Tag: Restomod
Killer Kaos restomod part 6
It was one of those incredible warm and sunny august afternoons, with clear blue skies and just a hint of a breeze, and I brought my daughter along and went flying. We were alone at the field when my Killer Kaos crashed spectacularly. I tuned the engine. At first it was flooded, and that killed the […]
Killer Kaos flies (restomod part 5)
The O.S engine gave me a little headache. I ran it at home a little bit, and it ran strong and started like any O.S motor should, i.e. with a light flip of the prop. It tached 10.000 rpm on the APC 11×12 and idled smoothly. All was well and then I tried holding the […]
Killer Kaos restomod part 4
The Killer Kaos is covered and painted. I used Tamiya Lexan spray cans to paint over the white Oracover. Before painting, I gently scruffed the Oracover with 1000-grit sandpaper, which makes it less glossy without scratching it. Tamiya lexan spray paint covers well and is easy to work with. To avoid paint seeping under the […]
Killer Kaos restomod part 3
The finished radio bay in the fuselage My favourite part of any build is the pushrod mechanicals, the electronics and engine installation and so I take my time getting it as perfect as I can. I ground out a huge cutout for the Tettra 400cc tank in the fuselage former. The tank would fit in front in the […]
Killer Kaos Restomod part 2
This is part two of the Restomod-project. Check out the new tail (above). I made a new fin and rudder, new elevators and modified the stab tips to make everything nice and uniform. I wanted to get rid of the pointy, tall fin and elevators. It’s not radically different, but a lot cooler. The fin […]