Airwolf (Trex 500) Build Pics part 1

[asomaro]

I've finally got round to getting all my build pictures together. I got the fuselage from Concept for a bargain 70 quid in November last year which included cnc landing gear.


There are three parts to this thread

- part one
- part two
- part three

So from start to maiden flight...... here we go......

Opening the box in Nov 2010

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(CNC stuff - nice!)
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Making a start on the landing gear. I didn't have a scooby do about what I was doing - no instructions, so had to wing it but got there in the end...

The first issue was that the kit comes with carbon rods to support the cnc gear, but I found the carbon twisted far too much, so replaced them with steel shafts.

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In go the exhausts

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Now time to sort out the Navigation lights. My kit did not come with any lights, so I bought some via ebay for a tenner. I did not want to just glue them into the fuselage as that would look a bit untidy, so I bought some little led mounting clips which did the job really well

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The clips worked really well

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Tidy up the wiring time...

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More to follow..... click here

Cheers,

[idbvideo]

I am building an Airwolf too http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/scale-...ex-hybrid.html

Where did you get the LED mounting clips from? they look like a good idea.

[asomaro]

I am building an Airwolf too http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/scale-...ex-hybrid.html

Where did you get the LED mounting clips from? they look like a good idea.

I got them from a company called "Toby" - here is the direct link to the clips:

Clips

Cheers,