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01-15-2021 09:41 PM 9 months ago

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v22chap

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GMP Hughes 300 ,,, electrified

I have also been working on another antique this summer / winter .
It is a vintage GMP cricket Hughes 300 that I put in an electric motor and FC to control the Hirobo 3 bladed rotor

I have probably 25 flights on it this fall before winter hit and it flies really nice for an antique !!!

To bad I can't say the same thing about me

Also added a Vario coupler to the angled tail wire that always breaks after a few flights .. hope this takes care of that problem .
Anyhow ,, enjoy !

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01-16-2021 04:05 PM 9 months ago

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marc28

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Always liked that model

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01-17-2021 02:52 PM 9 months ago

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More tooth picks !

Was a challenge to find a place for the batteries too !

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01-17-2021 03:24 PM 9 months ago

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very nice work Larry!drive a rotary, fly a rotorcraft

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01-19-2021 03:50 PM 9 months ago

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Got paint on fuse ,, getting close ! The GMP Hughes is a baby setting under the Cheyenne's wing

I am getting burnt out on finish work .. Need to get my fingers into saw dust and glue

Liked the full scale anti rotation /elevator link , so had to try it ... works great . Needs to be just a skosh longer though .

FC and RX in place of fuel tank

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01-30-2021 07:48 PM 8 months ago

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New canopy came in ,, so back to the Hughes .. Having 3 builds going on this winter gets exciting some times and very confusing

I wanted to mimic the raised panels on the doors .,,, So back out with the light cardboard .

Glued to the already painted door .. decided to do it after the first coat ... not sure I would do it this way again

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01-31-2021 06:22 AM 8 months ago

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Very nice work Larry!
Sure wish you could make it to Dalton this year!Roy Mayoral

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01-31-2021 01:38 PM 8 months ago

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Thanks Roy ,, Ya I would like to come but this darn pandemic thing just keeps getting worse !! Until it is taken care of , my medical provider wife has pretty much grounded me ,,, never thought at my age I would be grounded again

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02-03-2021 08:13 PM 8 months ago

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little more done on canopy .

behind door indents and door stops in

door hinges cut in and mounted

doll house hinges ,, just right

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02-06-2021 02:18 PM 8 months ago

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paint on canopy ,, just need some black trim around windows

Door latches made and on

Materials for the latches .. if you never throw anything away

The door handle mount is era 1966 round servo connectors with split grip end spread out for mounts and the pin receiving hole re drilled to the piano wire size which is flattened on the outside handle area with a hammer and bent to the "Z" latch configuration .

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02-07-2021 05:07 PM 8 months ago

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Worked on fitting the seats so that they can be taken out to access the batteries easily . I needed just a little more thought into this before I started

Seat back made and extended out some to cover the batteries that stuck out further once the velcro was on

tabs on bottom keep front in place while the velcro straps on top fasten it all back and down .

Batteries all in place and strapped in now

Seats in and strapped down

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02-08-2021 03:45 AM 8 months ago

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Very Nice Larry!!Roy Mayoral

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02-13-2021 10:18 PM 8 months ago

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black trim done and doors mounted and canopy on bird now . Been doing some on the V-22 also . Will do cockpit detail probably next winter along with decals .. this probably pretty well wraps this up for this yr as the V and the Cheyenne still need a lot done to them . :drug:

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04-27-2021 10:03 PM 6 months ago

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Finally got caught up enough with the small farm work to do some flying of this bird ... still waiting on decals ,,but otherwise it is finished ,,,,,,,, for now :drug:
enjoy the short vid .. it really flies nice .. hope I can keep it together :starwars:

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04-27-2021 10:17 PM 6 months ago

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That's a good looking 300. very nice Larry

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04-28-2021 01:45 AM 6 months ago

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Thanks MarcLarry C ----------Bergen R/C helicopters

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04-29-2021 03:13 PM 5 months ago

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WOW!!

Great job!! Looks and flies amazing...
You need to make Dalton later this year.. No More Masks!!!

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04-29-2021 03:14 PM 5 months ago

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Thanks Stan ,, thinking about it !

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05-15-2021 09:20 PM 5 months ago

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This little old / new Hughes 300 is such a fun bird to fly that I got around and had Callie make up the decals for it .so it wouldn't be naked its first yr out .. even though I hadn't planned on doing that this yr .
Callie took the few pictures I sent and made up some fantastic decals .. the company logo on the tanks turned out way better than I expected .
Thanks Callie graphics .