8255 Build

[rdcracer]

I got a setup board for my cars at a plastics company here in Tampa. It is 1/4 in acrylic you can even get it etched with lines where you need them but it is flat, durable and lighter than most materials

[longballlumber]

The driver was this one http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...=ch-110-driver He's too big.

The seat's an easy fix though. Just annoyed that I need to change it. It's the one from Warehouse Hobby.

Canopy out of scale, driver out of scale, seat back out of scale. ugh. More time. More time. More time. Parts to invents and fabricate. More time more time.

Somebody said these were fun. Better be really really.

Welcome to the world of SCALE (not to be confused with SPORT).... he he he

Later

[tjcast]

wait !!!! I can't use one of these for my driver?

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How about one of these ala Ken Haines mode at the 2014 Nats?

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Oh wait that WAS in SPORT hydro LOL

[rdcracer]

OMG what have I gotten myself into

[T.S.Davis]

Oh wait that WAS in SPORT hydro LOL

Fastest troll I've ever seen.

[ray schrauwen]

You said you hate skinning.... I hate cutting skin... 4 stitches working on my GP265... I hate skinning too, specially myself!

[T.S.Davis]

Did you bleed into the wood though? That somehow makes the stitches more tolerable. Can't really explain why that is.

[ray schrauwen]

Nope, that's why it still hurts like a bugger! I was quick on the pressure or else my carpet would have had a pool of blood on it next to the build table.

[rdcracer]

That is what CA glue is for

[T.S.Davis]

If I had this to do over I would just buy the Bradshaw and be done with it.

[Shooter]

Ha. What ever happened to that Bradshaw???

[T.S.Davis]

I'm not sure. The guy that ended up with it was on the fence if he wanted to fix it. Had a questionable seem. I already had the fix figured out. I'd have to dig through my emails.

[T.S.Davis]

Selective application of poly foam and first dose of sanding.

[rdcracer]

do you have any problems with that foam. I used some on the leading edge of a plane wing and it expanded and when dry it contracted and pulled the sheeting concave in between each rib. Does that stuff have the same properties?

[T.S.Davis]

Yes. Notice I use it selectively. I've found that if I pour it into a confined space that it contracts later after it heats cools heat cools. Warped a couple boats that way.

I used a small amount with it open on the back side so it can expand and contract a little without mangling the boat. I just wanted it as reinforcement where all those skins come together. I still may glass the exterior at the tip there for a little more. That's all 1/32 ply with the exception of the actual ride pad.

I wont pour in foam for the whole sponson. Way too heavy. I'll use pipe insulation as floatation through the bulkheads. Just thread it through the openings before I skin it.

Should have each side skinned this weekend.

Next will be to figure out the drive line. I'll likely put a small belly pan in to get a better strut angle. Really wanted to get the plans in my hand before I messed with that though. Still waiting for those.

I'll tackle the canopy and center section of the boat last.