Butch Wellmaker

I do not remember when the last time that bolt was replaced. This bolt, P/N 053, is the bolt that is supplied with rotor head P/N 705/30 and is also used on the tail grips to hold the tail blades. The description has G-12 so would guess its a pretty strong bolt. The shank is not threaded so is the...

Yea Right!!!

That's the one on the way. B

Thanks, Its going to get some upgrades and a fresh look. B

Absolutely AMAZING!!! B

DANG!!!! That is "OFF THE HOOK" B

UIH, Great vid Mang. Fantastic Model too. B

Nicely Done Danny, Great work as always. B

Thanks Mang, All set for a couple tuning flights this weekend then off the customer. B

Thanks Thomas. Glad you enjoy the updates. I hope they are informative and with a little humor. Thanks again, B

VH-92A BuNo 169182 "will be in flight status but not in livery. Today's news About Heli Storm was great news. Thank's for your work to keep it alive I had not planned on IRCHA or the NAT's this year however, I am trading in a 5 day work week and 2 day weekend, for a 2 day work week and 5 day...

You and me both. Lol.

Danny, They are my design based on T-Rex 700 internals. The smaller tail motor is mounted just behind the main mechanics on a bulkhead and drives the Vario TGB and Fenestron assembly via a 6 mm torque tube and housing. The torque tube and housing are roughly 20 inches long and uses 4 carrier...

Always some impressive work. B

But of course. Ha.

Last but not least.

Another drawer

Michael, That’s pretty cool. Many years ago I got tired of totting around some un-organized field box. One day at Band Camp, oh wrong tale, at Lowes I ran across this little box. I have only one work station and move the heli in maintenance to that station where the tool kit sits on a shelf below...

Your work has yet to begin man. just saying. B

Evan, Nice work my friend. I am sure it will be a beauty when finished. Butch

Remy, Thanks for the comment. You are correct. The seat and pilot are from Comanche and too tall for this model. I have roughly the same size pilot for the VH however the seat will be much different. The drivers will not be wearing helmets but Bose Headsets which should give a "smaller" overall...

😊 A nice white pie with ricotta, mozzarella, pecorino romano, dried soppressata some jalapenos and sauteed escroll all on a caulipower crust, topped off with a splash of "Franks Red Hot, I put that S**T on everything". And thanks, the heli is coming along nicely. UIH, HA

Thomas, Thanks for the reply. The yellow strip is a double sided tape about .125" thick to seal up the bag. I have purchased it from Fiber Glast and also from Amazon. The lay up was 5 total layers. A 2 oz then a 4 oz then a 6 oz another 4 oz and another 2 oz. Each layer was biased 45 degrees. A...

You are correct Uwe. The kind of stuff that "makes" the model takes most of the time. I actually enjoy this part of a build. Seeing the "thought" or "idea" come together in a component then installed on the fuse is rewarding. UIH, B

Michael, I have got to hand it to you. You are the "King" of Amazing 500 size scale models. Personally I can get my sausage fingers to work with that small stuff. "Much Respect" B

Uwe, An Amazing piece of work. Very Well Done my friend. Butch

I wont guess either. I believe I work for about $.01 per hour but maybe a little less. UIH,

Thomas, Looks great. Nice and smooth with a solid head speed. Video frame rate is a good tool. B

That's Clifford. He just turned a year and is pushing 120lbs. He keeps an eye on things. Ha

Have any pictures?

Richard, Have a look at my S-92 build thread chapter 6 Avionics General Arrangment. This may give you some ideas since the 53 and 92 are similar. I am unsure how the structure, mechanics and how the upper cowlings are installed and attached for access but that may help. All my upper cowlings are...

Thanks Mang, I believe I like the 10 mm spacing better. Hummm B

Thanks Folks, One photo shows the most forward bulkhead which was only glued on the aft side. The outboard sides of the stringers in the nose section were not glued either. There was no access until I cut out the cockpit windows. This has been addressed which makes me happy. I have yet to decide on...

Thomas, Thanks for your input. I have something similar from a thin piece of metal that works great on the relatively straight areas. In the past I have used or made a tool for the straight areas but "free handed" the more complex curved sections. They have always come out great so far. This...

Love the machine work. That is one of the fun parts of modeling. Nicely done

Thanks, More progress over the weekend. Not sure why the video is not in the added photos. B

WOW!!! That is amazing. B

That pretty cool. I like it. B

Evan, Should have windows tomorrow. Will post pics. Thanks, B

UIH!!! The pieces are coming together. We have all the glazing molds ready for a test pull. There is a local shop dealing in scale war bird plans and supply's that has vacuum form abilities. We will see where things go after the first pull. B.

