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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2024, 01:49:00 PM »
Keep on the straight and narrow!
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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2024, 02:03:56 PM »
That is a big beastie!
Patience of a saint I reckon....
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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2024, 06:33:17 PM »
That?s a large machine Chris.

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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #18 on: January 24, 2024, 10:53:05 AM »
It is that. I had to get the attachment right or it would have had a kink in thr fuselage.
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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #19 on: January 24, 2024, 12:57:28 PM »
Quote from: chriswil42 on January 24, 2024, 10:53:05 AM
It is that. I had to get the attachment right or it would have had a kink in thr fuselage.
Will not say you could then join somebody else we know and produce kinky models - hohhohoho
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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #20 on: January 24, 2024, 02:58:19 PM »
Sometimes it pays to join the two halves down one side together before joining the two halves of the fuselage on long bodies. But it looks loike you got there in the end, well done.
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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #21 on: January 25, 2024, 02:14:05 PM »
Rotors assembled.
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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #22 on: January 25, 2024, 03:08:36 PM »
That's a really sizeable rotor.
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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #23 on: January 26, 2024, 12:57:36 PM »
About 18 inches diameter.
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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #24 on: February 04, 2024, 03:16:33 PM »
Undercarriage and gondola fitted. This bit was one leg at a time.
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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #25 on: February 05, 2024, 12:26:33 PM »
It looks like you've managed to get it to sit correctly. Spindly legs are always a bind. (No comment please Martin).
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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #26 on: February 05, 2024, 04:22:24 PM »
What do you take me for Chris - hohohhoo
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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #27 on: February 05, 2024, 07:04:00 PM »
Good work on the undercarriage Chris.
Going to look good with a coat of paint.
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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #28 on: February 16, 2024, 02:20:39 PM »
Now ready for masking. This could take a while.
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Re: Short legged skycrane
« Reply #29 on: February 16, 2024, 03:07:03 PM »
Indeed. Patience and a sharp blade will see the day.
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