Creating formed wood panels held in place with an Ace bandage (above left) while drying, then trimmed to size and glued in place can make the sheeting of a round fuselage go easier and improves your craftsmanship. The Robart Manufacturing ZECoupe tri-gear set (above right) is a quality unit and a drop- in fit for the Ercoupe. Look to Robart for your landing gear needs. HS 5245MG Programmable Digital servos (below left) were used along with Hitec heavy
duty twisted wire extensions. Sullivan’s quality linkage hardware and accessories are a sure way to control your flying surfaces. Dynamic Balsa’s Ziroli ErcoupeInterior (below right) includes choices for seat type and interior fabric color along with beautifully molded control yokes and all the bits and pieces needed to complete an award winning interior. Included CD detail pictures can be printed. Great value.
wheel’s core which they carry and takes but a few minutes to help keep your wheels round. Robart should be your first stop when planning a new project with fixed or re- tractable gear.
The wings framed up fine but required the removal of five ribs to produce the proper scale diagonal rib pattern. Even with the ribs removed the plug-in wing sections re- mained strong. The Hitec
www.hitecrcd.com HS 5245MG Programmable Digital servos were used along with Hitec heavy duty twisted wire extensions. The HS 5245MG has proved ultra-reliable over past years of personal use with no issues. The programmability features
via the
Hitec HPP-21 Plus programmer allow easy fine tuning and more mounting options for trouble free installations. Check Hitec for any servo needs you may have.
Getting the control from servo to flying sur- face is done through Sullivan
www.sullivan
products.com Gold-N-Clevises w/retaining clip, All Thread Rods and Aluminum Ball Connectors with locking sleeve. Sullivan hardware is top notch and makes for slop free control set-ups. Dynamic Balsa
www.dbalsa.com scale ac- cessories are second to none. Their cockpit interiors are a great value and loaded with detail with everything you need. The cockpit interiors are unpainted and uncut to allow
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precision fitting to your model and the color choice of the scale subject. The Dynamic Balsa Ziroli Ercoupe cockpit interior was used and fit with no problems. Choices are given and included for seat type (high or low backed), three color choices of fabric for inte- rior, beautifully molded resin control yokes and all the right size pins and nails to create that realistic scale look we all desire.
That’s not all: well written instructions and a CD containing 18 detail shots of a completed model Ercoupe interior are also included. I printed out the CD pictures at the local supermarket to have at the bench. If you’re tackling a project and are looking to have a scale interior Dynamic Balsa will be able to meet and exceed your needs. Till next time fly safely.
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