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Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
05-01-2015, 12:26 PM
Replies: 19,483
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Posted By hopkimf

Dan, Shirts arrived. Look great. Very nice...

Dan,

Shirts arrived. Look great. Very nice artwork.

Thanks,

Mike Hopkins

Waco Brotherhood # 132
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
04-27-2015, 03:15 PM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

RCU Issues I was beyond irritated with the...

RCU Issues I was beyond irritated with the marketplace last week when I was suspended for attempting a trade down from G 62 to G 38. My price was wrong per them. How to you set a price on a trade...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
04-27-2015, 03:07 PM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Dan, Thanks for working the tee shirts.

Dan,

Thanks for working the tee shirts.
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
04-22-2015, 05:47 PM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

I may be exiting from RCU due to some...

I may be exiting from RCU due to some suspensions. In over 13 years here, I have had no problems. All buys, sells good, although there have not been a great number of them. Now some unidentified...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
12-15-2014, 07:39 AM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Tmac, Great job! Great detail! Best of...

Tmac,

Great job! Great detail!

Best of luck on first flight.

Mike Hopkins


Waco # 132
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
12-09-2014, 01:45 PM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/attachment.php?att...

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2053374http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2053375http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=205337...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
12-07-2014, 08:27 AM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Bill, You're right. There is nothing I would...

Bill,

You're right. There is nothing I would like more than a good radial up there. But I'm new to these big birds. Never had anything bigger than a G-62 for planes before this. I've learned a lot...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
12-07-2014, 08:01 AM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Barth YMF 1/3 Took a shot at prelim. weight...

Barth YMF 1/3

Took a shot at prelim. weight and balance. Was going to make up a Vanessa rig. Slick idea, and I will do it next time. But I already had a 30# postal scale so I went with weighing...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
12-04-2014, 12:34 PM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

RCKen, Thanks for clearing that up. I...

RCKen,

Thanks for clearing that up. I thought daRock was maybe a bit heavy handed.

On subject of PM, I have a problem. In two attempts to PM a fellow member in the last few days, both...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
12-02-2014, 11:20 AM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

EJ, Appreciate your comments. Nice looking...

EJ,

Appreciate your comments. Nice looking plane too.

I feel like I may have started this with my post #17764 on Barth 1/3 YMF. I measured the two CG locations shown on plan and got a 31% min...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
12-01-2014, 07:38 AM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

WacoNut, Thanks for comments. I just found this...

WacoNut,
Thanks for comments. I just found this video on U Tube. I's a pretty good demo of Vanessa Rig.. I may do that instead of weighing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afvfShdOuck

Regards,
...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
11-15-2014, 07:18 AM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Barth YMF 1/3 CG Question Below is my data...

Barth YMF 1/3 CG Question

Below is my data from model and Barth numbers from print.



WACO YMF 1/3 CENTER OF GRAVITY MODEL DATA WITH LOWER WING LEVEL
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
11-13-2014, 01:12 PM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Swansons, I'm just finishing my Barth 1/3...

Swansons,

I'm just finishing my Barth 1/3 now. The cowl was a real PITA for me. I bought a very old kit. Blisters had to be glued on and filled. I hope later version has them molded in.Mine was...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-31-2014, 05:48 AM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Errol, All I did was order from Kirbys...

Errol,

All I did was order from Kirbys Kustom Graphics. www.kirbysgraphics.com. 513-932-2422 Ohio, USA. He had a catalog online and I found a 1/3 YMF I liked. He made proof copies so changes in...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-21-2014, 05:51 PM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

YMF 1/3 Barth Slow progress continues....

YMF 1/3 Barth

Slow progress continues. Engine mounted, all servos working. Getting toward home stretch. I have learned plenty during the process. In the beginning I shopped lowest cost. I found an...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-13-2014, 03:44 PM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Waco YMF 1/3 Barth Starting to set up radio...

Waco YMF 1/3 Barth

Starting to set up radio equipment. Some time ago Waconut mentioned Hitec Aurora 9 as something to look at. I bought one almost new on RCU with an Optima 9 receiver. 2.4 is...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-05-2014, 06:08 PM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Bill, I understand the idea of putting in a...

Bill,

I understand the idea of putting in a servo driven horizontal stab trim. Makes it more scale like for sure. I remember the Cub I learned to fly years ago was set up like that. Pretty easy on...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-05-2014, 07:57 AM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Barth YMF 1/3 Slow progress. Starting to put...

Barth YMF 1/3
Slow progress. Starting to put pieces together. My last Waco was a Jim Pepino 1/4 where some stuff didn't fit well. This Barth is much better kit but still I have spent lots of time...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
09-20-2014, 04:59 AM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Good luck to Both Stickbuilder and Tmack ...

Good luck to Both Stickbuilder and Tmack

Still putting Barth 1/3 YMF together. Tires and wheel pants were a pain. Attached photo (not mine) of way I did it per plan. I also included sketches of...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
09-11-2014, 02:01 PM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

YMF Barth 1/3 For cockpit combing I used 3/16...

YMF Barth 1/3
For cockpit combing I used 3/16 ID x 3/8 OD neoprene tubing 80 duro. I never could make a straight cut to split the tubing whether neoprene or vinyl. It was always snaking around and...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
09-09-2014, 04:01 PM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

acerc, I guess I could. Easy enough to lay...

acerc,

I guess I could. Easy enough to lay it on wings and tail. But with all the curves in cowl blisters and wheel pants, it looks like a tedious job. Plus all the letters on n number.

Mike...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
09-09-2014, 01:17 PM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Barth YMF 1/3 Paint job...

Barth YMF 1/3

Paint job...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
08-15-2014, 03:24 AM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Tmac, One more. This might sound like a dumb...

Tmac,

One more. This might sound like a dumb question, but did you trim the back side of cowl on right and bottom to make the gap uniform with prop hub centered in front (to compensate for down...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
08-15-2014, 02:25 AM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Tmac, Your workmanship on P 51 is...

Tmac,

Your workmanship on P 51 is excellent! Same with your YMF. Never seen any better! I like your 'I could have bought...' Same here. Back in college as a student pilot, I could have bought...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
08-14-2014, 12:03 PM
Replies: 19,483
Views: 2,703,131
Posted By hopkimf

Barth YMF 1/3 I added another photo because...

Barth YMF 1/3

I added another photo because I appreciate the classic looks. Way back when the original full scale plane was designed, they must have had an eye for style. Besides the Waco there...
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