Foamie kits - was: Off subject

[Richard Strickland]

maengineering at bellsouth.net has some foamies and stick builts worth looking
at.

Richard S.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Simes" <nsrca at shinymetalass.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: Foamie kits - was: Off subject


> On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 12:19:44 +0000
> jeffghughes at comcast.net wrote:
>
> > Does anyone sell the flat foamie kits without the motor?
>
> About a month ago I put together one of these EPP foamies from
> Slofly.com and have been having a blast with it - indoors and out.
>
> From http://slofly.com/
>
> 1 x Mini 3D EPP 26 (Mini 3D 26in) = $14.99
> 1 x Slofly Tube Mount (Slofly tube mount) = $3.99
> 3 x 30in. x .125in (3mm) CT (30in. x 3mm CT) = $7.62
> 1 x Carbon tee connector .125 (.125 tee connector) = $0.49
> 1 x Clear Liquid Nails (Clear Liquid Nails) = $3.49
> 1 x EPP hinge tape (.5in) (.5in EPP tape) = $2.39
> 1 x Slofly Brushless kit 22.7 N50 (Slofly N50 kit) = $12.99
>
> From various sources:
> 1 x GWS R-4P receiver and crystal
> 3 x Hitec HS-55 micro servos
> 1 x GWS 8043 8x4.3 indoor prop
> 1 x prop saver
> 1 x Dubro micro pushrod set (elevator, ruddder)
> 2 x Dubro micro control horn set
> 2 x carbon scraps for aileron pushrods
> 1 x Castle Creations Phoenix 10 brushless speed controller
> 2 cell, 340-450 mAh Lipoly batteries (and appropriate charger)
>
> Notes:
>
> With a 340 mAh pack, my all up weight came out to 4.9 ounces :)
> The "kit" doesn't include any instuctions, follow the build links:
> http://slofly.com/mini3d/
> I think I only used 2 of the carbon tubes
> The Slofly brushless kit has a better bearing tube than Gobrushless
> The BIC brand of Perm. markers seem to work better on EPP than Sharpies
> The EPP tape from Slofly sticks great all by itself (no spray 77 needed)
>
> **Mock up and check your CG BEFORE making cutouts for radio gear, had I
> put my gear in the recommended place, it would have been WAY tail heavy.
>
> Wrapping lipolys in a couple layers of 1-2mm packing foam extends cold
> runtime a lot if you are flying outside!
>
> --
> Tom
>
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