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Forum: Kit Building

03-14-2024, 12:14 PM

Replies: 15

Nice new kit: OSMW Javelin

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Posted By Outrider6

Another update: I did the only good (least...

Another update:

I did the only good (least worst) solution that I could think of, and have made 4 successful flights. I went with the OSMW recommended Cobra electric power system, and the...

Forum: Kit Building

12-03-2023, 07:14 AM

Replies: 15

Nice new kit: OSMW Javelin

Views: 2,627

Posted By Outrider6

I have come up with the only feasible solution I...

I have come up with the only feasible solution I can think of and might be willing to do:

Replace the Saito .62 with a Saito .40. The .40 would fly it ok off of land, but would have no vertical...

Forum: Kit Building

12-03-2023, 05:56 AM

Replies: 15

Nice new kit: OSMW Javelin

Views: 2,627

Posted By Outrider6

I do things like that too, when it will work,...

I do things like that too, when it will work, Unfortunately, with it needing 6 oz of lead in the tail, that won't help much at all. The engine is already as far back as it can go, and moving a LIFE...

Forum: Kit Building

12-02-2023, 12:16 PM

Replies: 15

Nice new kit: OSMW Javelin

Views: 2,627

Posted By Outrider6

Another update: I have almost completed...

Another update:

I have almost completed covering, except for touching up in a few corners. I am HUGELY disappointed to have found that I need 6 oz of weight in the tail to balance this thing. I...

Forum: Kit Building

10-22-2023, 12:40 PM

Replies: 15

Nice new kit: OSMW Javelin

Views: 2,627

Posted By Outrider6

Nope. The kit is just for the plane itself. I...

Nope. The kit is just for the plane itself. I designed and built the floats.

Forum: Kit Building

09-29-2023, 11:54 AM

Replies: 15

Nice new kit: OSMW Javelin

Views: 2,627

Posted By Outrider6

Update: It is nearly completely framed. More...

Update: It is nearly completely framed. More sanding (finishing) before gluing on tail, more sanding on wing (shaping & finishing), then covering.

I am weird - I built the floats before I built...

Forum: Kit Building

06-05-2023, 07:49 AM

Replies: 15

Nice new kit: OSMW Javelin

Views: 2,627

Posted By Outrider6

I haven't even removed the wood from the box yet,...

I haven't even removed the wood from the box yet, as I am in the middle of several other projects. I might start building it within a few weeks.

I know how overwhelming it must be to be new to...

Forum: Kit Building

04-21-2023, 06:56 AM

Replies: 15

Nice new kit: OSMW Javelin

Views: 2,627

Posted By Outrider6

I have the plans laid out in a spare bedroom...

I have the plans laid out in a spare bedroom here. Every time I go in there for something, I just stand there admiring the lines and looking forward to building it. It's a good looking plane -...

Forum: Kit Building

04-19-2023, 06:16 AM

Replies: 15

Nice new kit: OSMW Javelin

Views: 2,627

Posted By Outrider6

Nice new kit: OSMW Javelin

I received my Old School Modelworks Javelin a short while back, and won’t be able to start building it for a while, but wanted to post about my experience thus far. The extent of my experience is...

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