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My First Born Son - Michael Robert Thompson
 
 


Born at 1332 hours on Jan 22, 2005. Weigh in at 7 lb., 13.2 oz, with brown hair and blue eyes (they changed to brown)
Let him hold his his first TX

*AIRWOLF*
 
 
(Build has started)




































 
 











New Workshop Area for Trains and Helicopters
 
 
Basic design of the workshop area
I have crowded my stuff into a corner
I really want the Dining Room back!
I have some cleaning to do before I can work




The floor is sealed 3/4/05
The framing is started 3/5/05
The framing nearly complete 3/5/05
Basic framing finished Door held in with clamps




Framing nearly finished/ adding insulation 3/19/05
Wiring and Insulation finished 3/20/05
First piece of drywall added 3/23/05
Shelving fixtures in place 3/28/05




Test fitting the Heli on a temp shelf 3/28/05
Second light fixture in place 3/28/05
3/38/05
First shelf set in place for fit 4/2/05




Blocking for hanging stroage bins 4/2/05
4/2/05
Workshop door added 4/3/05
Second shelf in place for fit 4/4/05




Temp. work table until proper table is built 5/4/05
View into the workshop from door 5/4/05
Helis on their shelves 5/4/05
Fuel storage under shelf 5/4/05




Work bench started 6/28/05
Work room in use 7/7/05


Bell 47 D1 Build up pictures (Vario fuselage kit purchased; more pictures soon!!!)
 
 
The Bell 47 pilot inspects the work on his helicopter
The Bell 47 pilot works on the main rotor
Pilot removes servos
Bell 47 Skids arrived




Set soldiers and pilot
in place for reference
Size reference for "Injured" personel
Joints of Stretcher needed to be glued




Parts for the cockpit
Console parts
Cockpit support held in place
Console just set in place




Getting an idea of how this will look
Pilot sitting in Cockpit for reference


Watch this space for Cockpit build up photos, Fuel tank construction, Benzin conversion, painting and detailing, and flight photos. If I learn how to do it I will add some video too.
Benzin Build up pictures
 
 
Rewrapped the wires in black spiral wrap
Final coat and detailing
Blue paint coat




Primer coat
Setting each of
the three posts to




hold thecanopy in
the correct place.
8301 canopy




Need to cut out around pull start
Seems to sit really high
Bell crank alignment
CCPM side frames arrived earlier than expected




Fuel line hook up












Very well balanced
Is this a good location?




Break in run of the engine. Speed kept low!

Bell 47 D1 M*A*S*H Heli from Korea
 
 




Only image I can find with the winterization panels covering the engine
This is the first Model G. There are changes but this is still a good image.





Black Shark Build up Photos
 
 
This fuse is being used for practice. It is to learn how to do the different techniques used to make scale helicopters. Once finished I will fly it until I get my scale ships finished.
Test fitting the Raptor 60




1st layer of Primer
Rear air vent opened
Fictious panel lines added




New mechanics and
natural gas power!




Port vertical Stabilizer in place
First attempt at glue rivet heads
Fuel Port








Rivets using the Starwood Models Kit




Changing from pin heads to glue dots
Rivets are finished and the
final primer is on before painting
But first it needs to fully dry.












 
 
upper fuse mounts




swash
plate
clearence
Tail boom mounting bolt access




Light off
Light on
Batteries in nose for balance




Base white coat finished
Top masked off
Yellow added
Yellow finished




Blue finished
Lights on
Rx power and glow plug adaptor
Tail light




Power switch added
The Blackshark sitting next to the Benzin
Just after takeoff
Canopy removed for testing








Note the nav. light
Great picture at sunset





Raptor 60
 
 
When I just started
 
 
Just after I finished construction
Notice I had no servos, Rx, or battery yet







Raptor 60 other pictures
 
 
2nd canopy right side
2nd canopy left side
Third Crash
Third Crash




Land gear upgrade
Second Crash
Put bearing block in upside down




Manufacture defect
Air bubbles in plastic
Replaced for free!



This is my second Lama XRB. I had the teathered version but got rid of it some time afterwards because I heard that these were coming out. I have laminated these blades and the flight control is much better.

Field Equipment
 
 

Other hobbies
 
 
Diving @ 100'
Medieval dinner


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