- Main Sheet. By Don Prough
- Product Review – The Tahoe 600 by Victor
main sheet By DON PROUGH ‘This month our sailing editor gives a product review on an interesting kit for a 36-600 R/C yacht, the Tahoe 6600, by Vietor Madel Products. By DON PROUGH. uting Sour next price to he stage tthe you ie an RIC ict ready Io use 1 sao complete 1 weeks with read on For less than $60.00 in eauly Build ood handing 36 inch I that sounds near impossible, the inch hen Ethyl Keytne andplastic madel cement frst he I ieachfibeqpae and plats local teen wood Junior College and and have bees projects sb ine. For panting the Tao 600, you “Tahoe you ist haven’t looked a the 1600,” produced by Victor Modes The tivo the hull comes compete except secess 10 1/2 pounds Tead ot lead shot, You he price previowiy mentioned il fess han the The hl total {nd deck are vacwr formed ol hith ‘The kel hale, paystyrene. impact hatch, and ibs re also vacuum wile’ the ‘OK, ches udder fe Formed laminated. ‘The so the boat iinexpensive (not but how does i ul? From hand experience, 23 well Peay any 36:600 ty that around ist sls As with and Turing to eet the ulimate perfor. mance. This madel hs no funny habits ther Tigh o suong Enough of the general winds verboiy lev’s et down to the specifies as how 46 MODEL BUILDER Detail Alter ooking a the it and reading fue to old he fea shot in place in of Sail Control Unit eck is bonded on tothe ull… {aia with the soquenee of ase, everything was done sep by sep the Srsrution called aut. he winch as {epoxy fue; Tooked green, ust whe wating forthe give an other fluc, Some The mast was the first step pats to dey. arnt Remon for an exit coat of fesson that you were nol told to use I you fst pour in epoxy the heat generated in the cure trl warp the ket halves. To aod thi, mix your lead shot with two tablespoons {OF Habbypoxy Formula Min one ‘arnih onthe mast and booms was the ‘pound coffee can, hope thatthe (nih would lst trough bits of lead shot have ren coat just Afterall ofthe ite the whale sling sean im San Diego’s our ff yoo can) into the Keel and let Tout pecs, amount of epoxy, fset upright. laminated together ith I yu use moe han that ‘ring kinds, ‘Supe. The Tally shaped booms were” already to lp reduce the pat con Kee, oF some ofthe wick you wil ave 4 warped and tha a guarantee, Now you step, and that was very ess odo. It ‘you donot ame word of caution: sand, the IE kes haves ill apart a easly 38 brownies come fut of a peased eae pant ‘The iastuetions suppl ving white NoveM@eR 1973 MEK is one of best solvent bonding materials for poly: styrene. I would ses that You isl the sect ext guides nthe deck Deore ing i 10 the hull. This 640 you ean five the underside of the eit guide 3 pod bonding with epoxy. always be Hive in just litle bit of extra ina ance, though its probably not neces The next sep i 10 put the coe in the hull and then poe the deck in place. and where the i we to be placed. ain the su {6 insure a good bonding surace. A to the ull with heytone. The Epoxy. bonded, lope. bonded methyl ethyl Devcon § minute face was roughed up with 80 yt paper then apply se and hold with 50 I replaced them with polystyrene round stock isthe next step, and that was dane with the srices where the halves are tobe ‘masking back ‘These were ‘may’ want 10 know the feason for not didn’t have any! {sing white gue = Boning the wood blocks tothe deck Fest takes some sandpaper to rou up either plan ate very specific ak to how To ‘ake ute that everything would stayin proper poston, they were ticked in Place with iuld plastic cement, To do Clearance holes dad atiched the screw Hiauid cement and potted on only wo yes Tor surfaces, cach about the sizeof 49m TO Place after the ue was dry, | elled Sagest the riging. at you The instructions wait until after the This 2 tooth pik was dipped in the Continued on pave 65 ” JACK STAFFORD ‘MODELS Super Minnow Wins 4th NATS in a low! | mee Custom Built Fibreglass Since 1962 HARTMAN FIBREGLASS catalog with Complete new R over 70 photos, full details and prices, please send $1.00 ROAR) wax not ran tis way. don’t PHONE Wy,1 kom protest agains! a car 35 lodged, The Gar was found ileal. protest committe comened The for 3 fours and then dsllowed the protest. ont RAM LINO 62501 AC 217.795.2275 ibs bowing oat thraush feck wan removed andthe “Third, 1 Re ARGENTA know he °72 and “73 jc marked wih 4 peneil The