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Old 03-25-2015, 02:04 PM   #11
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Thank you trumpetman for taking the time to prodive step by step directions..... I have a plumbing heat gun so that gives me a head start on this process..... lol

Coastrc - if this is not plastic what would you call this material... i am new to rc flying...
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Thank you trumpetman for taking the time to prodive step by step directions.....
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I have this plane & there is no plastic in the frame??
Coastrc - if this is not plastic what would you call this material... i am new to rc flying...
I think he means the "plastic" is what we call covering material
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Old 03-25-2015, 02:47 PM   #13
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Balbir... have another look. The instructions came from Max and were then included in a quote in trumpetman's post.
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I think he means the "plastic" is what we call covering material
tough day Max?
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Old 03-25-2015, 06:33 PM   #15
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Naw.. I was just commenting for the fun of it. Didn't really bother me. Besides,Trumpetman is a cool guy
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Naw.. I was just commenting for the fun of it. Didn't really bother me. Besides,Trumpetman is a cool guy
Very Cool Guy, Loved his Pitts Build!!
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  • Heat the blade until its nice and hot.
  • Then carefully take the knife to the model where you want to cut through the epoxy and use pressure and sawing action to cut through the glue.
Fantastic idea!
That should work like a hot knife through rudder.
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Fantastic idea!
That should work like a hot knife through rudder.
Oh... I see what you did there
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Trumpetman... thank you so much your step by step instructions. I am sure it will do the trick.

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:Sorry Max D i meant to thank you, and all the other very helpful guys on this site for being so resourceful with great ideas.



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