Hi all!
As the Gaui thread on here has been a bit quiet lately I thought I would liven it up with a few build pics of the new Gaui x7Fz
Right then well lets crack on!
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Everything was packed well in the box.. The first step is the upper section of the frame, Note how all the screw bags are tagged up in size
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The upper part went together pretty easy, The manual shows what size screws go where so cant really go wrong here. The upper section Is the sae as the original X7 / Formula but why re invent the wheel as this is a very strong frame
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91283&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91284&stc=1[/IMG]
They have you build one side up fully then attach the last side frame like so, After this they get you to assemble the lower part of the frame making this the FZ with the sliding battery tray
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91285&stc=1[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91286&stc=1[/IMG]
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And there is the frame done, Nice and easy but very strong. Note how the aileron servo mounts an slide front and back to get perfect link alignment on the head, Simple but very good idea. On the skids I would hint to put one grub screw in the front left skid and one in the rear right skid, Using 4 makes skids to rigid but doing this corner trick allows the skids to flex/twist on an impact so makes them a little forgiving... also makes practicing skid bumps more possible ;)
Next is the tail, I didn't take to many pictures of this unfortunately as it Is very straight forward and seemed to fly together before I knew it haha
2 things to take note of Is
1. torque tube bearing holders are sided so when you push the tt into the boom the force pushes the bearing into the cup more instead of pushing it out
2. Loctite the life out of the TT ends, iv had these come loose on a previous x7 and was chasing tail issues for ages, turned out it was a loose tt end, So Loctite it as well as the nut and bolt, Just be careful NOT to crush the tt when you tighten the bolt up
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91289&stc=1[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91290&stc=1[/IMG]
The rest of the tail case flys together, And is beautiful! The iconic gaui pendulum of a tail box stands out so well in the sky, Also to note it is silky smooth out the box too so you may spend 10 minutes playing with this alone, Or is that just me?
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91291&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91292&stc=1[/IMG]
Also note the brass collars on the tail grips are also spacers so make sure you get these the right way
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91293&stc=1[/IMG]
Next is to slide the boom assy into the frame, The last boom clamp also doubles up as a boom pin with a little countersunk screw I change this to a cap head as it makes life a little easier if you have to strip the model down for transport.. Been caught out with this once before :dispirited:
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91295&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91294&stc=1[/IMG]
Now for the beefy main gear, You need to shim the main gear one on top one underneath the idea is to get no vertical play in the main gear whilst having a good mesh on the tail pinion gear, I found the 2 shims that was in the main gear bag was a perfect fit/mesh but gaui supply plenty more shims in the kit to make the mesh perfect
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91296&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91297&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91298&stc=1[/IMG] The standard gear ratio is 10, 100T main gear and 10T pinion, Combination works well with a 530 kv motor, I am running a 500kv motor so will be using an 11t pinion to get some overhead on the governor
Once you have done that you should have this sitting on your table
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91299&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91300&stc=1[/IMG]
Which means just a few more things to do, Next is the formula head which is one of my favourite heads to build
A little tip is put your elevator link (and rod sized correctly to the book) on at this point as it can be a pain to put this link on once installed on the model
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91301&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91302&stc=1[/IMG]
Put plenty of Loctite between the grip and the arm as this also can come loose as you don't want to over tighten the bolt. Also the lower raidus arm has a 1.5mm grub screw in one side of it, Loctite this all the way down as these links should shit flush with each other
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91303&stc=1[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91304&stc=1[/IMG]
lastly is the turn buckles on the main grip links , The thread closer to the hole is the opposite thread so remember to screw this one on anti clockwise[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91305&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91306&stc=1[/IMG]
Last few steps now, Just battery tray blades and canopy
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91307&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91308&stc=1[/IMG]
The battery tray is very strong as it is 2 layers of carbon, The next picture you can see how much room is available as it has optipower 6s 5000mah 50c packs fitted
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91309&stc=1[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91310&stc=1[/IMG]
So just blades and canopy and here she is sitting pretty!
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91311&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91312&stc=1[/IMG]
The model sits just a fraction higher than the old x7 formula
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91313&stc=1[/IMG]
I will post a few pictures shortly of electronic placement as I did not have any when I did the build pictures, But regardless it was a very pleasant build and took 4 hours from box to built including taking pictures and tea breaks , Any questions fire away :)
As the Gaui thread on here has been a bit quiet lately I thought I would liven it up with a few build pics of the new Gaui x7Fz
Right then well lets crack on!
