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General Questions |
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02 June 01 |
Is the "Road Kill" Mustang is a good first/second airplane? |
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02 June 01 |
Don talks about the future of the Road Kill series! |
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02 June 01 |
Do the Road Kill models use a rudder? |
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02 June 01 |
Don comments on scratch building a Road Kill model! |
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16 July 01 |
Have you tried the P-38 with counter-rotating props? |
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16 July 01 |
I have 3 pages of pictorial instruction - should there be text as well? |
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16 July 01 |
Has anyone used their litestik gear on a roadkill? |
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01 August 01 |
Have you ever tried alerions and elevator only on the P-38? |
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05 February 02 |
Is the Bf-109 a good 2nd or 3rd airplane? |
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23 August 02 |
Don talks in detail about the Fokker DR-1! |
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06 June 03 |
Would the P-38 make a good beginners airplane? |
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06 June 03 |
Don fields some questions on the Roadkill B-17... |
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06 June 03 |
Don has some GOOD overall info on several roadkill models... |
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06 June 03 |
I'm interested in running a counter-rotating prop on my P-38. |
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26 October 03 |
What is your fastest Roadkill Model? |
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26 October 03 |
Should I use the Cirrus Micro Joule to save weight on the Electra? |
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14 February 04 |
General Questions about the Zero A6M2? |
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09 January 05 |
I saw your Jenny listed and I was wondering if you had any others especially for beginners? |
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09 January 05 |
Can I buy the plans for a RK model and scratch build it? |
Battery & BEC/ESC Questions |
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16 July 01 |
Can I could use the ray-o-vac 9v with a Roadkill? |
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16 July 01 |
Is the weight of 8 cells (100mah nimh) too much for the small motor on the P-51? |
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16 July 01 |
Will the P-38 handle 270ma nimh cells? |
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13 August 02 |
My 109 weighs 3oz with a 6 cell pack. |
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13 August 02 |
It possible to use a 7 cell 300 mAh NiMh Flat Pack for batteries in a Mitsubishi Zero A6M5? |
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06 June 03 |
Don answers some questions on using a LiPoly pack on a Fokker DR-1? |
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06 June 03 |
Could I use 2 of these LiPoly cells for the Junior? |
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06 June 03 |
Don talks about Charging LI-POLY batteries. |
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06 June 03 |
Will the Camel fly witha 700mah LI-POLY battery. |
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06 June 03 |
What kind (size) of speed control will be required for the B-17? |
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06 June 03 |
Have you run a GWS100 5A speed control on any of your kits? |
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06 June 03 |
Don talks further on Li-Poly batteries in RK Models! |
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06 June 03 |
Don talks EVEN more on Li-Poly batteries in RK Models! |
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06 June 03 |
Will my 1 ounce kokam 560 mAh li-poly pack work well? |
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26 October 03 |
Will a 2-cell 640 work on the Junior? |
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26 October 03 |
What are your thoughts on the Kokam 340? |
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26 October 03 |
I'm having problems with the 3-cell 700 on a P-38? |
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26 October 03 |
Is there a chemical to stop or prohibit a lithium battery fire? |
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26 October 03 |
Don again talks on potential Li-Poly battery hazzards? |
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14 February 04 |
Questions about setting up the Pixie 7P? |
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09 January 05 |
Can I use the Pixie 7P to run 2 of your MPS-2B engines in Parallel in my model? |
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09 January 05 |
The ESC comes factory set at a 4.7v cutoff voltage. Do I need to change it to a 6.0v cutoff voltage for use with LiPoly batteries? |
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20 March 06 |
Can I use a 3 cell pack on my RK B-17 (4 x MPS1a)? |
Finishing Questions |
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16 May 01 |
Can the Road Kill series of models be painted? |
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16 July 01 |
I see nothing about finishing - clear nitrate or what? Or nothing? |
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16 July 01 |
Has anyone come up with a good approach to finishing the Roadkill models? |
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04 October 01 |
How do you add color and details to your Roadkill series?? |
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23 August 02 |
What markers are best to color a Roadkill model? |
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23 August 02 |
How do I apply graphics to my Roadkill model? |
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2 Nov 02 |
More information on adding decals to your roadkill! |
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06 June 03 |
More information on finishing your roadkill model! |
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06 June 03 |
How and what would I use to finish the Fokker Triplane and still
keep the weight down to a minimum? |
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06 June 03 |
Don talks about making some scale color changes to your GWS orange props. |
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06 June 03 |
What do you use for making the light weight transfers on the Road Kill series kits? |
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09 January 05 |
Don talks about some creative ways to color your props? |
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14 February 07 |
Lightweight OD finish for a B-17! |
Flying Questions |
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16 July 01 |
Are they aerobatic at all? Loops, rolls? |
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04 October 01 |
It said the Zero and the Spitfire were the best fliers. |
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04 October 01 |
Is the P-38 capable of handling any wind at all? |
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05 February 02 |
Don talks about high altitude flying! |
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13 August 02 |
Do you have any video of a Roadkill doing Aerobatics? |
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13 August 02 |
Is the Zero in the video flying at full power? |
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13 August 02 |
General considerations for flying Roadkill models in the wind? |
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13 August 02 |
