Michael Kranitz (49 followers)
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Lama Refurbishment Journey
At HeliStorm this year, I made a trade with Gonzalo Martinez for his exquisite 1/4 scale Vario Lama. Gonzalo had ordered all new mechanics, main shaft, servos and a few other bits before the trade so those will now come my way so I can rebuild this beautiful model. I’ve seen some amazing models in m...
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Thomas Dean
Looks like a fun project, can’t wait to see it in person.
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Danny Dobbels
Nice project, looks fine, detailed cockpit. We follow
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Michael Kranitz
To me, the hard part is done. The finishing (e.g. paint and glass) is always the most challenging to me. This is all mechanical and electronic -- my fun zone!
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Teching Turbofan
This is clearly outside the realm of scale helis, but if you are a scale heli modeler, you will REALLY appreciate this metal turbofan model!


https://youtu.be/N8cBDYIktPw
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Vario Baby Lama Build
The first two steps are as simple as they get. Be careful to align the aluminum servo plates and servo spline correctly inside the plates. Those are the only gotchas in this section of the build.

https://youtu.be/u_y1KLyGtGA
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