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91279&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91280&stc=1[/IMG]
Everything was packed well in the box.. The first step is the upper section of the frame, Note how all the screw bags are tagged up in size
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91281&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91282&stc=1[/IMG]
The upper part went together pretty easy, The manual shows what size screws go where so cant really go wrong here. The upper section Is the sae as the original X7 / Formula but why re invent the wheel as this is a very strong frame
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91283&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91284&stc=1[/IMG]
They have you build one side up fully then attach the last side frame like so, After this they get you to assemble the lower part of the frame making this the FZ with the sliding battery tray
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91285&stc=1[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91286&stc=1[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91287&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91288&stc=1[/IMG]
And there is the frame done, Nice and easy but very strong. Note how the aileron servo mounts an slide front and back to get perfect link alignment on the head, Simple but very good idea. On the skids I would hint to put one grub screw in the front left skid and one in the rear right skid, Using 4 makes skids to rigid but doing this corner trick allows the skids to flex/twist on an impact so makes them a little forgiving... also makes practicing skid bumps more possible ;)
Next is the tail, I didn't take to many pictures of this unfortunately as it Is very straight forward and seemed to fly together before I knew it haha
2 things to take note of Is
1. torque tube bearing holders are sided so when you push the tt into the boom the force pushes the bearing into the cup more instead of pushing it out
2. Loctite the life out of the TT ends, iv had these come loose on a previous x7 and was chasing tail issues for ages, turned out it was a loose tt end, So Loctite it as well as the nut and bolt, Just be careful NOT to crush the tt when you tighten the bolt up
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91289&stc=1[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91290&stc=1[/IMG]
The rest of the tail case flys together, And is beautiful! The iconic gaui pendulum of a tail box stands out so well in the sky, Also to note it is silky smooth out the box too so you may spend 10 minutes playing with this alone, Or is that just me?
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91291&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91292&stc=1[/IMG]
Also note the brass collars on the tail grips are also spacers so make sure you get these the right way
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91293&stc=1[/IMG]
Next is to slide the boom assy into the frame, The last boom clamp also doubles up as a boom pin with a little countersunk screw I change this to a cap head as it makes life a little easier if you have to strip the model down for transport.. Been caught out with this once before :dispirited:
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91295&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91294&stc=1[/IMG]
Now for the beefy main gear, You need to shim the main gear one on top one underneath the idea is to get no vertical play in the main gear whilst having a good mesh on the tail pinion gear, I found the 2 shims that was in the main gear bag was a perfect fit/mesh but gaui supply plenty more shims in the kit to make the mesh perfect
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91296&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91297&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91298&stc=1[/IMG] The standard gear ratio is 10, 100T main gear and 10T pinion, Combination works well with a 530 kv motor, I am running a 500kv motor so will be using an 11t pinion to get some overhead on the governor
Once you have done that you should have this sitting on your table
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91299&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91300&stc=1[/IMG]
Which means just a few more things to do, Next is the formula head which is one of my favourite heads to build
A little tip is put your elevator link (and rod sized correctly to the book) on at this point as it can be a pain to put this link on once installed on the model
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91301&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91302&stc=1[/IMG]
Put plenty of Loctite between the grip and the arm as this also can come loose as you don't want to over tighten the bolt. Also the lower raidus arm has a 1.5mm grub screw in one side of it, Loctite this all the way down as these links should shit flush with each other
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91303&stc=1[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91304&stc=1[/IMG]
lastly is the turn buckles on the main grip links , The thread closer to the hole is the opposite thread so remember to screw this one on anti clockwise[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91305&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91306&stc=1[/IMG]
Last few steps now, Just battery tray blades and canopy
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91307&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91308&stc=1[/IMG]
The battery tray is very strong as it is 2 layers of carbon, The next picture you can see how much room is available as it has optipower 6s 5000mah 50c packs fitted
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91309&stc=1[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91310&stc=1[/IMG]
So just blades and canopy and here she is sitting pretty!
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91311&stc=1[/IMG][IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91312&stc=1[/IMG]
The model sits just a fraction higher than the old x7 formula
[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=91313&stc=1[/IMG]
I will post a few pictures shortly of electronic placement as I did not have any when I did the build pictures, But regardless it was a very pleasant build and took 4 hours from box to built including taking pictures and tea breaks , Any questions fire away :)
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