Massimo, Looks nice and solid in the air. Nice pedal turns during slow flight. Great job, B

Thanks guys. If it finishes up as I hope, it should look pretty cool. UIH, B

Thanks Massimo. There is a very long way to go here however moving in the right direction. B

Massimo, Love the cockpit view during flight. I may have to give that a try on some of my models. Great Job, B

Got ya. I know them things like this can be a pain. Glad you got it worked out .

Maybe something like this would help?

Massimo, That is looking great. B

MKS. Good choice B

Hey Thomas, My 92 has always felt good however there were a few things I just never took the time to really address. The end of last year and up until maybe 3 or 4 weeks ago, it was always windy when I had the chance to fly. Making adjustments in 12-15+ winds with gust just didn't make much sense...

Dammit Mann!!! You may be the sling load "King" Nicely done, B

Ha, He has stepped up his grilling/ Smoking game at the event with a Traeger wood pellet grill. Good Stuff. B

Thanks Charlie. It was a small event this year due to the weather forecast but was not as bad as predicted.

I will be happy to put a fuse together for you. B

Thanks Danny, Its been a long journey but well worth it. B

Nicely done. I do not know how some modelers can work on small helicopters. My sausage fingers do not allow such work. Great Job, B

Nice touches for the drivers. Some good dissection can go a long way to add some great detail. I have dissected very pricy action figures to get the right look. Nice job, B

Yea. I use a similar setup from Kasama on all my mechanic sets however using a 90° 4 servo set up the stay does not provide control input. B

Amazing work Danny. Love the swash stay assembly. B

Well now. If "Cool" had a "Cool" that would be it. UIH, B

Nice recovery. That little bump is worth it to accommodate your new TGB TGB. B

Great choice on that TGB. B

Looks great Uwe. I see how the outboard end of the damper is attached to the blade. How is the inboard damper support attached to the grip? I do see the block inboard inside the grip. Does it have a through hole to attach the the grip axel? Have you flown it with the mod yet? Butch

A short video I forgot to post.

Thanks Guys, Maybe I will make a chaptered story on this maintenance event. B😎

Yes. I was the crew chief B.

Thanks Joe, I did a little searching and found a photo of #315/16982 during flight test at Coatesville in 2018. All the windows are installed so this helped. Look at all those rivets and doublers. They are going to be fun I am sure. B

Thanks Joe, When the plug was printed I should have addresses the big window. I chose not to fill the plug before molding and made a plug to fill the recess. Maybe you can answer this question. Are the deleted windows on the VH simply covers over the window cutout or does the aircraft skin cover...

Looking great Randy, Look forward to seeing this at HS. B

Great TGB, I use the same TGB on my S-92 projects. Nicely dome Danny, B

Massimo, Looks very solid for a test hop.. Nicely done Mang. UIH, B

Massimo, Looking good man. Hopefully I can check this out at Helistorm. B

Dammit Mang. Amazing. The mechanical stack, Wonderful. Some carbon fiber would be a nice touch. UIH, B

Have you looked at the features of the Central Box and REX3's using EXT expanders for data? I believe it may offer a lot of what you require but in a simpler installation. To change at this point may not be in the cards but for future applications. Just a thought. B

Moving right along I see. At this rate will we have a Christmas Maiden? Merry Christmas, B

Good call.

Danny, Nice simply lay out. Love it. Your drawing shows a third main shaft bearing however your stack only has two. Will you add the third or do you believe two will be sufficient?

Hey Joe, I wonder how many rivets are on the S-92? Any chance you could get a quick count for me? That pretty funny. B

Yea, It was too much work to put one on the other side plus I was losing interest. Ha, B

Nicely done as always Danny.

Thanks Thomas, Old school. No DRO or CNC. Just a frugal bench top mill. Set up watch the dials and go. B

Amazing detail on the powerplants. B

Great Project Danny, I will be following your build and processes as I am sure there will be something for me to learn. Years ago I had the Hirobo AH-1W Cobra. That was my first scale heli model I cut my teeth on. I flew it for several years making detail and finish upgrades to finally win the 2006...

Remy, I recall you mentioned this on a post awhile back. For V1, there is a access panel on the bottom side of the stab. That will not be there on subsequent stabs. The support pins are mounted to the fuse side. The pins slide into brass tubes on the stab side. When the stab is removed it will be...

You are way too kind. I am a ways away from the detail stuff however it is never too soon to begin thinking about the process. Living in Zoo York I spend a lot of time on the on the highway. Traffic here can be daunting so gives me time to think oppose to running some ass clown over .

