16" Rubber-Powered Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver - Start to Finish

Series of photos and films of the 16" rubber-powered free-flight dimer, the Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver, plan by Dave Mitchell. Built by Tom Hallman. IG: @hallmanstudio The model came in at 21 grams, and takes another 8g of rubber, one loop of .187 x 32", 2400 turns. Plan: http://2002.hallmanstudio.com/SBC3Hel... Wing jig photos: http://2002.hallmanstudio.com/Fokker_... , http://2002.hallmanstudio.com/Wing_ji... FYI, this model was fitted with a dethermalizer, but in 2019 they are no longer legal in Dime Scale events via FAC rules. Here's a source for rubber: https://www.faimodelsupply.com/produc... Generic rubber turns calculator: http://2002.hallmanstudio.com/rubber_... Article on the use of dethermalizers: http://2002.hallmanstudio.com/DT.pdf Badge Classic DT & spring (at the bottom of the page): http://www.starlink-flitetech.com/tim... *** 10 steps to trimming a rubber model, by John Koptonak: http://www.flyingacesclub.com/PFFT/Tr... Also, these tutorials from Easy Built Models: https://easybuiltmodels.com/tips.htm#... Looking for a Flying Aces Club near you? Check out this link: http://flyingacesclub.com/wp/about-th... If you click on the map at the area closest to you, it will automatically bring up an information request link. That request goes to FAC GHQ and also to the Squadron Commander of record for that squadron. Geneseo FAC Nats Journals from 2016 & 2018: http://www.maxfliart.com For more info on free-flight rubber-powered models, check these websites: https://brooklyn-balsa.square.site http://www.easybuiltmodels.com/ https://volare-products.myshopify.com http://www.flyingacesclub.com National Free Flight Society - https://freeflight.org/ Mike Stuart's Flying Scale Models - http://www.ffscale.co.uk/ https://www.freeflightsupplies.co.uk Flying Aces Club merchandise: https://www.cafepress.com/shop/Flying... All profits support Flying Aces Club activities. Center of Gravity merchandise: https://www.cafepress.com/shop/Center...