ribs were Landed onthe bonding edge, had been, The the Ml prior to the temporary tach, prt bending canbe easly broken OF the ul. Now thatthe Wa i was thonatlonas | petieve that the Gacd ts bord the dbs in pace. A nice ational races must be specified and ~uet- Controled bya ROAR commit Tor ational eompetition, ‘hould. estaba “consistent iting ct Fandied ty” inekement” Facing whe within 3) resulted, and there was a0 15, cause the Commute contin), Champion told bond 2) the commitce ng and’) Some 600 wetrdy (with minutes. wile National points should be based on sand paper The Shear strip was sanded for ving 200 While ing nthe rib the rudder post Now comes the magic moment of sipping the deck 40 the hull. froise in the numberof days Tor the it ft turns under the deck im place so tha tml stay on Sure the epoxy Senally I would aso like fase the eld ‘Siminued down, fo that powibly to one race, conditions sre more equvsent fd yes cam dey the veal winner fun down two Ing Mainthest.hewd, When @ Continued trom page 47 ‘ll ris were in place she sch was tral ted, and showing 20 To make (Sminute type) did not the were bull, asembled ‘down oni tape, ‘here faces than the iste enn Kt the. epoxy was Dolled to the lip a he deck. and the Magic Send stamp for now cao The ede slightly, the electieal “Mending and kept upside: epoxy hardened. tape tape semed to be and. were all Mask Scotch tied litle difference the holding power of any of them on “The Wille bit of area between the dsck and the hull hat didnot tle Was felled with epony and trimmed Move sutLoeR OARCRAFT ~~“BRestrel 19 roven — Highest Peformance Model Sailplane curently svailble when almost cured. To avoid having this Second bit of epoxy all over Was applied way, i yo do no with 2 the hal toothpick: By Zia PEANUT SCALE i he already Kron, MEK. 44 pound or {wo of weight inside of the sanding with 600 wet and Gn pane nr diy. just where everything i t0 go ‘The wots are not cutout Tor the radio show This sanding epetation should take no moe than minutes Irom start radio. minimum) was Keatt KPS 12’s. Once witches teeded were intl, all that was was to soder up the wie pro ded 10” he proper terminals The ‘gram was followed exact, and the you fouen up the hall where the kee properly and completly The next step 10 instal platform inthe hl Here Manges they are of tot a Yourself work if the Time) you wil need sme pat rom the shop or your serap box: 3 quik keel hobby” tapered atthe point where attach {0 the ull. Using ibe that the Keli attached vertically. There Me two metheds to nse this, One ft Tink set Kel masking tape frm Novemeer 1973 on ll and un the oltom of the hook the ter arm (provided) inch ave been The wooden even sembiy kesh to hholder. Once the radio platform and and nd the radio (forthe fist tray notched ime. The that lds the sai properly drilling 10 of cul connect the ook them tothe you booms. Right ow are probably wondering how you managed holes and cutting of ts forthe RIC servos fg00ie neck, Took only Tangs. Simple, few minutes, installed, Sheet lites tothe swivels and a the plans and 3 whole buneh of you don’t need them Workbwneh . VINTAGE R-G PLANS Continued from pape # AT LAST! NSRCA ’AS mot R/Cers who atlended the OshkomnNafs ae” aware. 4 nations! Pattern Miers organisation hat in $10.95, been formed. Rett Miler Se, father of Huawtte togine ths years RIC Champion, wat aio. ff, Selected a6 temporary chaman Rhett took it upon Rinse to unoth ally name the eganization the Na {onl Society of Radio Controlled Aero: bales, and has issued an initial eeport, 9 FESPIFEA J=3 CUB ON FLOATS fon progtes Dealers & Distributors WRITE / [SID MOAGAN 13157 Ormond, Bellevitle, 10 this point, Included in the report isthe following statement Mohs L622, U.S.A. “From the very outset Ie us state time inthe fore wil cur oranizaion be vsed to sopplant, replace, or operate futide the framework of AMA, Our organisational tractor wil be pattern fed after the other groups ch 3s NMPRA, Leapue of Sent Flight, et and wil be gered to promoting pattern Fying within, not without, AMA.” The following have agreed 10 sere as District Coordinators — Noathwest: Ralph Brooke, Todi, Seat, Wash, 98TBB $29.98 west PIERCE PIERCE AERO COMPANY Cera: Dr, Devleringreivited ‘5625 Jaco Ave, Northridge, Co 91324 je Bris Harbor City, ARROW 23625 Pineforest ane, Calf. 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