What a great looking machine. Amazing detail. B

Remy, Thanks for the reminder. We are a long way from being finished here. In the end, any visible wiring will be covered with TechNet or some sort covering to disguise as much as possible. Detail Master has a lot of goodies for this kind of stuff. B

Thanks Gents, B

Loren, Great to here it all worked out. B

Nicely done Uwe. You come up with all kinds of stuff. :) Butch

Michael, Too frigging cool mang, You are the master of water rescue for sure. Great work, B

UIH, A side note here. I had an older 200 which did the same thing when trying to access the sub menus. . You may have to power the CB200 through power port #2 when doing the update. I believe the 210/220 instructions suggest power to port #1 for updating. Just something to keep in mind if port one...

Great Job. B

Hey Joe, I am using the Axon however it is very similar to the 3X. Currently my head gain is set to 80. Keep in mind "80" is just a number. There are many factors that will or can affect this number. My 92 Nr is 800, it weights 35 lbs and flying flat bottom metal blades. Your MQ-8 will and can be...

Dammit Mann. Was looking great until... A moment... B

Joe, This is a pretty cool project. Great you has a platform to use. I noticed the RADS camera up on the nose for inflight blade tracking. You must add that as well. Great project, Butch

Yea, Now that the weather is on the verge of change here in Zoo York , yearly O&R is on the horizon as well. B

Looks like you're moving right along. You're in the worst part of the mold making process in my opinion. Prime, fill, sand, fill, sand, fill, repeat, repeat, repeat etc. B

Thanks Joe, Evan printed them. They are just taped on and need some slight adjustments but look great. I am glad I went with the String Ty. It is a nice cleaner look. I still have to do the wiring on the mechanics but there plenty of time for that. Thanks again, Butch

Thanks Gents, I downloaded the ESC data. Looks pretty darn good. Now its time to start pushing this thing. B

Michael, What great looking machines. The Crane is simply Bad Azz!!! Thanks for sharing, B

Yea. I am thinking the String Ty once everything is finalized. Just looks friggen cool. UIH, B

Hummmm. Hand tie or zip tie??? I thing that just looks cool. UIH. B

Randy, That's pretty sweet you can go inside. Any photos from the inside? Butch

Michael, Cool model. Looking forward to your build. Thanks for posting, Butch

Remy, Thanks for the tip. I do have something very similar I have thought about using. I did work on this last evening shortening connections but still have a way to go. Thanks again, B

Hey Joe, Thanks for the tip on the clamps. I hope to get this cleaned up this weekend. The Velcro straps will go away once things are finalized. As much as I like the look of the black Ty-string I will most likely use the little tiny black ty-wraps. Once it's all done, then the real test comes, Can...

Flippin SWEET👍

Gents, Thanks for the very kind words about this build. It has been fun and will be working towards a finished project. Remy, A great question. Most Sikorsky helicopters have about a 5 degree longitudinal tilt and little to no tilt laterally built in to the MGB. I have built all my Sikorsky models...

Very nice work. Love it. Butch

Sean, Me too. Looking forward to a week of heli schnizzle. Hope everything fits in my van. B

Thanks Danny, Wiring is not finished up yet. All leads are still full length and there is a rats nest of sorts under the mechanics. I will clean that up over the next few days before the maiden. At some point once placement of all the devices are determined wire length may be adjusted. The retract...

Thanks Massimo That works really well without a big plastic clip of sorts. Its heavy duty sewing thread tied as you would tie aircraft wiring harness.

Thanks gents I am leaning towards that scheme but nothing firm just yet. B

You can not go wrong with M-Blades. Been flying them for many years on several models. Excellent choice for sure B

Between the heat and the rain, not a lot of flying going on for me. Comanche need a little work and 67 is good to go. Building a couple S-92s and adding new AC to the shop. Working to have things ready for the Southern Scale Challenge in Hindsville GA the first week of September. The tropical storm...

Great info. I am sure there will be questions about the process. Currently I am in the the midst of another project but the thought process begins long before, I need something to ponder during my... B

I have always wanted to build my own tube frame. Being a Sikorsky guy, the VS-300 has always sparker my interest. Amazing workmanship. This has gotten me thinking. Thanks for sharing, B

Julien, Thanks for the question, In the first photo you can see two leads coming from the Axon to the CB200. I use EXT pin 15 on the CB 200 to pin "B" on the Axon for the EX Bus. EXT pin 14 is used for an additional power to pin "A" on the Axon. The CB 200 will be replaced with a CB 210. This 200...

That looks fantastic. Great craftsmanship.

I will be watching this. B