too.

Forum: Kit Building

08-07-2018, 10:49 AM

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Posted By acdii

There is that. Half of it is the adhesive. It...

There is that. Half of it is the adhesive. It does work great for wrapping around PEX tubing when you want to secure heat tape and then insulate it. I may use it in some places on my warbirds though,...

Forum: Kit Building

08-06-2018, 04:39 PM

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Posted By acdii

https://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-Tape-Foil-Ducts-In...

https://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-Tape-Foil-Ducts-Insulation/dp/B01FROBUXE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1533602334&sr=8-3&keywords=metallic+duct+tape

Forum: Kit Building

08-06-2018, 04:35 PM

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Posted By acdii

Have you looked at the heat duct tape? ...

Have you looked at the heat duct tape?

Depending on what is being covered, it works good. A skinned and sheeted plane it works good for since it can be m=paneled, but not for open framework. I...

Forum: Kit Building

07-27-2018, 08:41 AM

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Posted By acdii

I glanced at the tower mailer and tossed it in...

I glanced at the tower mailer and tossed it in the trash after swatting a few flies with it. Nothing in there that I would want that they used to have.

Forum: Kit Building

07-25-2018, 11:29 AM

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Posted By acdii

Arf are OK for a quick in the air plane, but...

Arf are OK for a quick in the air plane, but can't satisfy the need for a true scale warbird build. They can be used as the building block to a good scale one though.

Forum: Kit Building

06-25-2018, 09:21 AM

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Posted By acdii

Not really missing much. I just use FB as a...

Not really missing much. I just use FB as a placeholder for pictures to post in forums. It's easier than finding the lightning cable for the iphone and plugging it in and hoping that it works so you...

Forum: Kit Building

06-25-2018, 08:53 AM

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Posted By acdii

I'm a member Not only that, but there...

I'm a member

Not only that, but there is no way to go back and find old posts like you can here. A lot of the members are a-holes too, set in their ways and try telling others that what they...

Forum: Kit Building

05-25-2018, 04:03 PM

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Posted By acdii

I see it on walmart for $3, but shipping is $7.

I see it on walmart for $3, but shipping is $7.

Forum: Kit Building

05-25-2018, 05:41 AM

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Posted By acdii

I had a really nice smooth landing all setup,...

I had a really nice smooth landing all setup, touchdown was silky, then the left wheel hit a gopher hole. Bent the strut, but no damage to the wing. It's times like this that you know you got it...

Forum: Kit Building

05-24-2018, 04:46 AM

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Posted By acdii

The more hardwood or aircraft plywood you can get...

The more hardwood or aircraft plywood you can get in the wing for the gear, the better. The original design suffers greatly and one wrong landing will rip them right out. Double the doublers and...

Forum: Kit Building

05-15-2018, 05:56 AM

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Posted By acdii

Bought several things from them and never had a...

Bought several things from them and never had a problem, always got what I ordered. What I like about their covering is it goes on real easy, like Ultracote/Oracover and comes in 5 meter rolls. Key...

Forum: Kit Building

05-14-2018, 12:33 PM

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Posted By acdii

Looks like Hobby King will be the go to source...

Looks like Hobby King will be the go to source for decent covering material.

Forum: Kit Building

05-11-2018, 06:51 AM

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Posted By acdii

Same here. I love seeing what I built fly, but I...

Same here. I love seeing what I built fly, but I prefer to actually build instead, to me that is the ultimate reason for this hobby for me.

Forum: Kit Building

05-10-2018, 09:18 AM

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Posted By acdii

Man I am so sick of seeing ARF! Now Horizon has...

Man I am so sick of seeing ARF! Now Horizon has another 60cc ARF out. All these new ARF that have no soul, and no new kits for us builders to give them soul.

Forum: Kit Building

04-26-2018, 03:55 PM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By acdii

Confused, last post 7-11-2016 oneblueyedog...

Confused, last post 7-11-2016

oneblueyedog has just replied to a thread you have subscribed to entitled - Where have all the builders gone - in the Kit Building forum of RCU Forums.

This thread...

Forum: Kit Building

04-26-2018, 03:54 PM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By acdii

uh, what happened? I see the last post from...

uh, what happened? I see the last post from 7-11-2016 but this is the email I got

oneblueyedog has just replied to a thread you have subscribed to entitled - Where have all the builders gone - in...

Forum: Kit Building

07-11-2016, 12:25 PM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By acdii

Cost, AYe Yi Yi! I forgot to lock the tailgate...

Cost, AYe Yi Yi! I forgot to lock the tailgate of my truck this morning, and as I head down to lock it, I realized, 3 planes, 2 radios, Field gear, Tool box and Parts box, I got damened near $5000...

Forum: Kit Building

07-10-2016, 05:24 AM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By acdii

You know, if I typed that much in, by the time I...

You know, if I typed that much in, by the time I got to the last sentence, something, I repeat, SOMETHING would happen that I would wipe it all out! LOL That's the downside of typing on a laptop,...

Forum: Kit Building

07-09-2016, 04:14 PM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By acdii

Price a gallon of clear and hardener, along with...

Price a gallon of clear and hardener, along with reducer for cleaning the gun. $150 is reasonable. They may have single stage color in 2K, so you can paint and seal all in one shot. I can tell you...

Forum: Kit Building

07-08-2016, 10:43 AM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By acdii

If you can find it, there is a 2K rattle can...

If you can find it, there is a 2K rattle can clear that is 2 part. You slam the can to break the seal, shake the living S*** out of it and spray. You have to use it all up or it will cure in the can....

Forum: Kit Building

07-01-2016, 02:08 PM

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Where have all the builders gone

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Posted By acdii

Well, that's the 'Merican way! We want it all, we...

Well, that's the 'Merican way! We want it all, we want it now, and we want it free, and if we don't get it, we will protest and call everyone a racist, cause that's the 'Merican way!

Sad isn't it.

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