Interesting! I did exactly the same thing back when I started building! Still have the same setup. Learned to hang the pin board vertically, to keep it as flat as possible... Taped a big sheet of graph paper to one side to help with alignment (I had access to a big engineering office way back, and they had graph paper in big rolls...) Tom

That was not meat to make you feel old...I am 50 and did this back when I was 19. I still think this is a completely valid way to build. I have a formal hobby room now with dedicted build table, however I think another cieling tile is on order 🙂

Paul R wrote:
> OK now you are making me feel old....did the exact same thing when building my
> Olympic II. Took an old door from our offices and "snuck" a ceiling tile
> out of the maintenance area....
>
>
> Karl S wrote:
> > Lyle,
> >
> > Back in the day I took an old door and put it on some work horses. I went
> > down to Home Hardware and picked up a ceiling tile. The opposite side is
> > nice and flat and the door provided a good workplace to keep it flat. You
> > can put pins in the ceiling tile over-and-over again to keep ribs in place
> > etc etc. I built my first Bird of Time (BOT) on that setup...worked great.
> >
> > My 0.02 cents.

Morning!
Micheal Berends posted a lovely flight video this morning that I thought I would share with the group!

Enjoy!
Lyle

https://www.facebook.com/groups/589747775231267/permalink/1046168576255849/

Karl:
Can't get any easier than that! Now to see if the local hobby store has any #40 control rods!

Lyle

As promised, how to build a tow hook from Michael Berends -> https://www.facebook.com/597130930/videos/660864398545502

Some hand tossing fun by RC Soaring Diaries -> https://fb.watch/civEAUgFOi/

Another shot of this great plane…yes, I know I want my kit now too!

Hi Lyle,

I saw that yesterday, not sure if you saw the banter between me, him and Adam. We invited him to the Sept RES competition. He is considering coming!!! We need to get Hunters built!!! Also, his covering scheme has made me think that i am going to had a truly transparent section to wing...love that little window of transparency with no color...very nice.

Lyle J wrote:
> Morning!
> Micheal Berends just posted this pic of his Thermal Hunter on Facebook.
> Nice colour scheme and graphics. He will probably post a video of the
> maiden flight shortly. I will provide a link when he does. Looks great!
>
> Lyle

Morning!
Micheal Berends just posted this pic of his Thermal Hunter on Facebook. Nice colour scheme and graphics. He will probably post a video of the maiden flight shortly. I will provide a link when he does. Looks great!

Lyle

> Here is a tow hook I made out of a bike spoke...cost $1.50
>
Karl, What dia. is that bike spoke? looks larger dia, than a standard spoke. A method I use is to bend threaded rod and grind off the threads for the part external to the fuse. But I like your idea better.

Andy

That was not meat to make you feel old...I am 50 and did this back when I was 19. I still think this is a completely valid way to build. I have a formal hobby room now with dedicted build table, however I think another cieling tile is on order 🙂

Paul R wrote:
> OK now you are making me feel old....did the exact same thing when building my
> Olympic II. Took an old door from our offices and "snuck" a ceiling tile
> out of the maintenance area....
>
>
> Karl S wrote:
> > Lyle,
> >
> > Back in the day I took an old door and put it on some work horses. I went
> > down to Home Hardware and picked up a ceiling tile. The opposite side is
> > nice and flat and the door provided a good workplace to keep it flat. You
> > can put pins in the ceiling tile over-and-over again to keep ribs in place
> > etc etc. I built my first Bird of Time (BOT) on that setup...worked great.
> >
> > My 0.02 cents.