Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / April 2004

Just aquired a kalt helicopter but dont know which model it is.It has an os
max 50 engine the helicopter is 51 inches long and has a main rotor of 56
inches it is 19 inches high and 12 inches wide it has 5 servos and the
cockpit is white fibreglass with a blue stripe down the sides  ...

These are from the states and seem very good though iv never heard of them.
Is it worth the extra dollars i wonder?

I know Hitec and Futaba radios are compatible, but can a Hitec crystal be used
in a Futaba receiver?
TIA!
Dr.1 Driver

Will the wing from a Hobbico Superstar 40 fit onto the fuselage of a
Tower trainer 40 ARF?

Anyone know where I can get a supply of servo connector plugs (any manufacturer) and the
tool/crimper to fix to the wires?
Thanks
CB

How are todays Magnum. I'm looking at the 90 or 120...I had an ole 45
Pro 2S from back in the 70"s.Still have it and it's running.How are the
newer ones.I've heard good and bad.
Two strokes or Four strokes...Any good???

I have two sets of color drawings of Kempf's Fokker.  One has solid olive drab
fuselage sides.  The other has the sides under the horizintal stab. the same
color as the stab, i.e. black/white.  Does anyone know which is correct?
Online info on his Dr.1 seems scarce compared to ...

I'd like to work on different planes as the mood strikes. My problem is
that I usually build on ceiling tiles on my only dead flat surface, my
workbench.
Is there some kind of building board that is flat, and will stay flat if

  Has anyone heard from Bill Archibald lately?  As I look at these
posts everyday, it suddenly occurred to me that a name or two has been
missing for quite sometime.
Robar1

I have some problems on taking off my new tail dragger. It is a Herr
engineering Cessna 180.
I would like to simulate the problems That I find in the field but taxiing
with G2 is very easy compared with the real thing.

Before I apply the decals to finish my winter project, I thought I
would see how everyone else applies their vinyl decals. All
suggestions appreciated.
Gekko

I have 3 Kokam 1500 mAh, 11.1 V 3S batteries. When they were fully
charged, each battery measured at 12.44 Volts.
As I recall, my NiMH 10 celled 12 V batteries were measured at around
14 plus Volts when they were fully charged.

Like new. Lightly used and heavy duty for small wood projects.
Contact for pics or info. $45
College Station, Tx.
MC

Have you ever had one of those days when nothing seems to work?
I hold in my hands a real work of screwed up art : ). It's something
very simple and I've done it before, took only 5 minutes or so. But
this time it took me an hour and a half. Honest!

Has anyone had any experience stripping Krylon paint from a model
covered with Solartex?
I bought this 1/3 scale Fly Baby bipe a while ago painted with maroon
krylon. The Krylon hasn't bonded with the Solaretex and keeps chipping