Topic: Balsa USA 1/3 pup Rebuild

Good stuff....................

Absolutely a beautiful job you did on this rebuild.I have one in the box ready to build. You were a good inspiration. By the way I'm looking for the chap that makes the landing gear for the pup. I would like to order one. Also if you decide to sell some of the fittings and cockpit detail I would be interested.Thanks Tailskid

I hope you have a lot of fun putting it together. I have really enjoyed this project.
I am sure the U/C maker will be along soon.
Simon

bl**dy hell Simon I thought you said you could not build scale models,that is absolutely stunning mate your one talented bunny I hope it gives you as much pleasure as a lot of people on here have had watching the rebuild,well done
John

Thanks John. As I said first time effort at anything scale. Only done shiny plastic film stuff before. Really enjoyed it and I am looking forward to doing more scale projects and improving my skills.

Simon

Good stuff....................

Thanks Phil.
Your help has been appreciated.

Simon

Thanks John. As I said first time effort at anything scale. Only done shiny plastic film stuff before. Really enjoyed it and I am looking forward to doing more scale projects and improving my skills.

Simon

Can't wait to see them but enjoy this one first
John

Small film of my pup yesterday.

It was a windy day by the time I flew it.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_7z-5qE2YE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_7z-5qE2YE</a>

Thanks to Terry and Peter for the video clips
Simon

Top stuff, I love the sllooooooowed down bit, looks really dramatic, and the pilots scarf flapping looks the biz   

Cracking job! looks better than it did in the first place!

Still over the moon with the maiden flight.Makes all the work worth it.

So who sells very tinny slot headed screws . I need ones to replace the small MR Philips headed ones in my wings. I just can't seem to find really small ones.

Also has anyone got any detail pics of the wire holding the cowl on. I would like to do this but I just do not see how it works looking at the pictures I have got.
What are you guys using to create the dummy engines .  I was looking at the MR one, is that the best way to go.

Simon

Blimey AB!!!

I go away for a weekend and you get the darned thing finished and flying

You must be chuffed to bits? You were chuffed when you bought it and now it is 10 times better and theres a lots of youtime in it now

Cracking job mate, Ian.

Blimey AB!!!

I go away for a weekend and you get the darned thing finished and flying

You must be chuffed to bits? You were chuffed when you bought it and now it is 10 times better and theres a lots of youtime in it now

Cracking job mate, Ian.

Well you did tell me to get on with it.
Thanks Ian. 
Looking forward to  a great summer flying it. 

Simon

I have to say, it looked the dogs danglies today Simon.

 

I have to say, it looked the dogs danglies today Simon.

 

Thanks Mate.
I really enjoyed flying it today with such great weather life dose not get much better than that.
Just need more practice to raise the confidence levels up a bit.

Simon

before the crash of 2009 i saw a picture somewhere of my pup in its sorry state at cosford last year, does anyone have it!!


  its getting time for some more photo,s been painting it recently so will get it out of workshop this week sometime (its not big enuff to take pictures inside it) and post some. its now in a nice PC10 with rib stiching done just finishing off the cockades ( i do luv that name) on fus and upper wings, then i can get it rigged finaly




   chris

You mean this one I took Chris




Simon

 sniff!!     snif!!!.........yea thats the one

  cheers
  willpost some new pics later

  chris

mmmm Don't stand next to me if you fly a 1/3rd scale Pup.

in the space of nine months from Oct '07 to July '08, three pups were destroyed when the pilot was standing next to me...

Gotha lost his pretty red/white/blue one at Luton, then Squarehead at Wings & Wheels and then Ceejay at Cosford...


....and I was thinking of building one too, perhaps not now... 

mmmm Don't stand next to me if you fly a 1/3rd scale Pup.

in the space of nine months from Oct '07 to July '08, three pups were destroyed when the pilot was standing next to me...

Gotha lost his pretty red/white/blue one at Luton, then Squarehead at Wings & Wheels and then Ceejay at Cosford...


....and I was thinking of building one too, perhaps not now... 

I need to keep away from you then. 

NOW!  he says

  just been trying to get some pics, and they are all cr*p me sheds to small to get far enough away and the flash makes it look bile green so will have to wait till it stops rainig and daylight returns.

  chris

NOW!  he says

  just been trying to get some pics, and they are all cr*p me sheds to slall to get far enough away and the flash makes it look bile green so will have to wait till it stops rainig and daylight returns.

  chris

Where is all the photos Chris.     Looking forward to seeing it come together.
To windy to take my one out for a sortie this weekend.
Not sure to do the dummy engine next or make a start on the cockpit. had to spend a few days catching up on the maintenance of my other models as they have taken a back seat recently.

Simon

if the weather plays game ill have some tommorow, going to try to get it rigged together for the first time since cosford if its not windy or wet, cant rig it in me shed its to big 

  where,s the fingers crossed smiley

  chris

 
There

wet and windy all day

  chris

wet and windy all day

  chris

B--ger   

Simon

Dodgy beer again chris ?? Mickey

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Can see that is probably a wise idea - it must be very difficult standing away from yourself.

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....and I was thinking of building one too, perhaps not now... 


Can see that is probably a wise idea - it must be very difficult standing away from yourself.

.....not really, I am always beside myself when flying... just have to move away a little more..

Simon, I know this post is a few pages late but what's diameter of  the bendy pipe your using for your new exhaust?
Glen B. 

Hi Glen
I used 5/8 diameter flex . Seems to be plenty big enough as there dose not appear to be any reduction in RPM compared to everyone else.

Simon

got a few pics of bits of pup.

   i shall now bore you with a few

more,  flash i doing things to the red cowl, but its still not quite the right shade, needs to be a shade more orange i think, re osprey pictures, will spray again tommorrow,

  chris

I dont, know I kinda like that red color.....
Glen B.

havin seen Ians thread on his camel i,d better get me finger out, did the u/c fitting last evening along with cowl final trials new wheel covers arrived from MR friday, dummy motor too, all radio now in and working, nice new 2.4 rx, cowl sprayed alluminium panels made and fitted all painting bar name and serial no,s done (just waiting for the artist to find space in his busy schedule) is comming to work with me tommorrow to use the workshop to check assy and rigging cos i,m fed up waiting for it to stop raining or windying!! to do it out side in me garden, (shed not big enuff for me and the pup)  OI!!  carefull

   pics tommorrow

 chris

Thats looking fantastic Chris!!

hi all

  just spent a happy hour in between showers in the garden assembling the pup, first time since Cosford 08 when it went mole hunting, took a few pics...wanna see some

  chris

  ok here we go

only left it there 5 mins and some scroat had me wheels away 

  more??

  please note that it is painted PC10 its just the flash doing strange things to the colour...honest!!

But you have a garden Ceejay, why did you take it all the way to Merseyside to put it together? That'll teach you

Ian.

bored yet  

Are you in Liverpool Chris 
Seems they got your wheels already

Very nice BTW

Any further Pictures Chris of the Pup. Must be totally finished by now.

Simon