Which model is the easiest to fly? |
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13 August 02 |
Is the Jenny as docile as it looks? |
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06 June 03 |
Does the cub handle like the Pico Stick? |
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06 June 03 |
What is the best RK model for small indoor area flying? |
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26 October 03 |
Don talks about 12,000' MSL flying? |
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09 January 05 |
Don answers some general Junior Questions? |
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20 March 06 |
Do I need a functional rudder on the RK Zero? |
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20 March 06 |
Am I ready to upgrade from the Cub to the B-17? |
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20 March 06 |
Should I use a separate channel for the RK cub rudder? |
Construction Questions |
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16 July 01 |
What adhesive is recommended for the plastic-wood motor assy parts? |
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16 July 01 |
Is it necessary to remove the laser scorch marks to get a good glue joint? |
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16 July 01 |
How does the bass strip to the wing leading on the Spitfire? |
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16 July 01 |
What hinge tape should I use, Blenderm" or 3-M 600? |
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04 October 01 |
I am having difficulty in envisioning exactly where to place the radio gear, push rods, etc...? |
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04 October 01 |
I am trying to build the Roadkill Series Spitfire and I can't figure out what
panel #5 on page one of the directions means.? |
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04 October 01 |
How do you install the steerable (?) tail wheel? |
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05 February 02 |
When I built my P38 the wing tips wound up with wash in in the tips, is this correct? |
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05 February 02 |
The F4U middle rib slot on the inboard wing section spar/D box is not dead center
- it's offset. Should I build it ST the middle rib is closer to the root or the tip? |
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23 August 02 |
Don has some tips on how to strengthen your Roadkill model. |
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06 June 03 |
Where is the CG on the Fokker DR-1. |
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06 June 03 |
What is the Wing skin notching tool for the RK Jenny? |
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06 June 03 |
I seem to be having trouble getting the heat shrink tubing to join the
control links together without any slippage. |
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06 June 03 |
What materials are the RK models made from? |
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06 June 03 |
How do you retain the landing gear wheels (mine is a P-51) to the struts (both main gear and tailwheel)? |
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06 June 03 |
On the Spitfire,how do you get the hardwood piece to follow the
leading edge contour? |
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26 October 03 |
Where is the CG on the Junior? |
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26 October 03 |
What Roadkill kit is the easiest to build? |
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26 October 03 |
Can the Dc-3 be flown without linking the ailerons? |
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14 February 04 |
Concerns about fuse flex on the B-17? |
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09 January 05 |
The RK Curtis Jr. doesn't come with clevii, is this design strong enough? |
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09 January 05 |
I have the Cub in the w/o ailerons and wanted to know what the CG should be? |
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09 January 05 |
Could you suggest for your Curtiss Jr. any possible configuration or hardware changes before I build? |
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09 January 05 |
What hole in the servo arms and rudder, and elevator horns do you recommend for initial "beginner" setup? |
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09 January 05 |
I have a Jr. Roadkill on my bench what I need is some info the 8n sticks of bass wood? |
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09 January 05 |
On your Roadkill Series Curtiss-Wright CW-1 "Junior" is the engine set 0 or up thrust or down thrust? |
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09 January 05 |
Can you describe the order for gluing the ribs to the upper wing skin? |
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20 March 06 |
How are the black and yellow pushrod tubes used? |
Roadkill (MPS) Miniture Power System Questions |
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2 Nov 01 |
Is the include wiring diagram for the MPS-1 correct? |
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2 Nov 01 |
Can I replace the MPS-1 with the motor from the Astroflight Firefly? |
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16 July 01 |
What max RPM do the props turn? Same for single and twin motors? |
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02 June 01 |
Are you pretty sure of the identity of motor? |
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04 October 01 |
Do you recommend any type of lubrication for the gears or bearing points? |
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06 June 03 |
Can you recommend a pusher prop that works well with the mps-1? |
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06 June 03 |
What are the weights of the MPS-1A & (2A) motor systems? |
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06 June 03 |
Don answers a MPS-1a prop question? |
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06 June 03 |
Don answers a series of MPS-1a system questions? |
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06 June 03 |
Does the motor on the Curtiss Junior need to be re-timed to run backwards? |
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06 June 03 |
The ground roll acceleration seems a bit sluggish on my RK Cub? |
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06 June 03 |
What size and/or type of wire and connector is appropriate? |
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06 June 03 |
What are the differences between the MPS-1 and MPS-1A? |
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06 June 03 |
How do I tell the differences between the MPS-1 and MPS-1A? |
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06 June 03 |
What power systems come standard on the RK Kits? |
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06 June 03 |
I'm having problems with my MPS-1 motor is slipping back? |
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26 October 03 |
Have you tried the MPS-2A motors on the P-38? |
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09 January 05 |
My MPS motor seems a bit wonky after assembly, Is that normal? |
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20 March 06 |
Don discusses (4) MPS-1's & battery combinations? |
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20 March 06 |
MPS2a motor life with issues? |
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20 March 06 |
I don't seem to get much power even at full throttle? |
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20 March 06 |
The noise from my RK Electra is killing me? |
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20 March 06 |
Can you offer some soldering adivice for the MPS motor? |
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