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| LASTWOODSMAN | Herr Engineering HRR 105, Fokker D-7 | Parked | 31-May-17 21:58 |  | | Views : 430 | | Just stained my 3 props after 2 wks of cleaning my apt! The small one Helice Eclair showed up with black darkened blotches on the blades - I don't know why - and I then made the mistake of brushing on a second layer of stain (golden oak) even though I knew it would darken it way darker (I thought I had overlapped the stain on the first try) and that did not work to remove those blotches!!! |
| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 30-May-17 21:57 |  | | Views : 441 | | Next flight, I have a powerful motor - 4 loops of 1/8" rubber 12 " long ... The last time I flew it, I had two tabs on the elevator and one on the rudder - it accelerated fast with so much power in the tightest circle, I had to duck my head at the last second as it screamed by just missing me !! - and crashed ... |
| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 30-May-17 21:43 |  | | Views : 444 | | Last 2 pics - thats all I have ... Waiting for better weather ... |
| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 29-May-17 16:33 |  | | Views : 414 | | Hummingbirds are marvels of amazing powers of flight, and all species feed while hovering, and are the only bird to fly backwards. The dead giveaway for identifying the male "Broad-Tailed" is the loud, distinctive, shrill, metalllic whistling, or loud trill, when they fly, which is often heard before actually seeing the bird. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 29-May-17 16:22 |  | | Views : 407 | | Broad-Tailed Hummingbird - hummingbirds are gems of beauty whose throats (gorgets) and crowns reflect a brilliant colorful metalllic gllittering iridescence that flashes from the correct light angle, otherwise, the throats look black in most lights. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 27-May-17 22:30 |  | | Views : 483 | | Finally, two pretty good pics off of a video, using the "Snipping Tool". |
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| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 27-May-17 22:27 |  | | Views : 483 | | Been trying hard at this rubber band powered free flight the last three days - the 22" 'Cabinaire' is launched ! |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Herr Engineering HRR 105, Fokker D-7 | Parked | 24-May-17 13:03 |  | | Views : 422 | | My experiment with different wood stain colors and Krylon Gloss Clear Coatings, on some scrap lamination pieces from the prop block, to see what they look like. LEFT TO RIGHT : 1 - "Golden Oak" 2 - "Natural" 3 - "Mixture" : - 10 parts 'Natural', 1 part 'Cabernet' Red, and 1 part 'Golden Oak' (I like this one the best for my red and black Fokker D7), 4 - "American Walnut". Colors three and four are on the same piece of balsa scrap block laminate. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Herr Engineering HRR 105, Fokker D-7 | Parked | 24-May-17 12:51 |  | | Views : 431 | | Three props are sanded down to 600 grit. Left to right : 9 1/4" laminated "AXIAL" for the 24" Fokker D7, 9 1/4" one piece "AXIAL" practise prop, 6 1/4" one piece "HELICE ECLAIR" for my 17 1/2" Fokker Eindecker E III. I am half way through building a good jig, to hold and easily remove, all 3 props, as this will take a long time to do it right, with many light thin layers of spray. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 23-May-17 20:20 |  | | Views : 427 | | Little too windy to determine anything - 8 mph - got some good glides - seems to turn right - 450 turns does not get it to climb - only one good 12 second flight - ?WHY? - at least I didn't smash it up ... |
| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 23-May-17 20:13 |  | | Views : 456 | | I fianlly learned how to use the winding stooge solo. Only tried up to 450 winds - I did not get greedy ... |
| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 21-May-17 09:09 |  | | Views : 443 | | My buddy's wife is an avid, all out, Elvis memorabilia collector ... |
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